SportMember

SportMember is a sports-club administration and team-organization platform that brings member records, schedules, communication, and dues into one place. It suits clubs and sports centers that need to coordinate administrators, coaches, members, and parents. Its broad club toolkit is appealing, but PRO’s minimum monthly charge and extra fees deserve close attention.

Overview

SportMember covers the operational work around a club as well as team coordination. Administrators and treasurers can manage member information and payments, while coaches and participants use shared calendars, call-ups, and club communications. That breadth makes it a more natural fit for clubs coordinating several roles and activities than for a single team seeking only a basic schedule and chat.

Clubs can import member or athlete records from CSV or Excel during setup. Individual logins and role-based permissions support differentiated access, while the service describes SSL/HTTPS connections, data export options, and full GDPR compliance in its pricing comparison. Those controls address common administration needs, though clubs should still decide who needs access to which information.

Key features

Club and team coordination

The club calendar brings training, team activities, and call-ups together, and members can use the mobile app to check events, news, messages, and tasks. Attendance and performance statistics are also among the available tools. This combination can reduce the need to coordinate routine club activity across separate channels, particularly when parents and members need the same updates as coaches.

Payments and communication

SportMember can generate and send membership dues and receipts automatically, then track who has paid. Email, notifications, chat, and website communication are centralized, with messages directed to relevant teams and roles. Online reservations, event ticketing, a shop, and registration forms extend the platform beyond team calendars. Clubs should account for transaction administration fees: Stripe in Spain carries fees of €0,40 + 1.0%, while Mercado Pago in Latin America carries € 0,10 + Mercado Pago's fee.

Pricing

SportMember uses a freemium model, with a free plan and paid options. The Spanish Básica plan is also price not listed; it is intended for clubs with few needs, includes ads, restricts many key functions, and has neither account customization nor extended support. These entry plans may suit clubs willing to work within a narrower feature set, but they are a poor match for clubs that need broad access or a more tailored account.

Individual and team Premium subscriptions are inexpensive annual add-ons to the member experience: Premium — Member costs $2.99 a year, billed for 12 months and displayed as 0.25 per month; Premium — Team costs $35.99 a year, billed for 12 months and displayed as 3.00 per month. Both remove banner ads and include three calendar views and video upload, with unlimited image upload. Premium — Family costs $5.99 a year, billed for 12 months and displayed as 0.50 per month; it removes ads and adds a family calendar, one joined feed, and video upload. These plans target members, teams, or families rather than replacing the club-wide PRO offer.

PRO costs €18 a month, billed por miembro/mes, with a minimum of €22,00 per month. VAT and payment administration fees are excluded. It includes full feature access, extended support by email, phone, and WhatsApp, plus club setup and data-import assistance; starting requires contacting SportMember. The free PRO trial includes paid features without ads, and a specialist can help with setup. The trial is a useful way to assess the full workflow, but clubs should compare its eventual per-member charge and minimum against their own membership and fee needs.

Widgets costs €10 a month and Sitio web Premium costs €25 a month; both are add-ons with VAT excluded. The additional costs matter for clubs considering a more complete package, beyond any applicable payment fees.

Platforms

SportMember is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Its club mobile app gives coaches, athletes, members, and parents access to events, call-ups, news, communication, and tasks, allowing participants to follow club activity away from a desktop.

Who it's for

SportMember is best suited to sports clubs and sports centers that need one system for membership administration, team schedules, communications, and dues. Its role-based messages, family-oriented subscription, and participant app serve clubs coordinating coaches, administrators, treasurers, parents, and members. A smaller club with limited needs may prefer a simpler free option; a club considering PRO should make sure its per-member pricing and minimum monthly charge fit its budget.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Combines member management, calendars, communications, and dues collection, giving clubs a shared operational base rather than separate tools for each routine.
• Pros: CSV or Excel import, role-based permissions, and data export support club administration and access control.
• Pros: The free PRO trial and setup assistance give a club a way to assess paid features before committing.
• Cons: PRO has a €22,00 monthly minimum despite its 18.00 EUR per-member monthly rate, and VAT and payment administration fees are extra.

Alternatives

For a narrower team-management choice, compare Sports Team Management Software and Membership Management Software. Chalk is worth considering for a free plan with unlimited players, chat, RSVP, scheduling, dues and registrations, and digital waivers. Rostered may suit teams that want a straightforward athlete cap, with plans for up to 10 or 25 athletes. TEAMS FC offers a free, ad-supported plan capped at 12 players per team, useful for a small team that can stay within that limit.

BenchApp is an alternative for teams seeking a free plan with unlimited roster, scheduling, RSVP tracking, messaging, player stats, and payment tracking. TeamTracky is another freemium option to compare. Pitchero may fit a club needing a free single-team plan, but its free tier does not include payment processing and carries third-party advertising. SportsEngine HQ is an alternative with a listed plan at $79 a month and a preferred processing rate of 3.25% + $1.50. Stack Team App is worth comparing for a free team app with member access, events, and communication.

Verdict

Choose SportMember if your club wants membership administration, schedules, messaging, and payment tracking in one platform, with mobile access for families and participants. Its strongest case is the coverage across club operations and team communication; its clearest reason to look elsewhere is PRO’s per-member cost, monthly minimum, and excluded fees. Smaller clubs with modest requirements should weigh the restricted entry plans against a team-focused alternative.