Evnts vs Humanitix
Evnts vs Humanitix: no booking fee, or a fee that does good.
Humanitix is a ticketing platform whose profits go to charity: its US booking fee is 5% + $1.29 per paid ticket, card processing included, usually paid by your buyers. Evnts adds no fee at all; the money goes straight to your own Stripe account and Stripe's card fee is the only cost.
Free · works on any phone · no app for guests
Choose Humanitix if you want the booking fee to fund charity, your buyers are happy to pay it, or you need reserved seating today.
Where Humanitix winsChoose Evnts if you'd rather nobody pays a booking fee, want the money in your own Stripe account as it sells, and want guests reminded by text the day before.
Make your inviteIs there a Humanitix alternative with no booking fee?
| Evnts | Humanitix | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees on paid tickets | No Evnts fee; Stripe's standard card fee comes out of your payout | 5% + $1.29 per paid ticket in the US, card processing included (2.1% + $0.99 Humanitix plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing); buyers pay by default, or you absorb or split it |
| Where the fee goes | Evnts takes no fee; guests may add an optional tip to Evnts, which you can switch off | Humanitix says 100% of its profits go to charity; it reports $13.8M donated |
| Free events | Free | Same |
| Getting paid | On your own Stripe account's payout schedule; Evnts never holds the money | Within 5 business days after the event on its own gateway (early payouts on request); straight into your Stripe if you connect one |
| How guests sign up | Name and mobile number, then pay on a Stripe page | No account needed; guests manage their tickets themselves |
| Messages to guests | An automatic reminder text the day before | Email to your audience; texts not listed on its features page |
| Waitlist and check-in | Yes, both | Yes, both; a free check-in app |
| Reserved seating | Yes: seat maps you draw, best available, holds | Yes: seat maps, tables and stalls |
Facts about Humanitix checked in October 2026 from their own site; see sources below. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
What does a ticket cost in fees?
2.1% + $0.99 per paid ticket to Humanitix, plus 2.9% + 30¢ processing: 5% + $1.29 all-in (US). Buyers pay it by default; you can absorb or split it.
| Ticket price | Humanitix | Evnts |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.20 ($1.79 with processing) | $0 (Stripe's card fee only) |
| $20 | $1.41 ($2.29 with processing) | $0 (Stripe's card fee only) |
| $50 | $2.04 ($3.79 with processing) | $0 (Stripe's card fee only) |
Humanitix's fee includes card processing on its own gateway and is added to the buyer's price by default; Humanitix says its profits go to charity. On Evnts, Stripe's standard card fee comes out of your payout. Charities and schools pay 3.9% + $1.29 on Humanitix. Humanitix's published US pricing, checked October 2026.
When Humanitix is the better pick
- You like that the fee does good: Humanitix says 100% of its profits go to charity, and it partners with groups such as GiveDirectly and Room to Read.
- You're a charity or school: its rate drops to 3.9% + $1.29.
- You want your buyers to cover the fee so you keep every dollar of face value; on Evnts, Stripe's card fee comes out of your payout.
- You want its accessibility features for guests.
Where Evnts shines
- Free for personal events, with no ads and no limit on guests.
- Guests need nothing: no app, no account. They answer from the link in about 15 seconds.
- Paid tickets go straight to your own Stripe account, with no Evnts fee.
- Describe the event in one sentence and get a finished invite with a painted cover.
- A reminder text the day before, and your updates by text, WhatsApp or email.
- A QR pass for every guest, checked at the door from any phone, even with no signal.
- Reserved seats picked on a phone, held while guests pay.
Switching from Humanitix
- Connect your own Stripe account from Get paid on your Evnts home page (about five minutes).
- Make the event: one sentence for the draft, then add your ticket types, quantities and any promo codes.
- Turn on a guest limit and the waitlist if you expect to sell out.
- Set up a community page and share its link with past attendees from your own email list; followers get a text when you post a new event.
- Leave events already on sale on Humanitix until they're done (payouts there come after the event), and put new dates on Evnts.
Your money, your account
Paid straight into your own Stripe account.
Ticket types, promo codes and member prices. Refund someone from Stripe and their spot frees itself for the waitlist. Guests may add an optional tip to Evnts at checkout, and you can switch that off.
Check-in at the door
Scan the pass, tap Check in.
Every paying guest gets a pass with a QR code and a door code. It works with no signal, from as many phones as you have volunteers.
Questions
What does Evnts charge on paid tickets?
Nothing. The money goes to your own Stripe account and Stripe's standard card fee is the only fee. Guests can add an optional tip to Evnts at checkout; you can switch that ask off.
Who pays the card fee on Evnts?
You do: Stripe's standard fee comes out of your payout. Your guests pay the ticket price and nothing else, unless they choose to tip Evnts.
When do I get paid?
On your own Stripe account's payout schedule, often before the event. Evnts never holds the money.
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Make your inviteSources (Humanitix, checked October 2026)
- Humanitix: US pricing
- Humanitix: how much does Humanitix cost? (USD rates, processing included)
- Humanitix: choose who pays the fees
- Humanitix: features (waitlist, check-in app, seat maps, payouts)
- Humanitix: when will my event be paid out?
- Humanitix: impact (profits to charity)
Humanitix is a trademark of its owner. Evnts is not affiliated with or endorsed by Humanitix.