ACTIVE Camp & Class Manager vs CampOrganizer

ACTIVE Camp & Class Manager (CCM) brings registration, payments, scheduling, attendance, communications, and reporting together for camps, classes, schools, and enrichment programs. Online registration supports form tracking, automated waitlists, parent self-service, multi-child registration, and confirmation emails. Organizations can accept online payments, offer merchandise at checkout, and track inventory. Scheduling includes one-to-one bookings and lesson management; attendance tools cover check-in and check-out tracking and electronic signatures. Communication options include email marketing, text messages, authorized pickup management, and mobile alerts through Captivate. CCM provides customizable automated reports, including financial and real-time participant reporting. Its APIs cover organization data such as sessions, registrations, payments, people, and family relationships, with API keys used for new access. Staff can use ACTIVE Connect for check-in and check-out, while agencies can offer a branded consumer app through Captivate for iOS and Android. Pricing is on request. Registration and payment processing fees also apply, with account-specific rates available from an account manager.

CampOrganizer combines camp registration, payments, staffing, day-to-day operations, family communication, learning, and reporting. The platform supports online registration, forms and waivers, schedules, teams, staff management, attendance, incident reports, galleries, analytics, and data exports. It is designed for summer and day camps, overnight and specialty camps, after-school programs, youth organizations, and university pre-college programs. Separate experiences serve operators, staff, families, and participants: Camp Hub and Session Console for operators, Counselor Mobile for staff, Family for parents and guardians, and Explorer for participants. Family, Counselor Mobile, and Explorer are available as mobile apps alongside web experiences. CampOrganizer describes role-based access, encryption, consent and data-rights workflows, and structured exports; it also says access to the most sensitive children’s data is controlled and logged. A new customer’s first session can be a trial for up to two weeks, at the All-Inclusive level for up to 100 active children, without payment details during setup or trial. Usage-Based costs €0.25, paid once, with listed rates of €0.25 per participant per event or €1.00 per participant per day.