Events · head to head
ACTIVE Network vs CampSite
ACTIVE Network
Events
Registration and payment software for parks departments, races and camps, owned by Global Payments
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
CampSite
Events
Camp management and parent portal for day and residential camps, reported from around 249 USD a month
- 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.; CampSite the vendor publishes no pricing, so the widely quoted 249 dollar a month figure comes from directories rather than CampSite and may not reflect any current quote.
- They diverge on capability: ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, CampSite covers Online registration.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ACTIVE Network and CampSite actually diverge.
| Attribute | ACTIVE Network | CampSite |
|---|
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Events).
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 CampSite
- Online registration
- Parent dashboard
- Medical and health records
- Activity scheduling
- Billing and payment plans
- Photo and video blogs
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 CampSite
- A race director who wants registration, bib assignment and a consumer listing from one vendornot CampSite
- A YMCA needing membership, childcare billing and facility booking in one systemnot CampSite
- An agency with no software budget that can fund registration through participant-paid processing feesnot CampSite
CampSite
- A day camp replacing paper forms and a spreadsheet with parent self-service enrolmentnot ACTIVE Network
- A residential camp needing medical forms and medication logs available to the health centre on a tabletnot ACTIVE Network
- Running instalment payment plans and sibling discounts without tracking them manually in accountsnot ACTIVE Network
- Giving parents photo galleries and camper updates without a separate parent engagement appnot 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.
CampSite
- The vendor publishes no pricing, so the widely quoted 249 dollar a month figure comes from directories rather than CampSite and may not reflect any current quote.
- Payment processing is taken by the vendor, so a camp collecting substantial tuition pays far more in card fees than in subscription and cannot see that comparison up front.
- It is lighter than heavyweight camp platforms on housing and retail, so camps with bed-level assignment and a camp store will find gaps.
- Reporting is serviceable but inflexible, and camps commonly export to a spreadsheet for board or budget reporting.
- Configuration work is concentrated in the off-season and support demand peaks in summer, so a camp adopting it late has little margin for setup problems.
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$undefined/year
- Race registration priced on a per registration fee
- ACTIVE.com listing included
CampSite
On request- CampSite$undefined/month
- Flat monthly rate reported from around 249 USD by third-party directories
- Registration, parent portal, medical, scheduling and billing
- Payment processing taken by the vendor at a negotiated rate
Which should you pick?
Choose ACTIVE Network if
- You need activenet.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want activeworks endurance.
Choose CampSite if
- You need online registration.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want parent dashboard.
Questions people ask
- Is ACTIVE Network or CampSite better?
- Neither clearly leads. ACTIVE Network starts at On request and CampSite at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ACTIVE Network or CampSite?
- ACTIVE Network starts at On request and CampSite at On request.
- Does ACTIVE Network or CampSite 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 CampSite is typically brought in for.
- What can ACTIVE Network do that CampSite cannot?
- ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, ACTIVEWorks Endurance, Camp and Class Manager, Participant-paid fees. CampSite covers Online registration, Parent dashboard, Medical and health records, Activity scheduling.
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.
CampSite: What does CampSite cost?
CampSite does not publish pricing. Third-party directories report a flat rate from around 249 USD a month, plus payment processing.
ACTIVE Network: How does ACTIVE make money?
Primarily from registration processing fees, charged as a percentage plus a fixed amount per registration.
CampSite: Does it handle both day and residential camps?
Yes, which is unusual in this category; most platforms lean strongly to one model.
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.
CampSite: Is there a parent app?
There is a parent dashboard, and CampSite absorbed myCAMPapp to strengthen parent engagement features.
ACTIVE Network: Is pricing published?
No. Both licence and processing rates are quoted per account.
CampSite: Does CampSite process our payments?
Yes, and that rate is negotiated separately from the subscription.
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