Event Manager Pricing
Compete-At provides a very simple pricing model. Event Manager is a pay-as-you-go payment service, whereby a convenience fee is processed at the time of event registration. You can pass this fee back to your registrants at time of registration and essentially use it for no cost.Example: You charge registrants $50 to enter your event. Compete-At retains $1.50 and distributes $48.50 back to your organization for all collected fees every two weeks. If a credit card is used, we also retain transaction fees which are approximately 3%.
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In addition to the standard 3% fee per entry, what are the other costs?
Credit card transaction fees are also deducted from your event fees. Typically this cost averages around 3.35%. There are no other hosting or service fees at all.
Can I pass this cost directly back to my registrants?
Absolutely. You can do this in multiple ways. Increase your base entry fee by the percentage retained by us OR create a new mandatory fee and label it "processing fee" or "convenience fee" or whatever you like.
Do I ever pay Compete-At or have to manage invoices from Compete-At?
No. You will not have to deal with the headaches associated with invoices from us. We simple deduct our fees and distribute the funds directly back to you.
Do I have to link to my own merchant account?
Geez no. We want this to be easy – right? All transactions go through our gateway so you don't have to do a thing. We receive a more favorable rate because of the number of transactions we have per month. So, it's a win-win situation for you.
What type of contract to I have to sign?
There are no long term contracts. You can use the Compete-At online event management and registration platform for a single event or hundreds of events.
What is the charge for Free events?
Free events are free. Since we are not processing credit cards nor distributing your funds to you, Event Manager can be used at absolutely no cost for free events you host.
Other solutions I've looked at charge a transaction fee AND a flat per registrant fee. Do you have a flat fee per registrant as well?
No. If you accept entries for 5 people or 5,000 people, the pricing is still the same. We don't hit you again with another per registrant fee.
How do I receive my money that has been collected through Event Manager?
When you create your account we ask you where you want your checks sent. Typically this is a club or organization but could also be an individual. Twice a month we write you a check for fees that were collected for your event and stick it in the mail. (minus our transaction fee of course.)
Can I get a discount for charity event?
Talk to your account rep. When you create your account you will receive a personal email from your designated account rep. Simple give him/her a ring and explain more about your event.
Can I use my PayPal Account or Paypal Gateway?
No. Paypal transaction fees are typically higher than using the Compete-At gateway and in the end require you to pay more fees as well as PER transaction fees. We do not support PayPal or Google checkout at this time.
For my event, what types of payments can I accept?
Credit card, check, member account number, cash at the door. Any combination of the above.
If I accept all paper checks, do you still take 3% of the entry fee?
Yes. You are still using all the other benefits and features of the online software.