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title: "Howler vs Ticket Fairy: fees and features (2026)"
description: "Howler vs Ticket Fairy: ticket fees, payouts and the way your buyers book. More for event organizers, promoters and venues with Ticket Fairy."
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1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/)
2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare)
3. [Ticketing platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/ticketing)
4. Howler vs Ticket Fairy

# Howler vs Ticket Fairy

Howler runs ticketing, RFID cashless payments and RFID access control in South Africa, says it has issued more than 2.5 million tickets, and lets your buyers book online and pay in store. With Ticket Fairy, you can offer deposits and installments, see one standard ticketing fee with card processing included, and be paid daily as tickets sell.

Also on Ticket Fairy

- [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
- [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
- [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

 [See all 18 tools](#whole-platform)   [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-ticketing-ticket-fairy-vs-howler) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo)

Fai, your AI teammate, can check sales, update your event or change a ticket when you ask.

Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

- **11 of 11** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy
- **6 of 11** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Howler
- **5** things you need that Ticket Fairy includes and we did not find on Howler's pages

## The short answer

Which should you choose?

### Why choose Ticket Fairy over Howler?

- On your own connected Stripe account, where your country supports it, payouts can arrive daily as tickets sell. When Ticket Fairy processes your sales, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and if there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held until the chargeback window closes.[1](#source-1)
- Buyers can pay for bigger tickets with a deposit now and installments later.[2](#source-2)
- The ticketing fee includes card processing and customer service for your buyers.[3](#source-3)

### Howler's strongest features

- Howler runs RFID cashless payments for events.[4](#source-4)
- Howler's RFID cashless system works without a network, using offline NFC payments.[5](#source-5)
- Howler buyers in South Africa can book online and pay in store at a large retail network.[6](#source-6)

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when you want deposits and installments for your buyers, one published ticketing fee with card processing included, and to be paid daily as tickets sell. Howler suits you if you want RFID cashless payments and access control that work with no network at your event, and buyers who can book online and pay in store.

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## What each platform costs for your event

What would 500 tickets at US$40 cost on Howler and on Ticket Fairy?

We found no published per-ticket fee for Howler, so you see Ticket Fairy's fees worked out and how Howler prices. You can enter your ticket price and the number of tickets you expect to sell.

### What do 500 tickets at $40 cost on Ticket Fairy?

   Every platform's order, in words

- **Ticket Fairy** Fee on each ticket $4; buyers pay $22,000; you receive $20,000. Card processing included
- **Howler** Howler charges the event organizer a service fee on online sales, which the event organizer can pass on to buyers as a booking fee or include in the ticket price. Howler does not publish the rate.

Howler publishes no fee that works out for this sale.

On this sale, your buyers pay $22,000 on Ticket Fairy, card processing included, and you receive $20,000.

Sources[3](#source-3)

  Calculate fees for your event

| For 500 tickets at $40 | Ticket Fairy | Howler |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who pays the fee | The buyer, unless you choose to absorb it | Not published |
| Fees per ticket | $4 | Not published |
| Buyers pay in total | $22,000 | Not published |
| You receive for the tickets | $20,000 | Not published |
| Your Pro plan ($20 a month), once the Ticket Fairy fees on these sales come off it | $0 to pay that month | Howler charges the event organizer a service fee on online sales, which the event organizer can pass on to buyers as a booking fee or include in the ticket price. Howler does not publish the rate. |

Ticket Fairy's standard ticketing fee is the same on every plan. Each month, Ticket Fairy's fees on your paid tickets, after payment processing, come off your next plan bill, up to the plan price. Howler's pricing is from [its own pricing page](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/7txjpwu4sa-booking-fees-version-2), read on 22 October 2026. [See Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing).

### When does each platform pay you your ticket money?

   When each platform pays, in words

- **Ticket Fairy** Daily as tickets sell.[1](#source-1)
- **Ticket Fairy** After the event, when Ticket Fairy processes your sales.[1](#source-1)
- **Howler** While tickets sell, or after the event: Weekly settlements or a settlement after the event[7](#source-7)

On Ticket Fairy you can be paid daily as tickets sell, or after the event when Ticket Fairy processes your sales.

