It depends on the ticket price. Fatsoma (10%) is cheaper on lower-priced tickets and Posh (10% + $0.99) is cheaper from around $25. On a $30 ticket, with card processing included, Fatsoma costs $4.17 and Posh costs $3.99.
Fees and features from each platform's public pricing pages, checked September 2026.
Fatsoma is a UK ticketing platform and consumer app that grew out of student and club nights. Organizers sell through its marketplace and app, message their followers for free, and recruit reps who earn commission for selling tickets.
Posh is a US ticketing platform and app built for nightlife, parties and culture-led events. It bundles marketing tools such as unlimited SMS campaigns, affiliate links and an Explore discovery feed with ticketing, and its fee is added to the buyer's price with card processing included.
Hi.Events is an open-source ticketing platform with a hosted cloud version. Organizers sell from their own branded event pages or an embedded widget, and card payments settle straight into their own Stripe account as tickets sell.
The all-in cost of selling 250 tickets at $30 each: platform fee plus card processing. Move the sliders to match your event.
Illustrative, from each platform's published standard rate. Where a platform charges card processing on top, we add its own stated rate or a standard 2.9% + $0.30 per ticket, so every total is like for like. Your actual card rate depends on your processor and the cards your buyers use.
Where the two differ, and where they don't.
| Feature | Fatsoma | Posh | Hi.Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee per paid ticket | 10% | 10% + $0.99 | 1.25% + $0.60 |
| Card processing | Charged on top | Included in the fee | Charged on top |
| Free events | Free | Free | Free |
| When you're paid | After the event; funds clear 48 hours after it ends and you then request a payout | As tickets sell; sales become available 24 to 48 business hours after purchase | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Payment processor | Fatsoma collects the money and pays you out | Stripe, managed through Posh | Your own Stripe account |
| Pass fees on to buyers | Yes | Always; the fee is added to your base price | Yes |
| Your branding at checkout | On the Professional plan, from £1,500 | Event pages; branding removal not stated | Yes |
| Embed checkout on your site | Widget that hands off to Fatsoma checkout | Yes | Yes |
| Listed in a consumer marketplace | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tickets work without an app or account | Yes | Buyers need a Posh account | Yes |
| QR check-in app | Yes, Fatsoma Scan | Yes | Yes, in any phone browser |
| Reserved seating | Not stated | Table maps only | No |
| Recurring events and time slots | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Promo codes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Waitlist | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Custom checkout questions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API and webhooks | Not stated | Webhooks only | Webhooks |
| Official ticket resale | Not stated | Transfers and waitlist returns | No |
| Open source | No | No | Yes |
| Can be self-hosted | No | No | Yes |
A Professional plan with a branded website and apps starts at £1,500 plus the 10% fee. Organizers can pass the fee to buyers or absorb it.
The fee is added on top of your base price and shown to buyers as one all-in price. Standard payouts are free; an instant payout costs 5%.
you sell student or club nights through a team of reps and want their commission tracked for you.
Switching from Fatsoma to Hi.Events →you throw parties in the US and would use the built-in SMS blasts and affiliate links enough to justify a higher fee.
Switching from Posh to Hi.Events →you want a low published fee, your own branding at checkout and card payments in your own Stripe account as tickets sell.
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Every figure on this page comes from the platform's own pricing and help pages, checked September 2026. Platforms change their pricing, so confirm with the vendor before you decide. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Hi.Events is not affiliated with Fatsoma or Posh.
Hi.Events gives you a low published fee, your own branding and your money as tickets sell. Create an event and see how it compares with Fatsoma and Posh for yourself.
Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + $0.60, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.