Pricing
Listing your business on LocalSpecials, the dashboard and selling through LocalKit are free. Buyers pay our small fees on top of your prices, and Stripe's card fee comes out of your payout. Plans are optional; cancel anytime.
Fees on sales
| What | Fee | Who pays |
|---|---|---|
| Event tickets | 12% + $1.50 per ticket | Buyer, on top of the price |
| Ticket add ons (drink tokens, merch) | 10% | Buyer, on top of the price |
| Nightly cover passes | 12% + $1.50 per pass | Guest, on top |
| Skip the Line passes | 50% (a venue's rate may differ) | Guest, on top |
| VIP table deposits | 10% of the deposit | Guest, on top |
| Bookings and packages (salons, reservations) | $2 or 5%, whichever is greater | Customer, on top |
| Donations and giving | 3% | Donor can cover it (on by default) |
| Booking a venue's open night (promoters) | $35 or 7% of a flat rental, whichever is greater | Promoter |
| Card processing (Stripe) | About 3% | The business, from its payout |
Service and booking fees are shown before anyone pays. Booking fees are nonrefundable unless the business cancels; ticket service fees are nonrefundable unless the event is canceled. See the Terms.
Plans for bars, restaurants and venues
Free
Your listing with up to 3 specials, the dashboard, the specials widget, TV with ads, and a website with LocalSpecials branding. 2 team seats.
Website Pro $19/month
Your own domain, no LocalSpecials branding. 3 team seats.
QR table menu $19/month
Live menu, printable table tents, time based menus. 3 team seats.
Ad free TV $39/month
No ads or LocalSpecials name on your TVs; 3 screens included, $15/month per extra screen. 3 team seats.
QR menu + TV $39/month
For venues keeping their own website. 3 team seats.
LocalKit Pro $49/month
Website, QR menu and ad free TV (3 screens) together. 5 team seats.
Multi location $99/month
LocalKit Pro for up to 5 venues you run. 10 team seats plus 3 per location.
Yearly billing gets 2 months free. Extra TV screens are $15/month each.
Plans for salons, promoters, nonprofits and churches
Free
Your booking, ticket or giving page and website with LocalKit branding, 25 assistant requests a month. 2 team seats.
Website Pro $19/month
Your own domain, no branding, every style, extra pages, visit and click stats, 400 assistant requests a month. 3 team seats.
Lobby TV for salons and barbershops $39/month
Your services, team and a scan to book code on up to 3 TVs, no ads. Why it's paid: bar and restaurant TV is free because it shows ads (the venue earns a share), and salon screens don't run ads. Lobby TV for nonprofits and churches is free and ad free.
Have us do it (optional services)
Everything above stays self serve and free to set up. If you'd rather we did the work: paid upfront, one price on every plan, extra time only after you approve a quote ($75/hour). Turnaround times are estimates.
Done for you setup $199
Menu entered from your photos or PDF, up to 20 photos uploaded and cleaned, hours, specials, events, your domain connected and a style chosen with you.
Site move $299
Content copied from your old Wix, Squarespace or WordPress site, old addresses redirected and your domain moved.
Nightlife launch $399
VIP tables set up with photos and minimums, cover and Skip the Line passes, door staff accounts and a QR sign.
Promoter brand launch $199
Your promoter site, first event and ticket tiers, fan signup, link in bio page and your flyer added.
Managed $99/month
Send changes by email or from your dashboard and the team makes them; a monthly refresh, seasonal and holiday pages, event updates and a monthly check in. 2 hours a month; unused hours don't roll over.
Team seats
Owners, managers, marketing, finance and salon staff each use a seat; door staff, hosts, volunteers and promoter team are always free. Free plans include 2, Website Pro and single venue plans 3, LocalKit Pro 5, Multi location 10 plus 3 per location. Extra seats are $5/month each on any paid plan.