Hi.Events review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Open-source event ticketing with a hosted or self-run option
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Hi.Events report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for open-source ticketing with a hosted option
Hi.Events is open-source ticketing with a hosted account that has no monthly fee and takes 1.25% + $0.60 per paid ticket. Removing its branding is $33.99 a month, and reserved seating and the box office are still early access.
Who Hi.Events is for
- 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
Who Hi.Events is not for
- 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
Why Hi.Events gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyNo 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.
- AFree plan and trialThe hosted account has every feature with no monthly fee, and free events cost nothing. A self-hosted edition is free too.
- CFeaturesTicketing, QR check-in, team access and an API. Reserved seating and the box office are marked early access.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect your own Stripe account to get paid.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with Stripe, an API, and connections to Claude and ChatGPT.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hi.Events's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Hi.Events's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 61 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 68 of 79) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $28 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 7 of the 22 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 80 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hi.Events’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 56 of 79, level with 20
- AFree plan and trialAbove 68 of 79, level with 11
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 79, level with 29
- CEase of useAbove 4 of 79, level with 71
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 79, level with 57
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 event ticketing platforms. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
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
Keep Hi.Events, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Hi.Events does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 61 of the 79 other event ticketing platforms we grade. It costs $335.99 a year. Hi.Events is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Claude and ChatGPT among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
What this rests on. Hi.Events’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Hi.Events?
Hi.Events is an event ticketing platform that can be used as a hosted service or run on your own servers, since the code is open source under the AGPL. The hosted version has no monthly fee and charges a small fee on each paid ticket, with payouts going to your own Stripe account. Every feature is on every account; paid options remove branding or unlock a self-hosted licence.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Hi.Events pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hi.Events has a free plan, and paid plans start at $33.99 per month to remove branding, or $335.99 per year.
- Starts at
- $33.99 per month to remove branding, or $335.99 per year
- Free plan
- Hosted account at no monthly fee with every feature; paid tickets cost 1.25% + $0.60 each, and free events cost nothing.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $33.99per 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 | €249per 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. |
Read from hi.events on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hi.Events before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountBranding 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.
Stated on hi.events - NonprofitLicence 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.
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Common questions
Does Hi.Events have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hi.Events is listed for Web.
Does Hi.Events have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hi.Events is listed for Web.
Is Hi.Events open source?
Yes. Hi.Events is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does Hi.Events have an API?
Yes. Hi.Events offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.