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§ 01 · Organizers
Why organizers move to Hi.Events
We’ve used Hi.Events now for a few events and really love it. It’s also been fun to see improvements roll out as we go. We’re definitely never going back to Eventbrite.
Co-op bookstore & event space
As our exclusive ticketing and event management partner, JuliaCon Global 2026 would literally not be possible without their support. If you have bought your ticket, you have already got a taste of the smooth registration experience.
The Julia programming language conference
Perfect! You made my day. Hi.Events is really amazing.
MiguelDesign studio owner
We’re using Hi.Events for the first time for our large free Easter event. Everything has gone very smoothly with the setup.
JoannaChurch event organizer
Congratulations on building such a fantastic platform. The architecture and features of Hi.Events are outstanding.
EliseoDeveloper building on Hi.Events
Your open-source platform enables our local community organization to connect with our members in ways we couldn’t afford otherwise.
CCAKDCommunity organization
§ 02 · Pricing
Keep more of every ticket you sell
$0 for organizers. Pass the 1.25% + $0.60 fee to buyers or absorb it yourself. No monthly fee, no contract.
ADMIT ONE
Ticket price$30
Tickets sold250
Hi.Events · 1.25% + $0.60$244
Eventbrite · 3.7% + $1.79$725
Extra money you keep$481on 250 tickets at $30 each, vs. EventbriteStart selling for free →Nº 0040296C
Illustrative comparison of platform fees only; payment processing is charged on top by both platforms. Self-hosted Hi.Events has no platform fees. See the full fee comparison →
New in Hi.Events
Seat maps, a box office, agendas and SSO
Sell exact seats online and the rest at the door, publish your speakers and agenda, and give every person on your team exactly the access they need.
NewReserved seating
Buyers pick their own seats.
Draw your venue once and price it by section. The row and number go on every ticket.
Draw your room onceLink a ticket to each price bandBuyers choose their own seatsBuyers choose their own seatsTwo together in row CHeld for 15 minutes while they pay
NewBox office
Sell at the door. Tap to pay.
A link and a PIN for your door staff. Take cash, or cards on a Stripe reader into your own account.
Staff sign in with a link and a PINTap the seats they ask forTap the seats they ask forFront row, two togetherCash, card, comp or paid elsewhereThey tap their card on the readerPaid, with tickets to print or email
€90.00
NewAgenda and lineup
Who is on, where and when.
Speakers or artists, and an agenda by room, on your event page, in ticket emails and on your own site.
Sales, tax, fees and promo codesDay by day, in your event currencyOr broken down by ticket type
Scheduling
From a single night to a full season
Running the same night every week? Describe the pattern once — every Friday, twice on Saturdays, skip August — and Hi.Events builds the sessions as you type. Attendees pick the date they want.
Single dates, or schedules up to 1,200 sessions
Per-date overrides for price, capacity and times
One checkout and one attendee list, however many dates you run
One event, every dateSet the rule……190 sessions, counted as you build itGenerated across your calendarAttendees pick a date and a timeBooked, just that session
§ 04 · Features
Every event ticketing feature, included
Everything here comes with every account, with no higher tier to upgrade to. Reserved seating, the box office and single sign-on are switched on by request.
Paid as tickets sell
Money lands in your Stripe account as tickets sell, not weeks after the event.
May 22 payout€2,846.50 · Paid
PayoutInstant
€4,210.00
Arriving now · via Stripe
Your brand on checkout
Pick a color. Your checkout, buttons and the tickets attendees receive all follow your brand instantly.
#0a7d5b
Forest Fest 2026Checkout
General admission€35 · 2
Get tickets · €70.00
Let other people sell for you
Give each promoter, sponsor or venue their own link and see exactly what they sold.
Affiliates?aff=CODE
CIARA-B42 sales€1,470
NITE-FM18 sales€630
FLYER-QR7 sales€245
Ticket add-ons
Attach extras to any ticket, or sell them standalone.
