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Cody vs Hi.Events
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Cody and Hi.Events — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Cody vs Hi.Events: at a glance
What is Cody?
Cody rebuilds checkout APIs and the customer view while keeping Google prices in sync.
Cody is a white-label ecommerce platform for retailers whose online stores run on its POS-linked promotions engine. The latest releases rebuild the Customers module into a single-page profile, push product and promo-price changes to Google Merchant feeds as they happen, and ship the second-to-last of a new set of lean checkout APIs. Smaller releases tidy checkout layout, filters, menu features, and wishlist counts.
What is Hi.Events?
Hi.Events 2.0 ends single-date events: recurring occurrences, embedded checkout, a REST API.
Hi.Events is in release candidates for 2.0, its largest release so far. rc.1 made every event a set of occurrences generated from recurrence rules, and added embedded checkout, product add-ons, a rebuilt check-in app, a documented REST API and a redesigned dashboard, with one-way migrations. rc.2 adds per-date ticket quantities, sequential tier release, AI event moderation and a site-wide cookie banner. The 1.x line before it shipped security fixes for webhook SSRF and spreadsheet formula injection.
Cody vs Hi.Events: editorial side-by-side
Cody
5.0E-COMM
Cody rebuilds checkout APIs and the customer view while keeping Google prices in sync.
◆ Current state
Cody is a white-label ecommerce platform for retailers whose online stores run on its POS-linked promotions engine. The latest releases rebuild the Customers module into a single-page profile, push product and promo-price changes to Google Merchant feeds as they happen, and ship the second-to-last of a new set of lean checkout APIs. Smaller releases tidy checkout layout, filters, menu features, and wishlist counts.
◆ Where it's heading
Fixing promo and BOGO pricing calculation is paying off downstream. Prices are now reliable enough to feed Google live, and promo captions surface in cart and checkout. The checkout API rewrite is explicitly framed as groundwork for Agentic Checkout Protocol, the first sign that Cody is preparing merchants for AI-agent purchasing in Australasia.
◆ Prediction
Expect the final checkout API and a site migration onto the new stack. An agentic-checkout launch should follow once the protocol is available in Australasia, though the entries give no date.
Hi.Events
2.5E-COMM
Hi.Events 2.0 ends single-date events: recurring occurrences, embedded checkout, a REST API.
◆ Current state
Hi.Events is in release candidates for 2.0, its largest release so far. rc.1 made every event a set of occurrences generated from recurrence rules, and added embedded checkout, product add-ons, a rebuilt check-in app, a documented REST API and a redesigned dashboard, with one-way migrations. rc.2 adds per-date ticket quantities, sequential tier release, AI event moderation and a site-wide cookie banner. The 1.x line before it shipped security fixes for webhook SSRF and spreadsheet formula injection.
◆ Where it's heading
The project is moving from a single-event ticketing tool to a platform for organisers who run repeating events and sell through their own sites. Embedded checkout and a public API widen where tickets get sold; AI moderation and the security work point to running a hosted, multi-organiser service.
◆ Prediction
Expect further rc builds that fill gaps in the recurring-event model (per-date inventory came in rc.2) before a 2.0 stable release.
Alternatives to Cody and Hi.Events
Other E-comm products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Cody or Hi.Events.
Solidus
Solidus admin 0.4.1 closes a stored XSS on a customer page.
Virto Commerce
Virto Commerce moves its MySQL default to 8.4 LTS as Stable 16 approaches.
CartFlows
After Instant Checkout, CartFlows spends a morning patching its sibling plugins.
Foxy
Foxy locks down its legacy API as the security cleanup reaches customers.
Antavo
Antavo's feed turns to Shopify, but it is still a blog, not a changelog.
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Recent activity from Cody and Hi.Events
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoCody📢 Keep Your Google Shopping Feed Up to Date Automatically
- 2d agoCody⚡ Faster Checkout Groundwork, prepping for AI Shopping
- 2d agoCody💛 Wishlist Count Updates Instantly from the Cart Drawer
- 2d agoCody🧭 Menu Features Now Show on Every Menu Item
- 8d agoHi.Events2.0 rc.2: per-date tickets, tier sequencing, AI moderation
- 9d agoCody🏷️ Promo Captions Now Show in Cart and Checkout Before a Shopper Qualifies
- 9d agoCody🗂️ Faster Product Tag Management: Rename Tags and Clear All SKUs in One Click
- 1mo agoHi.Events2.0 rc.1: recurring events, embedded checkout and a REST API ⚡
- 1mo agoHi.Events1.11.1: webhook SSRF and export injection fixes
- 3mo agoHi.Events1.11.0: checkout prefill from URLs and hidden-product fix
- 3mo agoHi.Events1.10.0: ticket date display options and Spanish, Greek
- 5mo agoHi.Events1.9.0: tracking pixels with consent and date-range charts
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Cody and Hi.Events?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Cody is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Cody better than Hi.Events?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Cody is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other E-comm products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Cody?
Top Cody alternatives in E-comm are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Cody alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/cody-store for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Hi.Events?
Top Hi.Events alternatives in E-comm are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Hi.Events alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hi-events for the full list with editorial commentary on each.