You pay nothing until money moves. When it does, we take a small percentage and the rest settles to you through Paystack. No monthly fee, no setup fee, no per-seat charge.
| Feature | Free voting Election / hot votes | Paid votingMost used Awards-style | Ticketing Per ticket sold | Paid nominations Awards intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Platform feePercentage of gross revenue. | 0% | 10% | 5% | 5% |
Paystack processing feeAbsorbed by the platform β not deducted from your payout. | Absorbed by platform | Absorbed by platform | Absorbed by platform | |
You keepAfter platform fee, before Paystack. | 100% | 90% | 95% | 95% |
SettlementWhen the money arrives. | Per Paystack schedule | Per Paystack schedule | Per Paystack schedule | |
Paystack subaccountProvisioned once per event. | ||||
Refund flowOrganizer-set window and percentage. | ||||
USSD transactingshort code *920*221#, any handset. | ||||
Voter PDF receiptsEvery paid action. | ||||
Full audit trailEvery action, every actor. | ||||
OTP-gated withdrawalsOrganizer-initiated; admin-approved. |
Paid voting
10% platform Β· 90% yours
Ticketing
5% platform Β· 95% yours
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Paid nominations
5% platform Β· 95% yours
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Voter registration
5% platform Β· 95% yours
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Combined totals
Total gross
GHβ΅4,000.00
Platform fees (10.0% blended)
GHβ΅400.00
You take home
GHβ΅3,600.00
Paystack processing fees are absorbed by the platform and included in the shares above. Your payout is exactly what this calculator shows.
Paystack charges a processing fee on every transaction β typically around 1.95% on mobile money and 2.9% on cards for Ghanaian accounts. That cost comes out of our platform share entirely. It does not touch your payout.
What you see in the calculator and in your transaction ledger is what you receive. Our platform fee (10% on paid votes, 5% on tickets and nominations) is the total we take. Paystack's cut is our problem to absorb, not yours to calculate.
You can verify this by comparing your voteMe transaction ledger against your Paystack settlement report β the numbers your subaccount receives will match the calculator exactly.
You pay nothing at signup. We only charge when money flows through the platform. Your Paystack subaccount gets provisioned at event creation and handles the rest.