Hi.Events
by Hi.Events · Open-source event ticketing with per-ticket fees and Stripe payouts
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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
How Hi.Events markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Hi.Events’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Sell Out Your Festival. Venue. Club. Event. Conference. Workshop. Meetup. Concert. Rave. Yoga Class. Charity Event. Exhibition. Gala. Fundraiser. Networking Event. Keep Your Profit.”
- Angle: Contrarian / anti-incumbent
- Hero: Typography only
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Hi.Events’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
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API quality
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Documentation
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Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
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Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
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Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
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Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
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