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Alternatives to MyRec.com
22 government tools sit alongside MyRec.com in this directory. Below is what separates each from MyRec.com 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
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- -
- MyRec.com starts at
- On request
Why people look past MyRec.com
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the MyRec.com entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for MyRec.com carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
MyRec.com publishes a single plan, MyRec.com at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
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.
Registration and payment software for parks departments, races and camps, owned by Global Payments
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per year by department annual revenue.
- 3 tiers to MyRec.com's 1.
Modern Cloud ERP for Government
- Publishes an entry price of $1000/month, where MyRec.com does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per year by department annual revenue.
Civic Engagement Technology
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per year by department annual revenue.
Bid distribution network that is free for government agencies and charges the suppliers instead
- Can be used without paying; MyRec.com cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $60/year, where MyRec.com does not.
- Sold on a Free for agencies, per year by geographic coverage for suppliers model rather than Per year by department annual revenue.
- 5 tiers to MyRec.com's 1.
GIS-centric public asset and work management, the product formerly sold as Cityworks
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per year by department annual revenue.
Local government asset and work order software, the former Beehive Industries platform
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per year by department annual revenue.
Every MyRec.com 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyRec.com (this page) | On request | Per year by department annual revenue | 1 | |
| ACTIVE NetworkIf registration volume is high enough to fund the system through participant-paid processing fees | On request | Quote | 3 | vs MyRec.com |
| OpenGovFor broader government finance and operations rather than recreation alone | $1000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| CivicPlusIf the department is part of a wider municipal web and services platform decision | On request | Quote | - | vs MyRec.com |
| DemandStar | Free, then $60/year | Free for agencies, per year by geographic coverage for suppliers | 5 | vs MyRec.com |
| Trimble Unity Maintain | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| CivicPlus Asset Management | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| NEXGEN Asset Management | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| CentralSquare Asset Management | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| VUEWorks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| Periscope Holdings | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| Zencity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| mySidewalk | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| GovPilot | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| Bonfire | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| Clariti | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| RecDesk | $3835/year | Per year, all inclusive with unlimited users | 4 | vs MyRec.com |
| Springbrook Software | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| ArchiveSocial | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| NEOGOV | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| Euna Solutions | On request | Quote | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
| Bidnet Direct | On request | Quote | 2 | vs MyRec.com |
| eCode360 | $175/month | Subscription | 1 | vs MyRec.com |
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 MyRec.com badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- DemandStar , Free, then $60/year
What you would be giving up
MyRec.com is most often brought in for a town recreation department of one or two staff moving off paper registration forms and a shared spreadsheet, a department that wants to choose its own payment processor rather than accept the software vendor rate, replacing a system that charges per module, where every new programme type triggered an upsell, a department needing field permits and league scheduling without buying a facilities management suite. 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 MyRec.com is broadly right and the question is cost, the MyRec.com pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Government category lists everything the directory holds, and best government tools ranks them.
MyRec.com runs on web. 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 MyRec.com alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to MyRec.com?
- 22 other government tools are listed in this directory, led by ACTIVE Network, OpenGov, CivicPlus, DemandStar. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to MyRec.com?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: DemandStar.
- Why do people look for an alternative to MyRec.com?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from MyRec.com?
- MyRec.com is most often brought in for a town recreation department of one or two staff moving off paper registration forms and a shared spreadsheet, a department that wants to choose its own payment processor rather than accept the software vendor rate, replacing a system that charges per module, where every new programme type triggered an upsell, a department needing field permits and league scheduling without buying a facilities management suite. 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 MyRec.com?
- None of the government 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 MyRec.com alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Government, 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 MyRec.com against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against MyRec.com 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 government tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Government category, 22 tools beside MyRec.com. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.