Sources[1](#source-1) [7](#source-7)

## What both platforms include

Ticket Fairy and Howler both include these, so they do not decide between them.

- When you are paid
- Resale and transfers
- Event website or checkout on your site
- Door scanning
- Marketing tools
- Ownership of buyer data

## What each platform does for your event

What do you get from Howler and Ticket Fairy when you sell tickets?

### Where does each platform win on what you need?

   Every difference, in words

- **Fees** Ticket Fairy: Included. Howler: Not found.
- **Reserved seating** Ticket Fairy: Included. Howler: Not found.
- **Payment plans** Ticket Fairy: Included. Howler: Not found.
- **Sells through AI assistants** Ticket Fairy: Included. Howler: Not found.
- **AI assistant** Ticket Fairy: Included. Howler: Not found.
- **6 things you need are the same on both:** When you are paid, Resale and transfers, Event website or checkout on your site, Door scanning, Marketing tools, Ownership of buyer data

Ticket Fairy includes all 11 of these things you need.

| What you need | Ticket Fairy | Howler |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Money |  |  |
| Fees | Every plan has one standard ticketing fee that buyers pay or you absorb, and on a paid plan you can add your own ticketing fee on top, which you keep [1](#source-1) | Not found in Howler's public documentation[8](#source-8) We did not find Howler's service fee rate in its public documentation; its help center says the event organizer can pass the fee on to buyers as a booking fee or include it in the ticket price |
| When you are paid | Payouts arrive daily as tickets sell, or after the event when Ticket Fairy processes your sales [1](#source-1) | Weekly settlements or a settlement after the event [7](#source-7) |
| Selling |  |  |
| Reserved seating | Included[9](#source-9) Your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map | Not found in Howler's public documentation[10](#source-10) We did not find reserved or assigned seating in their public documentation |
| Payment plans | Included[2](#source-2) Your buyers can pay for bigger tickets with a deposit now and installments later | Not found in Howler's public documentation[11](#source-11) We did not find payment plans or installments in their public documentation |
| Resale and transfers | Included[12](#source-12) Your fans can resell and transfer tickets at face value, with a waiting list | Included[13](#source-13) Buyers can resell tickets within a price range the event organizer sets |
| Event website or checkout on your site | Included[14](#source-14) Each event gets its own website, at its own link or on your own web address on a paid plan, and you can put checkout on your own site | Included[15](#source-15) Sales from your own website instead of Howler's site |
| Sells through AI assistants | Included[16](#source-16) Your buyers can find and buy your tickets inside the AI assistants you choose | Not found in Howler's public documentation[17](#source-17) We did not find ticket sales through AI assistants in public material |
| Running the event |  |  |
| Door scanning | Included[18](#source-18) Your door team can scan tickets on their own phones, and your buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, updated whenever anything changes | Included[19](#source-19) A native mobile app to scan tickets and manage access |
| Marketing tools | Included[20](#source-20) You can promote your events with email and text campaigns, promo codes and referral rewards | Included[21](#source-21) Email and SMS campaign tools |
| Ownership of buyer data | Included[22](#source-22) You keep your own customer list and see your repeat and lapsed buyers | Included[23](#source-23) Custom question-and-answer fields at checkout |
| AI assistant | Included[24](#source-24) Fai can answer questions and make changes once you approve | Not found in Howler's public documentation[25](#source-25) We did not find an AI assistant for event organizers in public material |

## Everything you need to sell and run your events

Run your events like a company many times your size. The same free Ticket Fairy account helps you sell more tickets, answer fewer questions and run a smoother show day.

### Sell more tickets

You reach more buyers and earn more from each one.

