Instant Stripe payouts
Money lands in your Stripe account as tickets sell, not weeks after the event.
May 22 payout€2,846.50 · Paid
PayoutInstant
€4,210.00
Arriving now · via Stripe
5,000+ organizers trust Hi.EventsSell tickets online.
Sell tickets online.
Keep your profit.
Hi.Events is the Eventbrite alternative for concerts, conferences, festivals and club nights. You're paid as tickets sell, and your attendee list stays yours.
Selling 250 tickets at $30? You'd keep $481 more than on Eventbrite.
Set up in minutes. Selling the same day.
Check-in, reports and payouts are included from the first ticket.Organizers using Hi.Events
MastodonMensaJuliaCon GlobalPenpotTEDxBUVChicago State UniversitySommerland FestivalFanCon DenmarkPHP Morocco ConferenceToastmasters PolandHackGDLand many more
§ 01 · Organizers
Why organizers move to Hi.Events
We’ve used Hi.Events now for a few events and really love it. It’s also been fun to see improvements roll out as we go. We’re definitely never going back to Eventbrite.
Co-op bookstore & event spaceAs our exclusive ticketing and event management partner, JuliaCon Global 2026 would literally not be possible without their support. If you have bought your ticket, you have already got a taste of the smooth registration experience.
The Julia programming language conferencePerfect! You made my day. Hi.Events is really amazing.
We’re using Hi.Events for the first time for our large free Easter event. Everything has gone very smoothly with the setup.
Congratulations on building such a fantastic platform. The architecture and features of Hi.Events are outstanding.
Your open-source platform enables our local community organization to connect with our members in ways we couldn’t afford otherwise.
§ 02 · Pricing
Keep more of every ticket you sell
$0 for organizers. Pass the 1.25% + $0.60 fee to buyers or absorb it yourself. No monthly fee, no contract.
ADMIT ONE
Hi.Events · 1.25% + $0.60$244
Eventbrite · 3.7% + $1.79$725
Illustrative comparison of platform fees only; payment processing is charged separately on both platforms. Self-hosted Hi.Events has no platform fees. See the full fee comparison →
§ 03 · In the app
See it work before you sign up
Every frame is a screenshot from a live event: working the door, squaring the books, building the schedule.
At the door
What your door staff actually see
You send them a link and that is the whole setup — no install, no account, no seat to pay for. Camera scan, USB scanner, or search a name and tap.
- Every device sees the same counts as the queue moves
- Undo a check-in in one tap
- A separate list per door, each with its own live count
Afterwards
The numbers your accountant asks for
Daily sales, tax and fees, per-product breakdowns and promo code performance — on screen or as a CSV, in your event’s own currency.
- Nothing to reconcile against a separate storefront
- Every order, refund and fee accounted for
Scheduling
From a single night to a full season
Running the same night every week? Describe the pattern once — every Friday, twice on Saturdays, skip August — and Hi.Events builds the sessions as you type. Attendees pick the date they want.
- Single dates, or schedules up to 1,200 sessions
- Per-date overrides for price, capacity and times
- One checkout and one attendee list, however many dates you run
§ 04 · Features
Every event ticketing feature, included
Everything here ships with every account. There is no higher tier to upgrade to.
Your brand on checkout
Pick a color. Your checkout, buttons and the tickets attendees receive all follow your brand instantly.
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Forest Fest 2026Checkout
General admission€35 · 2
Get tickets · €70.00Let other people sell for you
Give each promoter, sponsor or venue their own link and see exactly what they sold.
Affiliates?aff=CODE
CIARA-B42 sales€1,470
NITE-FM18 sales€630
FLYER-QR7 sales€245
Ticket add-ons
Attach extras to any ticket, or sell them standalone.
