No subscription. No per-member fees. No tiers. No "contact sales". ClubPlaces is free to set up and run — we make our money from a single, transparent 1% fee on the payments you take through the platform, plus Stripe's standard card-processing fees.
Then just 1% on payments you take through ClubPlaces — no fixed per-payment charge, no monthly fee. Every feature, included.
No card required to start
When a member pays online, the cost is easy to work out:
No subscription, no per-member charges, no contracts. You only ever pay when your club actually takes money.
Switching from another tool? Import your members from a spreadsheet and you're usually up and running within ten minutes.
No subscription and nothing to pay up front — set up your whole club for £0.
Ten members or ten hundred — there's no licence fee either way.
A simple 1% on the payments you take — quiet month, quiet bill. Cancel anytime.
Most club software charges monthly whether you use it or not. We don't.
| ClubPlaces | Typical club software | Spreadsheets + WhatsApp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To join | Free | £20–£100 / month | Free |
| Per-member fees | None | Often | — |
| Online payments | 1% + Stripe fees | 2–5% + fees | Manual transfers |
| Members, events & comms | All included | Tiered plans | Scattered |
| Handover when committee changes | An afternoon | Retraining | Good luck |
Stripe's standard processing fees (currently 1.5% + 20p for UK cards) apply to online payments and go to Stripe. "Typical club software" reflects common UK club platforms' published pricing ranges.
All fees included — ours and Stripe's. No surprises.
Based on Stripe's current standard UK card rate (1.5% + 20p per payment), which goes to Stripe. We never hold your money — payments land directly in your club's own bank account.
It's free to join — there's no subscription and no per-member fee. We make our money from a single, transparent 1% fee on the payments you take through ClubPlaces (with no fixed per-payment charge). Every feature is included.
Two things, and we show them both clearly: ClubPlaces takes 1% (no fixed fee), and Stripe charges its own standard processing fee on top — currently 1.5% + 20p for UK cards, paid directly to Stripe. So on a £50 membership you'd pay 50p to ClubPlaces plus Stripe's fee, and the rest lands in your club's own bank account.
None. You can create your club, add members and run events without paying a penny up front or any recurring subscription. The only time a fee applies is when your club actually takes a payment through the platform.
No. You can create your club and explore every feature without entering any card details. You'll only connect a Stripe account when you're ready to start taking payments.
No. Whether you have 15 members or 1,500, it's the same flat 1% on payments — we don't charge per member or per admin, and there are no tiers to climb.
Set everything up, add your members, take a payment — and see it work before you commit. Free to join, with a simple 1% on the payments you take.
No card needed to start · Cancel anytime