How eventCNX compares, for the night of the event.
Most tools PTOs and boosters use were built for something else first: a shop counter, an online form, a donation page. They can take a payment at a fundraiser. eventCNX was built for the night itself, from the first raffle ticket to the treasurer’s report.
| Cash box | Anything |
| Venmo | Paying friends |
| Square | Shops and stalls |
| Cheddar Up | Forms, dues and sign-ups |
| Givebutter | Donation pages |
| eventCNX | The event night |
What the night needs, and how eventCNX handles it.
Any volunteer shows a QR code on their own phone. The guest pays with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card on Stripe’s checkout page.
They sign in with the event PIN and their first name. No accounts to create, nothing to clean up after, and no one can see payouts or issue refunds.
The volunteer taps Paid in cash. It counts in the same totals and pots, and the admin sees how much cash each volunteer should hand in.
One order, one QR code, and the paid screen lists what to hand over.
Pots total as tickets sell. Close one right before the drawing and late payments stay out of it.
Admins see collected, refunded and net by product, by volunteer and by pot as the night goes. Each volunteer sees only their own sales.
Every sale went straight into your Stripe account. The report matches the deposit, and the CSV has every sale with its Stripe payment ID.
Run a practice night with pretend payments before you pay anything.
Good tools, built for something else first.
No fees, and no record. Someone counts it at midnight, and it rarely matches the ticket stubs.
Quick for the guest. The money goes to whoever owns the QR code, and the treasurer sorts it out next week.
Built for shops and stalls. A good choice if you already have readers and a team set up in it.
Built for collecting online for groups: forms, dues, sign-ups. A good choice for what you collect before the event.
Built for donation pages and campaigns. A good choice for the appeal that runs alongside the event.
eventCNX isn’t trying to replace your dues form or your donation page. It runs the tables on the night.
A flat price for the event. Nothing taken from what you raise.
An Event Pass is $149 for one event, up to 3 days of selling. A Season Pass is $399 for every event for 12 months, with the sponsor spot included. Setting up and running a practice night are free.
eventCNX takes nothing. Stripe’s standard card fee is charged on your own account, as with any Stripe payment.
When another tool is the better fit.
Dues, sign-ups and permission slips are what Cheddar Up is built for.
A donation page like Givebutter’s fits better.
If your volunteers already have Square logins and readers, stay with what they know.
A cash box may be enough.
eventCNX works with Stripe only.
Questions
How is eventCNX different from Square?
Square is built for a shop counter: a team set up in Square and a reader or Tap to Pay. eventCNX is built for an event night: any volunteer’s own phone becomes a checkout with an event PIN, and pots, per-volunteer totals and the treasurer’s report come with it. If you already run on Square, it may be the simpler choice.
Can we still take cash?
Yes. Volunteers tap Paid in cash, and the sale counts toward your totals and pots with the card payments. Card and cash are shown apart, so the card total still matches Stripe.
Can we use eventCNX alongside Cheddar Up or Givebutter?
Yes. Keep collecting dues or running a donation page where you do now. eventCNX runs the tables on the night, and its sales go to your own Stripe account.
Can guests cover the card fee?
Not yet. Today your organization pays Stripe’s standard fee on each sale, and guests pay exactly the price you set.
Does eventCNX hold our money?
No. Every payment goes straight into your organization’s own Stripe account. Stripe pays it out to your bank on your usual schedule.
Do we need a Stripe account?
Yes, in your organization’s name. If you don’t have one, Stripe walks you through opening it when you connect.
Try it on a practice night first.
Connect Stripe, build the event and run a practice night with pretend payments. You only pay when you open it to guests.