# Partiful — Free invite and RSVP pages with Stripe-backed ticketing for US and UK hosts. > Source: Box Office Fees — https://boxofficefees.com/partiful (structured, researched, re-verified) Partiful is a free invitation and RSVP platform where hosts create a shareable event page and text their guests through it. US and UK hosts can switch the same page into a ticketed event, selling paid tickets through a connected Stripe account. **Best for:** Social hosts and community organizers selling tickets to parties and local meetups | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://partiful.com/ | | Category | Event pages with tickets, Community events, Free for organizers | | Open source | No | | Price | Free | | Price checked | 27 October 2026 | Screenshot of Partiful: https://boxofficefees.com/img/1920/screenshots/partiful.webp, captured 27 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 27 October 2026 - Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page) ## Partiful price and terms **Terms** - Free plan: Yes — The core platform is free indefinitely and free events carry no fees for anyone — paid tickets carry an undisclosed per-ticket service fee that varies by event size and ticket price, which the host may pass to guests. Premium invite designs are an optional paid extra with no published price. - Sign up without sales: Some plans Read on https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525599-does-partiful-cost-money, 27 October 2026. ## What we checked on Partiful ### What the fees come to **The fee per ticket** · Partly — Partiful confirms a single all-inclusive service fee per paid ticket that varies with event size and ticket price, and its own worked example shows $12 on a $112 ticket, but it never publishes the percentage, a fixed component or a cap. > Ticketing fees depend on your event size and ticket price. Hosts will always be able to see the fees when they are configuring their event, and can choose to incur the fees themselves or pass on to guests. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525398-what-fees-does-partiful-charge · "What fees does Partiful charge?", opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026 **Who pays the fees** · Yes — The host chooses: entering a "You receive" payout absorbs nothing and passes the fee to the guest, while setting the guest-facing "Ticket price" lets the host take the fee out of its own proceeds. > The host decides who pays the service fee— either the host or the guest. This is done by either setting the You receive amount or Ticket price amount in your ticket settings. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525399-who-pays-the-ticket-service-fee · "Who pays the ticket service fee?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Card processing** · Yes — Stripe processes every card, debit and Apple Pay payment and its transaction cost sits inside Partiful's single service fee rather than being added separately at checkout; the processing rate itself is not published. > The service fee helps Partiful cover the cost of transaction fees associated with the tickets, as well as the labor cost of the Partiful team who keep the platform up & running > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525398-what-fees-does-partiful-charge · "What fees does Partiful charge?", second paragraph, checked 27 October 2026 **All-in price at checkout** · Partly — The price on the event page is the final all-in price including the service fee, so buyers are not surprised by a fee at checkout, but sales tax is explicitly excluded from that figure and is added as a line item later. > We believe in fully transparent, all-inclusive pricing, with no hidden fees. The price a guest sees on your event page is the final price they'll pay (before tax). > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525398-what-fees-does-partiful-charge · "What fees does Partiful charge?", opening sentence, checked 27 October 2026 **Free events** · Yes — Free events and free ticket types cost nothing to either side; Partiful states free tickets carry no fees for anyone and that hosting or attending a free event is free, with premium invite art the only optional spend. > It's free to host or attend a free event on Partiful. Hosts can choose to pay for a premium invite design, but it’s not required. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525405-are-there-fees-for-free-events · "Are there fees for free events?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Fees on refunds** · Partly — On a host-initiated refund the buyer gets the ticket price and taxes back but the service fee is kept, so whoever paid that fee loses it; only a fully canceled event returns the service fee as well. > Guests will be refunded for the ticket price and taxes paid. Fees are non-refundable. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15786785-how-do-i-issue-a-refund · "How do I issue a refund?", Note list, checked 27 October 2026 **Plans and subscriptions** · Partly — There is no organizer plan that changes ticket fees: the core platform is free and the only paid extras are optional premium invite designs, though the Terms allow premium features to be sold as auto-renewing subscriptions. > Partiful's core platform is free to use. You can choose to pay for optional features like premium invite designs. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525599-does-partiful-cost-money · "Does Partiful cost money?", first paragraph, checked 27 October 2026 **Donations and tips** · Partly — Chip In can ask guests to pay what they can via a Venmo, Cash App, PayPal or GoFundMe link, but those payments are never processed or verified by Partiful, cannot run alongside ticketing on the same event, and no platform tip prompt is documented. > Chip In is a way to collect unverified payments from trusted guests via Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, or GoFundMe. ... Select whether you'd like to request a required amount, or ask guests to pay what they can. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525460-how-do-i-use-the-chip-in-feature · "How do I use the Chip In feature?", first two paragraphs, checked 27 October 2026 **Sales tax on tickets** · Partly — collects and remits transaction taxes where state law requires it, shown as a Sales Tax line at checkout, but there is no host-set tax field and the host remains responsible for every other applicable tax. > In certain states, applicable laws requires Partiful to collect and remit transaction taxes for the event. In these cases, tax will be clearly disclosed to the guest at the time of checkout. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525404-how-does-tax-work · "How does tax work?", opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026 ### Getting paid **When you get the money** · No — Money is held until the event is over rather than paid as tickets sell: the Stripe balance reads $0 until the event ends, then funds release after 3-7 business days, and up to 14 days for a first payout. > Payouts are typically sent to your bank account 3-7 business days after your event ends, with the exception of your first payout, which can take up to 14 days due to Stripe's policies. