Starting February 14th, 2025, Start.gg will be implementing a Platform Fee to fund the site's operation and the development of new features and improvements. You can learn more about why we're implementing the Platform Fee and our future development on our Balance Patch article.

The Platform Fee will be automatically applied to all online payments through PayPal or Stripe and will not include on-site / cash payments. The Platform Fee is calculated as 6% of the user’s subtotal, meaning it is not inclusive of other fees and does not subtract from what organizers receive.

PayPal and Stripe charge a fee to process payments. Every time an attendee registers for a tournament, this fee will come out of the money they pay. The processing fee does not go to start.gg.

Organizers can add a processing fee, as well as additional fees such as VAT, from the Payment Setup tab of the Registration Settings page..

Stripe's processing fee is 2.9% plus $0.30 USD per transaction. PayPal's processing fee depends on the payment type used:

Each fee will appear as a separate line item at checkout. Here is what the fee will look like when an attendee is registering with a 3% + $0.30 processing fee applied: