Direct payouts
Your ticket money goes to you, not to us
Every payment is collected in your own Stripe account. Nothing is held back until the event is over: you sell your tickets, and you fund your night with them.
- Payments collected in your Stripe
- No funds held by Sweescape
- Payouts as the sales come in
- 0% commission
0% commission · No commitment · First month free
Where the money goes
Buyer pays
32 €
Your own Stripe account
32 €
Your bank account
Payouts on your Stripe schedule
Platform holding your funds until after the event
0 %
commission
0 €
held by Sweescape
No hold
paid out while tickets still sell
Wait to be paid, or get paid as you sell
With traditional ticketing, your ticket money sits with the platform. Here, it never passes through us.
Ticketing that holds the funds
- Revenue is paid out after the event
- You have to front the deposits for artists, venue and production
- A cash advance has to be requested, and it depends on the platform
- A commission is taken from every ticket before payout
Sweescape direct payouts
- Every payment lands in your own Stripe account
- Your sales fund your deposits, from the presale onwards
- Payouts follow your Stripe schedule, not ours
- 0% commission: the amount collected is yours
Your presales fund your night
An event is paid for before it happens. With direct payouts, ticketing becomes your first source of cash flow.
The venue deposit
The first sales land in your account while tickets are still on sale.
Artist fees
You pay what you owe with real revenue, without dipping into your own funds.
Promotion
Your presales pay for your ads, which bring in the next sales.
Zero dependency
Nobody else decides when your money becomes available.
Payments
Your Stripe account · acct_1Q•••How it works
- 1
You connect your Stripe
Your existing account, or a new one created in a few minutes.
- 2
The buyer pays
By card, on your ticket page, under your name.
- 3
Stripe collects for you
The payment is created directly on your account, not on ours.
- 4
Your bank is credited
On the payout schedule of your Stripe account.
Your account, your rules, your paperwork
Your refunds
You refund a buyer from your Stripe dashboard, without asking anyone's permission.
Several Stripe accounts
Attach each event to the right account: handy when you produce for more than one company.
Automatic invoices
Each order can generate its own numbered invoice, in your company's name.
Secure payment
Stripe is PCI-DSS Level 1 certified. No card data passes through our servers.
Sales & Expenses
A 1,300-capacity club night, funded by its presale
A promoter opens the presale six weeks before the date. Three weeks later, 700 tickets are sold: the revenue is already in their Stripe account, and it covers the venue deposit and half the line-up. With ticketing that holds the funds, they would have fronted all of it.
- 700
- tickets sold three weeks before the date
- 11,200€
- already collected in their Stripe
- 0€
- held by the ticketing provider
- 0%
- commission taken
Illustrative example, fictional figures: 700 tickets at 16€. Stripe payment fees apply.
Frequently asked questions about payouts
When do I get paid for my ticket sales?
As the sales come in. With Sweescape, every payment is collected directly in your own Stripe account, then paid out to your bank account on the payout schedule of your Stripe account. You don't wait for the event to end, and you don't ask for any cash advance.
Does Sweescape hold my funds at any point?
No. Payments are created directly on your Stripe account. The money never passes through a Sweescape account, and no commission is taken along the way. Sweescape earns its revenue from the subscription only.
What fees apply to each payment?
Only Stripe payment fees, which are banking fees and apply to any online ticketing. Sweescape takes no commission and no service fee on top.
How do I refund a ticket buyer?
Refunds are made from your Stripe dashboard, since the payment is on your account. You stay in control of your refund policy, without depending on a third-party customer service team.
Can I use several Stripe accounts?
Yes. You can connect several Stripe accounts and attach each event to the account you want. The Advanced plan includes one account, the Agency plan includes five, so you can collect payments in the name of each of your brands or clients.
Do I need an existing Stripe account?
No. You can connect an existing account or create one during setup. Stripe will ask for the usual legal information about your business before activating payouts.