What it costs
One flat $69 per event. No percentage of ticket sales, ever.
That fee is the only thing SmoothRaffle charges. The organizer pays it before the first ticket can be sold, it does not change with how many tickets the event sells, and there is no monthly cost and no contract.
What the fee covers
- Set up the event and the prizes. Add each prize basket with a photo and a description, set your ticket prices, and put the baskets out on the table with a number card.
- Sell tickets from a phone. Guests scan the QR code on the flyer or at the door and buy tickets on their own phone. No app to install.
- Take cash at the table. A cashier mode for volunteers taking cash and cards in person, recorded against the same event so the totals are one number and not two.
- Run the draw. Draw each basket in front of the room, or record the winner of a paper draw. Every result is published with proof that the winner was not chosen after the fact.
- Tell the winners. Winners are notified, and the results page can be shown on a screen or shared with anyone who could not stay to the end.
Where the money goes
Ticket money never passes through SmoothRaffle. The organizer connects their own Stripe account, and every ticket payment is charged directly onto it. The funds settle into the organizer's balance and pay out to the organizer's bank. We take no share of them and we cannot hold them.
The $69 software fee is the single charge that SmoothRaffle processes on its own account. It is a fee for the software that runs the event, and it is separate from the raffle proceeds in every sense - different account, different payer, different purpose.
Who can use it
Fundraising, charity and benefit events only - fire companies, schools, churches, sports clubs and community groups, and families raising money for a neighbor in need. Every organizer confirms the purpose of their event before it can go live, and an event cannot be opened for sales without that confirmation.
Raffles are regulated differently in every state, and some require a license or registration before a ticket is sold. That is the organizer's responsibility, and our terms say so.