Comparison · ClassForKids alternative
A ClassForKids alternative where the club keeps everything
ClassForKids is a well-liked booking platform, and for plenty of clubs it does the job. But its pricing has two parts: a monthly subscription and a transaction fee on your bookings. As your club grows, the second part grows with it, and the website taking those bookings is theirs, not yours. Tempo Book It takes the opposite approach: flat pricing, zero per-booking fees, on a WordPress site your club owns outright.
No per-booking fees · 14-day free trial on licences · Built with a real school
The honest comparison
| ClassForKids | Tempo Book It | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | From £34.99/mo + transaction fee from 2.5% inc. Stripe (published pricing, August 2026; final fees set per club) | Flat: £249/yr self-managed, or £99/mo fully managed (Club Partner) |
| Per-booking fee | A percentage of every booking | £0, at any volume (you pay only your own card processor, e.g. Stripe's standard rate) |
| Who owns the website | Their platform, your listing | Your site, your domain, your data |
| Where the money goes | Via the platform's payment flow | Straight to your own Stripe account |
| Branding | Your logo on their system | Your logo, colours and your words: "players and coaches" or "swimmers and instructors" across every screen and email |
| Registers | Yes, app-based | Yes, on any phone browser, with medical details PIN-protected and every view logged |
| If you leave | Export your data | Export everything; on Club Partner we hand the whole site over free |
| Native mobile app | Yes | No; parents book in the browser they already have, nothing to install |
What the fees actually add up to
Worked examples using ClassForKids' published from-pricing (August 2026)* against Tempo Book It Club Partner at £990/yr. Final ClassForKids fees vary per club, so run your own numbers; the shape is what matters.
| Club's yearly bookings | ClassForKids (sub + 2.5%)* | Tempo Club Partner (£990/yr) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20,000 | ~£920/yr | £990/yr | roughly level |
| £30,000 | ~£1,170/yr | £990/yr | save ~£180/yr |
| £50,000 | ~£1,670/yr | £990/yr | save ~£680/yr |
| £80,000 | ~£2,420/yr | £990/yr | save ~£1,430/yr |
Two things the table can't show: the Tempo figure includes a full website your club owns (not just a booking page), and it never rises with your booking volume. The bigger September gets, the better the maths gets. Prefer to run your own site? Our £249/yr licence works out cheaper than ClassForKids at any volume at all, because their subscription alone comes to roughly £420 a year before a single booking fee is added. *Basis for these figures: ClassForKids' published from-pricing as at August 2026, taken as £34.99 a month plus a transaction fee from 2.5% inclusive of Stripe. ClassForKids sets final fees per club and may have changed them since, so please confirm current rates with them before relying on this comparison.
Where ClassForKids is genuinely strong
A polished parent app, quick signup with no website involved, and a large user base. If your club wants a listing on somebody else's platform with zero involvement in having a website, they are a reasonable choice. Tempo Book It is for clubs that want the website to be theirs: their brand, their language, their money path, their data, with the option of us running all of it for them.
Switching is a two-week job, not a leap
On Club Partner we set everything up: your branding and vocabulary, your terms, classes and prices, your email wording, and guidance importing your member list. Your card payments run through your own Stripe from day one. And if you ever leave us, handover of the whole site is free. That is written into our terms, not just this page.
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See it as your club
Watch the booking flow in a working demo, or talk it through with us and run the numbers on your own club.
No per-booking fees 14-day free trial on licences 3-month minimum on Club Partner, then monthly
Comparing? Ask us anything
Straight answers on fees, migration and what it costs. Anything else, just ask.
Is Tempo Book It really free of transaction fees?
Yes. We charge flat pricing only. Your card processor (e.g. Stripe) charges its normal rate, exactly as it would charge anyone, and that money relationship is yours, not ours.
Can you migrate us from ClassForKids?
We set up your classes, terms and pricing from scratch and guide your member-list import. Booking history stays in your ClassForKids export.
Do parents mind not having an app?
Booking happens in the phone's browser and takes about ninety seconds. There is nothing to install, update or forget the password for.
What does Tempo Book It cost?
£249/yr self-managed on your own WordPress site, £599 first year with full setup, or £99/mo for Club Partner where we build, host and run everything.
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