Council Website Suppliers Comparison

Website Suppliers Comparison

Choosing a website supplier is a long term decision for your council.

This page compares several commonly used parish and town council website providers, to help clerks and councillors understand the differences in cost, compliance, features and ongoing workload. 

(The content was created using an independent AI tool on 5th Jan 2026.)

MyParishCouncil

Who it’s for: Parish, town and community councils that want a compliant, low maintenance website with predictable costs.

Key characteristics:

• Pricing: Simple flat annual fee with no setup cost and no complex add ons.
• Accessibility: Built to meet WCAG 2.2, with parish councils and clerks in mind.
• Compliance: Designed around UK local council requirements, including GDPR considerations.
• Automation:
• Meetings, agendas and minutes
• News and announcements
• Events
• Services and key information
• History and local information
These are structured to keep the site up to date with minimal manual effort.
• Ease of use: A streamlined admin experience aimed at non technical clerks and volunteers.
• Hosting: UK based hosting with secure email and HTTPS by default.

Best suited to: Councils that prioritise compliance, low workload for the clerk, and clear, predictable costs.

Aubergine 262

Who it’s for: Councils or larger authorities wanting a highly designed, agency built site with strong branding.

Key characteristics:

• Pricing: Premium setup costs, with ongoing support and maintenance fees.
• Accessibility: Designs are typically built to meet WCAG 2.1, with public sector standards in mind.
• Features:
  • bespoke design tailored to the council’s brand
  • Flexible content layouts
• Ease of use: More flexible but often more complex than a fixed template; still manageable for clerks with guidance
• Hosting: Secure, agency managed hosting infrastructure.

Best suited to: Councils that prioritise bespoke design, branding and a fully agency managed approach, and have budget to match.

HugoFox 

Who it’s for: Community organisations and small councils looking for a free or low cost online presence with minimal setup. 

Key characteristics: 

• Pricing: Free tier available, with paid options to remove advertising and unlock extra features. 
• Accessibility: General web accessibility features, but not tailored specifically to public sector compliance. 
• Features: Listings for news, events and services Shared platform with local businesses and organisations 
• Ease of use: Very straightforward for posting news and events. 
• Hosting: Provided as part of the HugoFox platform, not council specific. 

Best suited to: Very small councils or community groups that want a simple online presence and are less focused on formal compliance and structure.

Town & Parish Council Websites (TPCW) 

Who it’s for: Councils looking for a traditional parish website supplier with configurable templates. 

Key characteristics: 

• Pricing: Typically a setup fee plus an annual hosting/maintenance fee. 
• Accessibility: Templates commonly aligned with WCAG 2.1 expectations. 
• Features: Council pages (councillors, meetings, documents) News and event listings 
• Ease of use: Familiar, conventional admin model requiring manual updates. 
• Hosting: UK based hosting targeted at local councils. 

Best suited to: Councils who want a conventional parish website with a familiar layout and are comfortable updating content manually.

Parishcouncil.net 

Who it’s for: Councils wanting a traditional parish website offering with established templates and structure. 

Key characteristics: 

• Pricing: Setup fee with ongoing annual hosting/support costs. 
• Accessibility: Templates typically aligned with WCAG 2.1. 
• Features: Councillor profiles Meetings, agendas and minutes Document libraries and policies 
• Ease of use: Conventional admin panel, with content updated manually. 
• Hosting: UK based hosting. 

Best suited to: Councils satisfied with a tried and tested template and a more manual approach to content updates.