- #### [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)

  Events sell 20% more tickets on average with referral rewards: buyers earn back part or all of their ticket price as their friends buy.[20](#source-20)
- #### [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)

  You earn more from each buyer: parking, camping, merchandise and upgrades sell with the ticket, VIP tables book with a deposit, and one pass can cover several of your events.[26](#source-26)
- #### [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

  Each promoter gets their own link and artwork, one promoter team can sell across your events, and you see who sold what and the commission you owe.[27](#source-27)
- #### [Seating & timed entry](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry)

  You can sell numbered seats or seated areas, or timed entry with a capacity and price for each slot, and follow arrivals slot by slot.[28](#source-28)
- #### [Advertising & tracking](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)

  You see which ad, post and partner sold each ticket, with Meta, TikTok, Google and your other ad networks connected once for your brand.[29](#source-29)
- #### [Social media](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)

  You sell more tickets from your social accounts: Fai drafts posts and campaign plans, your team answers comments and messages together, and fans who ask get ticket links.[30](#source-30)
- #### [Website builder](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)

  Your event, venue or brand gets its own website on your own domain: Fai drafts it, your events show live prices and visitors can send you enquiries.[14](#source-14)

### Fewer questions from buyers

Buyers find their answers and sort out their own orders.

- #### [AI ticket concierge](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)

  Fewer questions reach your inbox: your ticket concierge answers buyers on your website from your own pages, sells tickets in the chat and hands anything it can't answer to your team.[31](#source-31)

### Less work for your team

Your whole team works from one place, and Fai takes on the admin.

- #### [Artists & line-up](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up)

  You can advance every act and speaker within their allowances, catch running-order clashes early and publish a line-up fans can add to their calendar.[32](#source-32)
- #### [Crew & volunteers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers)

  You can offer open shifts to the people who fit them, each person's shifts, skills and confirmed age follow them across all your events, and you can recruit, look after and reward your volunteers.[33](#source-33)
- #### [Traders & markets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets)

  You pick the right mix of traders, get their paperwork and payments in before load-in, place each pitch on your map and invoice your share of their sales.[34](#source-34)
- #### [Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)

  You get answers about your sales in seconds, and Fai takes on your event setup, promotions and emails, with you approving every change first.[24](#source-24)

### A smooth show day

Every team on site knows what happens next, and problems get sorted fast.

- #### [Guest lists & comps](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps)

  You can send guests free tickets your door team scans, upload a whole list at once and let partners hand out their own allocation.[35](#source-35)
- #### [Front of house](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house)

  Walk-ups can buy at your box office, guests prove their age once, VIPs get a host, and fans pay cashless with their wristband.[36](#source-36)
- #### [Show day](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day)

  Every team knows what's on each stage now and next, and incidents reach the right people fast.[37](#source-37)

### Know your numbers

You see what each event earns and costs, and pay everyone you owe.

- #### [Contracts & payments](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments)

  You get deals signed online, and Fai checks agents' paperwork against your offers. Suppliers get paid on time, and you settle each show from what it actually sold.[38](#source-38)
- #### [Sales reports](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)

  Ticket sales and revenue update live, and you can share a report on any part of your sales with your partners.[39](#source-39)
- #### [Budget & costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)

  You can see the all-in cost of each act, your whole team works from one shared budget, and you can compare costs and sales pace across your events.[40](#source-40)

No per-seat pricing: your whole team joins any paid plan at no extra cost.[3](#source-3)

[See the whole platform](https://www.ticketfairy.com/platform)

## Already on Howler? Use Ticket Fairy alongside it

You can keep selling your tickets on Howler and run everything around them on Ticket Fairy: an AI ticket concierge that answers your fans and sends them to your ticket page, your own website, ads and social that sell more of your tickets, and your event operations.

[See how Ticket Fairy works alongside your ticketing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/platform/alongside-your-ticketing)

## Your questions about Howler and Ticket Fairy

    What will Howler charge me or my buyers on each ticket?

