Events · head to head
ACTIVE Network vs CIRCUITREE
ACTIVE Network
Events
Registration and payment software for parks departments, races and camps, owned by Global Payments
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
CIRCUITREE
Events
Camp and conference centre management for large multi-programme Christian camps
- 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.; CIRCUITREE nothing is publicly priced and the vendor also takes the payment processing, so registration volume drives a cost that never appears in a licence comparison.
- They diverge on capability: ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, CIRCUITREE covers Session and programme configuration.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ACTIVE Network and CIRCUITREE actually diverge.
| Attribute | ACTIVE Network | CIRCUITREE |
|---|
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 CIRCUITREE
- Session and programme configuration
- Housing and cabin assignment
- Camp store and point of sale
- Health and medication records
- Bunk1 parent app
- Transportation management
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 CIRCUITREE
- A race director who wants registration, bib assignment and a consumer listing from one vendornot CIRCUITREE
- A YMCA needing membership, childcare billing and facility booking in one systemnot CIRCUITREE
- An agency with no software budget that can fund registration through participant-paid processing feesnot CIRCUITREE
CIRCUITREE
- A residential camp assigning several hundred beds a week with buddy requests and group constraintsnot ACTIVE Network
- A conference centre hosting both its own programmes and external group bookings on the same calendarnot ACTIVE Network
- Running a camp store where campers spend against parent-funded accounts rather than cashnot ACTIVE Network
- A camp needing medication administration logs that stand up to a state health inspectionnot 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.
CIRCUITREE
- Nothing is publicly priced and the vendor also takes the payment processing, so registration volume drives a cost that never appears in a licence comparison.
- The system is built for complex residential operations, and smaller day camps pay for housing, retail and transportation logic they will never configure.
- Togetherwork owns several competing registration platforms, which raises a real question about long-term investment in any one of them.
- Initial configuration of sessions, pricing rules and forms is a substantial project usually done in the off-season, so a camp switching mid-year has few good options.
- Bunk1 is sold separately rather than included, so the parent communication features most parents judge a camp on are an additional line item.
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$undefined/year
- Race registration priced on a per registration fee
- ACTIVE.com listing included
CIRCUITREE
On request- CIRCUITREE$undefined/year
- Registration, housing, retail and operations modules
- Priced by camper volume and modules selected
- Payment processing through 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 CIRCUITREE if
- You need session and programme configuration.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want housing and cabin assignment.
Questions people ask
- Is ACTIVE Network or CIRCUITREE better?
- Neither clearly leads. ACTIVE Network starts at On request and CIRCUITREE at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ACTIVE Network or CIRCUITREE?
- ACTIVE Network starts at On request and CIRCUITREE at On request.
- Does ACTIVE Network or CIRCUITREE 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 CIRCUITREE is typically brought in for.
- What can ACTIVE Network do that CIRCUITREE cannot?
- ACTIVE Network covers ACTIVENet, ACTIVEWorks Endurance, Camp and Class Manager, Participant-paid fees. CIRCUITREE covers Session and programme configuration, Housing and cabin assignment, Camp store and point of sale, Health and medication records.
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.
CIRCUITREE: Who owns CIRCUITREE?
Togetherwork, which acquired it in 2016 and is itself owned by GI Partners. It is not a Ministry Brands product.
ACTIVE Network: How does ACTIVE make money?
Primarily from registration processing fees, charged as a percentage plus a fixed amount per registration.
CIRCUITREE: Is pricing published?
No. Pricing is quoted by camper volume and modules, and payment processing rates are negotiated separately.
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.
CIRCUITREE: Is Bunk1 included?
No. The parent communication app is a separate module and a separate cost.
ACTIVE Network: Is pricing published?
No. Both licence and processing rates are quoted per account.
CIRCUITREE: Is it suitable for a small day camp?
Usually not. The housing, retail and transportation depth that justifies the price is irrelevant to a day camp.
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