Raffle platform pricing — one honest number
Raffair charges a flat 2.5% commission with a £5 per-raffle floor, and passes Stripe's payment processing through at cost (1.5% + 20p in the UK). There is no subscription, no featuring fee, and no per-recipient email surcharge for the first 5,000 emails per raffle. A typical £25,000 raffle costs around £1,100 here, versus roughly £3,500 on the incumbent.
| Sign up & publish a raffle | Free |
|---|---|
| Platform commission | 2.5% of gross ticket revenue (£5 per-raffle floor) |
| Payment processing | Stripe at cost — 1.5% + 20p UK, 3.25% + 20p international |
| Transactional email | Free, unlimited |
| Promotional email | First 5,000 per raffle free, then £1 per 1,000 |
| Featuring / promoted placement | Not offered |
| Multi-language storefront | Free, auto-translated |
| Concurrent live raffles | Unlimited |
| Subscription | None |
The same raffle, compared
A non-charity creator runs a £25,000 raffle (2,500 tickets at £10) and promotes it by email. Here's what it costs on our platform versus the incumbent's two tiers.
| Cost line | Our platform | Incumbent — free tier (15%) | Incumbent — pro tier (10% + sub) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual subscription | £0 | £0 | £996 |
| Platform commission | £625 (2.5%) | £3,750 (15%) | £2,500 (10%) |
| Payment processing | £475 (pass-through) | bundled | bundled |
| Total host cost | £1,100 | £3,750 | £3,496 |
On this example a host keeps roughly £2,400–£2,650 more with us. A £100,000 raffle saves around £10,000. Figures are illustrative and exclude VAT.
Want to dig into the why?
- How much does it actually cost to run an online raffle? — line-by-line breakdown and a sellout sensitivity table.
- How it works — the full lifecycle from publish to payout.
- The complete guide to running a raffle online in the UK — pillar guide covering compliance, pricing, and the draw.
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost to run a raffle on Raffair?
A flat 2.5% commission on gross ticket revenue (£5 per-raffle floor), plus payment processing at Stripe's cost (1.5% + 20p in the UK). There is no subscription, no featuring fee, and no per-recipient email surcharge for the first 5,000 emails per raffle.
Is there a minimum or monthly fee?
No monthly fee. The only minimum is the £5 per-raffle floor that applies if 2.5% of your gross would be less than £5.
Do I pay for payment processing?
Yes, but at cost — we pass Stripe's published rate through with no markup. In the UK that's currently 1.5% + 20p per Checkout session.
How much does promotional email cost?
Free up to 5,000 emails per raffle. Above that it's £1 per 1,000 sent. There are no per-recipient surcharges.
How does this compare to Raffall?
On a £25,000 raffle that uses email promotion, a host typically pays around £1,100 with us, versus around £3,500–£3,750 on the incumbent's free or pro tier respectively. Full worked example is in the comparison table above.
What happens if a raffle doesn't hit its target?
The raffle still concludes. The winner receives 40% of gross ticket revenue as cash, we take our 2.5% commission, and the host receives the rest. Hosts can override at create-time to deliver the original prize anyway.