Howler's own pages say it charges you a service fee on online sales, covering its administrative and payment costs, and that you can pass it on to buyers as a booking fee or include it in your ticket price. Howler does not publish the rate. On Ticket Fairy, every plan has one standard ticketing fee, card processing included, and you choose whether buyers pay it on top of your price or you absorb it. On a paid plan you can also add your own ticketing fee on top of Ticket Fairy's, and you keep your own fee. [41](#source-41) [42](#source-42) [1](#source-1) [3](#source-3)

    When do I get my ticket money from Howler?

Howler's own pages say weekly settlements are available on request to trusted event organizers with a history of successful events who pass its KYC checks, and that otherwise you are settled after the event. On weekly settlements, Howler withholds 10% of all sales until the first week after the event. On Ticket Fairy, you can be paid daily as tickets sell on your own connected Stripe account, where your country supports it. If Ticket Fairy collects the payments, it usually pays you 10 to 15 business days after the event. Where there are chargebacks or cancellations, funds can be held for the chargeback window. [43](#source-43) [44](#source-44) [45](#source-45) [46](#source-46) [1](#source-1)

    Can fans resell their Howler tickets?

Yes, once Howler enables resale for your event. Howler's own pages say sellers set their price within a range you choose, sellers pay a 5% fee when the ticket sells and buyers pay a 5% booking fee. On Ticket Fairy, fans can resell and transfer tickets at face value, and each returned ticket is offered to the next fan on your waiting list. [47](#source-47) [48](#source-48) [49](#source-49) [50](#source-50) [12](#source-12)

    Does Howler do cashless payments at the event?

Yes. Howler's own pages describe RFID cashless payments that work with no network, using offline NFC payments, and RFID access control that also runs offline. On Ticket Fairy, your door team scans tickets on their own phones, and your buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. [4](#source-4) [5](#source-5) [51](#source-51) [18](#source-18)

    What does Howler give me to sell more tickets?

Howler's own pages list email and SMS campaigns, tracked links for affiliates with custom rewards, and Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel tracking. On Ticket Fairy, you can promote your events with email and text campaigns, promo codes and referral rewards. [52](#source-52) [53](#source-53) [54](#source-54) [20](#source-20)

     1 more question   Can I sell Howler tickets on my own website?

Yes. Howler's own pages describe an embeddable widget so buyers can buy on your website while Howler handles the ticketing. On Ticket Fairy, you get a website for each event at its own link or on your own web address, and checkout on your own site. [55](#source-55) [14](#source-14)

- **25,000+** events powered
- **10M+** tickets issued
- **10+** countries
- **20%** more tickets from referral rewards

Featured in **TechCrunch** and **Forbes**

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Every fact about another platform comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word with the date we read them. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

