Most registration platforms make you book a call before they tell you what they cost. We think a board should be able to compare on paper first. This page puts the published facts side by side: what each platform charges, what it charges on payments, and whether you can try it before you buy. Where a vendor does not publish a number, the cell says so. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we checked it. Clubside's own numbers are on our pricing page, all of them.
One thing a price table does not show: where the money goes. With Clubside your organization connects its own Stripe account, families' payments go straight to it, and each team can have its own account inside the club if your teams handle their own money.
Seven rows, one column per platform. “Not published” means the vendor's own site gives no figure as of November 3, 2026. Scroll sideways on a phone.
| Clubside | Jersey Watch | SportsEngine | TeamSnap | LeagueApps | PlayMetrics | Sports Connect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Independent clubs and associations that want to own their payments, including per-team money | Small rec leagues that want a website and registration together | Clubs that want website, registration and league tools in one suite | Teams that want communication and a team app first | Clubs that want a full operations suite, sold by quote | Clubs and leagues on a quote-based suite; successor platform for Little League and AYSO | Existing partner leagues; association platform sunset for the 2027 season |
| Pricing | Free Starter (1 team, 25 players). Club $49/month or $490/year. Pro $99/month or $990/year. Enterprise by conversation | $19 first month at launch, then $348/year ($29/month) | Not published | Not published for clubs (single teams start at $0) | Not published (no subscription; one-time start fee, amount not published) | Not published | $0 monthly fee for existing partners (offer page) |
| Processing | $3.50 per registration paid by the family, capped at $7 per family per season. Platform percentage on online payments (1.5% Starter and Club, 1.0% Pro, 0.5% Enterprise). Stripe’s 2.9% + $0.30 paid directly to Stripe | 3.5% + $1 per transaction; organization chooses who pays | 3.25% + $2.00 per transaction shown as an example in the help center; rates are set per organization | Not published | Not published (a percentage of each transaction) | Not published | $3 service fee per checkout (once per family checkout; also applied to cash and check registrations). Card rate paid by the league: not published |
| Try before buy | Yes, free Starter, no card required | Yes, free account, pay at launch | Not published | Single team free; clubs by demo | Quote request | Quote request | Partners only |
| Website builder | No. Point your site’s Register button at Clubside | Yes, included | Yes | Yes (“Youth Sports Website Builder”) | Yes; custom design service is an add-on with an annual fee | Not published | Yes (“Professional Websites”) |
| Ads to families | None | Not published | Not published | Yes: sells in-app ad placements reaching parents, players and coaches | “No ads” | Not published | Not published |
| Support | The founder, by email at support | Customer care team; help center and scheduled calls | Not published | Help center (channels and hours not published) | Included after the one-time setup fee; help center | Phone, email, WhatsApp and help center | “Premium Support” listed; phone line |
Clubside does not build your website, schedule your games or run your volunteer shifts. Jersey Watch and SportsEngine include a website builder; SportsEngine, LeagueApps and PlayMetrics include scheduling tools. If you need one system for all of that, compare those first. We would rather you pick right than pick us.
Starter is free for one team and up to 25 players, no card required.