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Amilia SmartRec vs TeamSnap

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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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TeamSnap

Sports

Team scheduling and communication for volunteer-run sport, with a separate quoted product for clubs and leagues

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only TeamSnap has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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.; TeamSnap paid plans are per team per month, so a club that lets each team buy its own subscription spends more in total than the organisation product would cost and gets no consolidated administration.
  • They diverge on capability: Amilia SmartRec covers Activity registration, TeamSnap covers Rosters and availability.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Amilia SmartRec and TeamSnap differ
AttributeAmilia SmartRecTeamSnap
Starting price$99/monthFree
Pricing modelPer month plus 1% of invoiced itemsPer team per month
Free tierNoYes
CategorySchedulingSports

Identical on both: 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
  • Point of sale
  • Online store
  • Financial reporting
  • Bilingual interface

Only in TeamSnap

  • Rosters and availability
  • Schedules and reminders
  • Team messaging
  • Payment collection
  • Club and league product
  • Free advertising-supported tier

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 TeamSnap
  • A community centre that needs one family account covering several children across different activitiesnot TeamSnap
  • A bilingual Canadian organisation required to serve residents in English and Frenchnot TeamSnap
  • A sports club running leagues, camps and memberships that currently sit in three separate systemsnot TeamSnap

TeamSnap

  • A volunteer parent managing a youth team who needs availability and reminders instead of a group chat and a spreadsheetnot Amilia SmartRec
  • A recreational adult league team coordinating who is turning up each weeknot Amilia SmartRec
  • A club moving season registration and payment collection online for the first timenot Amilia SmartRec
  • An organisation that wants parents on an application they already have rather than teaching them a new onenot 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.

TeamSnap

  • Paid plans are per team per month, so a club that lets each team buy its own subscription spends more in total than the organisation product would cost and gets no consolidated administration.
  • The free plan is funded by advertising shown to parents and players, which some clubs and schools consider unacceptable and only discover after rollout.
  • On the club and league side a large share of the cost is the processing fee on registration payments, so the quoted platform fee understates what families and the organisation pay across a season.
  • Statistics, scoring and any form of video or performance analysis are minimal, so a competitive programme needs a second product for anything beyond administration.
  • Governance features that national bodies increasingly require, background screening and compliance tracking among them, are not covered, which is exactly where SportsEngine wins organisation-level deals.

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

TeamSnap

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Advertising shown to parents and players
    • Roster, schedule and availability
    • Team messaging
  • Paid team plans$undefined/month
    • Published per team per month, billed annually
    • Advertising removed
    • Payment collection and tracking
  • TeamSnap for Clubs and Leagues$undefined/year
    • Quoted per organisation
    • Registration and online payments
    • Multi-team scheduling and websites

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 TeamSnap if

  • You need rosters and availability.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want schedules and reminders.
TeamSnap review

Questions people ask

Is Amilia SmartRec or TeamSnap better?
Neither clearly leads. Amilia SmartRec starts at $99/month and TeamSnap at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amilia SmartRec or TeamSnap?
TeamSnap has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for Amilia SmartRec and Free for TeamSnap.
Does Amilia SmartRec or TeamSnap run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use TeamSnap for free?
Yes. TeamSnap has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Amilia SmartRec starts at $99/month.
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 TeamSnap is typically brought in for.
What can Amilia SmartRec do that TeamSnap cannot?
Amilia SmartRec covers Activity registration, Family accounts, Memberships, Facility booking. TeamSnap covers Rosters and availability, Schedules and reminders, Team messaging, Payment collection.

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.

TeamSnap: Is the free plan genuinely free?

Yes, and it is paid for by advertising shown to parents and players in the application. Removing the advertising is one of the reasons teams upgrade.

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.

TeamSnap: Should each team buy its own subscription?

No. If you have more than a few teams, the club and league product costs less in total and gives you consolidated rosters, registration and scheduling.

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.

TeamSnap: What does registration actually cost the club?

The platform fee plus a processing percentage on every payment. Model the processing on your expected registration volume before comparing quotations.

Amilia SmartRec: Can it replace a municipal recreation system?

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

TeamSnap: Does it handle statistics and scoring?

Barely. It is an administration and communication tool, not a performance one.

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