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1. Ticket Fairy [Get your ticket money daily, or after the show](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/payments-and-payouts/payment-accounts-fees-and-payouts)
2. Ticket Fairy [Sell your biggest tickets with a deposit](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/payments-and-payouts/payment-plans)
3. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing)
4. Howler Howler runs RFID cashless payments for events. "Take control of your sales with Howler's RFID event payments system."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/cashless](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/cashless), read on 22 October 2026.
5. Howler Howler's RFID cashless system works without a network, using offline NFC payments. "operates using offline NFC payments"  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/cashless](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/cashless), read on 22 October 2026.
6. Howler Howler buyers in South Africa can book online and pay in store at a large retail network. "Plus, allow customers to book online and pay in store across the largest retail network in the country."  [organisers.howler.co.za/](https://organisers.howler.co.za/), read on 22 October 2026.
7. Howler When you are paid "These include; weekly and post event settlements"  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices), read on 22 October 2026.
8. Howler Fees "Howler gives the organisers the option to structure how Howler's service fee is managed, often splitting or passing on the cost with the customer by charging a booking fee or including it in the price of a ticket." Where we looked: help.howler.co.za: the full article index and the booking fees article read in full; organisers.howler.co.za home and /features/ticketing read in full on 2026-10-22, searched for "fee", "commission", "%", "pricing", "rate"..  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/7txjpwu4sa-booking-fees-version-2](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/7txjpwu4sa-booking-fees-version-2), read on 22 October 2026.
9. Ticket Fairy [Let buyers pick their own seat on your venue's map](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry/reserved-seating)
10. Howler Reserved seating "Use our native mobile app to scan tickets and manage access with the greatest efficiency." Where we looked: help.howler.co.za: the full article index (every Attending, Organizing, Going Cashless and Ticket Scanning article title) and the booking fees, getting paid and resale articles read in full; organisers.howler.co.za home, /features/ticketing, /features/cashless and /features/access\_control read in full on 2026-10-22, searched for "seat", "seating", "seating plan", "reserved"..  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
11. Howler Payment plans "Use our native mobile app to scan tickets and manage access with the greatest efficiency." Where we looked: help.howler.co.za: the full article index (every Attending, Organizing, Going Cashless and Ticket Scanning article title) and the booking fees, getting paid and resale articles read in full; organisers.howler.co.za home, /features/ticketing, /features/cashless and /features/access\_control read in full on 2026-10-22, searched for "payment plan", "installment", "lay-by", "layby", "deposit", "pay later"..  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
12. Ticket Fairy [Get spare tickets to fans at face value](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/orders-refunds-and-resale/resale-transfers-and-waiting-lists)
13. Howler Resale and transfers "Customers lists their ticket for sale within a range of the original ticket price - determined by you."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/53r8ppzlm4-enable-ticket-resale-for-your-event](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/53r8ppzlm4-enable-ticket-resale-for-your-event), read on 22 October 2026.
14. Ticket Fairy [Sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)
15. Howler Event website or checkout on your site "You can direct customers to your website, instead of driving them to ours."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
16. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Choose which AI assistants sell your tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/choose-which-ai-assistants-sell-your-tickets)
17. Howler Sells through AI assistants "Use our native mobile app to scan tickets and manage access with the greatest efficiency." Where we looked: help.howler.co.za: the full article index (every Attending, Organizing, Going Cashless and Ticket Scanning article title) and the booking fees, getting paid and resale articles read in full; organisers.howler.co.za home, /features/ticketing, /features/cashless and /features/access\_control read in full on 2026-10-22, searched for "AI", "artificial intelligence", "chatbot", "assistant", "ChatGPT", "agent"..  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
18. Ticket Fairy [Tickets in your buyers' wallets, always up to date](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/check-in-and-box-office/apple-and-google-wallet-passes)
19. Howler Door scanning "Use our native mobile app to scan tickets and manage access with the greatest efficiency."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
20. Ticket Fairy [Let your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
21. Howler Marketing tools "Our email and sms campaign tools increase ticket sales by helping you attract the right people in the right volumes."  [organisers.howler.co.za/](https://organisers.howler.co.za/), read on 22 October 2026.
22. Ticket Fairy [Find your regulars and win back lapsed buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/audience-insights/customer-list-and-repeat-buyers)
23. Howler Ownership of buyer data "Add specific question-and-answer fields to the purchase process."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
24. Ticket Fairy [Get your ticketing jobs done by asking Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)
25. Howler AI assistant "Use our native mobile app to scan tickets and manage access with the greatest efficiency." Where we looked: help.howler.co.za: the full article index (every Attending, Organizing, Going Cashless and Ticket Scanning article title) and the booking fees, getting paid and resale articles read in full; organisers.howler.co.za home, /features/ticketing, /features/cashless and /features/access\_control read in full on 2026-10-22, searched for "AI", "artificial intelligence", "chatbot", "assistant", "ChatGPT"..  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
