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Eventyay vs Hi.Events (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 13, 2026, Hi.Events grades higher than Eventyay: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA

Eventyay grades higher on features. Hi.Events grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Eventyay

Open-source event ticketing, schedules and check-in

Free
Full detailseventyay.com

Hi.Events

Open-source event ticketing with a hosted or self-run option

Free plan · from $33.99/mo
Full detailshi.events

Which one is for you

Pick Eventyay if

  • Fits if you run an open-source or community conference
  • Works for teams that want to host their own ticketing

Look elsewhere if

  • Not for you if you don't want to run a server, as self-hosting means upgrades and backups are yours
  • Skip it if you want the hosted service priced, since its fees aren't stated
  • Too light for small sellers who want a quick sign-up, as it has no public pricing page
  • Watch out: Docker set-up is a task for someone technical

Pick Hi.Events if

  • Fits if you sell few tickets and want no monthly bill
  • Makes sense if you can run your own server and want the open-source edition

Look elsewhere if

  • Pricey if you want your own branding, as removing the label costs $33.99 a month
  • Skip it if you need reserved seating today, since it is early access
  • Watch out: payouts go through your own Stripe account and Stripe's fees are charged on top
  • Watch out: self-hosting is free, but seating, box office and SSO on your own server need a licence

How we grade them

2.4GPAEventyayFair2.8GPAHi.EventsGood
Value for money
CThe code is free under Apache 2.0, but you have to host it, so it is a C. Fees for the hosted service are not shown.
BNo monthly fee, but each paid ticket costs 1.25% + $0.60, Stripe's processing fees come on top, and removing branding is $33.99 a month.
Free plan and trial
BThe code is free with no cap, though you need a server to run it.
AThe hosted account has every feature with no monthly fee, and free events cost nothing. A self-hosted edition is free too.
Features
BTickets, orders, refunds, call for proposals, schedules, badges, check-in and a widget cover the conference job.
CTicketing, QR check-in, team access and an API. Reserved seating and the box office are marked early access.
Ease of use
DIt is installed with Docker and you run deployment, backups and upgrades.
CNo store rating on record. You connect your own Stripe account to get paid.
Platforms and integrations
BWeb with an API, plugin system and embeddable widget. No phone apps are listed.
BWeb, with Stripe, an API, and connections to Claude and ChatGPT.
Best foropen-source conference ticketing you host yourselfopen-source ticketing with a hosted option

The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Eventyay and Hi.Events. How we grade

Price against what you get

Eventyay has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Hi.Events starts at $28 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.

They score the same, and Eventyay starts $28 a month lower. Of the other event ticketing platforms on the chart, none scores higher than Eventyay for less, and 9 score higher than Hi.Events for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$5$10$20$50$100$200$500$1kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessEventyayHi.Events

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
The full chart of event ticketing platforms, and the best at every price

Where they differ

    In commonFree planWebOpen sourceSelf-hostablePublic APITicketing

    At a glance

    EventyayHi.Events
    PricingFreeFree plan
    Starts atFree$33.99 per month to remove branding, or $335.99 per year
    Free planNoneHosted account at no monthly fee with every feature; paid tickets cost 1.25% + $0.60 each, and free events cost nothing.
    Free trialNone listedNone listed
    Web
    Made byFOSSASIAHi.Events Ltd.
    Price read fromgithub.comhi.events
    CheckedNov 13, 2026Nov 13, 2026

    Worth knowing

    Eventyay

    • Fees for the hosted service at eventyay.com are not stated on the pages read.
    • Self-hosting means the operator handles deployment, backups, monitoring and upgrades.
    • The listing shows a login and event listings but no public pricing page.

    Hi.Events

    • Paid-ticket payouts go through your own Stripe account, and Stripe's processing fees are charged on top.
    • Reserved seating and the box office are marked early access, and company SSO is on request.
    • Self-hosting is free, but reserved seating, box office and SSO on your own server need a licence.
    • Removing the Powered by Hi.Events branding costs $33.99 a month or $335.99 a year.

    Key features

    Eventyay

    Ticketing and orders
    Ticket products and quotas, gift cards, order management, payment settings, refunds and cancellations.
    Talks and schedules
    Call for proposals, session review, speaker management and scheduling tools for conferences.
    Online events
    Online event pages with video rooms and streaming links.
    Badges and check-in
    Badge printing and attendee check-in.
    Embeddable widget
    A widget and a button for placing ticket sales on another site, with voucher and product filtering options.
    Self-hosting
    A Docker-based installation guide and an API and plugin system for operators running their own copy.

    Hi.Events

    Ticketing and checkout
    Unlimited events and ticket types, an embeddable checkout widget, promo codes, affiliate tracking, and your own service fees and taxes.
    QR check-in
    Door staff check guests in with a link and no install, by camera scan, USB scanner or name search, with a live count per door list.
    Reserved seating
    Draw a venue once, price it by section, and let buyers choose their own seats. Marked early access on the pricing page.
    Box office
    Staff sell at the door from a browser, taking cash or cards on Stripe readers paid into your own Stripe account. Marked early access.
    AI assistant connection
    Connect Claude or ChatGPT to find attendees, resend tickets or pull sales figures by asking.
    Team access and API
    View-only and per-event team access, required two-factor sign-in, single sign-on on request, and a REST API.

    Plans

    Eventyay

    • Self-hosted$0

      Apache 2.0 licensed code you run yourself with Docker; you handle hosting, backups and upgrades.

    Hi.Events

    • Hosted$0

      No monthly fee or contract. Fee of 1.25% + $0.60 per paid ticket, paid by the buyer by default or absorbed by you.

    • Branding removal$33.99

      per month for the whole account ($335.99 billed yearly)

      Removes the Powered by Hi.Events label from pages, checkout, widgets, tickets and emails. Plus tax where it applies.

    • Self-hosted (AGPL)$0

      Open source edition you run on your own servers, with no platform fees.

    • Self-hosted licence€249

      per year for the first €10k of ticket sales

      Annual licence priced by ticket sales: €12 per €1,000 from €10k to €30k, falling to €5.50 above €1.5M.

    Ways to pay less

    Eventyay

    No public discounts listed.

    Hi.Events

    • Annual discount

      Branding removal cheaper when billed yearly

      Removing the branding is $335.99 a year instead of $33.99 a month, the yearly price the pricing page lists.

    • Nonprofit

      Licence discounts for non-profits and education

      The self-hosted licence page says discounts exist for non-profits, education, early-stage startups and PPP-eligible countries, on request.

    Common questions

    Which is cheaper, Eventyay or Hi.Events?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, Eventyay is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $28 a month when paid by the year for Hi.Events. Eventyay is free, and Hi.Events starts at $33.99 per month to remove branding, or $335.99 per year.

    Which has a free plan, Eventyay or Hi.Events?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, both Eventyay and Hi.Events have a free plan.

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    How this page was made

    • The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
    • The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
    • Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
    • The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
    How we review and grade