CampBrain vs MyVBS

CampBrain is web-based camp management software for summer, auxiliary, day, overnight, faith-based and special-needs camps, plus YMCA, agency and conference-center programmes. Its modules cover camp, staff, medical, camp-store, attendance, conference-center, fundraising and payment management. Online registration provides a parent-facing process with customizable forms for programmes and sessions. Attendance tools work on phones, tablets and computers and track absences, authorized pickups and camper notes. Users can generate weekly financial summaries, rosters and parent statements, then customize or build reports. CampBrain’s store works with Square for payment and point-of-sale functions, including an online store. Conference-center calendars can synchronize with MS Outlook, Google or iOS calendars. A dedicated implementation team helps customers learn the system, build forms and prepare a registration site before launch. Support is available weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, with emergency weekend coverage. Pricing is on request.

MyVBS is a free web platform for churches and organizations managing Vacation Bible School programs. Organizers can publish a registration website with a unique web address without needing web skills, allowing parents and volunteers to register online. Forms can collect standard and custom information and can be configured separately for children, volunteers, and other participant types. An account can manage multiple events and retain information from previous years. Organizers can sort participants by age or grade, create groups, assign volunteers to classes, and generate attendance rosters. Email tools support promotional and follow-up messages to parents and volunteers, including scheduled sends. MyVBS provides branding for nine Concordia Supply VBS themes and also allows users to use their own theme. The site directs organizers to Concordia Supply to browse and order VBS materials. The Free plan costs nothing, with no subscription costs or charges for features, and includes registration websites, participant and volunteer registration, event and group management, and email campaigns.