TidyHQ vs Humanitix
Humanitix is a genuinely great event platform with a social mission we respect — booking fees fund children's charities. For public events, their discovery, ticketing, and attendee experience are hard to beat. TidyHQ is a membership and club management platform that also handles events. If your events are for members, not the general public, the difference matters.
Where TidyHQ wins
Full membership management with renewal tracking and payment history. Financial reporting with Xero sync. Governance tools: meeting minutes, committee tasks, document storage. Member communications via email and SMS. Event ticketing that connects to your membership database — so financial members automatically get member pricing. Events are one part of the platform, not the whole thing.
Where Humanitix wins
Humanitix is built for events and it shows. Their public event discovery pages get real traffic. The attendee checkout experience is polished. The social mission is genuine — booking fees fund education for children in need, which matters to attendees and gives your events a feel-good factor. For large public-facing events, their platform is stronger. They're also Australian-built with Australian support.
Best for
Organisations that need to manage members alongside events — especially where your events are for members, not the general public. If you need member-only pricing, membership tracking, and event ticketing in one place, that's the gap TidyHQ fills.
Feature comparison
| Feature | TidyHQ | Humanitix |
|---|---|---|
| Online memberships | × | |
| Event ticketing | (excellent) | |
| Financial reporting | Basic | |
| Accounting integration (Xero) | × | |
| Meeting minutes | × | |
| Task management | × | |
| Email & SMS communications | Event emails only | |
| Document storage | × | |
| Free tier | (unlimited contacts) | (free events are free) |
| Public event discovery | × | (strong) |
| Social impact fees | × | |
| Australian support | ||
| Mobile app |
Key differences
Your members aren't just ticket buyers
Humanitix sells tickets. TidyHQ knows who's a financial member, when they joined, what they've paid, and when they're due for renewal. If your events are for your membership, you need that context — member-only pricing, member-only events, attendance history tied to membership records.
Member pricing happens automatically
Offer different ticket prices for financial members vs non-members without manual workarounds. Humanitix can't do this because it doesn't have a membership database. TidyHQ connects the two so your members see their price at checkout.
The admin doesn't stop at events
Your club also holds AGMs, tracks finances, assigns committee tasks, and stores documents. TidyHQ covers all of that alongside event ticketing. Humanitix covers events beautifully — but only events.
What Humanitix does well
Humanitix is built for events and it shows. Their public event discovery pages get real traffic. The attendee checkout experience is polished. The social mission is genuine — booking fees fund education for children in need, which matters to attendees and gives your events a feel-good factor. For large public-facing events, their platform is stronger. They're also Australian-built with Australian support.
No product is the right fit for everyone. If Humanitix’s strengths align with your primary needs, it may be the better choice.
Is TidyHQ right for you?
TidyHQ is the better choice if…
- You need membership management alongside event ticketing
- You want member-only event pricing that works automatically
- You need financial reporting, governance, and member communications
- Your events are primarily for your members, not the general public
Humanitix might be better if…
- •You run large public events and want strong discovery and SEO
- •The social impact story of booking fees matters to your audience
- •You don't manage members — you sell tickets to the public
- •You want the best possible public-facing event checkout experience