Fees

Simple, flat pricing. Free events and free RSVPs cost nothing. For paid tickets, SURGE charges a flat $1.75 per ticket plus card processing at cost (2.9% + $0.30).

What buyers pay

Organizers choose who pays. By default the buyer pays the fees and the organizer keeps 100% of the ticket price. Organizers can instead absorb the fees so buyers see one all-in price.

Ticket priceFeesBuyer total
$20.00$2.63$22.63
$35.00$3.07$38.07
$75.00$4.23$79.23

Everything else

Resale carries an organizer-set fee, never above the face value of the ticket. Payment plans, add-ons and deals use the same per-ticket fee. There are no monthly fees and no fees on comps.

SURGE is in sandbox mode: no real card is charged yet.