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Planning Pod vs Regpack

Planning Pod logo

Planning Pod

Events

Event planning software that works

From
$59/month
Rated
-
Regpack logo

Regpack

Events

Conditional online registration and payment plans for camps, courses and programmes

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Planning Pod no transparent pricing table published; pricing determined individually per venue during demo; Regpack plan prices are no longer published, so a buyer must enter a sales process before knowing whether the product is in budget, and cannot benchmark the quote against a list price.
  • They diverge on capability: Planning Pod covers Lead management, Regpack covers Conditional registration logic.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Planning Pod and Regpack actually diverge.

Attributes where Planning Pod and Regpack differ
AttributePlanning PodRegpack
Starting price$59/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2012Unknown

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 Planning Pod

  • Lead management
  • Floor plans
  • Budgeting
  • Timeline
  • Client portal
  • QuickBooks
  • Stripe
  • PayPal

Only in Regpack

  • Conditional registration logic
  • Payment plans
  • Multi-participant registration
  • Discount and coupon rules
  • Integrated payment processing
  • Unlimited projects and users
  • Reporting and exports
  • Automated communications

What people use each for

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

Planning Pod

  • Event planningnot Regpack
  • Ticket salesnot Regpack
  • Attendee managementnot Regpack
  • Virtual eventsnot Regpack
  • Event marketingnot Regpack

Regpack

  • A camp where a parent registers three children for different weeks with sibling discounts applied automaticallynot Planning Pod
  • A training provider whose course fee depends on eligibility answers given earlier in the formnot Planning Pod
  • A nonprofit programme collecting deposits then automatic instalments over six monthsnot Planning Pod
  • An organiser replacing a chain of separate forms and manual invoices with one conditional registration flownot Planning Pod

Where each one falls short

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

Planning Pod

  • No transparent pricing table published; pricing determined individually per venue during demo
  • Pricing based on event volume complexity rather than standard tiers
  • Requires personalized demo to determine exact pricing

Regpack

  • Plan prices are no longer published, so a buyer must enter a sales process before knowing whether the product is in budget, and cannot benchmark the quote against a list price.
  • The conditional logic that makes it capable also makes it slow to configure, and complex registrations often take days of setup and testing rather than an afternoon.
  • The applicant-facing interface is dated compared with modern form products, which matters when the form is the first impression a parent has of your programme.
  • Because Regpack processes the payments, switching platforms means moving your merchant relationship and any stored instalment schedules, which raises the real cost of leaving well above the licence.
  • Reporting is built around applicants and balances rather than programme analytics, so organisations wanting attendance, capacity or cohort analysis export the data elsewhere.

Pricing, plan by plan

Planning Pod

$59/month
  • Planner$59/month
    • Basic planning tools
    • 5 events
    • Email support
  • Professional$99/month
    • Unlimited events
    • Floor plans
    • Budget tracking
  • Business$199/month
    • Team features
    • Client portal
    • API access

Regpack

On request
  • SMB$undefined/year
    • Unlimited projects, users, forms and reports
    • Conditional registration logic
    • Payment plans and integrated processing
  • Mid-Market$undefined/year
    • Higher volume and additional configuration
    • Annual term, price quoted by sales
    • Processing rate from as low as 1.5% depending on volume and card mix
  • Mid-Market Plus$undefined/year
    • Largest configuration tier
    • Priced individually by sales

Which should you pick?

Choose Planning Pod if

  • You need lead management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want floor plans.

Choose Regpack if

  • You need conditional registration logic.
  • You also want payment plans.

Questions people ask

Is Planning Pod or Regpack better?
Neither clearly leads. Planning Pod starts at $59/month and Regpack at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Planning Pod or Regpack?
Planning Pod starts at $59/month and Regpack at On request.
Does Planning Pod or Regpack run on more platforms?
Planning Pod runs on Web, Ios, Android. Regpack runs on Web.
What is Planning Pod best used for?
Planning Pod is most often used for event planning, ticket sales, attendee management, virtual events. Of those, event planning and ticket sales are not what Regpack is typically brought in for.
What can Planning Pod do that Regpack cannot?
Planning Pod covers Lead management, Floor plans, Budgeting, Timeline. Regpack covers Conditional registration logic, Payment plans, Multi-participant registration, Discount and coupon rules.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Planning Pod: How does Planning Pod pricing work?

Planning Pod uses volume-based pricing determined by the number of events your venue manages at any given time. Pricing typically ranges from $199-319/month for single-location venues, but you only pay for the volume you actually run.

Source
Regpack: What does Regpack cost?

Plan prices are not published. Three tiers exist, SMB, Mid-Market and Mid-Market Plus, all annual and all quoted. The published number is the processing rate, from as low as 1.5%.

Planning Pod: Does Planning Pod publish a public pricing table?

No, Planning Pod does not publish a detailed public pricing table. To determine your specific rate, you must schedule a personalized demo and discuss your venue's event volume with their team.

Source
Regpack: Is the 1.5% rate realistic?

It is the floor, dependent on volume and card mix. Ask for your quoted effective rate against your actual card mix rather than the advertised minimum.

Regpack: Can it handle payment plans?

Yes, and that is one of its stronger areas: automatic instalments, deposits and partial payments with per-applicant balances.

Regpack: How hard is it to switch away?

Harder than most registration tools, because Regpack also processes your payments. Plan for moving merchant processing and any live instalment schedules.

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