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Ticketing platforms that pay you
before the event

Some platforms pay you as each ticket sells. Some pay on request. Some hold every cent until the event is over. This page sorts the 15 ticketing platforms we track by when the money reaches you and who is holding it in the meantime.

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On Hi.Events, card payments settle into your own Stripe account as tickets sell, on your Stripe payout schedule.

§ 01 · Three models

The three ways a ticketing platform pays you

A search for "event platforms with instant payout" usually means one of the first two. The difference between them is who holds the money and whether you have to ask for it.

  • As tickets sell

    Paid as tickets sell

    Each card payment settles into a payment account you own, usually Stripe. The platform never holds the money; it takes its fee per ticket and your payment provider pays your bank on its own schedule.

    5 of 15: Hi.Events, Luma, Tito, pretix and Posh

  • Before the event

    Paid before the event, on request or on a schedule

    The platform collects the money and holds a balance for you. You can ask for it, or it is sent on a fixed cycle, without waiting for the event to end. Some hold requests for checks first.

    2 of 15: TryBooking and Zeffy

  • After the event

    Paid after the event

    The platform holds all ticket revenue until the event has happened, then pays it out days later. Several of these platforms will pay sooner if you connect your own Stripe account instead.

    8 of 15: Eventbrite, Humanitix, DICE, Resident Advisor, Skiddle, Fatsoma, TicketSource and Universe

§ 02 · Payouts compared

When each platform pays, and who holds the money

Fastest first. Every line is from the platform's own pricing or help pages, checked September 2026. We make Hi.Events, so its row is marked.

PlatformWhen you are paidWho holds the moneyPayout model
Hi.Events OursAs tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout scheduleYour own Stripe accountAs tickets sell
LumaAs tickets sell, on your own Stripe payout scheduleYour own Stripe accountAs tickets sell
TitoAs tickets sell, into your own Stripe or PayPal accountYour own Stripe or PayPal accountAs tickets sell
pretixAs tickets sell, directly into your own payment provider or bank accountYour own payment provider, such as Stripe, Mollie or PayPalAs tickets sell
PoshAs tickets sell; sales become available 24 to 48 business hours after purchaseStripe, managed through PoshAs tickets sell
TryBookingOn request from your TryBooking balance; requests before the event can be held for checks of up to seven daysTryBooking by default, or your own Stripe accountBefore the event
ZeffyWeekly by default, after a fraud review of one to three business daysZeffy, through StripeBefore the event
EventbriteAfter the event by default, sent three business days after it endsEventbrite Payment ProcessingAfter the event
HumanitixAfter the event, within about five business days; earlier by request or with your own Stripe accountHumanitix gateway by default, or your own Stripe accountAfter the event
DICEAfter the event, within five business daysDICE collects the money and pays you outAfter the event
Resident AdvisorAfter the event, on the following TuesdayRA collects the money and pays you outAfter the event
SkiddleAfter the event, on twice-weekly remittance runs; at the time of sale with your own Stripe accountSkiddle by default, or your own Stripe account with DirectPayAfter the event
FatsomaAfter the event; funds clear 48 hours after it ends and you then request a payoutFatsoma collects the money and pays you outAfter the event
TicketSourceAfter the event, sent the following Monday; as tickets sell with your own Stripe accountTicketSource, or your own Stripe accountAfter the event
UniverseAfter the event with Universe Payments, 48 hours after it ends; on your Stripe schedule with Stripe ConnectUniverse Payments by default, or your own Stripe accountAfter the event

Checked September 2026. Standard, published terms only; negotiated and partnership arrangements can differ. Where a platform names two routes, the first is its default. Sources, one per platform:

§ 03 · Why it matters

Why payout timing matters

A fee is a percentage of a ticket. Payout timing decides whether you can pay for the event with the tickets you have already sold.

  • Deposits come first

    Venues, sound hire, catering and security usually want a deposit weeks before the doors open, and the balance on or before the day. If your ticket money arrives after the event, every one of those bills is paid from your own pocket or a loan until the platform pays out.

  • Artists and speakers are paid on the night

    A performer fee, a travel refund or a speaker's hotel is due when they turn up, not a week later. Being paid as tickets sell means the money is in your account before the invoice is.

  • A series of events compounds it

    If you run monthly or weekly events, an after-the-event platform always holds roughly one event's worth of revenue. Move to a platform that pays as tickets sell and that float comes back to you once, then stays with you.

§ 04 · How it works here

How payouts work on Hi.Events

Hi.Events never holds your money. Buyers pay into a Stripe account you own, and Stripe pays your bank on the schedule it sets for your country.

