Events · head to head
ACTIVE Network vs Remo
ACTIVE Network
Events
Registration and payment software for parks departments, races and camps, owned by Global Payments
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Remo
Events
Virtual event platform built around seated tables on a floor plan rather than a webinar stage
- From
- $299/month
- 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.; Remo remo's key assets were acquired by Events.com in January 2025, and Events.com was simultaneously pursuing a public listing through a SPAC merger, so multi-year commitments depend on a roadmap set inside a company in the middle of a corporate transaction.
- They diverge on capability: ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, Remo covers Table floor plans.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ACTIVE Network and Remo actually diverge.
| Attribute | ACTIVE Network | Remo |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $299/month |
| Pricing model | quote | Per month by attendee capacity |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Remo
- Table floor plans
- Custom floor design
- Presentation mode
- Ticketing
- Sponsor placement
- Recording
- Networking and matchmaking
- Always-open spaces
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 Remo
- A race director who wants registration, bib assignment and a consumer listing from one vendornot Remo
- A YMCA needing membership, childcare billing and facility booking in one systemnot Remo
- An agency with no software budget that can fund registration through participant-paid processing feesnot Remo
Remo
- A university careers service running a virtual fair where students must be able to move between employer tables rather than sit through a webinarnot ACTIVE Network
- A professional association holding chapter networking where the value to members is who they meet, not what is presentednot ACTIVE Network
- A trade show organiser giving exhibitors branded tables and measurable attendee dwell time in a way a webinar tool cannotnot ACTIVE Network
- A distributed company running an internal conference where the informal conversations between sessions are the pointnot 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.
Remo
- Remo's key assets were acquired by Events.com in January 2025, and Events.com was simultaneously pursuing a public listing through a SPAC merger, so multi-year commitments depend on a roadmap set inside a company in the middle of a corporate transaction.
- Pricing is banded by attendees per event rather than by total attendees, so an organisation running one large annual conference and many small ones pays for the peak all year unless it buys the separate one-time event product.
- The browser-only, video-heavy floor model is demanding on bandwidth and hardware, and attendees on corporate networks, older laptops or restricted browsers get degraded experiences that the organiser gets blamed for.
- Recordings are stored for only thirty days, so any organiser wanting an on-demand library from an event has to export and host the content somewhere else.
- The spatial interface needs explaining, and events with older or less technical audiences routinely lose the first fifteen minutes to attendees who cannot find how to sit at a table, which is why organisers end up running rehearsal sessions the budget did not include.
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
Remo
$299/month- Starter$299/month
- From 200 attendees per event
- From 20 organiser licences
- Unlimited events and registrations
- One-Time Event$699/month
- From $699 as a single payment, not a subscription
- From 100 attendees
- Scales with event size
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- From 5,000 attendees
- From 5 event managers
- Always-open event spaces
Which should you pick?
Choose ACTIVE Network if
- You need activenet.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want activeworks endurance.
Questions people ask
- Is ACTIVE Network or Remo better?
- Neither clearly leads. ACTIVE Network starts at On request and Remo at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ACTIVE Network or Remo?
- ACTIVE Network starts at On request and Remo at $299/month.
- Does ACTIVE Network or Remo run on more platforms?
- ACTIVE Network runs on Web, iOS, Android. Remo runs on Web.
- 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 Remo is typically brought in for.
- What can ACTIVE Network do that Remo cannot?
- ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, ACTIVEWorks Endurance, Camp and Class Manager, Participant-paid fees. Remo covers Table floor plans, Custom floor design, Presentation mode, Ticketing.
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.
Remo: How much does Remo cost?
Starter is from $299 a month for 200 attendees per event with 20 organiser licences and unlimited events. A one-time event option starts at $699. Enterprise starts at 5,000 attendees and is quoted.
ACTIVE Network: How does ACTIVE make money?
Primarily from registration processing fees, charged as a percentage plus a fixed amount per registration.
Remo: Who owns Remo?
Events.com acquired Remo's key assets in January 2025. The product continues to be sold under the Remo name at remo.co.
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.
Remo: How many people fit at a table?
Each floor has nineteen tables, seating four, six or eight people depending on the plan. Floors can be stacked for larger events.
ACTIVE Network: Is pricing published?
No. Both licence and processing rates are quoted per account.
Remo: How long are recordings kept?
Thirty days. If you need an on-demand library after an event, plan to export and host it elsewhere.
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