Posh alternative scorecard Event Schedule vs Posh
Tickets for parties and nights out, paid into your own account, with zero platform fees.
3/14
lines where Event Schedule has the edge.
The other 11 are a match or go to Posh.
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 Event Schedule and Posh, in 14 lines across 6 sections. Our column names the plan behind every gated feature, because a comparison that hides the tier is not a comparison.
| Line | Event Schedule | Posh |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Fees 1 of 3 to Event Schedule | ||
| Paid plan price | $5/mo (7-day free trial) | No subscription (service fee per ticket) |
| Platform fees (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | 0% | Service fee on each ticket |
| Payment processing | Stripe/PayPal/Payfast (processor rates apply) | Stripe Connect |
| Events & Ticketing 0 of 4 to Event Schedule | ||
| Ticketing | Included free RSVP, paid on Pro | Included |
| Ticket waitlist | Included Pro | Included |
| Free event RSVP | Included Free | Included RSVP and $0 tickets |
| Promo/discount codes | Included Pro | Included |
| Integrations 0 of 1 to Event Schedule | ||
| Newsletters | Included Free | SMS blasts |
| Customization 0 of 1 to Event Schedule | ||
| Built-in analytics | Included Free | Included |
| Unique Features 0 of 2 to Event Schedule | ||
| Private/password-protected events | Included Enterprise | Password or hidden tickets |
| Team collaboration | Included Enterprise | Included admin, host and door roles |
| Platform 2 of 3 to Event Schedule | ||
| Webhooks | Included Pro | Included order created |
| Open source (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | Included | Not offered |
| Selfhosting (Event Schedule has the edge on this line) | Included | Not offered |
Selfhost Event Schedule 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 Event Schedule 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 Event Schedule no matter which platform you are holding it against.
No marketplace
You bring the audience
Your public events can be listed on the Event Schedule 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.
3 of the 14 lines above carry a diamond. Here are the 6 advantages over Posh that most often decide it, in plain language rather than table cells.
0% Platform Fees
Posh adds a service fee to every ticket, absorbed by you or passed to the buyer. Event Schedule takes no platform fee on any plan.
Flat $5/mo for Pro
Paid tickets are on Pro at $5/mo with a 7-day free trial, whether you sell ten tickets a month or ten thousand.
Your Own Payment Account
Money goes straight into your own Stripe or PayPal account, and refunds go back through it from the Sales page.
Recurring Nights
Set a weekly or monthly residency once and skip the nights you are closed, on every plan.
Built-in Newsletters
Email the people who follow your schedule from inside the app, alongside the new-event digest they get automatically.
Open Source
Read the code and selfhost it on your own server. Posh is a hosted service only.
Both columns
Read both sides before you sign.
About Posh
Posh (posh.vip) is a social platform for discovering and creating in-person events, from club nights and run clubs to fashion shows and festivals. Organizers sell tickets through Stripe Connect, and each ticket carries a Posh service fee that can be absorbed or passed to the buyer.
Posh's strengths
- SMS blasts to past attendees, with unlimited event-level blasts until shortly after the event
- Promoter commissions tracked with unique links
- An explore feed that brings organizers new buyers
Why choose Event Schedule?
Three things decide it against Posh: 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.
Free forever. Upgrade when you're ready.
Free registration for as many people as you like. When you start charging, zero platform fees on every plan - the only deduction is your payment processor's own.
Everything you need to publish a schedule and fill the room, for as long as you like.
- Unlimited events, sub-schedules and recurring dates
- Two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync
- Unlimited free registration and RSVPs, scanned at the door
No expiry, and no card asked for.
Start charging, and the rest of the selling kit arrives with it.
- Sell paid tickets, with the live check-in dashboard
- Promo codes, add-ons, passes and gift cards
- The REST API, webhooks, and no Event Schedule branding
7-day free trial, cancel any time.
For a room with a seating chart, a team, and a domain of its own.
- Reserved seating, drawn once and reused every date
- Your own domain, and up to five team members
- Internal and unlisted events, and 1,000 newsletter recipients
Included free on every selfhosted install.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about switching from Posh.
Is it easy to switch from Posh to Event Schedule?
Yes. Create a free schedule, paste your upcoming nights or upload a flyer and the AI parser fills in each event, then connect Stripe or PayPal and move to Pro to sell paid tickets.
How does Event Schedule pricing compare to Posh?
Posh has no subscription and adds a service fee to every ticket. Event Schedule Pro is a flat $5/mo with zero platform fees, so what you pay does not grow with the number of tickets you sell.
Can I run guest lists and free entry?
Yes. Free registration and RSVP are unlimited on every plan, each guest gets a QR code, and the door scans it on any plan. The live check-in dashboard is on Pro.
Can I set up a weekly club night once?
Yes. A recurring event repeats weekly, every few weeks or monthly, on every plan, and you can skip the dates you are closed. Each date keeps its own tickets and guest list.
Free forever, 0% platform fees
That is the card. Now sign it.
Final tally: 3 of 14 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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