Resident Advisor vs Tito

It depends on the ticket price. Resident Advisor (10%, last known rate) is cheaper on lower-priced tickets and Tito (3%) is cheaper from around $10. On a $30 ticket, with card processing included, Resident Advisor costs $3.00 and Tito costs $2.07.

Fees and features from each platform's public pricing pages, checked September 2026.

Resident Advisor and Tito at a glance

Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor (RA) is an electronic music magazine, listings site and ticketing platform. Promoters list events and sell RA Tickets through RA Pro, reaching RA's audience through its listings and the RA Guide app. Fees are paid by the ticket buyer.

Fee per paid ticket
10%, last known rateincludes card processing
When you're paid
After the event, on the following Tuesday
Best for
Electronic music promoters, clubs and festivals who want RA's listings audience
Based in
London, UK, founded 2001

Tito

Tito is an independent registration and ticketing platform from Dublin, used mainly for technology and B2B conferences. It is built around an embeddable checkout widget, an API and webhooks, and payments go straight to the organizer's own Stripe or PayPal account.

Fee per paid ticket
3%plus card processing
When you're paid
As tickets sell, into your own Stripe or PayPal account
Best for
Tech and B2B conferences that want a developer-friendly embedded checkout
Based in
Dublin, Ireland, founded 2012

Hi.Events

Also worth a look

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.

Fee per paid ticket
1.25% + $0.60plus card processing
When you're paid
As tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule
Best for
Organizers who want low published fees, their own branding and their money as tickets sell
Based in
Ireland
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§ 01 · Fees

What Resident Advisor and Tito cost

The all-in cost of selling 250 tickets at $30 each: platform fee plus card processing. Move the sliders to match your event.

Ticket price$30
Tickets sold250
Resident Advisor · 10%, last known rate$750

Card processing is included in the fee.

Tito · 3%$518

$225 platform fee + about $293 card processing.

Hi.Events · 1.25% + $0.60$536

$244 platform fee + about $292 card processing.

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.

§ 02 · Features

Resident Advisor vs Tito, feature by feature

Where the two differ, and where they don't.

FeatureResident AdvisorTitoHi.Events
Platform fee per paid ticket10%, last known rate3%1.25% + $0.60
Card processingIncluded in the feeCharged on topCharged on top
Free eventsFree tickets can be created; RA does not say whether a fee appliesFreeFree
When you're paidAfter the event, on the following TuesdayAs tickets sell, into your own Stripe or PayPal accountAs tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout schedule
Payment processorRA collects the money and pays you outYour own Stripe or PayPal accountYour own Stripe account
Pass fees on to buyersAlways; the buyer pays the feeNo Yes
Your branding at checkoutNot statedYes, on the embedded widget Yes
Embed checkout on your siteListings widget Yes Yes
Listed in a consumer marketplace YesNoNo
Tickets work without an app or accountBuyers need an RA account Yes Yes
QR check-in app Yes YesYes, in any phone browser
Reserved seatingNot statedNoNo
Recurring events and time slotsNot statedNot stated Yes
Promo codes Yes Yes Yes
Waitlist Yes Yes Yes
Custom checkout questionsNot stated Yes Yes
API and webhooksNot stated YesWebhooks
Official ticket resaleYes, RA Resale on sold-out eventsTicket reassignment onlyNo
Open sourceNoNo Yes
Can be self-hostedNoNo Yes
§ 03 · Trade-offs

Strengths and limitations

Resident Advisor

Strengths

  • The largest electronic music listings audience
  • Nothing to pay as a promoter; the buyer covers the fee
  • Official resale for sold-out events
  • Free promotion tools, rep links and a door-scanning app

Limitations

  • The fee rate is no longer published
  • Payouts arrive after the event, with advances only for exclusive partners
  • Buyers need an RA account, and tickets unlock 24 hours before the event
  • Built around electronic music rather than general events

RA no longer publishes its fee, so 10% is its last known rate. Its help centre gives one example, where the buyer pays £8.50 and the promoter receives £7.50. The fee is paid by the buyer and is included in the displayed price by default.

Tito

Strengths

  • Simple pricing: 3% with a €25 cap, no monthly fee, every feature included
  • Money goes straight to your own Stripe or PayPal account
  • Embeddable widget you can style with your own CSS, with Tito branding removable for free
  • Read and write API, plus webhooks

Limitations

  • Fees cannot be passed on to buyers
  • No seating allocation
  • No consumer marketplace, and custom domains are no longer supported
  • Tito and gateway fees are not refunded when tickets are

The fee is capped at €25 a ticket. Charity and community events can apply for a 2.5% rate. Fees cannot be passed to the buyer, and Tito's fee is not returned when you refund an order.

§ 04 · Verdict

Which should you choose?

Choose Hi.Events if

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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§ 05 · FAQ

Resident Advisor vs Tito: common questions

Is Resident Advisor cheaper than Tito?
It depends on the ticket price. Resident Advisor (10%, last known rate) is cheaper on lower-priced tickets and Tito (3%) is cheaper from around $10. On a $30 ticket, with card processing included, Resident Advisor costs $3.00 and Tito costs $2.07. Resident Advisor's published fee includes card processing and Tito's does not, so the figures above add card processing to Tito to keep the comparison like for like.
Which pays out faster, Resident Advisor or Tito?
Resident Advisor: after the event, on the following Tuesday. Tito: as tickets sell, into your own Stripe or PayPal account. Tito gets money to you sooner, which matters if you have deposits or suppliers to pay before the event.
Do Resident Advisor and Tito promote events in a marketplace?
Resident Advisor lists events in its own consumer marketplace, which can bring you buyers you would not otherwise reach. Tito does not, so you bring your own audience.
Are free events free on Resident Advisor and Tito?
Resident Advisor: free tickets can be created; RA does not say whether a fee applies. Tito: free.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Resident Advisor and Tito?
Hi.Events charges 1.25% + $0.60 per paid ticket, the same for every organizer, with no monthly fee. On a $30 ticket that is $2.15 including Stripe's card processing. Card payments settle into your own Stripe account as tickets sell, and free events are free. It has no consumer marketplace, so it suits organizers who bring their own audience.See pricing →
§ 06 · More comparisons

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Sources and corrections

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 Resident Advisor or Tito.

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Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + $0.60, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.