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Amilia SmartRec vs Daxko

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Amilia SmartRec

Scheduling

Registration and activity management for community recreation, with a 1% fee on top of the subscription

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Daxko

Fitness

Membership, billing and programme operations for YMCAs, JCCs and community recreation nonprofits

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amilia SmartRec the 1% fee on each new invoice item sits on top of both the subscription and card processing, so an organisation invoicing two million dollars pays around twenty thousand a year in a fee that never appears in a plan comparison.; Daxko nothing is published: pricing, contract length and processing rates are all quoted, so a board approving the spend cannot benchmark it against a list price or a peer without asking other associations directly.
  • They diverge on capability: Amilia SmartRec covers Activity registration, Daxko covers Membership management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amilia SmartRec and Daxko actually diverge.

Attributes where Amilia SmartRec and Daxko differ
AttributeAmilia SmartRecDaxko
Starting price$99/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer month plus 1% of invoiced itemsquote
CategorySchedulingFitness

Identical on both: 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 Amilia SmartRec

  • Activity registration
  • Family accounts
  • Memberships
  • Facility booking
  • Online store
  • Bilingual interface

Only in Daxko

  • Membership management
  • Draft billing
  • Programme registration
  • Facility scheduling
  • Attendance and access
  • Daxko Engage

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Financial reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amilia SmartRec

  • A municipal recreation department replacing paper and phone registration for seasonal programmesnot Daxko
  • A community centre that needs one family account covering several children across different activitiesnot Daxko
  • A bilingual Canadian organisation required to serve residents in English and Frenchnot Daxko
  • A sports club running leagues, camps and memberships that currently sit in three separate systemsnot Daxko

Daxko

  • A YMCA association running sliding-scale financial assistance memberships that generic gym software cannot representnot Amilia SmartRec
  • A multi-branch nonprofit needing consolidated association-level financial reporting across sitesnot Amilia SmartRec
  • A community centre running membership, swim lessons and licensed childcare on one member recordnot Amilia SmartRec
  • An organisation replacing separate membership, registration and point of sale systems with a single ledgernot Amilia SmartRec

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amilia SmartRec

  • The 1% fee on each new invoice item sits on top of both the subscription and card processing, so an organisation invoicing two million dollars pays around twenty thousand a year in a fee that never appears in a plan comparison.
  • Implementation is charged separately, from $899 on Standard and $2,999 on Advanced, which for a small community organisation is several months of subscription before the system goes live.
  • Parks and facilities management is shallower than a dedicated municipal recreation platform, so departments managing complex field allocation and maintenance schedules will still need another system.
  • Reporting is oriented towards revenue rather than programme utilisation, so recreation managers analysing attendance patterns and capacity end up exporting to spreadsheets.
  • Its strength is in Canada, and US municipalities find fewer local references, fewer integrations with American finance systems and less familiarity with state-specific requirements.

Daxko

  • Nothing is published: pricing, contract length and processing rates are all quoted, so a board approving the spend cannot benchmark it against a list price or a peer without asking other associations directly.
  • Daxko holds both the member database and the payment processing, so switching means moving the draft billing relationship for thousands of members, which realistically makes migration a year-long project rather than a quarter.
  • The interface is functional but dated and front desk staff turnover is high in this sector, so training is a permanent operating cost rather than a one-off.
  • Reporting is oriented to finance and membership counts rather than programme outcomes, so organisations reporting impact to funders build separate analysis.
  • It is built for the North American membership nonprofit model, so leisure trusts and community organisations outside that structure find the membership and assistance concepts a poor fit.

Pricing, plan by plan

Amilia SmartRec

$99/month
  • Standard$99/month
    • Activity registration and online store
    • Family accounts
    • 1% fee on each new invoice item
  • Advanced$499/month
    • Memberships, facility booking and point of sale
    • Advanced reporting
    • 1% fee on each new invoice item
  • Custom$undefined/year
    • For YMCAs, JCCs and parks and recreation departments
    • Scoped and quoted individually
    • Fee structure negotiated

Daxko

On request
  • Daxko Operations$undefined/year
    • Membership, billing, registration and facility modules
    • Multi-branch association reporting
    • Enterprise contract, typically multi-year

Which should you pick?

Choose Amilia SmartRec if

  • You need activity registration.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want family accounts.
Amilia SmartRec review

Choose Daxko if

  • You need membership management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want draft billing.
Daxko review

Questions people ask

Is Amilia SmartRec or Daxko better?
Neither clearly leads. Amilia SmartRec starts at $99/month and Daxko at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amilia SmartRec or Daxko?
Amilia SmartRec starts at $99/month and Daxko at On request.
Does Amilia SmartRec or Daxko run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Amilia SmartRec best used for?
Amilia SmartRec is most often used for a municipal recreation department replacing paper and phone registration for seasonal programmes, a community centre that needs one family account covering several children across different activities, a bilingual canadian organisation required to serve residents in english and french, a sports club running leagues, camps and memberships that currently sit in three separate systems. Of those, a municipal recreation department replacing paper and phone registration for seasonal programmes and a community centre that needs one family account covering several children across different activities are not what Daxko is typically brought in for.
What can Amilia SmartRec do that Daxko cannot?
Amilia SmartRec covers Activity registration, Family accounts, Memberships, Facility booking. Daxko covers Membership management, Draft billing, Programme registration, Facility scheduling. Both handle Point of sale, Financial reporting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Amilia SmartRec: What is the real total cost?

Subscription from $99 or $499 a month, plus roughly 1% on each new invoice item, plus card processing around 2.85% plus $0.30, plus a one-off implementation fee. The percentage fees dominate at any real volume.

Daxko: What does Daxko cost?

It is not published. Expect an enterprise quote driven by branches, members and modules, a multi-year term, separately priced implementation, and payment processing on top.

Amilia SmartRec: Is the 1% negotiable?

On the Custom tier for larger organisations, the fee structure is part of the negotiation. On the published plans it is not.

Daxko: Why do YMCAs use it rather than gym software?

Because of financial assistance scales, household memberships and programme credits. Commercial gym systems generally cannot model a sliding-scale membership correctly.

Amilia SmartRec: Does it work in French?

Yes, throughout. That is a practical requirement for Quebec and many bilingual Canadian public bodies and a genuine reason to choose it there.

Daxko: How hard is it to leave?

Hard. Daxko processes the member drafts as well as holding the records, so migration means re-establishing payment authority with every drafting member.

Amilia SmartRec: Can it replace a municipal recreation system?

For registration and memberships, often yes. For parks asset and facility maintenance management, no.

Daxko: Is there a smaller product for a single site?

Daxko sells to independent community centres as well as associations, but the pricing model and implementation effort still assume an organisation with dedicated administrative staff.

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