PlayRez

PlayRez is a combined court-club management and tournament platform for tennis, pickleball, badminton, and padel. It fits clubs coordinating reservations, memberships, events, and payments, plus organizers running competitions independently. The main decision is whether its booking limits and $35 monthly Plus tier match your operation.

Overview

PlayRez brings court reservations, branded booking pages, event registration, waitlists, membership administration, and tournament draws into one service. Members see live court availability, while organizers can run club activities or standalone competitions. The product is most compelling when one system needs to cover both everyday court operations and tournament-day logistics.

Key features

Reservations and club activities

Members book from real-time availability, with PlayRez stating that the process prevents double bookings. Every club receives a branded page at playrez.com/your-club, giving smaller organizations a direct reservation destination without building a separate booking site. One-time and recurring events support clinics, round robins, and open play, with online signups. Automatic waitlist promotion is practical: when a participant cancels, the next person is notified and moved into the opening.

Payments and membership tools

Clubs connect their own Stripe account for booking and event payments. PlayRez takes no platform fee on those transactions, although Stripe processing charges remain. Membership management, private memberships, digital waivers, and custom branding are included in Plus, making that tier more suitable for clubs formalizing administration than for a simple court calendar.

Tournament operations

Organizers can create round-robin, single-elimination, double-elimination, or Swiss tournaments, publish schedules and live scores, and export DUPR data. The ceiling is 256 players or teams per tournament, enough for many club competitions but unsuitable for larger fields. Tournament hosting includes all tournament features at no subscription cost; free tournaments cost nothing, while each paid signup has a flat $1 deducted.

Security and support

PlayRez says traffic uses TLS encryption, passwords are bcrypt hashed, and Stripe handles payment-card data as a PCI-DSS Level 1-certified processor. It identifies Vercel for hosting and MongoDB Atlas for storage, and provides email support at [email protected]. Priority support is reserved for Plus customers.

Pricing

Plan	Price and limits	Best for
Free	Price not listed; up to 2 courts, 100 monthly reservations, booking page, email notifications, and basic analytics.	Small clubs validating demand with modest reservation volume.
Plus	$35 a month; unlimited courts and monthly reservations, advanced analytics, iOS and Android apps, payment integrations, events, signups and waitlists, private memberships, digital waivers, custom branding, tournaments, and priority support.	Established clubs needing unrestricted booking capacity and broader administration.
Tournament hosting	$0.00 USD; all tournament features, up to 256 players or teams. Paid signups deduct $1 each; free tournaments cost nothing.	Organizers who need competition formats without a club-management subscription.

A 10-day trial is offered. The free club tier's two-court and 100-reservation ceilings are the key trade-offs; frequent-booking clubs will quickly need Plus. Plus also adds the mobile apps and priority support, while tournament hosting remains a separate, signup-based model.

Platforms

PlayRez runs on web, Android, and iOS. The Plus plan specifically includes iOS and Android apps, while the web booking page provides a browser-based route for members.

Who it's for

Choose PlayRez for a tennis, pickleball, badminton, or padel club that wants reservations, events, memberships, waivers, payments, and tournaments in one workflow. It also suits independent tournament hosts who need live scoring and multiple draw formats without adopting a full club plan. It is a weaker fit for organizations exceeding 256 competitors in one tournament or those whose free club usage will pass two courts or 100 reservations each month.

Pros and cons

Pros

• One booking and competition system: daily reservations, recurring activities, and tournament formats share the same service.
• No PlayRez payment fee: clubs pay Stripe processing charges but no additional platform percentage on booking and event payments.
• Useful tournament breadth: four draw formats, live scores, schedules, DUPR export, and a 256-player/team limit cover many club events.
• Automated waitlists: cancellations trigger notification and promotion instead of manual coordination.

Cons

• Free club capacity is narrow: two courts and 100 monthly reservations can constrain growing facilities.
• Paid tournament signups lose $1 each: high-volume paid events incur a per-registration deduction even without a subscription.
• Some club features require Plus: advanced analytics, mobile apps, private memberships, waivers, custom branding, and priority support are not part of the free tier.

Alternatives

Court Reservation Software is the broader category starting point for comparing reservation-focused products.

• CourtBeam suits clubs wanting a free tier with two reservable court calendars, groups, events, RSVP, and basic waitlists, with a $99 monthly Club plan beyond that.
• Eyes On Club is a straightforward choice when court reservations, a booking portal, and an app are the priority.
• Orhuk fits operators preferring no subscription or monthly fee, with unlimited resources and team members and a flat 3% transaction charge.
• PickLM is aimed at approved clubs seeking full feature access without a credit card during its launch period.
• Matchletic is web-only and combines player discovery with booking; its Starter plan lists two courts and its Pro plan costs £49 per month for unlimited courts.
• HomeCourt offers a free web plan with unlimited courts per location, branded subdomain, open play, payments, and revenue reports.
• Tourneon is a free web club platform with no subscription and a configurable fee when players book.
• youarepadel provides free player and club accounts for padel, with players paying club-set booking rates.

Verdict

PlayRez is a strong choice for court-sport clubs and tournament organizers that value one system for reservations, events, payments, and competition management. Its standout reasons to choose it are the broad tournament formats, automated waitlists, and no PlayRez payment fee. Look elsewhere if your club will outgrow two courts and 100 monthly reservations quickly, if tournaments regularly exceed 256 players or teams, or if a transaction-fee model suits you better than Plus at $35 a month.