Hiive vs Townscript: which fits how you run?
Townscript is a self-serve event ticketing and registration platform from Pune, India. Organizers create an event, sell tickets with custom registration forms and discounts, and track sales in reports. Here’s how it compares with Hiive for organizers, venues and communities — including where Townscript is the better choice.
Checked October 2026 · By the Hiive team
The short answer
At a glance
Yes Partly No? Not confirmed from official sources
Where they differ
Cost to organizers
Townscript
Percentage fees per paid ticket, per its help centre (last updated September 2023); free events cost nothing.
Hiive
Free for the first couple of months, then a fee agreed with you based on value.
Getting started
Townscript
Self-serve: sign up and publish an event yourself.
Hiive
Businesses join through an application with guided setup.
Community
Townscript
Attendee lists per event; no member groups or chat.
Hiive
Hives that are open, invite-only or closed, with a join-request queue and chat.
Venues and schedules
Townscript
Not supported — events point to a location.
Hiive
Bookable venue services and a combined calendar of events and schedules.
Analytics
Townscript
Reports and analytics on registrations and sales.
Hiive
Checkout funnel and identified signed-in viewers; signed-out visitors stay anonymous.
Which should you choose?
Choose Townscript if…
- You want to set up and sell tickets today, fully self-serve.
- You run standalone, multi-date or international events.
- You need detailed custom registration forms.
- You want a pure ticketing tool with nothing extra to manage.
Choose Hiive if…
- You run recurring sessions and want a community that lasts between them.
- You run recurring events of any kind, or a venue with bookable services.
- You want to control entry by request, invite or application.
- You want your events found by people nearby in a consumer app.
About Townscript
Pricing
As of October 2026 (fees per Townscript's help centre, last updated September 2023; check current fees)
- Free events: no charge, and no setup fee.
- Paid tickets: a Townscript fee quoted as 2.99% (1.99% + Rs. 10), plus a 1.99% payment gateway fee.
- Attendees pay a 2% platform fee. GST-registered organizers have 1% deducted.
- Organizers can choose whether they or their attendees bear the fees.
In India
Townscript is built in India and handles Indian ticketing, and it also supports 25+ countries for international events. Fees below are per its help centre, last updated September 2023, so check current fees before you plan.
Best for
Indian organizers selling tickets to standalone or multi-date events
Where Hiive isn't the best fit
- Hiive is newer than most tools it's compared with. Its event and community coverage is deepest in Mumbai, where it launched, and is growing city by city.
- Business pricing isn't a public rate card: the software is free for the first couple of months, then a fee is agreed with each partner based on the value delivered.
- Businesses join through an application, so setup is guided rather than instant self-serve.
Switching from Townscript
- 01
Export your attendees from Townscript.
- 02
Create your Hiive and set up your first event, Hive or venue.
- 03
Share your Hiive link with your community and run the first event on it.
Questions
Per Townscript's help centre (last updated September 2023), free events cost nothing and there's no setup fee. For paid tickets, the Townscript fee is quoted as 2.99% (1.99% + Rs. 10) plus a 1.99% payment gateway fee, attendees pay a 2% platform fee, and GST-registered organizers have 1% deducted. Organizers can choose who bears the fees. Check Townscript for current rates.
Yes. Sign in, select the event, open Attendees in the left sidebar, filter if needed, select Download attendees list, choose the data and download a CSV. It includes custom-question answers, and multi-date events can be exported per session.
For recurring events and the communities around them in India, Hiive adds member communities, chat, venue schedules, curated entry and booking analytics to ticketing with payouts in rupees. For standalone ticketed events, District by Zomato and Eventbrite are other options.
Townscript is a solid choice for Indian organizers who want straightforward self-serve ticketing for standalone or multi-date events. Hiive suits recurring events and the communities around them that also want member Hives, chat, venue schedules, curated entry and booking analytics, with events surfacing locally in the Hiive app.
The Hiive software is free for the first couple of months while your business is set up and runs real activity. After that, Hiive and the partner agree a fee based on the value Hiive has added. There is no fixed public rate.
Try Hiive with your real events. Free for the first couple of months.
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Written by the Hiive team. We make a competing product, so every claim about another product here comes from its own website or help centre, checked in October 2026. Prices and features change — check the provider before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Email jai@hiive.club and we’ll fix it.