DICE alternative
The DICE alternative your fans' wallets will notice
DICE built a slick fan app and real discovery — and pays for it with booking fees charged to your fans that commonly reach ~30% on club-priced tickets, fan relationships that live inside the DICE app, and a curation process between you and going on sale. For touring acts the discovery trade can be worth it. For an independent promoter building a local following, you're renting your own audience back.
showhatch inverts it: your storefront, your checkout with $0 platform fees (fans pay face value; only your Stripe processing applies), your fan database with full export, live in minutes without anyone's approval.
| showhatch | DICE | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees your fans pay | face value (+$0 platform fee) | booking fees, often steep on cheap tickets |
| Who owns the fan relationship | you — your database | DICE — in-app fans |
| Approval to go on sale | none — self-serve | curated onboarding |
| Your own domain & brand | ✓ | ✗ DICE app/pages |
| VIP tables & minimums | ✓ | ✗ |
| Promoter attribution | ✓ | ✗ |
| Waiting lists & discovery | your list + your channels | ✓ strong in-app discovery |
Where DICE still wins — and how to have both
Honesty: DICE's discovery can fill rooms in big cities, and its waiting-list mechanics are clever. If a DICE listing moves tickets for you, keep it — but make your own storefront the canonical link everywhere you control (bio, stories, flyers, email). Capture the audience you generate; let marketplaces supplement, not own, your pipeline. The engine under showhatch even reports outside-channel sales alongside your own so you see the whole picture.
Live in ~3 minutes · setup fee waived
Put your next show on your own turf.
Branded storefront, tickets + VIP tables, QR check-in, promoter links. $0 platform fee — payouts to your own Stripe.
Frequently asked
How much are DICE booking fees?
DICE charges fans booking fees on top of face value; on club-priced tickets the effective markup fans pay is commonly cited around 25–35%. Exact fees vary by event and market — check any current listing.
Do I need approval to sell on showhatch?
No. Checkout to live storefront takes about three minutes, self-serve. You control pricing, inventory, tables, and door policy.
Can fans still pay by card/Apple Pay?
Yes — checkout runs on your own Stripe account, which supports cards and wallet payments, and settles to your bank on Stripe's standard schedule.
Can I use DICE and showhatch together?
Yes. Keep marketplace listings where they demonstrably sell, and make your storefront the canonical link in your own channels so the audience you build lands in your database.
Related reading
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- Eventbrite Alternative for Independent Artists & Promoters ($0 Per-Ticket Fees)
- Ticketing Fee Calculator 2026: Eventbrite vs DICE vs Posh vs Luma vs showhatch
Comparisons reflect vendor-published pricing and capabilities as of July 2026 and simplify plan variations — verify each vendor's current terms. showhatch charges a flat monthly subscription and $0 per ticket; card processing runs on your own Stripe account at Stripe's standard rates.