
core.club vs
ClubExpress
ClubExpress has been running clubs and associations for two decades, and it shows in the depth: memberships, a full club website, events, dues, discussion forums, committee tools and a member app. Few platforms cover as much ground. core.club handles the same membership and dues work but leads with the phone app members carry, and it treats class booking, facility reservations and leagues and ladders as core features rather than lighter add-ons.
How the two line up, row by row
Where ClubExpress shines
Where core.club does more
A club members actually open
core.club turns your membership into a native app with events, a directory, chat, and payments, not an admin database members rarely see like ClubExpress.
Frequently asked
Why switch from ClubExpress to core.club?+
The main reason is the member experience: a native app members open on their phone, with class and facility booking and leagues and ladders sitting next to memberships and dues. It also starts free instead of a per-member subscription.
What does ClubExpress do that core.club does not?+
ClubExpress bundles a full website builder, an e-commerce storefront and donation tools, all refined over many years. core.club gives each club a simpler public page and centers on the app and operations. If an all-in-one website plus fundraising and a store is what you need, ClubExpress leads there.
Does core.club replace our club website?+
core.club gives each club a public page and the member app. If you want a fuller marketing site, keep the one you have and use core.club to run operations behind it.
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Set up your club in a few minutes and see the whole thing — members, dues, bookings, leagues and chat — in one app they actually open. Free to run; you only pay 2.5% on the payments you collect.
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