Ticketing Fees
slash.fm charges 7% + $0.49 per ticket sold, card processing included. That is the whole price list. There is no setup fee, no monthly subscription, no charge per event, and free tickets and RSVPs cost nothing at all.
By default the buyer pays the slash.fm fee on top of your ticket price, so you net exactly your ticket price and your buyers see one fees line at checkout with nothing hidden inside it. On a $30 ticket that line is $2.59, where Posh charges $3.99, about 35% less. You can switch any event or any tier to absorb fees, in which case the buyer pays the ticket price only and the fee comes out of your side.
Fees are refunded whenever a ticket is refunded. slash.fm does not keep its fee on a cancelled event or a refunded order.
Disputes and chargebacks follow Stripe's rules: the disputed amount is held from your balance while the case is open, and slash.fm attaches the order, scan and device evidence automatically. Volume pricing is available for venues doing more than 5,000 paid tickets a month; use the contact form.
Worked example: a $30 ticket
| Ticket price (what you net) | $30.00 |
|---|---|
| slash.fm fee (7% + $0.49 per ticket, card processing included) | $2.59 |
| Buyer pays | $32.59 |
The same ticket on Posh carries $3.99 in fees, so your buyers pay 35% less in fees here. If you absorb fees, the buyer pays $30.00 and you net $27.41.
Savings calculator
Enter your ticket price, tickets per event and events per month to see what your buyers save on slash.fm against each platform.
Your buyers save $10,080 a year vs Posh ($840 a month on 600 tickets)
| Platform | Their fee / ticket | slash.fm fee / ticket | You save / ticket | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Posh | $3.99 | $2.59 | $1.40 | $840 | $10,080 |
| vs DICE | $3.90 | $2.59 | $1.31 | $786 | $9,432 |
| vs Eventbrite | $3.85 | $2.59 | $1.26 | $758 | $9,102 |
Competitor fees from public sources as of Oct 2026, single-ticket orders. Where processing is separate we assume 2.9% + $0.30. Shotgun has no published US rate (typically 5–10%) and is not shown. Actual fees vary by plan and negotiation.
Ticketing fees compared
Total fee per ticket at $20, $30 and $50. slash.fm is lower than Posh, DICE and Eventbrite at every price, with card processing included in the number you see.
$20 ticket
- slash.fm$1.89
- Eventbrite$3.18
- DICE$2.60
- Posh$2.99
$30 ticket
- slash.fm$2.59
- Eventbrite$3.85
- DICE$3.90
- Posh$3.99
$50 ticket
- slash.fm$3.99
- Eventbrite$5.20
- DICE$6.50
- Posh$5.99
- slash.fm
- 7% + $0.49, processing included
- Eventbrite
- 3.7% + $1.79, plus 2.9% processing on the order
- DICE
- 13% (US self sign-up)
- Posh
- 10%+ ($0.99 + 10–13%)
FAQ
- Is there a fee on free events?
- No. Free tickets and RSVPs have no slash.fm fee and no processing fee because no card is charged.
- Who pays the card processing?
- Nobody separately. Card processing is included in the slash.fm fee, so there is no second line for the buyer and nothing extra deducted from your payout. If you absorb fees, the one slash.fm fee is deducted and that is all.
- Can different tiers have different fee settings?
- Yes. Fee mode is set per tier, so a VIP tier can absorb fees while general admission passes them on.
Start selling
Sign up with your phone number, create your organization and put in your first event: tickets, guest list and tables. No contract and no monthly fee. New organizers are reviewed before their first event goes live, usually within a day.