# Hiveway vs ChamberDesk

> ChamberDesk vs Hiveway: published plans from $258 a month plus a required $2,495 training fee, against one flat price with setup included.

[Compare](https://hiveway.org/compare) · Chamber software

ChamberDesk is chamber management software with a business directory, events, billing, a website editor and SMS marketing in every plan.

Honest comparison · Checked October 2026 · 1 source

## Choose ChamberDesk if

You want a chamber-specific system with banner advertising and SMS built in, and you're ready for the one-time fees up front.

- You sell banner advertising to members and want it managed in the system.
- You want text messaging to members.
- You want a prospect CRM and referral tracking today.

## Choose Hiveway if

You want no up-front fees at all: setup, the move and the website are in the monthly price.

- You don't want to pay thousands before you start.
- You want your website designed, built and hosted as part of the price.
- You want month to month terms in writing.

**The short version:** Hiveway for Chambers is $299 a month, flat, month to month. (ChamberMaster starts at $3,900 a year, before a website) [About Hiveway for Chambers](https://hiveway.org/chambers)

ChamberDesk publishes its plans and puts the essentials in every one: directory, events, billing, a website editor, referral tracking, banner ads and text messaging. That's a fair, chamber-shaped package.

The difference is in the one-time fees: a training fee every new customer pays, data conversion, and website design, each priced separately.

## Twelve things, checked.

| What | ChamberDesk | Hiveway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Starter $258 a month (300 member profiles), Standard $325 (1,000), Professional $415 (2,500), Premium $488 (5,000) | $299 a month, flat, for every chamber of any size |
| Contract | Not published | Month to month. No annual contract, no setup fee |
| Setup fee | A required one-time training fee of $2,495 | None. Setup is included |
| Website | A website editor in every plan; website design from $4,599 | Included: a WordPress website we build and host, with a page for every member |
| Payment processing | Integrated billing; processing fees not published | Dues and tickets paid into your own Stripe account. We take no cut, ever |
| Dues invoicing, including checks | Integrated billing and an online membership application | Card, ACH, or an invoice paid by check and marked paid; reminders, grace and lapse handled for you |
| Directory and AI-readable pages | A business directory in every plan | Every member is a real page on your own domain that search engines and AI can read |
| Events and tickets | Event management in every plan | Member and non-member prices, tables of 8 named later, QR check-in from a phone |
| Email and newsletter | SMS marketing (fees apply); email not listed on the pricing page | Drafted from what's happening at your chamber, sent from your own domain |
| Moving off your old system | Data conversion from $2,495 | We move you off your old system ourselves, and redirect every old directory link |
| Support | Customer support in every plan | Email, answered by Jeff or Amara, who built it |
| Company | ChamberDesk, software built for chambers | Independent, no investors, the builders answer your email |

## The honest math.

ChamberDesk's monthly plans are published: Starter $258 (up to 300 member profiles), Standard $325 (1,000), Professional $415 (2,500), Premium $488 (5,000), Enterprise custom.

One-time fees are published too: a training fee of $2,495 required for every new customer, data conversion from $2,495, and website design from $4,599. A 150-member chamber that moves its data and gets a new site starts at $3,096 a year plus about $9,589 up front.

Hiveway for Chambers is $299 a month ($3,588 a year), the same for a chamber of 80 members or 800, with the website, setup and the move off your old system included. If you want one of us doing the work with you every month (your newsletter, your pages, your events), that's $599 a month on top, and never required.

## We move you ourselves.

At no charge, from an export of ChamberDesk.

**One honest note** Hiveway is in its founding season. We're building it now with our first chamber, so it isn't something you can sign up for off the shelf today.

[Apply as a Chamber](https://hiveway.org/apply?type=chamber)

1. Your members and their contacts
2. Payment history and renewal dates
3. Every old directory link, redirected to the member's new page so their rankings come with them
4. Your website, rebuilt and hosted as part of the price

## Questions, answered plainly.

### How much does ChamberDesk cost?

From $258 a month for up to 300 member profiles, plus a required $2,495 training fee. Data conversion starts at $2,495 and website design at $4,599.

### Is ChamberDesk month to month?

Its pricing page doesn't say. Ask before you sign. Hiveway is month to month.

### Does Hiveway take a cut of dues or tickets?

No. Dues and tickets are paid into your chamber's own Stripe account. Stripe charges its normal processing fee; we add nothing on top, ever.

### Will we lose our directory's search rankings if we switch?

Not if the old links are redirected. We move your members ourselves and redirect every old directory URL to the member's new page on your own domain, so links people and search engines already have keep working.

## Sources, checked October 2026

1. [ChamberDesk pricing page](https://chamberdesk.com/pricing)

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## Fill your hive.

Tell us how many members you have and what you use now. One of us reads every application and writes back by email.

[Apply as a Chamber](https://hiveway.org/apply?type=chamber)

Source: https://hiveway.org/compare/chamberdesk