RootStall vs the rest

Your stall changes. Your roots travel with you.

Every other platform sells a booth for a day. RootStall gives a vendor one profile and a reputation that follows them to every market in Hawaii — so they get the stall, faster, everywhere. See how it stacks up.

Feature-by-feature comparison

The top two rows are the ones nobody else can copy — the roots a vendor carries between markets. Everything below is the platform that lives under them.

Feature	RootStall	Eventbrite	Ticket Tailor	Mākeke	Instagram
Apply once, apply to any market	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
Portable vendor reputation that travels	BUILDING	✗	✗	✗	✗
Built for Hawaii	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗
Find every market & event in one place	✓	events only	✗	✗	scattered posts
Map-based discovery	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
Sell event tickets with QR check-in	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗
Vendor storefronts & product listings	✓	✗	✗	✓	posts only
Multi-vendor cart (one checkout, many sellers)	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗
Organizer dashboard (vendors, layout, payments)	✓	events only	events only	✗	✗
Staff scanning roles (gate, parking, VIP)	✓	limited	✓	✗	✗
Buyer-facing mobile app	✓	✓	✗	web only	✓
Free for free events	✓	✓	✓	n/a	✓
Platform fee on paid sales	0%	6.6% + $1.79	~$0.85/ticket	15–30%	n/a
Native Hawaiian-owned	✓	✗	✗	CNHA-affiliated	✗

Fees as published April 2026. Eventbrite: 3.7% + $1.79 service + 2.9% processing. Ticket Tailor: pay-as-you-go ~£0.65/$0.85 per paid ticket, free for free events. Mākeke: consignment/wholesale terms vary by program.

Who this is for

For Organizers

Run your market or event without a stack of tools

Manage vendors, layouts, and check-ins in one app
Sell tickets with QR scanning and refunds
No per-ticket platform fees on free events
Bring buyers to your gate, not just your form

For Buyers

One place for every market, event, and local maker

Map of every market and event across the islands
Browse vendors and products before you go
Buy tickets and check in with a single QR code
Free to use, always

For Vendors & Makers

Your storefront, your customers, no middleman