Townscript review: pros, cons and who it’s for
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.
Checked October 2026 · By the Hiive team
Townscript
Event ticketing
- Best for
- Indian organizers selling tickets to standalone or multi-date events
- Pricing
- Free events: no charge, and no setup fee.
- Website
- townscript.com
Our verdict
What it does well, and what it doesn't
Pros
- Made in India, with ticketing that suits Indian organizers.
- Free events cost nothing and there's no setup fee.
- Custom registration forms, discounts and multi-date events are built in.
- Team roles, such as a Details Downloader, let you share access safely.
- Attendee exports include answers to your custom questions.
Cons
- Built around events: no community, member groups or chat.
- No venue or court scheduling, and no activity tracking.
- No public API documentation; integrations run through Zoho Flow.
- Published fee details were last updated in September 2023, so confirm current rates.
Townscript pricing
- 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.
From Townscript’s own pricing and help pages. Check Townscript for current prices in your country.
Using Townscript 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.
Who it's for
Townscript is a good fit for
- Indian organizers selling tickets to workshops, conferences and shows.
- Organizers running multi-date events or sessions.
- Teams that need custom registration forms and shared access roles.
Look elsewhere if you're
- Communities that need members, chat and ongoing engagement.
- Venues and recurring organizers who need bookable schedules.
- Developers who need a documented public API.
Features
Yes Partly No? Not confirmed from official sources
Townscript alternatives
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.
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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.