It depends on the ticket price. Fatsoma (10%) is cheaper on lower-priced tickets and Hi.Events (1.25% + $0.60) is cheaper from around $10. On a $30 ticket, with card processing included, Hi.Events costs $2.15 and Fatsoma costs $4.17.
Fees and features from each platform's public pricing pages, checked September 2026.
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.
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.
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 | Hi.Events | Fatsoma |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee per paid ticket | 1.25% + $0.60 | 10% |
| Card processing | Charged on top | Charged on top |
| Free events | Free | Free |
| When you're paid | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule | After the event; funds clear 48 hours after it ends and you then request a payout |
| Payment processor | Your own Stripe account | Fatsoma collects the money and pays you out |
| Pass fees on to buyers | Yes | Yes |
| Your branding at checkout | Yes | On the Professional plan, from £1,500 |
| Embed checkout on your site | Yes | Widget that hands off to Fatsoma checkout |
| Listed in a consumer marketplace | No | Yes |
| Tickets work without an app or account | Yes | Yes |
| QR check-in app | Yes, in any phone browser | Yes, Fatsoma Scan |
| Reserved seating | No | Not stated |
| Recurring events and time slots | Yes | Not stated |
| Promo codes | Yes | Yes |
| Waitlist | Yes | Not stated |
| Custom checkout questions | Yes | Yes |
| API and webhooks | Webhooks | Not stated |
| Official ticket resale | No | Not stated |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Can be self-hosted | Yes | No |
The same fee for every organizer, with no monthly fee or contract. Self-hosting has no platform fee.
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.
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 →you sell student or club nights through a team of reps and want their commission tracked for you.
Switching from Fatsoma to Hi.Events →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.
Create your next event on Hi.Events and share the link. No credit card, no sales call, nothing to move until you're ready.
Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + $0.60, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.