How much does youth sports registration software cost in 2026?
Youth sports registration software costs between nothing and about $2,200 a year in subscription, plus a fee on each payment. Of the platforms that publish a price, Team Scout is $348, $948 or $2,148 a year, Jersey Watch is $348 a year, SportsEngine is $799, $1,299 or $2,199 a year and TeamLinkt's core is $0; TeamSnap ONE, LeagueApps and PlayMetrics give a price on request.
By Peter McClung, founder and CEO of Team Scout. Published . Updated . Prices read November 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Three parts make up the cost: the subscription, the fee on each payment, and setup or add-ons.
- Four of the seven platforms here publish a subscription price. Three quote.
- Some fees include card processing and some are added to it, so compare the total on a $100 registration.
- Most platforms let the family cover the fee at checkout.
Which one is best for what?
- Team Scout: best for a program that wants to start free and see every fee before it signs.
- Jersey Watch: best for one plan and one yearly price for a website with registration.
- SportsEngine: best for a published package price with standings and stats included.
- TeamLinkt: best for no subscription at all.
- TeamSnap: best for clubs willing to take a quote for a widely used app.
- LeagueApps: best for paying only when money comes in.
- PlayMetrics: best for competitive clubs that will take a quote.
How do they compare?
From each product's own pricing page, read November 13, 2026. Percentages are in each product's section, because some include card processing and some do not.
| Product | Subscription a year | Fee on payments | Setup fee | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Scout | Subscription a year: $348, $948 or $2,148 | Fee on payments: A platform fee, lower on each larger plan; card processing is separate | Setup fee: None | Free plan: Yes |
| Jersey Watch | Subscription a year: $348 after a $19 first month | Fee on payments: A processing fee on each transaction, published | Setup fee: None | Free plan: Free to explore before launch |
| SportsEngine | Subscription a year: $799, $1,299 or $2,199 | Fee on payments: A processing fee on each transaction, lower on each larger package | Setup fee: Not stated | Free plan: Invoicing only |
| TeamLinkt | Subscription a year: $0; add-ons $425 or $795 | Fee on payments: A rate on payments, by quote | Setup fee: Not stated | Free plan: Yes |
| TeamSnap | Subscription a year: Quote | Fee on payments: Not published | Setup fee: Not stated | Free plan: One team only |
| LeagueApps | Subscription a year: None | Fee on payments: A percentage of online payments, by quote | Setup fee: One time, by quote | Free plan: No |
| PlayMetrics | Subscription a year: Quote | Fee on payments: Not published | Setup fee: Not stated | Free plan: Not stated |
Team Scout: best for a program that wants to start free and see every fee before it signs
Team Scout is the app teams use to talk, plan and run themselves: groups, messages and one calendar for families, with registration, payments, a public website, volunteer sign-ups, tickets, fundraising and sponsorships in the same app.
Every plan and fee is on the pricing page, with no setup fee and no contract. The platform fee is lower on each larger plan: Team fits programs collecting up to about $50,000 a year, Club $50,000 to $100,000 and League $100,000 or more.
Price: The Community plan is free: website, groups, messaging, calendar, volunteer sign-ups, fundraising, ticketing and a merch store. Registration and payments are on the paid plans: Team $29, Club $79 or League $179 a month, billed annually, plus a platform fee of 3.9%, 2.9% or 1.9% on what you collect through it. Card processing through Stripe is separate. Team Scout pricing, read November 13, 2026.
What it does well
- One app and one login for families: groups, messages, the calendar, volunteer shifts and what they owe.
- Each parent has their own account in one household with one statement, and a second parent asks to join from the family page.
- Every bank deposit opens into the payments inside it and downloads as QuickBooks-ready journal lines.
- We don't sell your data. We respect your privacy. We don't put ads in your feed.
Check before you choose it
- Team Scout does not keep game stats, run tournament brackets, publish league standings or assign officials.
- Registration and payments need a paid plan. The free plan covers the rest.
Jersey Watch: best for one plan and one yearly price for a website with registration
Jersey Watch is a website builder with registration, payments, scheduling, and text and email messaging, built for volunteer-run leagues and clubs.
One plan, $348 a year after a $19 first month, with the processing fee on the same page.
Price: $19 for the first month, then $348 a year, with no setup fee and no contract. Its pricing page also publishes a processing fee on each online payment, which you can pass to registrants. Jersey Watch pricing, read November 13, 2026.
