SmartScale Events vs Posh
Posh and SmartScale Events are both built for parties, lounges and nightlife. Posh adds about 10% + $0.99 to every ticket. Our buyer fee is lower on tickets $20 and up, and the gap grows with the price. On cheaper tickets Posh comes out slightly lower.
Fees, worked out
SmartScale Events: free to create. 3.5% + $1.59 service fee per paid ticket plus card processing, shown to the buyer up front. You choose per event whether buyers pay the fees (below) or you absorb them. Free events are free.
Posh: About 10% + $0.99 per ticket, including card processing, added to the price the buyer sees. Posh does not publish an official pricing page; this matches its own worked example ($30 ticket, $3.99 fee).
| Ticket price | Buyer pays, SmartScale | Buyer pays, Posh | You keep, SmartScale | You keep, Posh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15 | $17.62 | $17.49 | $14.69 | $15.00 |
| $25 | $28.27 | $28.49 | $24.68 | $25.00 |
| $50 | $54.89 | $55.99 | $49.66 | $50.00 |
| $100 | $108.14 | $110.99 | $99.61 | $100.00 |
One ticket per order, fees passed to the buyer on SmartScale Events. Posh hosts keep the ticket price. With SmartScale Events you receive your ticket price minus about 30¢ per order that Stripe keeps (less per ticket when an order has several tickets). Rates checked September 27, 2026 from Posh University: what first-time organizers need to know, Posh help: ticket tiers and fees. Prices change; check their pages for current rates.
Where Posh is better
- A consumer app where people browse nightlife and see what their friends are going to.
- Kickbacks that turn attendees into paid promoters, built into the app.
- SMS blasts to past attendees included.
- Slightly lower buyer fees on tickets under about $20.
Where SmartScale Events is better
- Lower buyer fee on tickets $20 and up; on a $100 ticket buyers pay about $2.85 less.
- No app or account needed to buy. Guests check out in the browser in a few taps.
- Tables, VIP sections, private pay links, approval-only tickets, and pay-over-time with Affirm or Klarna on eligible orders.
- Share & earn and promoter links with commission you set.
- An offline door scanner your staff use with an event PIN.
- Free API, webhooks and a ChatGPT / Claude connector.
Switching takes about ten minutes
Upload your flyer to the AI builder and your event, tiers and tables are ready in about a minute. Give each promoter their own link, then swap the link in your bio.
- Create a free organizer account.
- Upload your flyer to the AI builder. It fills in the date, venue, lineup and ticket types, and you fix anything it missed.
- Connect your bank through Stripe so payouts go straight to you.
- Publish, and share your new link.
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