The Spond alternative for UK clubs.
Spond is a free team-management app for grassroots sport, funded by a per-transaction fee on payments collected through it. OurClub works differently. There is no monthly fee, just one all-in percentage of what you process, card fees included, with every feature and the member app in the box.
You pay nothing until your club takes money.
At a glance.
- OurClub
- UK-built club management for any sport: memberships, payments, class scheduling, attendance, safeguarding and a native member app, plus gradings and licensing where the sport uses them. You pay a single rate from 4.25% of what you process, tapering as your volume grows, with no fixed monthly cost.
- Spond
- The platform is free - no subscription. Payments carry a 2.5% + 20p transaction fee for UK clubs, card costs included, deducted from the club’s takings by default. The 2.5% + 20p transaction fee includes Stripe’s costs, so it is an all-in rate - the same model as OurClub, at a flat percentage.
Spond vs OurClub, line by line.
| Feature | OurClub | Spond |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One all-in percentage of what you process - no monthly fee | Free platform; 2.5% + 20p per transaction on payments (all-in) |
| Card & transaction fees | Included in the rate. The % is the whole bill | Included in the 2.5% + 20p transaction fee |
| Feature access | Every feature included - nothing paywalled | Team organisation, messaging and payment collection; the app is the product |
| Member app | Native iOS & Android member app, included | The member app is the core of the product |
| Contract | No contract - cancel any time | No subscription to cancel |
| Switching help | Free structured import: members, plans, classes, events, grading syllabus, shop and more | Not stated on their pricing page |
Spond details from their published pages (https://help.spond.com/club/en/articles/58192-what-is-the-transaction-fee-in-spond-club, accessed July 2026). OurClub is not affiliated with Spond; names are used for identification only. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
What your club would pay each month
Move the sliders to match your club. Both figures update as you go.
Monthly volume: £1,800.00
OurClub founding ladder
£56.50
All-in: card and transaction fees included. Standard ladder: £74.50.
Spond
≈ £57.00
Plan £0.00 + their 2.5% + 20p transaction fee (card costs included).
Estimated saving with OurClub: £0.50/month (£6.00/year).
Estimates from list prices published on https://help.spond.com/club/en/articles/58192-what-is-the-transaction-fee-in-spond-club (accessed July 2026) and OurClub's live ladder. Where a platform excludes payment processing we add Stripe's standard UK card rate as an estimate; actual processor rates vary by club. For the full method, read the UK cost guide.
Switching questions.
How does OurClub pricing compare with Spond?
Closest models on this list: both are free to start and charge an all-in percentage. Spond is a flat 2.5% + 20p per transaction; OurClub starts at a similar level and tapers as volume grows, with no per-transaction pence. On £3,000 a month across 100 payments, Spond’s fee is about £95; OurClub’s founding ladder is about £91, and the gap widens as the club grows.
Spond is free - why pay anything more?
Spond organises teams and collects payments, and does both well. Grade records and assessments, licence renewals, kiosk check-in and a club shop sit outside what it does, so the swim school signing off stages and the karate club tracking belts both keep a spreadsheet open next to it - which is the situation club software exists to end.
Can I switch from Spond to OurClub?
Yes. Export your member list and our structured importer brings it across; classes, plans and gradings are set up fresh. Members securely set up their payment at first login.
