Bunkhouse vs CampStack
Bunkhouse
bunkhousehq.com
CampStack
campstack.appSide by side
| Figure | Bunkhouse | CampStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $99/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Church Camp Management Software | 8.2 (#2) | 8.0 (#6) |
| Intended users | The maker describes Bunkhouse for day camps, overnight camps, small and first-year camps, and retreat and conference centers. | It is described for summer, sleepaway, day, and specialty camps, as well as year-round youth programs. |
| Payments | Payments run through the camp’s own Stripe account, with deposits, installment plans, refunds, and a 1% Bunkhouse platform fee on card volume. | Payment features include deposits, balances, discounts, financial aid, payment plans, autopay, cards, ACH, refunds, and chargeback visibility. |
| Registration | Guardians can register multiple children in one checkout, answer session-specific questions, sign waivers, and join visible waitlists. | Registration features include custom flows, session capacity, waitlists, family profiles, document uploads, waivers, and e-signatures. |
| Reports | Reports cover enrollment, revenue, outstanding balances, and form completion, with CSV export on every table. | CampStack lists dashboards, exports, labels, saved report views, enrollment trends, payment performance, session demand, and outstanding-balance reporting. |
Plans
In their own words
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
CampStack
CampStack is a web system for handling camp registration, payments, attendance, health records, parent communication, staff work, and reporting. It is described for summer, sleepaway, day, and specialty camps, as well as year-round youth programs. Registration can include custom flows, session capacity, waitlists, family profiles, file uploads, waivers, and electronic signatures. Payment tools cover deposits, balances, discounts, financial aid, payment plans, autopay, card and ACH payments, refunds, and chargeback visibility. Camps can track attendance, activity participation, authorized pickups, guardian permissions, and checkout records. Health records include allergies, medication schedules, dispense logs, and incident notes. Parents can use a portal for forms, balances, payments, announcements, and updates; email and SMS are also listed. Staff tools include scheduling, forms, contracts, roles, and permissions, alongside cabin, group, activity, and transportation assignments. Other listed operations include a camp store, canteen, camper spending money, task lists, and seasonal launch checklists.