Now that Repoan has Form Payments and booking / scheduling, people increasingly compare it with Peatix for the "collect a sign-up and the payment in one place" job.
But up front: these are not the cheap and expensive versions of the same thing. They're built on different premises, so the use cases split cleanly. This post lays out — fee numbers included — how to choose honestly.
The short answer — a decision flow
Step 1: Who handles getting people there?
├─ You want strangers to *discover* your event on a platform → Peatix
└─ You already own the audience channel (social, newsletter, existing customers, your site)
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Step 2: What needs to happen at sign-up?
├─ Just "event + ticket payment" → either works (zero-fixed-cost Peatix is the lighter pick)
└─ Pre-event survey / detailed intake / appointment booking / brand consistency too → Repoan
The pivot is Step 1. Peatix's biggest value is its event-discovery marketplace — Repoan has nothing like it. Conversely, Repoan is strong where you want to design the sign-up form freely and bundle payment, booking and surveys together.
Feature comparison
| Dimension | Peatix | Repoan |
|---|---|---|
| What it fundamentally is | Event-discovery & ticketing platform | Sign-up form + payments + booking + surveys SaaS |
| Audience discovery (marketplace) | ◎ Found on Peatix, follow feature | × You bring your own audience |
| Fixed cost | Free (no setup/monthly fee) | Free ¥0 / Pro ¥1,880/mo |
| Payment fee (paid tickets) | 4.9% + ¥99/ticket | Free 5.6%+¥100 / Pro 4.6% |
| Payment methods | Card, convenience store, PayPal, pay-later | Credit card (Stripe, Japan-issued) |
| Payout | Bulk transfer after the event | Direct & automatic to your bank via Stripe Connect |
| Free-form sign-up design | △ limited intake questions | ◎ AI-generated questions, free text, branching |
| Pre-survey → AI analysis | × | ◎ auto-theme/summary of free text |
| Booking / scheduling (calendar) | × | ◎ Google Calendar slot booking |
| Brand consistency | △ Peatix page styling | ◎ logo, colors, custom theme |
| On-site check-in app | ◎ mature official app | × no dedicated check-in app |
◎ strong / △ possible but limited / × not supported. This isn't "which is better" — read it as they solve different problems.
The fees, compared honestly
Real amounts for selling one ¥10,000 ticket (tax handling omitted):
| Fee | You receive | |
|---|---|---|
| Peatix | 4.9% + ¥99 = ¥589 | ¥9,411 |
| Repoan Free | 5.6% + ¥100 = ¥660 | ¥9,340 |
| Repoan Pro | 4.6% = ¥460 | ¥9,540 |
Reading the numbers:
- Lowest per-ticket fee is Repoan Pro (4.6%, no fixed fee)
- Next is Peatix (4.9%+¥99) — slightly cheaper than Repoan Free
- But Repoan Pro carries a ¥1,880/month subscription
That's the crux. Repoan Pro beats Peatix by about ¥129/ticket (¥589→¥460), so selling ~15 tickets a month at ¥10,000 recovers the ¥1,880 Pro fee from the fee difference alone. Below that volume, if you only use payments, zero-fixed-cost Peatix is often cheaper overall.
Put differently: Repoan Pro isn't worth subscribing to for payments alone. It earns its keep when you also use booking, AI reports, unlimited responses and brand themes.
Choosing by use case
Events where you want strangers to find you → Peatix
Public seminars, meetups, community events — anywhere you want to reach people who don't know you yet — benefit from Peatix's marketplace and follow feature. Repoan has none of this, so if reach is the priority, Peatix is the only choice. With no fixed cost, it also suits one-off or irregular events.
You already have the audience (studios, salons, B2B) → Repoan fits
Yoga/cooking classes, online lessons, regulars at a study group, info sessions for existing customers — when your announcement reaches your own list, the marketplace adds little, and form flexibility matters more. Ask "why you're joining," "any allergies," "which course," and collect payment per answer in one screen.
Sign-up doubles as a survey or detailed intake → Repoan
Want to ask "current level" and "tools you use" at workshop sign-up, or gather "the challenge you're weighing" as free text for an info session? This sign-up = survey pattern plays to Repoan's design freedom and AI reports (auto-categorizing/summarizing free text). Peatix's sign-up questions are limited here.