GENERAL ADMISSIONForest Fest 2026€35
Cloakroom+ €5
Afterparty access+ €15
Event tee+ €22
Promo codes & discounts
Waitlists & shared capacity
Registration questions
Invoicing & offline payments
Attendee messaging & templates
Multi-language checkout
Events
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One-off events, or schedules up to 1,200 sessionsOverride the price, capacity or times on any single dateDuplicate a whole event in one clickReuse saved venues across eventsOnline events, with joining details only ticket holders seeA branded organizer page listing everything on sale
Lineup & event page
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Speakers, artists or hosts saved once, with photos, a bio and linksA lineup ordered by billing, from headliner downAn agenda or timetable by day, with a stage or room for each slotImport a whole programme from a spreadsheetSponsors, an FAQ, a gallery and video as sections on the event page
Tickets & products
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Reserved seating on seat maps you draw yourselfPaid, free, donation and tiered pricingAdd-ons attached to any ticket, or sold on their ownHidden tickets that only a promo code unlocksMinimum and maximum tickets per orderSale windows that open and close on scheduleCapacity shared across ticket types, or set per dateWaitlists that offer spots automatically when they free up
Selling
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Embed tickets, a buy button, your lineup or your schedule on your own siteViews, orders and conversion for each saved widgetPromo codes by percentage or fixed amount, down to one productA tracked link for each promoter, sponsor or venueRegistration questions, asked per ticket typeMarketing opt-in captured at checkout
Payments & money
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Paid into your own Stripe accountTax and fees shown inside the price, or added at checkoutInvoices with your own numbering, business details and termsOffline payment with instructions you writeRefund in full or in part, with or without cancelling the ticket
Attendees & operations
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A box office for door sales, with cards on a Stripe readerCheck-in lists your door staff open from a link, no account neededScan with a phone camera or a USB scannerEvery device on the door checks in against the same listMessage attendees by ticket type, now or scheduledDaily sales, product and promo code reportsBranded printable tickets from the ticket designerAdd attendees by hand, without going through checkout
Team & data
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Admin, Organizer and view-only roles for your teamAccess limited to the organizers or events each person works onTwo-factor sign-in, required for the whole team if you wantSingle sign-on with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google Workspace, on requestSeveral organizer profiles under one accountA REST API and webhooks into your own systemsExport attendees as spreadsheets and reports as CSVCheckout in 20 languages
Set up for your kind of event
The same product, shown the way each kind of event actually sells its tickets.
Paste the embed code into WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Framer or anything else. Embed your tickets, a buy button, your lineup or your schedule, and attendees check out without leaving your site.
Works everywhere HTML worksYour colors, borders and cornersViews, orders and conversion for each saved widget
Every line of code is public and every attendee record is yours — exportable at any time, never sold. If you ever need to take the whole thing in-house, you can: it's the same software, and the self-hosting docs are right there.
No vendor lock-in. Export everything, migrate any time, run it behind your own firewall.
§ 07 · FAQ
Questions organizers ask first
Is Hi.Events really free?
Free events cost nothing. For paid tickets we charge 1.25% plus a small fixed amount per ticket (60¢ in the US, €0.50 in the EU, 45p in the UK, A$0.85 in Australia). Pass that on to buyers and your own outlay stays zero. Self-hosting has no platform fees at all, but you run the servers yourself.See pricing →
How do fees compare to Eventbrite?
Eventbrite charges a different rate in each market: 3.7% + $1.79 in the US, 5.9% + €0.79 in Ireland, 6.95% + £0.59 in the UK. Ours is 1.25% plus a small fixed amount everywhere. On 250 tickets at $30 in the US, that is $481 you keep rather than hand over. Outside the US Eventbrite's fee includes card processing and ours does not, so the calculator on this page adds Stripe's rate to our side before it compares.Full Eventbrite comparison →Fee calculator →
Can I switch from Eventbrite or another platform?
Yes, and most organizers do it between events. Recreating an event takes a few minutes, then you point your ticket links at the new page. Existing orders stay on the old platform while new sales run through Hi.Events.
How long does it take to get an event live?
Minutes. Create the event, add your tickets, connect Stripe and publish — most organizers are selling the same day they sign up. Connecting Stripe is the only step that involves anyone else, and it is the standard Stripe onboarding form.How selling tickets online works →Creating your first event →
When do I get paid, and whose Stripe account is it?
Your own. You connect your Stripe account to Hi.Events through Stripe Connect, and card payments settle into it directly as tickets sell — we never hold your money in between. Payout timing is whatever your Stripe schedule says, so the funds are typically there well before the doors open.Connecting Stripe →
Can I sell from my own website?
Yes. Paste the embed code into WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or anything else that takes HTML, and attendees check out without leaving your site. You also get a branded organizer homepage listing all your published events, which you can point people at instead.Embedding the ticket widget →
What happens when I need to refund someone?
Full and partial refunds are built in. Refund an order from your dashboard and Stripe returns the money to the buyer’s card. You can cancel the ticket at the same time.
Is Hi.Events GDPR-friendly?
Yes. You own your attendee data, it’s exportable at any time, and we never sell it. If your compliance rules are strict, self-host and the data never leaves your own infrastructure.
Co-op bookstore & event space
The Julia programming language conference