What it does well
- One published price, free to explore before you launch.
- A custom domain and moving the content from your old site are included.
- Registration with payment plans and background checks built in.
Check before you choose it
- Messaging is text and email. Team chat and a mobile app are not on its published pages.
- Volunteer sign-ups are collected with a custom form. Shifts and hours are not on its published pages.
SportsEngine: best for a published package price with standings and stats included
SportsEngine HQ is a platform for clubs, leagues and associations: registration, a website, a team app, schedules and standings, with eligibility and background-check tools. PlayMetrics acquired SportsEngine in May 2026.
Three packages with the price and the processing fee of each on one page.
Price: Express is $799, Premium $1,299 and Pro $2,199 a year, plus a processing fee on every online transaction that can be passed to the payer. A Free package covers invoicing. SportsEngine HQ packages, read November 13, 2026.
What it does well
- Scale and history: its site counts more than 45,000 organizations.
- Reach into governing bodies, including a long-term partnership with USA Swimming.
- Rosters, schedules, stats and standings from the first paid plan, and live streaming and on-demand video on Pro.
Check before you choose it
- Volunteer management and the QuickBooks integration start on Premium, $1,299 a year.
- SportsEngine charges a $300 fee at renewal when a paid plan has not met its minimum processing requirement.
- Its Google Play listing carries the Contains ads label, and its help center explains how to limit ads.
TeamLinkt: best for no subscription at all
TeamLinkt is sports management software for clubs, associations and leagues: registration, scheduling, a team app, live scoring and a website builder.
The core is $0. What you pay is the rate on payments, so ask for it in writing.
Price: TeamLinkt Core is $0 for the whole organization. You pay a rate on the payments you collect, and that rate is not published: the pricing page says to talk to sales. Optional add-ons are $425 a year each for Operations and Revenue, or $795 a year for both. TeamLinkt pricing, read November 13, 2026.
What it does well
- A free core that includes registration, scheduling, the team app, live scoring and a website builder.
- Tournaments, brackets and officials assigning in the Operations add-on.
- Add-on prices are published.
Check before you choose it
- The payment rate comes by quote.
- Fundraising campaigns, sponsorship management and the online store are in the paid Revenue add-on.
- Its Google Play listing carries the Contains ads label.
TeamSnap: best for clubs willing to take a quote for a widely used app
TeamSnap is two products: the TeamSnap app for a single team, and TeamSnap ONE for clubs and leagues, with registration, a website builder, schedules and live streaming.
TeamSnap ONE says it has no hidden platform fees and no per-player charges. The figure comes from sales.
Price: For one team: a Free plan at $0 with a roster of up to 15 players, Premium at $10.83 a month and Ultra at $13.75 a month, billed annually. For clubs and leagues, TeamSnap ONE has no published price; its pricing page says to contact sales for a quote. TeamSnap pricing, read November 13, 2026.
What it does well
- Widely used: its site counts more than 19,000 sports organizations and 30 million parents, players and coaches.
- A free plan for a single team with scheduling, team messaging and payment collection.
- TeamSnap ONE includes live streaming and a sponsorship marketplace that matches organizations with national brands.
Check before you choose it
- The single-team app shows ads. Premium lists an ad-free experience for admins, and each family member can pay for TeamSnap+ to remove ads on their own phone.
- Club and league pricing is a quote.
LeagueApps: best for paying only when money comes in
LeagueApps is a management platform for clubs, camps, tournaments, leagues and facilities: registration, payments, scheduling and the LeagueApps Play app.
No subscription: a one-time setup fee and a percentage of each online payment, both quoted.
Price: No subscription. LeagueApps charges a one-time setup fee and a percentage of each online payment. Neither amount is published; the pricing page offers a quote. Offline payments carry no fee. LeagueApps pricing, read November 13, 2026.
What it does well
- No subscription fee and no ads: its Play app is described as always ad-free.
- Payment plans with scheduled installments and autopay.
- Deep reporting and many integrations, and a website designed for you as a paid add-on.
Check before you choose it
- The percentage and the setup fee come by quote, so get both in writing.
- A custom website design and a branded app are yearly add-ons.
PlayMetrics: best for competitive clubs that will take a quote
PlayMetrics is a club operations platform: registration, tryouts and team formation, field planning, team management and websites that update from club data. It now owns SportsEngine, Sports Connect and Crossbar.
PlayMetrics prices each organization separately after a conversation.
