# Hiveway vs ChamberMaster

> ChamberMaster vs Hiveway for chambers: quote-only pricing and add-ons against one flat monthly price with the website and the move included.

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ChamberMaster is GrowthZone's chamber of commerce software, a Minnesota product that GrowthZone says more than 3,000 chambers use.

Honest comparison · Checked October 2026 · 11 sources

## Choose ChamberMaster if

You want the long-established chamber default, need features Hiveway's first version doesn't have yet, and your board is comfortable with quote-only pricing and an annual commitment.

- You need what Hiveway's first version doesn't do yet: committees, QuickBooks sync, members-only groups, or a sales pipeline for prospects.
- Your staff want phone support and scheduled trainings.
- You value a long-established vendor over a new one.
- Your board is fine with an annual contract and a quote-based price.

## Choose Hiveway if

You want one published monthly price with the website and the move included, no contract, no cut of your dues, and a directory where every member is a real page AI can read.

- You want the whole bill on one line you can read before you talk to anyone.
- You want your website built and hosted as part of the price, not quoted separately.
- You want members, dues and tickets paid into your own Stripe account with nothing taken on top.
- You want every member's listing to be a real page on your own domain that search engines and AI can read.
- You want to be able to leave any month.

**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)

Most chamber directors we talk to don't hate ChamberMaster. It does the work: members, dues invoices, events, a directory. The trouble shows up at renewal time, when a member asks what their dues actually bought them, and on the invoice, where the software, the onboarding, the website and the payment add-on are separate lines that each needed a quote.

ChamberMaster is the category default for good reasons, and it's a mature product with years of chambers behind it. This page puts what it publicly costs and includes next to what Hiveway includes, so you can see where the two really differ: price you can read, a contract you can leave, a website in the box, and a directory built for the way people search now.

## Twelve things, checked.

| What | ChamberMaster | Hiveway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Quote only. The software is listed from $3,900 a year; GrowthZone publishes no prices | $299 a month, flat, for every chamber of any size |
| Contract | Not published. Rival vendors describe an annual subscription. A rival's claim | Month to month. No annual contract, no setup fee |
| Setup fee | Not published. Rival vendors claim onboarding of about $1,000 to $1,500. A rival's claim | None. Setup is included |
| Website | Use its built-in website solution or connect your own site; website pricing is by quote | Included: a WordPress website we build and host, with a page for every member |
| Payment processing | GZ Pay, GrowthZone's own add-on, rates not published; its help center describes an optional platform fee passed to payers | Dues and tickets paid into your own Stripe account. We take no cut, ever |
| Dues invoicing, including checks | Automated dues invoicing, reminders, online payments and tracking | Card, ACH, or an invoice paid by check and marked paid; reminders, grace and lapse handled for you |
| Directory and AI-readable pages | Member profiles with categories, logos and descriptions that members can update | Every member is a real page on your own domain that search engines and AI can read |
| Events and tickets | Registration, payments, discounts and mobile check-in | Member and non-member prices, tables of 8 named later, QR check-in from a phone |
| Email and newsletter | Email marketing automation, landing pages, Outlook and Gmail sync; AI Newsletters (rasa.io) as an add-on | Drafted from what's happening at your chamber, sent from your own domain |
| Moving off your old system | Onboarding is a quoted service | We move you off your old system ourselves, and redirect every old directory link |
| Support | Phone and chat on weekdays, plus a help center and trainings | Email, answered by Jeff or Amara, who built it |
| Company | GrowthZone, Nisswa, Minnesota; also sells GrowthZone AMS and MemberSuite | Independent, no investors, the builders answer your email |

## The first-year bill.

GrowthZone doesn't publish ChamberMaster's price. Its pricing page lists products and asks you to request a demo or a custom quote. The most common public figure is the starting price on software listing sites: Capterra lists ChamberMaster from $3,900 a year, and GrowthZone's own blog says its subscriptions "start at $3,900 annually."

### ChamberMaster, year one

The software

From $3,900

Onboarding

Quoted

A website

Quoted

GZ Pay

Not published

The total · **Ask for it in writing**

### Hiveway, year one

The software, any size

$3,588

Setup and the move

Included

Your website

Included

Payments

Stripe's own rate

The total · **$3,588**

Two rival vendors claim onboarding runs about $1,000 to $1,500 and a new website design about $3,500. Those are a rival's estimates, so we don't add them up for you. GrowthZone's own buyer's workbook tells chambers to ask about setup cost, per-user charges, per-member surcharges and per-transaction charges, which is good advice for any vendor, us included. One of us doing the work with you is $599 a month on top, and never required.

## We move you ourselves.

At no charge, from an export of ChamberMaster.

**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 ChamberMaster cost?

GrowthZone doesn't publish it. Software listings show a starting price of $3,900 a year for the software alone; onboarding, a website and payment processing are quoted separately.

### Is ChamberMaster the same as GrowthZone?

Same company, different products. GrowthZone makes ChamberMaster, built for chambers of commerce, and GrowthZone AMS, built for associations, and since 2023 also MemberSuite.

### 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.

### What does Hiveway not do that ChamberMaster does?

Our first version leaves out committees, QuickBooks sync, a prospect pipeline and phone support. We build what our founding chambers use every week first, and add the rest when chambers ask for it.

## Sources, checked October 2026

1. [GrowthZone pricing page](https://www.growthzone.com/pricing) · No prices published
2. [GrowthZone: ChamberMaster product page](https://www.growthzone.com/chambermaster)
3. [GrowthZone blog: "Subscriptions start at $3,900 annually"](https://www.growthzone.com/blog/best-association-management-software)
4. [Capterra: ChamberMaster listing](https://www.capterra.com/p/144469/ChamberMaster/)
5. [GrowthZone: GZ Pay](https://www.growthzone.com/gz-pay)
6. [GrowthZone help center: Fee Recoupment Overview](https://helpdesk.growthzone.com/hc/en-us/articles/48883253688731-Fee-Recoupment-Overview)
7. [GrowthZone's ChamberMaster Buyer's Workbook](https://www.growthzone.com/hubfs/Website%202026%20Assets/GrowthZone_November2025/pdfs/ChamberMaster_BuyersWorkbook.pdf) · PDF
8. [GrowthZone customer support page](https://www.growthzone.com/customer-support)
9. [GrowthZone press release: GrowthZone and MemberSuite join forces](https://www.growthzone.com/news-press/growthzone-membersuite-join-forces) · Sept 21, 2023
10. [WildApricot vs GrowthZone](https://www.wildapricot.com/wildapricot-vs-growthzone) · Written by WildApricot, a rival
11. [MembershipWorks vs GrowthZone and ChamberMaster](https://membershipworks.com/growthzone-alternative/) · Written by MembershipWorks, a rival

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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/chambermaster