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RecDesk vs Sticky Password

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RecDesk

Government

Parks and recreation management for municipalities with published annual pricing and no per-seat fee

From
$3835/year
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
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Sticky Password

Cybersecurity

Password manager with autofill, digital wallet, and dark web monitoring

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Sticky Password has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: RecDesk scope is recreation only, so a municipality wanting parks asset management, work orders or wider permitting must buy and integrate a second system.; Sticky Password offers no dedicated family plan, requiring individual licenses or a Teams plan to cover a household.
  • They diverge on capability: RecDesk covers Activity registration, Sticky Password covers Autofill and capture.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which RecDesk and Sticky Password actually diverge.

Attributes where RecDesk and Sticky Password differ
AttributeRecDeskSticky Password
Starting price$3835/yearFree
Pricing modelPer year, all inclusive with unlimited usersfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebweb, ios, android, windows, mac
CategoryGovernmentCybersecurity

Identical on both: 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 RecDesk

  • Activity registration
  • Facility reservations
  • Memberships and passes
  • League scheduling
  • Resident portal
  • Unlimited users
  • Financial reporting
  • Premium integrations

Only in Sticky Password

  • Autofill and capture
  • Encrypted vault sync
  • Emergency access
  • Dark web monitoring
  • Password sharing
  • Digital wallet

What people use each for

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

RecDesk

  • A town recreation director who needs a budget number for next year without running a procurement to get a quotenot Sticky Password
  • A department with a dozen seasonal part-time staff who would each cost a seat on per-user municipal softwarenot Sticky Password
  • A small city replacing paper facility permits and phone registrations with an online resident portalnot Sticky Password
  • A recreation district running summer camps, pool passes and youth leagues on one household accountnot Sticky Password

Sticky Password

  • Storing and autofilling passwords across devicesnot RecDesk
  • Securely sharing a login with a family member or colleaguenot RecDesk
  • Granting emergency vault access to a trusted contactnot RecDesk
  • Monitoring saved credentials for dark web exposurenot RecDesk

Where each one falls short

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

RecDesk

  • Scope is recreation only, so a municipality wanting parks asset management, work orders or wider permitting must buy and integrate a second system.
  • The published prices are starting points and the premium integrations most departments actually need, such as financial system and access control links, are priced separately and not listed.
  • Customer concentration is regional, mostly in the north-eastern United States, so a department elsewhere will find fewer local references and less familiarity with its state reporting requirements.
  • The resident-facing portal is plain compared with commercial registration platforms, which matters when residents compare it with the private classes they book elsewhere.
  • As a smaller vendor it does not offer the procurement conveniences larger municipalities expect, such as cooperative contract vehicles across many states, which lengthens the buying process for some agencies.

Sticky Password

  • Offers no dedicated family plan, requiring individual licenses or a Teams plan to cover a household.
  • Free tier is limited to a 30-day Premium trial rather than a permanent free feature set.
  • Lacks the browser-based item history and detailed sharing permissions offered by some larger competitors.
  • Business/Teams tooling is lighter than dedicated enterprise password managers with SSO and SCIM support.

Pricing, plan by plan

RecDesk

$3835/year
  • Essential$3835/year
    • Activity registration and household accounts
    • Resident portal
    • Unlimited staff users
  • Standard$6240/year
    • Adds facility reservations and memberships
    • Unlimited users
    • Financial reporting
  • Plus$10790/year
    • Adds league scheduling and expanded modules
    • Unlimited users
  • Enterprise$16250/year
    • Largest configuration
    • Premium integrations such as access control, GIS and financial system links priced separately

Sticky Password

Free
  • Free (30-day Premium trial)Free
    • 30-day trial of Premium features
    • Basic password storage after trial
  • Premium$2.5/month
    • Vault sync across devices
    • Password sharing
    • Dark web monitoring
  • Teams$2.5/month
    • Per-user pricing billed annually
    • Usable for families or businesses
    • Centralized license management

Which should you pick?

Choose RecDesk if

  • You need activity registration.
  • You also want facility reservations.
RecDesk review

Choose Sticky Password if

  • You need autofill and capture.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on web, ios, android, windows, mac.
  • You also want encrypted vault sync.
Sticky Password review

Questions people ask

Is RecDesk or Sticky Password better?
Neither clearly leads. RecDesk starts at $3835/year and Sticky Password at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, RecDesk or Sticky Password?
Sticky Password has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3835/year for RecDesk and Free for Sticky Password.
Does RecDesk or Sticky Password run on more platforms?
RecDesk runs on Web. Sticky Password runs on web, ios, android, windows, mac.
Can I use Sticky Password for free?
Yes. Sticky Password has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. RecDesk starts at $3835/year.
What is RecDesk best used for?
RecDesk is most often used for a town recreation director who needs a budget number for next year without running a procurement to get a quote, a department with a dozen seasonal part-time staff who would each cost a seat on per-user municipal software, a small city replacing paper facility permits and phone registrations with an online resident portal, a recreation district running summer camps, pool passes and youth leagues on one household account. Of those, a town recreation director who needs a budget number for next year without running a procurement to get a quote and a department with a dozen seasonal part-time staff who would each cost a seat on per-user municipal software are not what Sticky Password is typically brought in for.
What can RecDesk do that Sticky Password cannot?
RecDesk covers Activity registration, Facility reservations, Memberships and passes, League scheduling. Sticky Password covers Autofill and capture, Encrypted vault sync, Emergency access, Dark web monitoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

RecDesk: Is the pricing really published?

Yes, which is unusual in municipal recreation software. Four tiers from $3,835 to $16,250 a year, described as all-inclusive with unlimited users. Premium integrations are extra.

RecDesk: Are there per-user charges?

No. Unlimited staff users on every tier, which is the main saving against per-seat municipal systems.

RecDesk: Does it do parks maintenance and work orders?

No. It is registration, reservations, memberships and leagues. Asset and work order management needs another system.

RecDesk: Will it integrate with our finance system?

There is a premium financial system integration option, priced separately. Confirm your specific ERP is supported before assuming it.

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