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Alternatives to ACTIVE Network
22 events tools sit alongside ACTIVE Network in this directory. Below is what separates each from ACTIVE Network on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- ACTIVE Network starts at
- On request
Why people look past ACTIVE Network
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ACTIVE Network entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for ACTIVE Network carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 6 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Recreation management for small parks departments, priced on your annual revenue with no contract
- Sold on a Per year by department annual revenue model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to ACTIVE Network's 3.
Modern Cloud ERP for Government
- Publishes an entry price of $1000/month, where ACTIVE Network does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to ACTIVE Network's 3.
Flat per-location class management for gymnastics, dance and swim schools, from 139 USD a month
- Publishes an entry price of $139/month, where ACTIVE Network does not.
- Sold on a Per location per month model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to ACTIVE Network's 3.
Event planning and collaboration platform
- Can be used without paying; ACTIVE Network cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where ACTIVE Network does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
The fair-trade ticketing company
- Can be used without paying; ACTIVE Network cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where ACTIVE Network does not.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to ACTIVE Network's 3.
Ticketing that funds charity
- Can be used without paying; ACTIVE Network cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where ACTIVE Network does not.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to ACTIVE Network's 3.
Every ACTIVE Network alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE Network (this page) | On request | Quote | 3 | |
| MyRec.comA far cheaper recreation platform for small departments with transparent revenue-based pricing | On request | Per year by department annual revenue | 1 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| OpenGovIf the requirement is broader government operations rather than recreation registration | $1000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| iClassProFor private activity schools rather than municipal recreation departments | $139/month | Per location per month | 4 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| AllSeated | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Brown Paper Tickets | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Humanitix | Free | Transaction | 4 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| RSVPify | Free, then $29/month | - | - | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Luma | Free, then $59/month | - | 2 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Partiful | Free | - | - | vs ACTIVE Network |
| CIRCUITREE | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Remo | $299/month | Per month by attendee capacity | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| CampSite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Regpack | On request | Quote | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Priava | $250/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Grip | On request | - | - | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Social Tables | $199/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Splash That | On request | - | - | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Planning Pod | $59/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| EventPro | $200/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Brella | $2500/event | Subscription | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| CVent Events | $1500/month | Subscription | 3 | vs ACTIVE Network |
| Meetup | $55/month | - | - | vs ACTIVE Network |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ACTIVE Network badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
ACTIVE Network is most often brought in for a city parks department taking swim lesson, camp and league registrations online with fees passed to residents, a race director who wants registration, bib assignment and a consumer listing from one vendor, a ymca needing membership, childcare billing and facility booking in one system, an agency with no software budget that can fund registration through participant-paid processing fees. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ACTIVE Network is broadly right and the question is cost, the ACTIVE Network pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Events category lists everything the directory holds, and best events tools ranks them.
ACTIVE Network runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ACTIVE Network alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ACTIVE Network?
- 22 other events tools are listed in this directory, led by MyRec.com, OpenGov, iClassPro, AllSeated. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ACTIVE Network?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: AllSeated, Brown Paper Tickets, Humanitix, RSVPify, Luma.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ACTIVE Network?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from ACTIVE Network?
- ACTIVE Network is most often brought in for a city parks department taking swim lesson, camp and league registrations online with fees passed to residents, a race director who wants registration, bib assignment and a consumer listing from one vendor, a ymca needing membership, childcare billing and facility booking in one system, an agency with no software budget that can fund registration through participant-paid processing fees. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ACTIVE Network?
- None of the events tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these ACTIVE Network alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Events, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ACTIVE Network against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ACTIVE Network covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every events tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Events category, 22 tools beside ACTIVE Network. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.