2.5%of each sale. Nothing until you sell.

No monthly fees
Buyers can cover it

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How fees work

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If your show sells tables at and tickets at

The same show on other platforms, covering the fees yourself, you'd keep

$9,272 to $9,793

The card show platform and the major ticketing platform. See the math

You keep

$10,238

That's $445 more than the card show platform would leave you on the same show.

Your sales: $11,000
CardMap 2.5%: −$275
Stripe processing: −$487
You keep: $10,238

Estimate. Assumes each table and each ticket is its own card payment, so Stripe's 30¢ applies to every one (orders with several tickets pay it once, so real fees run a little lower). Uses Stripe's standard US and Canada rate of 2.9% + 30¢; charging in a currency other than your payout currency adds Stripe's 2%. Sales tax isn't included, and CardMap's fee is never charged on it.

How the fees work

CardMap: 2.5%of each saleTickets and tables, after discounts, never on sales tax. Taken at checkout, and a refund returns it.
Card processing · Stripe: 2.9% + 30¢per card paymentStripe's standard US and Canada rate, charged on your own Stripe account. Your money lands there too.
Everything else: $0no monthly fee, everPublishing your show, free tickets, cash at the door and invoices paid offline. No setup fee or contract.

CardMap never holds your money. Choose who pays the fees, separately for tickets and for tables.

Compare

What you keep on a typical show.

Tables: 60 × $100
Tickets: 500 × $10
In sales: $11,000

Same show and prices on every platform.You cover all fees, card processing included.

What an organizer keeps from $11,000 in sales on each platform
Platform	Fees on this show	You keep
CardMap2.5% of each sale	$762	$10,238 Keeps the most
Card Show Platform4% + 50¢ per transaction	$1,207	$9,793 $445 less
Major Ticketing Platform3.7% + $1.79 per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing	$1,728	$9,272 $966 less

Rates from each company's public pricing page, September 2026: the leading card show platform's standard plan and the largest general ticketing platform's US pricing. Each table and ticket is counted as its own payment. Card processing of 2.9% + 30¢ is included for CardMap and the card show platform; the ticketing platform's own 2.9% payment processing is included for it. Sales tax excluded. Estimates; your costs depend on your prices, order sizes and cards.

Included

Every tool, on every show.

No tiers, no add-ons, no upgrade to unlock the good parts. The same 2.5% covers all of it.

TicketingTiers, all-in prices, promo codes
Tables and floor plansDraw the room, sell the tables
Vendor applicationsApplications, approvals, invoices
Door check-inScan tickets from any phone
MessagingEmail vendors and attendees
FinanceSales, refunds and payouts in one place
PromotionShare kits for you and your vendors
Listed on CardMapYour show on the map collectors browse

Questions

Money questions, answered straight.

What is the 2.5% charged on?

Each ticket and table sale, after any discount, including any per-order surcharge you set. It's never charged on sales tax. CardMap's fee is taken automatically at checkout, so there's nothing to pay upfront and nothing at all if you don't sell.

Can my buyers pay the fees?

Yes, and you choose separately for tickets and for tables. When buyers cover the fees, they see one all-in price up front that includes Stripe's processing and CardMap's 2.5%, and you keep your full price. Or cover the fees yourself and keep your prices round.

What about Stripe's fees?

Stripe charges its own card processing: 2.9% + 30¢ per payment in the US and Canada, plus 2% when you charge in a currency different from your payout currency. It's charged by Stripe on your own Stripe account, separately from CardMap's fee.

What happens when I refund?

CardMap's fee comes back with the refund. The part your buyer paid goes back to them, and the part you paid comes back to you. Stripe doesn't return its processing fee on refunds.

Do free tickets or cash sales cost anything?

No. Free tickets are always free. Cash at the door and invoices paid offline carry no CardMap fee. We only take 2.5% of what sells through CardMap's checkout.

When do I get paid?

Your money goes straight to your own Stripe account, and CardMap never holds it. Stripe pays it out to your bank on your Stripe payout schedule.

Are there monthly fees or contracts?

No. There's no subscription, setup fee, monthly fee, contract or cap, and no feature tiers. Publishing your show is free. You pay 2.5% only when you sell.

Publishing is free

Put your show on the map.
Pay only when you sell.

Tickets, tables, vendors and check-in, all included. CardMap takes 2.5% of each sale.