FIXED SUBSCRIPTION
PRICING SHOULD SCALE WITH YOUR BUSINESS — NOT AGAINST IT
Know what your booking system really costs.
A low monthly fee and a percentage of every sale are not the same thing. The difference becomes much bigger as your business grows.
THREE COMMON MODELS
Same booking.
Very different economics.
SUBSCRIPTION + PROCESSING
Software plus card fees.
£ / month + % + p Common where a booking platform connects to a payment processor.NO SUBSCRIPTION + HIGHER FEE
Pay every time you sell.
% of sales + p Looks cheap at low volume. Can become expensive as turnover grows.TRUE COST CALCULATOR
Put your own numbers in.
Compare a fixed monthly subscription plus standard UK card processing with a 3.9% + 25p per-order model.
The £50 subscription below is illustrative — change it to the monthly price you want to compare.
100 orders / month
£10,000 monthly sales
FIXED SUBSCRIPTION MODEL
£220.00
Software £50.00
Processing £170.00
3.9% + 25p PER ORDER
£415.00
Percentage fee £390.00
Per-order fees £25.00
DIFFERENCE
£195.00 / month
£2,340.00 / year
£1,000 sales£41.503.9% + 25p/order at £100 average order
£10,000 sales£415.003.9% + 25p/order at £100 average order
£100,000 sales£4,150.003.9% + 25p/order at £100 average order
CURRENT MARKET MODELS
Compare the structure,
not just the headline price.
Published prices and fee structures checked 7 October 2026. Providers change pricing, so source links are included.
Provider
Monthly software
Transaction / processing model
What to notice
BookeoSource ↗
From $14.95/mo; Standard $39.95/mo
Bookeo says it charges no commission; payment gateway fees are separate.
Predictable software fee. Payment processing still exists.
BookwhenSource ↗
Public pricing currently shows paid plans from $16/mo
UK standard card processing: 1.5% + 20p. Promo 1.3% + 20p until 31 Dec 2026 for eligible migration accounts.
Subscription and payment processing are separate costs.
ClassBentoSource ↗
£0 monthly account fee
3.9% + £0.25 per own-site order, including payment processing. Marketplace-originated bookings: 20%.
No subscription, but the platform cost rises directly with sales.
EventbriteSource ↗
Publish events free; Premium listed at £59/mo in the UK
Ticketing fees apply to paid tickets; attendees pay by default, or organizers can absorb them.
Who pays the fee changes the customer experience — not whether the fee exists.
This page is an explanatory comparison, not a quote from another provider. Taxes, card type, payer location, plan limits, marketplace services and promotional rates can change the actual cost.
HIVEFINITY
DAWN and ORBIT.
Monthly pricing is coming next.
Hivefinity is being designed around a monthly software subscription rather than taking a percentage of your sales. Final launch prices for DAWN and ORBIT are not published yet.