Posh vs Resident Advisor (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Resident Advisor if

• Fits if you promote electronic music events
• Works for promoters who want face-value resale

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if your event isn't electronic music, as the service is aimed at that
• Watch out: the booking fee isn't published
• Not for you if you want resale on every event, since the promoter has to switch it on
• Skip it if you need a free plan or a trial, as neither is listed

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• Payouts need Stripe onboarding, and funds sit as pending for 24 to 48 business hours before they can be withdrawn, except for instant payouts.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.

Resident Advisor

• The booking fee and any plan costs are not published on the pages we read.
• The resale queue is switched on at the promoter's discretion, so it may not run for every event.
• The service is aimed at electronic music events, not general-purpose ticketing.

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.

Resident Advisor

Self-serve ticket selling

Promoters create and launch ticketed events in RA Pro, with a customizable launch and purchase flow, and listings reach RA's audience.

Face-value resale

Fans can add tickets to a resale queue that opens when an event sells out. Resold tickets go at the final tier price, and the promoter keeps any extra.

RA Scan door app

The RA Scan app checks tickets and guestlists at the door in one place.

Sales reporting

Reports show sales and revenue, trend charts with gender and regional splits, and new versus repeat buyers for each event.

Charity booking-fee donation

For charity fundraisers, RA says it donates 50% of the booking fee on each ticket, if agreed before the event.

Posh

Pricing could not be confirmed. See posh.vip.

Resident Advisor

Pricing could not be confirmed. See ra.co.