ACTIVE Camp & Class Manager vs CampSite

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.

CampSite is camp management software for camps of different sizes and specialties, available on the web, Android, and iOS. Its registration tools handle enrollment options, forms, waivers, add-ons, payments, and electronic signatures. Families can register, submit forms, and manage payments through a persistent Parent Dashboard. Communication features include email, text messaging, parent-to-camper messages, and myCAMPapp for announcements, events, photos, videos, and push notifications. Back-office functions cover activity scheduling, bunking, staff and medical management, attendance, transportation, events, a camp shop, and camper spending funds. Camps can create reports and payment schedules, invoice parents, and process credit-card or e-check payments in batches. The transportation module uses Google Maps for route mapping. CampSite says it uses AES-256 and TLS 1.2, configurable user permissions, Amazon cloud hosting, and mirrored databases for real-time redundancy; it also states that customers own the data they enter. Pricing is available on request, and the maker promotes a free personalized demo. Text messaging is limited to US and Canadian numbers, and messages cannot contain images or embedded links.