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Recreation Software

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Gabriel Lewenstein

What are some options for recreation facility management software? We are looking for a new program and would like it to have the following features:

  • Register all customers using the facility (name, address, contact info)
  • Register customers for classes (e.g. Swim or tennis lessons)
  • Sell memberships to the facility
  • Sell individual items (food, equipment, etc)
  • Run reports on all these functions

What programs do other municipal/public facilities use to manage operations? Do they meet your needs?




Shirley Hughes

RecTrac by Vermont Systems might meet your needs

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Colin Walker

We use Class (sold by Active Networks) for these functions; however, it is my understanding that the standalone app is going to be phased out over the coming years and all existing users shifted to a hosted solution. As a standalone application, Class has done a decent job of meeting our needs -- the path to a hosted application is less clear, though. While I am not fully involved in discussions about functionality, some early indications were that migrating existing data to a hosted solution were going to be difficult if not impossible.

One other vendor to look at is Energov Solutions. While they are not currently marketing a recreation management suite, they were a vendor at the Washington Recreation & Park Association annual conference and trade show in May. Contact Rob Della Marna, 888-355-1093 x3139.

Finally, another system that has caught my attention in the past is Daxko (daxko.com). This system is used by the local YMCA for program registration and member management, and their website makes it sound like they may be a preferred provider for the YMCA. I'm not sure what their overall functionality is, particularly on the POS and facility reservation side, but they may also be an option to explore. I seem to remember that this system also had some type of background check mechanism integrated directly with the membership module.

Good luck!

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