Both offer a free plan. The difference is breadth: SportMember runs your whole club – members, payments, a website, booking and a shop – not just team messaging. Here's an honest comparison.
Where the two overlap, and where SportMember adds more for clubs that want one system.
Spond pricing and feature details are based on public information and may change – verify current details on spond.com before relying on them.
Both platforms have a free plan – so the cost that actually matters is the fee taken from the money you collect. Spond's published transaction fee is 2.5% + £0.20 per transaction. SportMember's fee is £0.35 + 1% per transaction, which typically works out lower for membership- and subscription-sized payments over a season.
You want one system for the whole club – members, payments, a website, booking and a shop – with lower payment fees.
You only need simple team messaging and event RSVPs, and don't need a club website, booking or webshop in the same place.
For clubs that collect membership fees and want more than messaging, SportMember usually delivers more for less – it's a strong free alternative to Spond.
Coaches, secretaries and treasurers who wanted more than team messaging.
“We used Spond just for messaging. Moving to SportMember meant our website, members and fees finally live in the same place.”
“As secretary I wanted one login for everything. SportMember gave us booking and a club site that Spond simply didn't offer.”
“The lower payment fees were the clincher for the committee – over a season it's a meaningful saving for a volunteer-run club.”
Keep the simple team communication you like – and add a member database, payments, a club website, booking and a shop in the same platform, on a free Basic plan.
Create your club in minutes and try it alongside your current setup.
Create your club and run members, payments, scheduling, a website and booking in one place. Keep the messaging you like – add everything else.
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