Events · head to head
ACTIVE Network vs CampMinder
ACTIVE Network
Events
Registration and payment software for parks departments, races and camps, owned by Global Payments
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
CampMinder
Education
Camp management for residential summer camps, priced by camper rather than by seat
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: ACTIVE Network revenue comes from registration processing rather than licence fees, so the vendor is aligned with transaction volume and not with the quality of the administrative experience.; CampMinder pricing is never published and scales with camper volume, so a camp that grows a session finds its renewal quote grows with it, without a published schedule to check the increase against.
- They diverge on capability: ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, CampMinder covers Enrolment and waitlists.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ACTIVE Network and CampMinder actually diverge.
| Attribute | ACTIVE Network | CampMinder |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Events | Education |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in ACTIVE Network
- ACTIVENet
- ACTIVEWorks Endurance
- Camp and Class Manager
- Participant-paid fees
- Facility and league scheduling
- ACTIVE.com listing
Only in CampMinder
- Enrolment and waitlists
- Tuition billing
- Health records
- Staff management
- Cabin and group assignment
- Parent portal
- Transport
- Reporting
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ACTIVE Network
- A city parks department taking swim lesson, camp and league registrations online with fees passed to residentsnot CampMinder
- A race director who wants registration, bib assignment and a consumer listing from one vendornot CampMinder
- A YMCA needing membership, childcare billing and facility booking in one systemnot CampMinder
- An agency with no software budget that can fund registration through participant-paid processing feesnot CampMinder
CampMinder
- An overnight camp of eight hundred campers whose nurse currently runs medication logs on paper and cannot produce records for an insurernot ACTIVE Network
- A camp hiring three hundred seasonal staff a year and losing candidates in an email-based application processnot ACTIVE Network
- A camp network wanting consistent enrolment and retention reporting across several sitesnot ACTIVE Network
- A camp whose parent communication during session is the main driver of re-enrolment and is currently ad hocnot ACTIVE Network
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
ACTIVE Network
- Revenue comes from registration processing rather than licence fees, so the vendor is aligned with transaction volume and not with the quality of the administrative experience.
- Passing the processing fee to participants is normal practice, which makes the cost invisible on the agency budget and visible to residents as a service charge at checkout.
- The ACTIVENet codebase is long-lived and parts of the administrative interface remain dated, with upgrade cycles driven by the parent rather than by agency requests.
- Support responsiveness is a persistent complaint among municipal customers, and escalation paths are slower than in a standalone software vendor.
- Because Global Payments owns the merchant relationship, moving off ACTIVE means changing processor as well as software, which usually requires a procurement process rather than a simple switch.
CampMinder
- Pricing is never published and scales with camper volume, so a camp that grows a session finds its renewal quote grows with it, without a published schedule to check the increase against.
- Payment processing is charged separately from the licence and is negotiable, but many camps accept the default rate; on several million dollars of card tuition that decision costs more than the software.
- It is built for the North American residential camp model, so camps in the UK, Europe or Australia find terminology, health record structure and transport tooling assume American practice.
- The interface accumulated over two decades and is dense; new administrators need real training, which matters when camp offices turn over staff between seasons.
- Off-season utilisation is poor: a camp pays for a full year of a platform it uses intensively for four months, which makes the per-camper cost feel high to a board reviewing annual spend.
Pricing, plan by plan
ACTIVE Network
On request- ACTIVENet$undefined/year
- Registration, facility and membership modules
- Revenue derived primarily from registration processing fees
- Fee can be absorbed by the agency or passed to the participant
- Camp and Class Manager$undefined/year
- Flat rate or per registration fee model
- Rates quoted per account, not published
- ACTIVEWorks Endurance$undefined/year
- Race registration priced on a per registration fee
- ACTIVE.com listing included
CampMinder
On request- CampMinder$undefined/year
- Registration, billing, health and staff modules
- Parent portal with photos and messaging
- Priced by camper volume, quoted annually
Which should you pick?
Choose ACTIVE Network if
- You need activenet.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want activeworks endurance.
Choose CampMinder if
- You need enrolment and waitlists.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want tuition billing.
Questions people ask
- Is ACTIVE Network or CampMinder better?
- Neither clearly leads. ACTIVE Network starts at On request and CampMinder at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ACTIVE Network or CampMinder?
- ACTIVE Network starts at On request and CampMinder at On request.
- Does ACTIVE Network or CampMinder run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is ACTIVE Network best used for?
- ACTIVE Network is most often used 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. Of those, a city parks department taking swim lesson, camp and league registrations online with fees passed to residents and a race director who wants registration, bib assignment and a consumer listing from one vendor are not what CampMinder is typically brought in for.
- What can ACTIVE Network do that CampMinder cannot?
- ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, ACTIVEWorks Endurance, Camp and Class Manager, Participant-paid fees. CampMinder covers Enrolment and waitlists, Tuition billing, Health records, Staff management.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
ACTIVE Network: Who owns ACTIVE Network?
Global Payments, which acquired it in 2017 for around 1.2 billion US dollars. It sits in the merchant solutions business.
CampMinder: What does CampMinder cost?
It is not published. Pricing is quoted annually against camper volume, plus separate implementation and payment processing costs. Ask for the volume bands in writing so next year's increase is predictable.
ACTIVE Network: How does ACTIVE make money?
Primarily from registration processing fees, charged as a percentage plus a fixed amount per registration.
CampMinder: Is payment processing negotiable?
Yes, and it is the largest cost most camps overlook. Compare the offered rate against an independent merchant quote before signing.
ACTIVE Network: Can we absorb the fee instead of charging residents?
Yes, the agency chooses. Most pass it to the participant, which is why registrants see a service fee.
CampMinder: Does it handle camper health records properly?
Yes. The health centre module with medication administration logs is one of the strongest reasons camps choose it over generic registration tools.
ACTIVE Network: Is pricing published?
No. Both licence and processing rates are quoted per account.
CampMinder: Is it suitable for a day camp?
It can be, but much of what you pay for, such as bunking, transport and health centre operations, is built for overnight camps.
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