Hi.Events alternative scorecard Getvnt vs Hi.Events
Open source ticketing with a flat price instead of a per-ticket fee, plus calendar sync and newsletters.
2/20
lines where Event Schedule has the edge.
The other 18 are a match or go to Hi.Events.
Every line on this card is scored from the same table below. Nothing is averaged, weighted or rounded.
The card
Scored line by line.
A feature-by-feature comparison of Getvnt and Hi.Events, in 20 lines across 5 sections. Our column names the plan behind every gated feature, because a comparison that hides the tier is not a comparison.
| Line | Getvnt | Hi.Events |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Fees 2 of 4 to Getvnt | ||
| Free plan | Included forever | No monthly fee on Cloud (per-ticket fee) |
| Paid plan price (Getvnt has the edge on this line) | 5 NGN/mo (7-day free trial) | No subscription (1.25% + $0.60 per ticket) |
| Platform fees (Getvnt has the edge on this line) | 0% | 1.25% + $0.60 per ticket (Cloud) |
| Payment processing | Stripe/PayPal/Payfast (processor rates apply) | Stripe, plus offline payments |
| Events & Ticketing 0 of 7 to Getvnt | ||
| Ticketing | Included free RSVP, paid on Pro | Included |
| QR check-ins | Included Free | Included check-in app |
| Ticket waitlist | Included Pro | Included |
| Recurring events | Included Free | Included |
| Online events | Included Free | Included |
| Free event RSVP | Included Free | Included free tickets |
| Promo/discount codes | Included Pro | Included |
| Customization 0 of 3 to Getvnt | ||
| Remove branding | Included Pro | Selfhost licence, from 499 EUR/yr |
| Custom fields | Included ticket questions free, event fields Pro | Included questions per ticket type |
| Built-in analytics | Included Free | Included sales reports |
| Unique Features 0 of 2 to Getvnt | ||
| Embeddable calendar | Included Free | Ticket widget |
| Team collaboration | Included Enterprise | Included admin and organizer roles |
| Platform 0 of 4 to Getvnt | ||
| REST API | Included Pro | Included |
| Webhooks | Included Pro | Included |
| Open source | Included | Included AGPL-3.0 with additional terms |
| Selfhosting | Included | Included Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis |
Selfhost Getvnt and every one of those plan chips opens: a selfhosted install resolves to Enterprise, so no line on the card is held back by a plan. Either way, ticket sales run through your own Stripe or PayPal account and Getvnt takes 0%.
Straight answers
Three lines we do not claim.
A card you can trust has to name what is missing from it. These three are true about Getvnt no matter which platform you are holding it against.
No marketplace
You bring the audience
Your public events can be listed on the Getvnt browse and search pages, but a listing is not a marketplace's built-in audience. What actually fills a room is your own schedule page, an embeddable calendar, a follower QR code, newsletters, and an interest list that emails people when tickets go on sale.
Seat maps are Enterprise
Ticket types, then seats
On Free and Pro a ticket type has a name, a price and a quantity, and buyers are not choosing a specific seat. A reserved-seating house needs Enterprise, where a venue schedule draws the room once and buyers pick their seats from the map.
One team member on Free
Extra members are Enterprise
The free plan is one person per schedule. Adding team members is on Enterprise and is capped at five on the hosted platform, so do not plan on inviting a whole staff for nothing.
Everything else on this page is a line you can check for yourself. Back to the card
The margin marks
Where the marks fall our way.
2 of the 20 lines above carry a diamond. Here are the 6 advantages over Hi.Events that most often decide it, in plain language rather than table cells.
Flat 5 NGN/mo Pricing
Hi.Events Cloud charges 1.25% + $0.60 on every ticket. Getvnt Pro is a flat 5 NGN/mo with zero platform fees, whatever you sell.
Two-Way Calendar Sync
Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync both ways, free, and anyone can subscribe to your schedule's live calendar feed.
Built-in Newsletters
Email the people who follow your schedule, not only the people who bought a ticket, from inside the app.
Simpler to Selfhost
Getvnt runs on standard PHP hosting with MySQL. Hi.Events self-hosting uses Docker with PostgreSQL and Redis.
