We built a free event ticketing platform for India — because 15-20% fees are just too much
I'm Vishnu, founder of Vihaya Events.
A while back I watched a college fest committee in Kerala go through their ticketing breakdown after an event. Nearly 18% of their revenue — gone. Just to the platform. For a student-run event where every rupee matters, that was painful to see.
So we built Vihaya Events. Zero platform fees. Zero per-ticket commission. Organizers keep 100% of their revenue.
What's included free:
Native UPI checkout (PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm)
AI form builder and AI website builder
WhatsApp bulk marketing
QR check-in app
Sponsor management and certificate generation
We already power events like IEEE SPS Kerala's SIGNAL 4.0 and ISTE TKMCE's ATHENA '26.
Still early days but growing fast. Would love honest feedback from anyone who's organized events in India — what would make this a no-brainer for you?
