Club Bar vs GymRoute POS

Club Bar is an open-source point-of-sale system for sports clubs, community centers, and member organizations running a bar or canteen. Members can identify themselves with RFID or NFC cards and see their personal tab at the terminal. The terminal stores data locally, allowing checkout without an internet connection and syncing when connectivity returns. Administrators can manage members and products, handle settlements, view reports, and review transaction journals and audit history. Checkout checks minimum product ages and can refuse an offline sale using a member’s birth date. Settlement tools export XML or CSV, and the backend generates SEPA direct debit pain.008.001.08 XML. The system supports SMTP email and REST APIs, with an optional ESP8266 token dispenser. Its security design includes mandatory admin TOTP two-factor authentication, role-based authorization, encrypted IBANs, audit logging, and terminal anomaly detection. Club Bar is self-hosted at free, with no subscriptions. Hosting documentation specifies PHP 8.3 or later, MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.5+, and Apache mod_rewrite; the Flutter desktop terminal targets embedded Linux.

GymRoute POS is a cloud-based gym-management platform covering plans, bookings, invoicing, point of sale, and marketing. Its checkout sells memberships, products, services, classes, day passes, and add-ons, linking sales with member, payment, inventory, and reporting records. Stripe, GoCardless, and PayTabs handle payments. Door access follows membership and payment status, with phone, QR-code, and kiosk check-in plus attendance reporting. Custom-branded iOS and Android apps let members book classes, manage plans, check in, receive notifications, and track progress. Scheduling includes limits, substitute updates, cancellations, and waitlists. Lead capture covers website forms, social ads, walk-ins, and referrals, with automated email, SMS, and WhatsApp follow-ups. Inventory tools track stock across locations. Plans are Excel at $99 a month, Exceed at $199 a month, and Ultimate at $299 a month.