A Public Schedule Page
Every event sits on one public schedule page with followers, sub-schedules and an embeddable calendar, not only a checkout.
AI Event Parsing
Paste event details or upload a flyer and the parser fills in the name, date, time and venue for you to check, on every plan.
Both columns
Read both sides before you sign.
About Hi.Events
Hi.Events is an open source event management and ticketing platform (AGPL-3.0 with additional terms) for conferences, nightlife, concerts and workshops. It offers a hosted Cloud service with a per-ticket fee and a selfhosted version, with paid licences to remove its branding.
Hi.Events's strengths
- Open source and selfhostable, with an all-in-one Docker image
- No monthly fee on the hosted Cloud service
- A broad ticketing feature set: waitlists, a check-in app, product add-ons, affiliates, an API and webhooks
Why choose Getvnt?
Three things decide it against Hi.Events: the money is yours, the code is public, and the calendar keeps itself in step with the one you already use.
What you get
- Zero platform fees on ticket sales, at every plan level, into your own Stripe or PayPal account
- Free registration with no monthly ceiling, and a ticket scanned at the door on every plan
- Refunds from the Sales page on Pro, in full or in part, that send the money back through Stripe or PayPal
- One checkout for tickets to several of your events, and an interest list that emails people when tickets go on sale
- Passes, gift cards and installment payments on Pro, and allocated seating for venues on Enterprise
- Two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync, free, so the public listing and your own diary cannot disagree
- Open source under the Attribution Assurance License, and selfhostable, which resolves to Enterprise
A fresh card
How to switch in 4 steps
Nothing has to move on day one. The schedule is useful the moment it exists, and the events and the list follow at whatever pace suits you.
01
Create your schedule
Free, no card, and it has its own address the moment it exists. Nothing has to move before it is useful.
02
Bring the events across
Paste a listing or upload the flyer and the parser fills in the name, date, time, venue and description for you to check. Fifty a day on the free and Pro plans (ten during a Pro trial), a hundred on Enterprise.
03
Bring your list across
Export the addresses you already have and paste them in or upload a CSV, up to ten thousand rows, on any plan. What the newsletter allowance counts is sending to them, not holding them.
04
Connect Stripe or PayPal and sell
Your own Stripe or PayPal account, so the money settles into it rather than into ours. Zero platform fees on every plan, a ticket with a price on it is Pro, and refunds go back through the same account.
100% Free Access. No Subscriptions.
All premium features, custom branding, seating charts, and integrations are included free for everyone. We only earn a small percentage fee when you sell paid tickets.
Host unlimited free events and registrations without paying a single dime.
- Unlimited events, calendars, & sub-schedules
- Google, Outlook, & CalDAV 2-way sync
- All Pro & Enterprise features unlocked
Only pay when you earn money. Automatically deducted at ticket checkout.
- Direct payouts to your Stripe account
- Passes, gift cards, promo codes, & installments
- No monthly or hidden subscription fees
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about switching from Hi.Events.
Are both platforms open source?
Yes. Hi.Events is AGPL-3.0 with additional terms that require a visible "Powered by Hi.Events" link unless you buy a licence. Getvnt is open source under the Attribution Assurance License, and a selfhosted install resolves to Enterprise. It carries an attribution credit too: the license requires it, and no plan removes it on a selfhosted install.
How does Getvnt pricing compare to Hi.Events Cloud?
Hi.Events Cloud has no monthly fee and charges 1.25% + $0.60 per ticket, paid by buyers by default. Getvnt Pro is a flat 5 NGN/mo with zero platform fees, so the saving grows with every ticket you sell.
Which is easier to selfhost?
Getvnt runs on standard PHP hosting with MySQL. Hi.Events ships an all-in-one Docker image and uses PostgreSQL and Redis, which suits a server you already run Docker on.
Does Getvnt have a check-in app?
Scanning works in the browser on any phone, free on every plan, with no app to install. The live check-in dashboard, which shows the room filling up, is on Pro.
Free forever, 0% platform fees
That is the card. Now sign it.
Final tally: 2 of 20 lines to Event Schedule.
Create your free schedule today. No credit card required, and nothing taken from your ticket sales.
Open source, and yours to selfhost whenever you want it.
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