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core.clubVS
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A Sportlyzer alternative

core.club vs
Sportlyzer

sports club & coaching software

Sportlyzer is built around coaching. Training diaries, session plans, attendance and per-athlete development sit at the center, with member management and billing around them. For a coach-led program that tracks how each player progresses, it fits well. core.club keeps the member-management and billing basics and puts its focus on what members do day to day: a native app, class and facility booking, leagues and ladders, and club chat.

CAPABILITIES COMPAREDof 13 compared
core.club11
Sportlyzer5
core.club covers 11 of the 13 capabilities compared here, Sportlyzer covers 5. Neither does everything, so where each falls short is shown in the table below.
FEATURE BY FEATURE

How the two line up, row by row

core.clubcore.club
Sportlyzer
Member-facing mobile app
Native iOS & Android + web
Native player app
Pricing model
Free to start · 2.5% on payments
Free + paid tiers
Memberships & dues
Events & RSVPs
Class / session booking
Limited
Court, field & room reservations
Leagues, tournaments & ladders
Group chat & channels
Limited
Integrated payments (Stripe)
Modular: enable only what you need
Full data export (take everything with you)
Limited
Open API for your own tools
Limited
Connect your own AI agent (MCP)
Training plans & coaching diary
Attendance & player-development tracking
Limited

Where Sportlyzer shines

Coaching workflow: training plans, session diaries and attendance
Player and member management for sports clubs
Billing and club administration

Where core.club does more

A native app built around the member, not the coach
Facility reservations plus leagues, tournaments and ladders
Members can message each other and join channels
Runs any club, not only coach-led sports teams
The core.club app

The whole roster checks in from their phone

Post a game and players tap to confirm. core.club is a native app with team chat and reminders built in, not a schedule tool with notifications bolted on like Sportlyzer.

Live RSVP and roster counts
Team chat in the same app
Reminders before first pitch

Frequently asked

Why choose core.club over Sportlyzer?+

If you want an app built around members, with facility booking, leagues and ladders and chat alongside member management, core.club is the closer fit than a coaching-first tool. It also starts free.

What does Sportlyzer do that core.club does not?+

Sportlyzer is made for coaches: season and session training plans, a coach diary, attendance capture, and per-athlete development tracking that builds up each player’s history. core.club has no training-plan or player-development tools, so a coach-led program will find Sportlyzer deeper there.

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Give your members more than Sportlyzer

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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