Luma vs Posh (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Luma if

• Fits if you run a meetup or club and want people to follow your calendar
• Works for organizers who sell enough tickets that $59 a month costs less than a 5% cut

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want buyers to pay the fees on top of the ticket
• Skip it if you need reserved seating or one event with several sessions
• Tight if you email a big list, as free calendars send 500 invites a week and more costs $50 to $800 a month
• Watch out: Plus covers one calendar and can't be moved, and the API and Zapier need it
• Pricey if you need more than 3 admins, at $12 a month each, $9 billed yearly

Pick Posh if

• Fits if you promote parties or club nights
• Works for organizers who want door scanning and table sales in one app

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to know the fee before you sign up: none is published
• Watch out: payouts sit pending for 24 to 48 business hours, bar instant payouts
• Not for you if you need sales tax handled everywhere, as it is live in select places only
• Tight if you need Stripe, since payouts can't start without that onboarding

Luma

• On the free plan Luma keeps 5% of each paid ticket on top of Stripe's fee; fees cannot be added at checkout, so organizers build them into the price.
• Free calendars send 500 invites or newsletters a week; Plus sends 5,000, and more costs $50 to $800 a month. Extra admins cost $12 a month ($9 billed yearly).
• The API and Zapier need Luma Plus, which applies to one calendar and cannot be moved to another.
• There is no multi-session event type; Luma suggests cloning an event, up to 30 copies at a time, for recurring sessions.

Posh

• No fee rate for organizers or attendees is published on the pages we read. The help center says a service fee is added to the ticket price, covering Posh and payment processing.
• Payouts need Stripe onboarding, and funds sit as pending for 24 to 48 business hours before they can be withdrawn, except for instant payouts.
• The help center describes sales tax auto-collection as live only for events in select locations.

Luma

Event pages and calendars

Themed event pages and calendars that people subscribe to, with event discovery on Luma, referrals that show who shared the event, and hidden locations for approved guests.

Registration and tickets

Paid, free and sliding-scale ticket types, approval or token-gated registration, group purchases, coupons and unlock codes, waitlists and custom registration questions.

Reminders and newsletters

Blasts and automatic reminders by email, text, push notification and WhatsApp, plus newsletters to calendar subscribers within the weekly send limit.

Check-in and wallet passes

Scan guests' QR codes at the door or check them in by name; tickets go into Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and work without the Luma app.

Online and hybrid events

Luma can create Zoom meetings or webinars for an event and track who attended, and supports Google Meet and hybrid events with both kinds of location.

Payments

Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and regional methods such as iDEAL, Konbini and PayNow through Stripe, plus crypto payments in SOL and USDC.

Posh

Ticket tiers and groups

Organizers create ticket types with quantity caps and group them on the checkout page. RSVP-only events, guest lists, comps and promo codes are supported.

Door scanning

Staff scan tickets with the Posh mobile app, either by entering a shared scanner PIN without an account or by logging in with a Doorperson role.

In-person sales and table service

Tickets can be sold at the door through the app, and organizers can offer table service from a seating map.

Payouts and finance tools

Payouts run through Stripe onboarding, with a finance dashboard showing balances, daily or manual payout schedules and instant payouts for eligible balances.

Marketing tools

Posh documents SMS campaigns, kickback affiliates and tracking links, ad tracking pixels and Mailchimp and webhook connections.

Payment plans and currencies

Organizers can set up Affirm payment plans and sell tickets in another currency, and the help center covers refunds and event cancellation.

Luma

• Free$0

  Unlimited events and guests. Luma keeps 5% of each paid ticket on top of Stripe's fee (typically 2.9% + 30¢), taken from the organizer's sales.

• Luma Plus$59

  per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)

  0% platform fee, 5,000 invite and newsletter sends a week, 5 admins, tax collection, custom URLs, a check-in manager role, Zapier and the API.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Organization accounts with single sign-on, security restrictions, more integrations and APIs, and custom-built features.

Posh

Pricing could not be confirmed. See posh.vip.

Luma

• Annual discount

  Save 14% on Luma Plus with yearly billing

  Luma Plus costs $59 a month billed yearly instead of $69 billed monthly, which the pricing page shows as a 14% saving; send add-ons save up to 11% yearly.

Posh

No public discounts listed.