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Compare for yourself — cost and control
Everything in this table comes from each platform's own published pages (July 2026). Platforms that don't publish pricing are listed as exactly that: “not published.”
| XeventraEvents — self-serve | webookMajor events | PlatinumlistEvents & entertainment | Court-booking appse.g. Malaeb, Sinjab | Restaurant-booking appsTable reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees published before you sign up | ✓ 6.4% + SAR 1.99 per ticket — with a live calculator | ✗ “Talk to sales” | Partial — 6.5% on one tier, the rest via sales | Sinjab publishes: SAR 800–1,700/month + 4.9% gateway fee · Malaeb: not published | Not published |
| Publish an event yourself, in minutes | ✓ Two required fields and you're live | ✗ Partner form, then the sales team | Partial — self signup, activation may need contact | — (court booking, not an events platform) | — (table booking, not an events platform) |
| ZATCA e-invoice to every buyer, automatic | ✓ Emailed with the tickets — you need no VAT registration | Not stated publicly | Not stated publicly | Not stated publicly | Not stated publicly |
| A page under YOUR brand (your logo leads) | ✓ Your event page, your logo, your link | Inside their marketplace/app | Inside their marketplace (white-label for enterprise) | In-app, next to your competitors | In-app |
| Free events | Completely free — forever | Not stated publicly | Free tier with caps/limits | — | — |
| Published payout schedule | ✓ The 2nd & 17th monthly — in a published agreement | Not published | Per their terms: up to 10 working days AFTER the event | Not published | Not published |
| Guest caps + university email lock (graduations) | ✓ Built in | ✗ | ✗ | — | — |
| Gate scanner with no app | ✓ Any phone browser — one link | Dedicated ops app | Dedicated scanning app | — | — |
| Contract, minimum, or subscription | ✗ None — you pay only when you sell | Per commercial agreement | Per plan tier | Monthly subscription (Sinjab: SAR 800–1,700 by court count) | Subscription or per-booking fees |
💰 A SAR 100 ticket on Xeventra: SAR 93.60 reaches you — 95.00 as a founding organizer. Try the calculator yourself on the organizers page. Open the calculator
Sources: each platform's own published pages and terms as of July 2026 (Sinjab pricing from sinjabapps.com/pricing). Names and trademarks belong to their owners; comparison is illustrative. Spot something that changed? Tell us and we'll correct it immediately.