Booking an appointment together with payment → Repoan
For "prepay the trial-lesson fee + book your slot right then," where you want payment and scheduling done in one sign-up, Repoan's calendar integration (Google Calendar slot booking) lines up. Peatix sells fixed-date events, so one-to-one slot booking is out of scope.
On-site check-in / ticket-tearing at scale → Peatix
High footfall, scanning QR codes at the door, selling day-of tickets on the spot — Peatix's official app is mature for this. Repoan has no dedicated check-in app, so large-event day-of operations favor Peatix.
The hybrid option
You don't have to force everything into one tool. A realistic split:
| Use case | Better fit |
|---|---|
| Public events to reach new people | Peatix |
| Paid sign-ups for existing/regular customers | Repoan |
| Sign-up that bundles a pre-survey + payment | Repoan |
| Trial booking + prepayment | Repoan |
| Day-of check-in for large events | Peatix |
"Peatix for discovery, Repoan for sign-ups and booking aimed at existing customers" is a sustainable balance of cost and effort.
How easy is Repoan to set up?
Publishing a payment-enabled form on Repoan:
- Account settings → "Enable payments" → Stripe onboarding (KYC, ~5–10 min)
- Form editor's Payments tab → add tickets/fees as products (multiple, with stock counts)
- Fill in the business disclosure (seller name, contact, refund policy)
- Toggle "Enable payments" and publish
Respondents pick from a product picker at the form's end and pay via Stripe Checkout. Response data is saved only after successful payment, so unpaid attendees never slip in. The Sales page itemizes Stripe fee / Repoan fee / your payout in three columns, with CSV export.
See also the Form Payments launch post and building booking & scheduling forms.
FAQ
Q1. Which is cheaper, Repoan or Peatix?
On per-ticket fee alone, Repoan Pro (4.6%) is lowest, then Peatix (4.9%+¥99), then Repoan Free (5.6%+¥100). But Repoan Pro adds a ¥1,880/month subscription, so at low volume the zero-fixed-cost Peatix can be cheaper overall. For a ¥10,000 ticket, the break-even is around 15 tickets a month.
Q2. Can Repoan help with audience discovery like Peatix?
No. Peatix has a discovery marketplace and follow feature that help new attendees find you; Repoan has no equivalent. Repoan assumes you bring your own channel (social, newsletter, existing customers, your site) and bundles the sign-up form with payments, booking and surveys. If new reach matters most, Peatix is the better fit.
Q3. What can Peatix do that Repoan can't?
Mainly three things: (1) marketplace discovery (being found and followed on Peatix), (2) a mature on-site check-in app for large-event entry, and (3) diverse payment methods like convenience-store payment and PayPal (Repoan is credit card only, Japan-issued). Events where these matter suit Peatix.
Q4. What does Repoan do that's hard on Peatix?
Free-form sign-up design (AI question generation, branching, AI analysis of free text), one-to-one booking/scheduling via Google Calendar, brand consistency with your logo and colors, and direct/automatic payouts to your bank via Stripe Connect. If you want detailed intake, or to unify a pre-survey or booking with payment, Repoan fits.
Q5. Is using both reasonable?
Yes — it's the natural split. Use Peatix to reach new audiences for public events, and Repoan for paid sign-ups and trial bookings aimed at existing/regular customers. There's no need to force everything into one tool.
Summary
Choosing Repoan vs Peatix is decided, before any fee table, by who handles getting people there.
- Want a platform to bring new attendees → Peatix (marketplace, zero fixed cost)
- Own your channel + want to bundle intake, booking and surveys → Repoan
- Lowest per-ticket fee is Repoan Pro, but at small volume zero-fixed-cost Peatix wins
- Large-event day-of check-in → Peatix; unified pre-survey + payment + booking → Repoan
- Don't force one tool — Peatix for discovery, Repoan for existing customers is a valid hybrid
Decide "what you're trying to solve" before "which is cheaper," and the choice nearly makes itself.
To try Repoan's payments and booking, enable them from the Account settings page.
Related: Introducing Form Payments / Building booking & scheduling forms