Humanitix vs Partiful (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Humanitix if

• Fits if you'd like your buyers' booking fees to fund charity work
• Works for charities and schools, which pay 3.9% + $1.29 a ticket in all

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you absorb the fees yourself, as 5% + $1.29 a ticket is more than the flat-fee rivals charge
• Not for you if you want ticket money before the event without asking, as payouts come after it by default
• Watch out: box office card sales in the app cost 3% + $1, and tax is added to every fee
• Watch out: with your own Stripe account, Stripe's processing fees come on top of the Humanitix fee

Pick Partiful if

• Fits if you host parties and want guests to answer a link
• Works for small ticketed events in the US or UK

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you sell tickets outside the US and UK, as it isn't supported there
• Watch out: the fee on paid tickets varies and no rate table is published
• Pricey if you want premium invite designs, which cost extra at a price not stated
• Watch out: service fees are non-refundable

Humanitix

• Paid tickets cost 5% + $1.29 each including processing, plus tax; buyers pay by default, or hosts absorb or split it. Box office card sales in the app cost 3% + $1.
• Humanitix is a registered charity that gives 100% of its profits to projects for disadvantaged children; its fees are what fund that work.
• Ticket money is paid out within five business days after the event by default; earlier, scheduled payouts are offered for hosts who need funds sooner.
• Payments run through Humanitix Payments, where the fee includes processing, or the host's own Stripe account, whose processing fees are charged on top.

Partiful

• The ticketing page says selling tickets is supported in the US and UK only.
• The fee on paid tickets varies with event size and ticket price; no rate table is published on the pages we read, and service fees are non-refundable.
• Premium invite designs are an optional paid extra whose price is not stated on the pages we read.

Humanitix

Event builder with Canva

Branded event pages designed with Canva tools, an embeddable widget for your own site, and listing in front of the buyers who visit Humanitix.

Complex tickets and seat maps

Capacity rules and ticket combinations, seat maps for tables, auditoriums or market stalls, merchandise add-ons, gift cards and invoices for corporate buyers.

Hosts app and box office

The free Humanitix for Hosts app for iOS and Android scans QR tickets, keeps working offline, sells at the door and shows VIP alerts to door staff.

Guest management

Guests update their own details without an account, bulk buyers assign names later, and an automatic waitlist releases tickets as they free up.

Promotion tools

Email to attendees, promotional and affiliate codes, Mailchimp, Salesforce and Facebook links, and reports and live analytics on sales.

Accessible events

An events marketplace where buyers can search by access needs such as sign language interpretation or wheelchair access, with the tools free to hosts and guests.

Partiful

Event pages and RSVPs

Hosts share one link; guests respond without an app. Guests can see who is coming, comment and share photos on the event page.

Ticket sales

Ticket tiers, promo codes, early access and capacity limits, with sales, payouts and attendance tracked in the host's view. Payments run through Stripe.

Door check-in

Guests are scanned in by QR code, and hosts can give non-host staff check-in access.

Guest questionnaires and approval

Custom questions such as dietary needs or social handles, plus the option to approve or reject guests.

Text blasts

One SMS message reaches every guest individually instead of a group chat.

Explore and local discovery

Public events can appear in city listings such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago.

Humanitix

• Free events$0

  No fees at all for free tickets and events, imported tickets or manual orders.

• Standard$0

  2.1% + $0.99 per paid ticket plus 2.9% + $0.30 processing (5% + $1.29 in all) and tax; buyers pay it by default, or the host absorbs or splits it.

• Charities & Schools$0

  1% + $0.99 per paid ticket plus 2.9% + $0.30 processing (3.9% + $1.29 in all) for registered nonprofits, charities and schools.

Partiful

• Free$0

  Invites, RSVPs, text blasts and free events at no cost. Paid tickets carry a service fee that depends on event size and ticket price; the host or the guest can pay it.

Humanitix

• Nonprofit

  Lower fee for charities and schools

  Registered nonprofits, charities and schools pay 3.9% + $1.29 per paid ticket in all, instead of the standard 5% + $1.29.

Partiful

No public discounts listed.