Price: Not published. PlayMetrics says its pricing depends on factors unique to each organization and asks you to schedule a conversation. PlayMetrics pricing, read November 13, 2026.
What it does well
- Depth for competitive clubs: tryouts, team formation, coaching and player development, field and court planning.
- Support is a stated selling point, with one-on-one video calls and group trainings.
- No ads label on its Google Play listing.
Check before you choose it
- The price is a quote.
- Volunteer shift sign-ups, fundraising campaigns, ticket sales and sponsorship sales are not on its published pages.
When is Team Scout the wrong choice?
- You collect a few thousand dollars a year from one team. A free team app with a payment request costs less than any club platform.
- You need game stats, tournament brackets, league standings or officials' assignments. Team Scout does not do those. Between them, SportsEngine, TeamLinkt and GameChanger do.
- Your governing body requires its own registration system. Start with the platform it names.
What makes up the cost?
- The subscription: a yearly or monthly price for the software.
- The fee on payments: a percentage, sometimes with a flat amount, on each registration paid online.
- Setup and add-ons: a setup fee, a designed website, a branded app, or a higher package for volunteer tools or QuickBooks.
- Who pays: most platforms let the family cover the fee at checkout, which moves the cost off the club's books.
Why can't you line the percentages up?
Because they do not measure the same thing. SportsEngine and Jersey Watch quote one processing fee on each transaction. Team Scout quotes its platform fee by itself, 3.9%, 2.9% or 1.9% by plan, and card processing through Stripe separately, at 2.9% plus 30 cents on cards and less for bank payments.
The fair comparison is the total: take a $100 registration, add the subscription divided across your registrations, and apply each vendor's fees with the setting you would use for who pays.
What does a year on Team Scout cost?
Community is $0. Team is $29 a month billed annually ($348 a year) with a 3.9% platform fee, Club is $79 a month ($948 a year) with 2.9%, and League is $179 a month ($2,148 a year) with 1.9%. The platform fee applies to payments you collect and record through Team Scout, never to fundraising or ticket sales.
How we evaluated
- We read each product's own pricing page and feature pages on November 13, 2026, signed out, and linked them under Sources.
- A feature counts only when the product's own pages show it. When they say nothing either way, the guide says it is not on its published pages.
- The other products were read, and none was run with a live club. Star ratings and review scores are left out.
- Each line about Team Scout describes what is live in the product today.
- Each product is matched to the kind of program its own site says it is built for.
Questions people ask
- Is there free youth sports registration software?
- TeamLinkt's core is $0 and it charges a rate on payments. A form and a spreadsheet are free and take no payments. Team Scout's free Community plan covers the website, groups and volunteers; registration and payments start at $29 a month, billed annually.
- Why do some vendors not publish prices?
- TeamSnap ONE, LeagueApps and PlayMetrics price each organization by size and needs, so they quote. Ask for the subscription, the rate on payments, the setup fee and every add-on in writing.
- What does SportsEngine cost?
- SportsEngine HQ's published packages are Express at $799, Premium at $1,299 and Pro at $2,199 a year, each with a processing fee on every transaction. A $300 fee applies at renewal when a paid package has not met its minimum processing requirement.
- Does Team Scout charge a setup fee or a contract?
- No. There are no setup fees and no contracts, and plans are monthly or annual.
Sources
Each product's own pages, read November 13, 2026. Prices and plans change; the linked page is the one to trust.
- Team Scout: Team Scout pricing; What you get; Help center
- Jersey Watch: Jersey Watch pricing; Jersey Watch website builder; Jersey Watch communication
- SportsEngine: SportsEngine HQ packages; SportsEngine HQ; PlayMetrics on the SportsEngine acquisition; SportsEngine Play help, how to limit ads
- TeamLinkt: TeamLinkt pricing; TeamLinkt registration
- TeamSnap: TeamSnap pricing; TeamSnap for teams, plans; TeamSnap+ subscription overview; TeamSnap ONE sponsorships
- LeagueApps: LeagueApps pricing; LeagueApps Play; LeagueApps websites
- PlayMetrics: PlayMetrics pricing; PlayMetrics and SportsEngine
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About the author
Peter McClung is the founder and CEO of Team Scout. He has spent more than 25 years building products and platforms, founded homeschoolsports.org, a free resource for homeschool athletics, and has served on the board of AIR T, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRT) since 2017. More about Peter and Team Scout.
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