CourtBeam

Overview

CourtBeam combines court reservations with social play and club administration for pickleball groups and facilities. It is best suited to clubs that want bookings, events, memberships, and payment collection in one system; the Free plan is a practical starting point, while larger operations will need to weigh calendar limits against monthly costs.

It supports tennis, padel, and pickleball, including clubs operating across multiple locations. Players book through a club-owned web page, and organizers can schedule one-off or recurring sessions at their own, partner, or hired venues. For a broader category comparison, see Court Reservation Software.

Key features

Bookings, sessions, and events

Live availability and online booking make CourtBeam useful for facilities that need players to reserve courts without routing every request through staff. The web booking channel is a clear boundary: Android and iOS are supported platforms, but the booking channel is web. Pro clubs can request a branded native app separately, at substantial extra cost.

Organizers can run one-off or recurring social sessions, while event tools add capacity controls, attendee visibility, ordered waitlists, payment-aware waitlists, and refunds. These controls help clubs manage oversubscribed sessions and payments together rather than treating the waitlist as a simple queue.

Memberships and payments

Club and Pro support monthly and annual memberships, with access control, refunds, credits, and receipts. Payments run through a connected Stripe account; CourtBeam says it does not store full card numbers. It charges neither per-player fees nor platform transaction commission, though payment-provider processing fees and taxes still apply. That distinction favors clubs with frequent bookings, but it does not make payment processing free.

Administration and security

Pro adds a custom domain, reduced CourtBeam promotion, expanded reports, and priority support. CourtBeam describes role-based access, authentication, logging, backups, least-privilege controls, and encryption in transit and at rest where provided by its infrastructure. Product guides are available through the help center, with support contact at [email protected].

Pricing

CourtBeam has a free plan, paid monthly plans, and a 30-day trial for Club. Its no-platform-commission model is useful to compare against subscription costs, while processor fees and taxes remain separate.

• Free: free, billed Free forever. It allows up to 2 reservable court calendars and includes groups, events, RSVP, and basic waitlists. This is a sensible fit for a small group testing organized reservations, but it omits the advance payments and monthly or annual memberships included in Club.
• Club: $99 a month, billed Monthly, with a 30-day free trial. It raises the limit to 8 reservable court calendars and adds advance payments and monthly and annual memberships. This is the core choice for clubs collecting payments and managing member access, though facilities with more than eight calendars will outgrow it.
• Pro: $199 a month, billed Monthly. It supports up to 20 reservable court calendars and adds a custom domain, expanded reports, and priority support. It suits larger clubs that need those presentation and reporting controls, but the branded app service is not included in that price: requesting it brings the total to $499/month plus a $499 activation fee.

Free's two-calendar ceiling is restrictive for a facility with several reservable courts; moving to Club raises capacity but is a significant recurring step. Pro doubles Club's calendar limit, but is easiest to justify when its domain, reporting, and support benefits matter to the operation.

Platforms

CourtBeam supports Android, iOS, and web. Bookings are through the web, and branded native app service is a separate Pro add-on rather than a standard part of the listed monthly plans.

Who it's for

CourtBeam fits pickleball social groups, community clubs, facilities with owned or rented courts, recurring-session organizers, and clubs adding memberships or online payments. Tennis and padel operators can also use its supported court types and multi-location support. It is less compelling for a small group that needs only occasional scheduling but would exceed the Free plan's two-calendar cap, or for clubs that require branded native apps without accepting the extra monthly and activation fees.

Pros and cons

• Pro: No per-player charge or platform transaction commission keeps CourtBeam's own fees separate from payment-provider processing costs and taxes.
• Pro: Events combine capacity management, ordered and payment-aware waitlists, and refunds, helping organizers handle both attendance and money.
• Pro: Membership access controls and monthly or annual options make Club a stronger fit than a booking-only tool for clubs collecting dues.
• Con: Free is capped at two reservable calendars, and advance payments and memberships start with the $99 a month Club plan.
• Con: Pro's branded native app service adds $300/month and a $499 activation fee, bringing the total to $499/month.
• Con: Players book through the web; mobile platforms do not mean a branded native booking app is part of the standard plans.

Alternatives

Choose Orhuk if a free plan with unlimited resources and team members is more important than avoiding transaction charges: its free plan takes a flat 3% per transaction.

HomeCourt is worth considering for a free forever plan with unlimited courts per location, online booking, Open Play, payment collection, revenue reports, and a mobile-installable experience.

PlayRez is an alternative for tournament hosting, with its free plan deducting a flat $1 per paid signup.

ClubSpark is another option for clubs comparing paid court and membership software.

CourtReserve is an alternative paid court-reservation service.

Eyes On Club is another freemium option for clubs.

OpenCourt is a paid alternative with a Growth plan priced at $199 a month billed annually, or $249/mo billed monthly, and a 3% service transaction fee.

PickLM is another freemium alternative.

Verdict

CourtBeam is a strong fit for court-based clubs that want reservations alongside social events, memberships, and payments, especially when avoiding platform transaction commission matters. Start with Free for a small operation; choose Club when payment and membership tools justify the monthly charge. Look elsewhere if you need more than two calendars without a paid plan, or expect a branded native app to come without a sizeable add-on cost.