GENERAL ADMISSIONForest Fest 2026€35
Cloakroom+ €5
Afterparty access+ €15
Event tee+ €22
Promo codes & discounts
Waitlists & shared capacity
Registration questions
Invoicing & offline payments
Attendee messaging & templates
Multi-language checkout
Events
6One-off events, or schedules up to 1,200 sessionsOverride the price, capacity or times on any single dateDuplicate a whole event in one clickReuse saved venues across eventsOnline events, with joining details only ticket holders seeA branded organizer page listing everything on sale
Tickets & products
7Paid, free, donation and tiered pricingAdd-ons attached to any ticket, or sold on their ownHidden tickets that only a promo code unlocksMinimum and maximum tickets per orderSale windows that open and close on scheduleCapacity shared across ticket types, or set per dateWaitlists that offer spots automatically when they free up
Selling
5Embed checkout on your own sitePromo codes by percentage or fixed amount, down to one productA tracked link for each promoter, sponsor or venueRegistration questions, asked per ticket typeMarketing opt-in captured at checkout
Payments & money
5Paid into your own Stripe accountTax and fees shown inside the price, or added at checkoutInvoices with your own numbering, business details and termsOffline payment with instructions you writeRefund in full or in part, with or without cancelling the ticket
Attendees & operations
7Check-in lists your door staff open from a link, no account neededScan with a phone camera or a USB scannerLive check-in counts, the same on every device on the doorMessage attendees by ticket type, using your own templatesDaily sales, product and promo code reportsBranded PDF tickets from the ticket designerAdd attendees by hand, without an order
Team & data
5Admin and organizer roles for your teamSeveral organizer profiles under one accountWebhooks into your own systemsExport attendees and reports as CSVCheckout in 15+ languages
§ 06 · Open source
Open source, so you're never locked in
Every line of code is public and every attendee record is yours — exportable at any time, never sold. If you ever need to take the whole thing in-house, you can: it's the same software, and the self-hosting docs are right there.
4k
GitHub stars
670
Forks
15+
Checkout languages
AGPL-3.0
Licence
No vendor lock-in. Export everything, migrate any time, run it behind your own firewall.
§ 07 · FAQ
Questions organizers ask first
Is Hi.Events really free?
Free events cost nothing. For paid tickets we charge 1.25% plus a small fixed amount per ticket (60¢ in the US, €0.50 in the EU, 45p in the UK, A$0.85 in Australia). Pass that on to buyers and your own outlay stays zero. Self-hosting has no platform fees at all, but you run the servers yourself.See pricing →
How do fees compare to Eventbrite?
Eventbrite charges a different rate in each market: 3.7% + $1.79 in the US, 6.5% + €0.79 in the EU, 6.95% + £0.59 in the UK. Ours is 1.25% plus a small fixed amount everywhere. On 250 tickets at $30 in the US, that is $481 you keep rather than hand over.Full Eventbrite comparison →Fee calculator →
Can I switch from Eventbrite or another platform?
Yes, and most organizers do it between events. Recreating an event takes a few minutes, then you point your ticket links at the new page. Existing orders stay on the old platform while new sales run through Hi.Events.
How long does it take to get an event live?
Minutes. Create the event, add your tickets, connect Stripe and publish — most organizers are selling the same day they sign up. Connecting Stripe is the only step that involves anyone else, and it is the standard Stripe onboarding form.How selling tickets online works →Creating your first event →
When do I get paid, and whose Stripe account is it?
Your own. You connect your Stripe account to Hi.Events through Stripe Connect, and card payments settle into it directly as tickets sell — we never hold your money in between. Payout timing is whatever your Stripe schedule says, so the funds are typically there well before the doors open.Connecting Stripe →
Can I sell from my own website?
Yes. Paste the embed code into WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or anything else that takes HTML, and attendees check out without leaving your site. You also get a branded organizer homepage listing all your published events, which you can point people at instead.Embedding the ticket widget →
What happens when I need to refund someone?
Full and partial refunds are built in. Refund an order from your dashboard and Stripe returns the money to the buyer’s card. You can cancel the ticket at the same time.
Is Hi.Events GDPR-friendly?
Yes. You own your attendee data, it’s exportable at any time, and we never sell it. If your compliance rules are strict, self-host and the data never leaves your own infrastructure.
New to this? Start with how to sell tickets online. Weighing up platforms? See how Hi.Events compares to Eventbrite, DICE, Fatsoma, Skiddle and Resident Advisor.
Start selling today
Create your first event and share the link. No credit card, no sales call.
Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + $0.60, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.