foreUP vs Links Meridian
foreUP
foreupgolf.com
Links Meridian
linksmeridian.comSide by side
| Figure | foreUP | Links Meridian |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $79/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · Golf Tee Time Booking Software | 7.3 (#13) | 7.9 (#6) |
| Integrations | foreUP lists accounting integrations including QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Sage. | QuickBooks Online and Xero journal exports are listed as live; GoCardless, Sage, federation handicap sync, public API, webhooks, and Zapier are listed as roadmap items. |
| Intended users | foreUP says its system serves golf courses ranging from small independent operators to multi-course operations. | The platform is presented for public and pay-and-play courses, private clubs, municipal and council courses, and resorts or multi-course operators. |
| Product | foreUP is an all-in-one cloud-based golf management system for golf courses. | Links Meridian combines golf club tee sheet and booking, member management, POS, accounting, and a Digital Clubhouse in one platform. |
| Security | foreUP states that its POS is PCI and PII compliant and that its integrated payment system is PCI compliant. | The maker states that data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and sensitive fields are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM; card data is handled by Stripe. |
Plans
foreUP
- Email & Text Marketing for Golf CoursesPriced on request
- BillingPriced on request
- Food & Beverage for Golf CoursesPriced on request
- Tee Sheet SoftwarePriced on request
- Tournament ManagementPriced on request
- Golf Course Point of SalePriced on request
Links Meridian
- Starter$79 a month
- Standard$239 a month
- Portfolio$559 a month
- Professional$599 a month
- Enterprise$1,439 a month
In their own words
foreUP
foreUP is a cloud-based golf management system for golf courses, with tools for customer, tee time, inventory, food and beverage, billing, marketing, and reporting management. Its tee sheet supports online booking, automated confirmations and reminders, prepayment options, and controls intended to prevent double bookings. The golf point of sale manages customer accounts, inventory, passes, gift cards, and reporting, and supports multiple courses from a central account. foreUP lists accounting integrations including QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Sage, as well as partners such as Birdie Delivery, Gallus Golf, Yellow Dog, GolfNow, and Tagmarshal. Its POS is stated to be PCI and PII compliant, and its integrated payment system PCI compliant. The system runs on hardware that supports Chrome, including PC, Mac, iPad, and Android devices, with an internet connection. Support is offered by phone and email on listed weekday and weekend hours. There is no free plan. Starting prices are priced on request for email and text marketing, priced on request for billing, priced on request for tee sheet, food and beverage, and tournament management, and priced on request for golf course POS.
Links Meridian
Links Meridian combines golf tee-sheet booking, member management, point of sale, accounting, and a Digital Clubhouse in one platform. The booking tools support online reservations, lotteries, waitlists, dynamic pricing, and shotgun or two-tee formats. Its POS covers pro shop and food and beverage sales, with gift cards, floor plans, kitchen display, and charges to member accounts. The Digital Clubhouse provides a club-branded feed, member directory, announcements, competitions, leaderboards, and an Honours Board. The platform also describes an AI Concierge for member bookings and marketing and operations agents with approval controls for specified actions. Live payment options include cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card readers, with payouts routed to the club’s own account. QuickBooks Online and Xero journal exports are listed as live; GoCardless, Sage, handicap sync, a public API, webhooks, and Zapier are roadmap items. Links Meridian is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Starter costs $79/mo billed annually, or $99/mo month-to-month, for up to 500 member profiles.