Indian Alternative of Eventbrite

Townscript is a Bangalore-built event management and ticketing platform present in 27+ countries. Drag-and-drop event pages, customisable registration forms, ticket categories with discount codes, integrated Indian payment gateways with INR support, QR-code check-ins, ticket transfers, and a mobile app. Pay-per-ticket pricing — 1.99% + $2 per paid ticket; free events have no charges. Best for Indian meetups, workshops, treks, and conferences.

Zoho Backstage is a Chennai-built all-in-one event management platform for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Drag-and-drop multi-language website builder, visual agenda, tiered ticketing, sponsor portals, branded mobile app, plus live polls and Q&A. Free tier; subscriptions $199–$499/month or pay-per-event from $299. Best for Indian conference and corporate-training organisers wanting Cvent-style features without the price.

BookMyShow's per-ticket convenience fee is non-refundable — even when the event is cancelled — and is only shown at the checkout screen. Cinema tickets can be cancelled at many (not all) screens 20 minutes to 4 hours before showtime, refunding 50-75% of the base ticket price but never the fee. India's largest ticketing platform, run by Mumbai-based Bigtree Entertainment; District, by Eternal (Zomato), is now its first real rival.

District is Eternal Limited's (formerly Zomato) going-out app for movie tickets, live events, dining and sports-venue bookings, launched November 2024, three months after Eternal bought Paytm's ticketing arm — Paytm Insider and TicketNew — for Rs 2,048 crore. It's the first challenger in two decades with real distribution behind it against BookMyShow, though its cinema and event coverage still trails outside major metros.