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525384-when-do-i-get-paid · "When do I get paid?", first line, checked 27 October 2026 **Disputed charges** · Yes — The organizer bears the cost when a buyer disputes a charge with their bank, including reversals, returned payments, refunds and related third-party fees, and may be charged a processing fee for this whose amount is not published, though Partiful files the dispute evidence on the host's behalf. > You are responsible for all chargebacks, reversals, returned payments, refunds, and related third-party fees arising from Ticket sales, except to the extent prohibited by law. You may be charged a chargeback processing fee > — https://partiful.com/ticket-seller-terms · Ticket Seller Terms, "Chargebacks; Payment Disputes" section, checked 27 October 2026 **Your buyers’ details** · Partly — Hosts see buyer names and ticket types and can export the guest list to CSV, but guests' phone numbers are withheld by policy and outreach runs through Partiful's own Text Blasts, which stop 60 days after the event. > You are able to see the names of the guests who have RSVP’d to your event, as well as their RSVP status! You will not be able to see the guest’s phone numbers, per our Privacy Policy. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525420-what-information-can-i-see-about-my-guests · "What information can I see about my guests?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 ### Selling the tickets **Ticket types and discounts** · Yes — Unlimited paid and free ticket types with per-type quantity caps, a max-per-person limit, hidden tiers for early access, and promo codes giving a percentage or flat dollar discount with a redemption limit. > You can create unlimited ticket types for a Partiful event, including paid and free tickets. ... To create a ticket type that is hidden from guests, toggle off the Enable ticket option > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525304-what-kinds-of-tickets-can-i-create · "What kinds of tickets can I create?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Questions at checkout** · Yes — The Guest Questionnaire collects custom short-answer, dropdown and social-handle fields from attendees, with responses viewable in-app or exported via CSV; whether questions can be asked per ticket rather than per order is not stated. > In settings, enable Guest Questionnaire to collect information from your attendees. You can select between Short Answer, Dropdown, or to have your guests fill out socials! > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525378-how-do-i-ask-questions-to-my-guests · "How do I ask questions to my guests?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Registration forms and waivers** · Yes — Hosts build their own question set with the Guest Questionnaire, including required +1 names and contact details, and the ticketing page lists custom questionnaires as a ticketing feature; no signed waiver function is described. > QuestionnairesAdd custom questionnaires to your events > — https://partiful.com/ticketing · "We've got you covered" feature list, Questionnaires item, checked 27 October 2026 **Waitlist** · Yes — A first-in, first-out waitlist runs off the guest's original RSVP time once capacity is reached, moves guests up automatically unless the host turns that off, and hosts can override capacity to admit someone. > Our waitlist is first in, first out according to the time of the guest's first RSVP. ... Hosts can always override the event's waitlist capacity and mark someone as going. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525364-how-does-the-waitlist-move-my-guests-off-of-the-list · "How does the waitlist move my guests off of the list?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Recurring events** · No — Partiful states plainly that recurring events are not supported; the published workaround is cloning an event, which copies all details so the host only changes the date, one event at a time. > We don't currently support a recurring events feature. Instead, you can clone your event, which copies all event details, and simply change the event date. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525354-can-i-set-up-recurring-events-on-partiful · "Can I set up recurring events on Partiful?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Refunds and transfers by buyers** · No — Buyers can do neither: tickets are explicitly non-transferable and all sales are final, so guests are told to message the host, and the host processes any refund from the guest list at its discretion. > No. Tickets for Partiful events are currently non-transferable, per our terms. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525316-can-guests-transfer-their-ticket-to-someone-else · "Can guests transfer their ticket to someone else?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 ### At the door **Check-in app** · Partly — Scanning is included at no extra cost but only in the Partiful mobile app, and the scan validates each QR code in real time, so offline door operation is not established; manual check-in works on app and web. > At check in, you, any cohost, and check-in staff can scan guests' QR codes using the Partiful app. The scan validates their ticket in real time and marks them as checked in. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525340-how-does-check-in-work-for-ticketed-events · "How does check-in work for ticketed events?", opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026 **Door sales** · No — There is no door-selling mode at all, by card or cash; the substitute is that online sales stay open until the event's end time, or six hours after the start if no end time is set. > We don’t currently support a way to sell at the door. However, guests can buy tickets up until the end time of the event. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525348-can-i-sell-tickets-at-the-door · "Can I sell tickets at the door?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Apple Wallet** · Yes — Buyers add the ticket to Apple Wallet from the View ticket screen with an Add to Apple Wallet button, and a wallet copy is one of the listed ways to reach a ticket without the Partiful app. > Yes, you can download your Partiful event ticket by adding it to your Apple Wallet, by tapping View ticket → Add to Apple Wallet > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525545-can-i-download-my-ticket · "Can I download my ticket?", first line, checked 27 October 2026 ### Finding buyers **Listed where buyers browse** · Yes — Public events can be submitted for the curated Partiful Explore feed and surface to mutuals and search engines; no higher fee or commission for marketplace-sourced sales is published anywhere. > Hosting a public event and want to spread the word to your local community? Submit it to be featured on our Partiful Explore page, a curated feed of public events around the world. