#6 in Scheduling & CalendarsUpdated 2026-08

Hi.Events

by Hi.Events · Open-source event ticketing with per-ticket fees and Stripe payouts

40.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Hi.Events is open-source event ticketing software, run on the vendor's cloud or self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Organisers build branded event pages and checkout, sell paid, free, donation or tiered tickets, and check people in with a QR code scanner app. Payments and payouts run through Stripe Connect, with payouts made before the event ends.

Best for: Event organisers — nightclubs, festivals, conferences — who want low per-ticket fees and own their data.
Pricing: No monthly subscription: the cloud service charges 0.75% + 40¢ per ticket, which the organiser can pass to buyers (organiser pays $0) or absorb, with Stripe's ~2.9% + 30¢ processing fee charged separately, and self-hosting is free.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

No monthly fee; organiser pays $0 when fees pass to buyers
Instant Stripe Connect payouts, before the event ends
Open source: self-host anywhere and keep attendee data in-house
Embeddable widget for WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or plain HTML

Trade-offs

Payouts run through Stripe Connect; no other processor is mentioned
Stripe's ~2.9% + 30¢ is charged separately, on top of the platform fee
The $0 organiser price depends on passing the fee to ticket buyers
Self-hosting means you run, update and secure the servers yourself

Pricing

Published plans from Hi.Events’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Hi.Events pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Pass fees to buyers	—per ticket	Organiser pays $0 Buyer pays ticket price plus 0.75% + 40¢ service fee Organiser receives the full ticket face value Unlimited events and ticket types; free events cost nothing
Absorb fees	—per ticket	Organiser pays 0.75% + 40¢ from earnings Buyer sees a flat price with no added service fee Stripe processing fees still charged separately Same included features: QR check-in, branding, analytics, data export

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 10 out of 100
Documentation: 35 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 58 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 70 out of 100
Operational trust: 15 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 55 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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