pretix (2.5% (max $16.30)*) is cheaper than Fatsoma (10%) at every ticket price we checked. On a $30 ticket, with card processing included, Fatsoma costs $4.17 and pretix costs $1.92.
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.
pretix is an open-source ticketing system from Germany, offered as a hosted service and as a free self-hosted Community edition. Conferences, festivals, exhibitions and museums use it. Attendees pay the organizer directly through the organizer's own payment provider, and pretix invoices its fee separately.
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. * No published rate in this currency. Converted from the platform's published rate at approximate exchange rates (1 USD ≈ €0.92, £0.78 and A$1.55); the vendor may price differently, or not sell, in this currency.
Where the two differ, and where they don't.
| Feature | Fatsoma | pretix | Hi.Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee per paid ticket | 10% | 2.5% (max $16.30)* | 1.25% + $0.60 |
| Card processing | Charged on top | Charged on top | Charged on top |
| Free events | Free | The first 500 free tickets a year are free, then €0.50 each | Free |
| When you're paid | After the event; funds clear 48 hours after it ends and you then request a payout | As tickets sell, directly into your own payment provider or bank account | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule |
| Payment processor | Fatsoma collects the money and pays you out | Your own payment provider, such as Stripe, Mollie or PayPal | Your own Stripe account |
| Pass fees on to buyers | Yes | Payment provider fees only | Yes |
| Your branding at checkout | On the Professional plan, from £1,500 | Your colors, logo and domain | Yes |
| Embed checkout on your site | Widget that hands off to Fatsoma checkout | Yes | Yes |
| Listed in a consumer marketplace | Yes | No | No |
| Tickets work without an app or account | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QR check-in app | Yes, Fatsoma Scan | Yes, pretixSCAN | Yes, in any phone browser |
| Reserved seating | Not stated | Yes | 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 | Yes | Webhooks |
| Official ticket resale | Not stated | Not stated | No |
| Open source | No | Yes | Yes |
| Can be self-hosted | No | Yes | 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 self-hosted Community edition is free. When self-hosting, seating plans and the point-of-sale app need a paid Enterprise licence.
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 are in Europe, want open source with seating plans and dozens of payment providers, and are comfortable with a more technical tool.
Switching from pretix 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.
Start selling for free →See every comparison → · Fatsoma fees explained → · pretix fees explained →
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 pretix.
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 pretix for yourself.
Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + $0.60, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.