It depends on the ticket price. TryBooking (5% + 15p) is cheaper on lower-priced tickets and Hi.Events (1.25% + £0.45) is cheaper from around £25. On a £30 ticket, with card processing included, Hi.Events costs £1.48 and TryBooking costs £1.65.
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.
TryBooking is a self-service ticketing and registration platform from Melbourne, with sites for Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Schools, community groups, charities and clubs use it widely, and it also runs donation and fundraising pages.
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 1.5% + £0.20 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 | TryBooking |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee per paid ticket | 1.25% + £0.45 | 5% + 15p |
| Card processing | Charged on top | Included in the fee |
| Free events | Free | Free |
| When you're paid | As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule | On request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven days |
| Payment processor | Your own Stripe account | TryBooking by default, or your own Stripe account |
| Pass fees on to buyers | Yes | Yes |
| Your branding at checkout | Yes | Your branding on tickets and booking pages |
| Embed checkout on your site | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| Reserved seating | No | Yes |
| Recurring events and time slots | Yes | Yes |
| Promo codes | Yes | Yes |
| Waitlist | Yes | Yes |
| Custom checkout questions | Yes | Yes |
| API and webhooks | Webhooks | Read-only API |
| 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.
In Australia the 50c ticket fee drops to 15c on tickets of A$5 or less. By default the buyer pays the per-ticket fee and the organizer pays the percentage, and either can be switched.
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 run school, club or community events in Australia or New Zealand and want low fees with seating plans included.
Switching from TryBooking 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 TryBooking.
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% + £0.45, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.