  1. Connect Stripe once, per organizerOpen your organizer, go to Settings, then Payouts, and click Connect with Stripe. You can create a new Stripe account there or connect one you already have. Each organizer profile in your account has its own payout setup, and a second organizer can reuse the first one's connection instead of onboarding again.
  2. Publish paid ticketsOnce Stripe is connected, every paid ticket on that organizer's events is processed through it; there is nothing to connect per event. Free events publish without Stripe at all.
  3. Get paid as tickets sellEach card payment settles into your own Stripe account as it happens. Stripe then deposits funds to your bank on its standard payout schedule, which you can see and manage from your Stripe dashboard.
  4. Refunds go through Stripe tooFull or partial refunds are processed by Stripe and returned to the buyer's original payment method, from your Stripe balance. Hi.Events is not in the middle of it.
Platform fee
1.25% + $0.60 per paid ticket, charged as each ticket sells
Card processing
Stripe's standard rate, 2.9% + $0.30, paid to Stripe
Free tickets
No fee, and no Stripe account needed
Who holds funds
Your own Stripe account
Payout schedule
Set by Stripe for your country; visible in your Stripe dashboard
Refunds
Through Stripe, to the original payment method

Step by step in the help center: Connecting Stripe for payments. Fees for every currency are on the pricing page.

§ 05 · Head to head

Moving from a platform that pays after the event

Fees, payout timing and features side by side for the platforms people most often leave over cash flow.

Hi.Events vs Eventbrite

Eventbrite: after the event by default, sent three business days after it ends.

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Hi.Events vs DICE

DICE: after the event, within five business days.

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Hi.Events vs Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor: after the event, on the following Tuesday.

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Hi.Events vs Skiddle

Skiddle: after the event, on twice-weekly remittance runs; at the time of sale with your own Stripe account.

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Hi.Events vs Humanitix

Humanitix: after the event, within about five business days; earlier by request or with your own Stripe account.

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§ 06 · FAQ

Ticketing payouts, answered

Which ticketing platforms pay out before the event?
Paid as tickets sell, into a payment account you own: Hi.Events, Luma, Tito, pretix and Posh. Paid before the event on request or on a schedule, from a balance the platform holds: TryBooking and Zeffy. The other 8 platforms on this page (Eventbrite, Humanitix, DICE, Resident Advisor, Skiddle, Fatsoma, TicketSource and Universe) pay after the event by default, though Humanitix, Skiddle, TicketSource and Universe say they pay sooner when you connect your own Stripe account.See the full table →
Does Eventbrite pay before the event?
Not by default. Eventbrite: after the event by default, sent three business days after it ends. Eventbrite Payment Processing holds the money in the meantime. If you need ticket revenue in hand to pay deposits, that default is the reason organizers most often move.Hi.Events vs Eventbrite →
How fast does Hi.Events pay?
Card payments settle into your own Stripe account as tickets sell, on your Stripe payout schedule. Hi.Events never holds the money and there is nothing to request. Stripe sets the schedule for your country and you can see it in your Stripe dashboard. The platform fee is charged per paid ticket as each one sells.Connecting Stripe →
Can I get paid before the event on DICE, Skiddle or Humanitix?
DICE: after the event, within five business days. Skiddle: after the event, on twice-weekly remittance runs; at the time of sale with your own Stripe account. Humanitix: after the event, within about five business days; earlier by request or with your own Stripe account. So on Skiddle and Humanitix the route to earlier money is your own Stripe account; on DICE the published terms are after the event.Hi.Events vs DICE →Hi.Events vs Skiddle →Hi.Events vs Humanitix →
Who holds the money between the sale and the payout?
It depends on the model. On Hi.Events, Luma, Tito, pretix and Posh the buyer pays into a payment account you own, so you hold it. On TryBooking and Zeffy and on the after-the-event platforms the platform collects the money and holds a balance for you until it pays out. The "who holds the money" column on this page is taken from each platform's own description of its payment processing.
What happens to refunds after I have been paid?
On Hi.Events, refunds are processed through Stripe and returned to the buyer's original payment method from your Stripe balance, whether you refund in full or in part. On a platform that holds the money until after the event, refunds happen while it still has the funds; each platform's own help pages set out what it does with a refund requested after payout.
Why do some platforms only pay after the event?
Because they collect the money themselves and carry the risk of an event being cancelled and every ticket refunded. Holding the revenue until the event has happened protects the platform. Platforms that settle into your own Stripe account pass that responsibility, and the money, to you.
Does getting paid sooner cost more?
On Hi.Events, no: every organizer pays the same per-ticket fee and is paid as tickets sell. Humanitix, Skiddle, TicketSource and Universe pay after the event by default and describe an earlier route through your own Stripe account; check their pricing pages for whether that route changes the fee.Hi.Events pricing →

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