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Selling $2,500 in tickets

Fees on 100 tickets at $25: Freshtix and Stage
Fees in totalFreshtix$250Stage$103
100 tickets at $25$2,500$2,500
Ticket fees$175$0
Payment processing$75$103Depends on your processor’s rate
Fee per $25 ticket~$2.50~$1.00
You net$2,250$2,397+$147
Each order has a $1.75 ticket fee plus a 3% processing charge on $25, $0.75, taken from your $25 when you absorb the fees.Each order has no ticket fee, then just the standard rate charged by Square or Stripe: about $1 to process a $25 sale, rather than added to it.
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Save 59% on fees. Get paid the moment each ticket sells.

US pricing, one ticket per order, checked . Sources

What you get with Stage

  • An event page in a minute

    Start from your poster art.

  • Your own address

    name.stage.ooo

  • Paid to your bank account

    Square, Stripe, Venmo or Cash App.

  • Wallet passes and door scanners

    Any staff’s phone scans tickets.

  • Optimized for sharing

    Gorgeous video posts made for you

  • Detailed metrics out of the box

    Measure traffic, conversion, capacity, and more

  • Made for any event type

    General admission to seat maps

  • Open API and easy embeds

    Showcase events on your own site.

Side by side

Fee per paid ticket
Freshtix$1.75
StageNone
Payment processing
Freshtix3% through Freshtix Payments, or your gateway at extra cost
StageOnly pay your Square or Stripe rate
Where each sale goes
FreshtixHeld by Freshtix, paid out after your event
StageStraight to your bank account
Your event’s address
Freshtixfreshtix.com/events/…
Stageyourname.stage.ooo
Event page
FreshtixOn freshtix.com, in its event listing
StageYour poster’s colours, at your own address
Confirmation emails
FreshtixCustomisable to your brand
StageUnder your name, replies to your inbox
Event metrics
FreshtixOnline analytics
StageLive sales and check-ins
Ticket scanner
FreshtixFree app; scanner rentals from $199
StageAny phone, as many as you need
API access
FreshtixAn event API to list your events on your site
StageEvents, ticket sales and check-ins
Free events
FreshtixNo cost
StageNo cost

Questions

How much does Freshtix charge?

$1.75 per ticket sold plus a 3% card transaction fee, deducted from your payouts. Selling at the door through its box office app is $1 a ticket. Free events cost nothing.

When do I get paid?

Freshtix pays out by ACH, wire, PayPal or check, as soon as the first business day after your event. On Stage each sale goes straight into your own Square or Stripe account as it happens.

Is Stage really free?

Stage adds no ticket fees on any plan. The Free plan covers 2 events a month. Pro, for unlimited events, is free for life for accounts made before the end of December 2026. Your payment processor charges its usual card rate, paid to them, not to Stage.

Can I move my events from Freshtix to Stage?

Yes. Make a page for each upcoming event from its poster, connect Square or Stripe, and share your new link. Tickets already sold on Freshtix stay valid there.

No ticket fees. Really.

Pro is free for life for accounts made before the end of December 2026.

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