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Wayfield vs. Obby
Obby is a popular UK marketplace for creative classes — built on the opposite idea from Wayfield. The short version: Obby owns the customer and takes a commission to send you bookings; Wayfield is software that makes the customer yours.
Side by side
| Obby | Wayfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | A UK marketplace for discovering and booking in-person creative classes — Obby owns discovery | Software to run your own creative workshops — you bring your own audience |
| What it costs | A commission on bookings; the percentage is set at signup and isn’t publicly listed (and can change on 30 days’ notice per Obby’s teacher terms) | A subscription plus a take-rate that drops as you grow — as low as 2% on higher plans |
| Who owns the customer | Obby — discovery and reviews live on its platform | You do — your participant list never leaves your account |
| Branding | A listing in a shared catalog | Your own branded organizer page with an optional custom domain (white-label) |
| Discovery / demand | Strong in the UK — marketplace traffic browsing for classes | You bring your own audience (no marketplace) |
| In-the-field / mobile | Marketplace / mobile web | Native app: check-in, Apple Watch, widgets, offline rosters |
Where Obby is a good fit
- You're UK-based and want demand handed to you from Obby's audience of people browsing for creative classes.
- You're happy to pay a commission in exchange for that discovery, especially starting out.
- You'd rather not build or market your own brand yet.
Where Wayfield is different
- Your audience, not a catalog. On a marketplace you build its listings and sit next to competitors. Wayfield gives you branded pages and your own list — your students are yours.
- No marketplace commission. Instead of a per-booking cut that repeats on every return student, Wayfield is a subscription plus a take-rate as low as 2%.
- Built to teach anywhere. A native app with check-in, Apple Watch, widgets, and offline rosters — for in-person, outdoor, and online sessions, not just a listing.
Graduate from the marketplace
Used a marketplace to find your first students? Turn that audience into a direct business on your own branded pages — and keep the demand you built.
See Wayfield pricingSources & notes
Obby is a UK marketplace for in-person creative classes and workshops (obby.co.uk). Per its teacher terms (obby.co.uk/terms/teacher-terms), teachers pay Obby a commission set as a percentage of each order, defined in the pricing table at signup and changeable on 30 days' notice — Obby does not publish the exact percentage, so we don't state one here. Confirm current terms directly with Obby. Wayfield's take-rate is tiered by plan.