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525565-how-can-i-make-my-events-discoverable · "How can I make my events discoverable?", Explore bullet, checked 27 October 2026 **Email to buyers** · Partly — Outreach is SMS Text Blasts to that event's guest categories, usable up to 60 days after the event ends, rather than an email tool for past buyers across events; email invites exist but no campaign builder is documented. > You can send text blasts to your guests up to 60 days after an event passes! > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525395-how-can-i-message-my-guests-after-the-event · "How can I message my guests after the event?", first line, checked 27 October 2026 ### What it connects to and where it is sold **Canada** · No — Canada is not among the supported markets and would-be hosts elsewhere are pointed to an interest form. > Selling tickets on Partiful is currently available for US and UK hosts! Interested in selling tickets in another location? Please fill out this form! > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525289-who-can-sell-tickets-on-partiful · "Who can sell tickets on Partiful?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 ### Starting and getting help **Free to start** · Yes — Hosts need pay Partiful nothing: the core platform is free, free events carry no fees for anyone, and on paid tickets the host can pass the whole service fee to guests by setting its own payout amount. > Partiful is a free event planning and invitation platform. Our core product is free, and always will be. Partiful makes money through a small fee on ticket sales and optional purchases like premium invite designs. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525600-how-does-partiful-make-money · "How does Partiful make money?", body text, checked 27 October 2026 **Sign up without a sales call** · Partly — Setup is entirely self-serve with no sales contact, but selling cannot always start today: Stripe onboarding takes 2-3 minutes and verification usually completes in minutes yet may take a couple of days, and no ticket types can be created until it clears. > If it’s your first time setting up your Stripe account, your account will need to be verified by Stripe. This usually happens within minutes, but may take up to a couple days. You can't accept payments until this is complete. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525291-how-do-i-sell-tickets-on-partiful · "How do I sell tickets on Partiful?", step 2 Connect your Stripe account, checked 27 October 2026 **Support on event day** · Partly — Support is email plus a help center, with a dedicated ticketing@partiful.com address for ticketed events; the contact page lists only email channels and publishes no phone line, live chat or response hours for door-time emergencies. > For support requests, please contact us at support@partiful.com. For help with a ticketed event, please contact us at ticketing@partiful.com. > — https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525606-email-us · "Email us!", body text, checked 27 October 2026 ## Partiful alternatives - [Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry) · Free plan: Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing. - [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite) · Free plan, then $69 a month: Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer. - [RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup) · Free plan: Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees. - [Posh](https://boxofficefees.com/posh) · Price on request: Social event platform with organizer dashboard, all-in ticket pricing and a consumer discovery app. - [Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix) · Free plan, then $1.29 per paid ticket: Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity. - [RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify) · Free plan, then $0.90 per ticket: Registration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform. - [UltraSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/ultrasignup) · Free plan, then $2.50 per registration: Race registration, results and free timing for trail, ultra and endurance events in North America. - [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice) · From $0.99 per ticket: Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app. - [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor) · Free plan, then £0.60 (about $0.80) per ticket: Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account. 8 of the 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://boxofficefees.com/partiful/alternatives/) ## Sources and changes Last changed 27 October 2026 **Sources** (25) - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525398-what-fees-does-partiful-charge, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525599-does-partiful-cost-money, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525289-who-can-sell-tickets-on-partiful, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525291-how-do-i-sell-tickets-on-partiful, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525304-what-kinds-of-tickets-can-i-create, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525316-can-guests-transfer-their-ticket-to-someone-else, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525340-how-does-check-in-work-for-ticketed-events, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525348-can-i-sell-tickets-at-the-door, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525354-can-i-set-up-recurring-events-on-partiful, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525364-how-does-the-waitlist-move-my-guests-off-of-the-list, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525378-how-do-i-ask-questions-to-my-guests, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525384-when-do-i-get-paid, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525395-how-can-i-message-my-guests-after-the-event, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525399-who-pays-the-ticket-service-fee, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525404-how-does-tax-work, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525405-are-there-fees-for-free-events, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525420-what-information-can-i-see-about-my-guests, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525460-how-do-i-use-the-chip-in-feature, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525545-can-i-download-my-ticket, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525565-how-can-i-make-my-events-discoverable, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525600-how-does-partiful-make-money, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525606-email-us, read 27 October 2026 - https://help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15786785-how-do-i-issue-a-refund, read 27 October 2026 - https://partiful.com/ticket-seller-terms, read 27 October 2026 - https://partiful.com/ticketing, read 27 October 2026 ## Is this yours? 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