Hi.Events review

Hi.Events tops this list because it charges the least of any hosted platform here for paid tickets and nothing at all for free ones. The fee is 1.25% + $0.60 per paid ticket, added at checkout so buyers cover it unless you choose to absorb it, and there is no monthly fee or contract. Card processing goes through your own Stripe account and is charged on top. Every account gets the full feature set: unlimited events and ticket types, QR code check-in, an embeddable checkout widget, promo codes, affiliate tracking and custom service fees and taxes. Because the code is open source under the AGPL, a technical team can also self-host it with no platform fees at all. The gaps are reach and polish: there is no marketplace sending buyers your way, reserved seating and the box office are still early access, and removing the Hi.Events branding costs $33.99 a month.

Who it is for

small organizers selling low-cost tickets who want the lowest per-ticket fee

Price

Free for free events; paid tickets carry a 1.25% + $0.60 fee paid by the buyer by default; branding removal $33.99 per month.

By default, our 1.25% + $0.60 fee is added at checkout and paid by the buyer.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Unlimited events and ticket types on every account
• Payouts go straight into your own Stripe account
• QR code check-in and an embeddable checkout widget
• Promo codes, affiliate tracking and your own service fees and taxes
• Open source under the AGPL, with free self-hosting

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Platform fee of 1.25% + $0.60 per paid ticket, which the vendor compares with Eventbrite's 3.7% + $1.79
• Strength: No premium tiers: every feature ships with every account
• Strength: Your own logo, colors and email templates are free
• Weakness: Removing the Powered by Hi.Events branding costs $33.99 a month or $335.99 a year
• Weakness: Reserved seating and box office card readers are listed as early access
• Weakness: No consumer marketplace to bring in new ticket buyers

Key facts

• Free events: No fee
• Paid ticket fee: 1.25% + $0.60, paid by the buyer by default
• Branding removal: $33.99 per month or $335.99 per year
• Self-hosting: Free under the AGPL

Where it ranks

Hi.Events is No. 1 in our Best Free Event Management Software verdict.