26. Ticket Fairy [Earn more per buyer with extras they want](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
27. Ticket Fairy [Help promoters sell more, and know who sold what](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)
28. Ticket Fairy [Fill every time slot and seat, and never overfill](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry)
29. Ticket Fairy [Know which ads, posts and partners sell tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)
30. Ticket Fairy [Send a ticket link to every fan who asks](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)
31. Ticket Fairy [Answer buyers and sell tickets in one chat](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)
32. Ticket Fairy [Get every artist advance back complete and on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up)
33. Ticket Fairy [Cover every shift with the right people](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers)
34. Ticket Fairy [Fill your site with the right mix of traders](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets)
35. Ticket Fairy [Get guests in as quickly as paying buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps)
36. Ticket Fairy [Sell at your door and look after every guest](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house)
37. Ticket Fairy [Keep stages on time and respond fast to incidents](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day)
38. Ticket Fairy [Close deals sooner and pay everyone on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments)
39. Ticket Fairy [Watch your on-sale as it happens](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)
40. Ticket Fairy [Know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)
41. Howler Howler charges event organizers a service fee on online sales, covering its administrative and payment costs. "These fees cover the administrative costs and bank charges associated with facilitating online sales and generating tickets."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/7txjpwu4sa-booking-fees-version-2](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/7txjpwu4sa-booking-fees-version-2), read on 22 October 2026.
42. Howler Event organizers can pass Howler's service fee on to buyers as a booking fee or include it in the ticket price. "Howler gives the organisers the option to structure how Howler's service fee is managed, often splitting or passing on the cost with the customer by charging a booking fee or including it in the price of a ticket."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/7txjpwu4sa-booking-fees-version-2](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/7txjpwu4sa-booking-fees-version-2), read on 22 October 2026.
43. Howler Weekly settlements or a settlement after the event "These include; weekly and post event settlements"  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices), read on 22 October 2026.
44. Howler Howler offers weekly settlements on request to trusted event organizers with a history of successful events who pass its KYC checks. "Weekly settlements are available on request to trusted event organisers with a history of successful events"  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices), read on 22 October 2026.
45. Howler Howler offers event organizers weekly settlements or a settlement after the event. "These include; weekly and post event settlements"  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices), read on 22 October 2026.
46. Howler Howler withholds 10% of all sales until the first week after the event, and pays it in the final settlement. "Howler withholds 10% of all sales until the first week after the event."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/pv8ejwlnvz-getting-paid-payouts-invoices), read on 22 October 2026.
47. Howler Buyers can resell tickets within a price range the event organizer sets "Customers lists their ticket for sale within a range of the original ticket price - determined by you."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/53r8ppzlm4-enable-ticket-resale-for-your-event](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/53r8ppzlm4-enable-ticket-resale-for-your-event), read on 22 October 2026.
48. Howler On Howler's resale platform, sellers set their price within a range the event organizer chooses. "Ticket prices are set by the seller but within a range offered by the event organiser."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/kowcj0a5u5-what-is-resale](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/kowcj0a5u5-what-is-resale), read on 22 October 2026.
49. Howler On Howler resale, sellers pay a 5% fee when the ticket sells. "Sellers list tickets, paying a 5% fee once the ticket is sold."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/kowcj0a5u5-what-is-resale](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/kowcj0a5u5-what-is-resale), read on 22 October 2026.
50. Howler On Howler resale, buyers pay a 5% booking fee. "Buyers purchase tickets through the event page on Howler, paying a 5% booking fee."  [help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/kowcj0a5u5-what-is-resale](https://help.howler.co.za/l/en/article/kowcj0a5u5-what-is-resale), read on 22 October 2026.
51. Howler Howler offers RFID access control that runs offline. "Plus it runs offline, no matter what the networks do."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/access\_control](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/access_control), read on 22 October 2026.
52. Howler Email and SMS campaign tools "Our email and sms campaign tools increase ticket sales by helping you attract the right people in the right volumes."  [organisers.howler.co.za/](https://organisers.howler.co.za/), read on 22 October 2026.
53. Howler Howler tracks ticket sales from each affiliate's unique link and lets event organizers assign custom rewards. "When affiliates share their unique links online, you can track individual ticket sales and assign custom rewards to specific ambassadors."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
54. Howler Howler uses Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel on the event page. "Howler uses Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel to monitor and measure user behaviour on your page."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.
55. Howler Sales from your own website instead of Howler's site "You can direct customers to your website, instead of driving them to ours."  [organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing](https://organisers.howler.co.za/features/ticketing), read on 22 October 2026.

Updated 22 October 2026: First published.

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