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Regpack vs Sawyer

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Regpack

Events

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sawyer

Scheduling

Class and camp booking software for children activity businesses, with a marketplace that takes up to 30 percent

From
$189/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Sawyer the Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
  • They diverge on capability: Regpack covers Conditional registration logic, Sawyer covers Class and camp registration.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Regpack and Sawyer actually diverge.

Attributes where Regpack and Sawyer differ
AttributeRegpackSawyer
Starting priceOn request$189/month
Pricing modelquotePer business per month, plus marketplace commission
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryEventsScheduling

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 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

Only in Sawyer

  • Class and camp registration
  • Memberships and class packs
  • Consumer marketplace
  • Auto-billing
  • Waivers and e-signature
  • Multi-location

What people use each for

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

Regpack

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

Sawyer

  • A new kids activity studio with no mailing list that wants the marketplace to fill its first termsnot Regpack
  • An established music school moving off spreadsheets that will run Sawyer as software only and never list on the marketplacenot Regpack
  • A gym selling memberships, class packs and birthday parties that needs all three billed from one systemnot Regpack
  • A provider running summer camps alongside term-time classes who wants a single parent account for bothnot Regpack

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Sawyer

  • The Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
  • Marketplace commission applies to the order value, not the margin, so low-margin providers can lose money on a marketplace booking.
  • Payment processing fees are charged separately by Stripe on top of the subscription and any commission, which the plan comparison does not surface clearly.
  • The step from Grow to Scale doubles the monthly cost for account management and integrations rather than for capability most providers need, making the middle tier the only sensible choice for many.
  • It is built for consumer activity businesses, so providers who invoice schools, councils or corporate clients will find the billing model a poor fit.

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Sawyer

$189/month
  • Launch$undefined/month
    • No monthly subscription fee
    • 3 percent per transaction
    • Marketplace listing required, 30 percent commission on marketplace orders
  • Grow$189/month
    • 189 USD per month billed annually, 219 monthly
    • Marketplace listing optional, 20 percent commission if used
    • Advanced scheduling, waitlists, free trials
  • Scale$379/month
    • 379 USD per month billed annually, 399 monthly
    • Marketplace listing optional, 15 percent commission if used
    • Dedicated account manager and registration launch support
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom pricing for large multi-site operators

Which should you pick?

Choose Regpack if

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

Choose Sawyer if

  • You need class and camp registration.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want memberships and class packs.
Sawyer review

Questions people ask

Is Regpack or Sawyer better?
Neither clearly leads. Regpack starts at On request and Sawyer at $189/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Regpack or Sawyer?
Regpack starts at On request and Sawyer at $189/month.
Does Regpack or Sawyer run on more platforms?
Regpack runs on Web. Sawyer runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Regpack best used for?
Regpack is most often used for a camp where a parent registers three children for different weeks with sibling discounts applied automatically, a training provider whose course fee depends on eligibility answers given earlier in the form, a nonprofit programme collecting deposits then automatic instalments over six months, an organiser replacing a chain of separate forms and manual invoices with one conditional registration flow. Of those, a camp where a parent registers three children for different weeks with sibling discounts applied automatically and a training provider whose course fee depends on eligibility answers given earlier in the form are not what Sawyer is typically brought in for.
What can Regpack do that Sawyer cannot?
Regpack covers Conditional registration logic, Payment plans, Multi-participant registration, Discount and coupon rules. Sawyer covers Class and camp registration, Memberships and class packs, Consumer marketplace, Auto-billing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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%.

Sawyer: Is the Launch plan really free?

No. It has no monthly fee but charges 3 percent per transaction and requires a marketplace listing that takes 30 percent of marketplace orders.

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.

Sawyer: Can I use Sawyer without the marketplace?

Yes, on Grow and Scale the listing is optional. On Launch it is required.

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.

Sawyer: What does the marketplace commission apply to?

The full order value of bookings originating on hisawyer.com, not to bookings from your own website.

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.

Sawyer: Is there a contract?

Monthly plans are month to month with 30 days notice; annual billing saves roughly 5 to 14 percent depending on tier.

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