[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":315},["ShallowReactive",2],{"compare-activenet-vs-amilia":3},{"_path":4,"_dir":5,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"title":8,"description":9,"h1":10,"a":11,"b":12,"verdict":13,"published":14,"modified":14,"communalPitch":15,"faqs":18,"body":34,"_type":308,"_id":309,"_source":310,"_file":311,"_stem":312,"_extension":313,"sitemap":314},"/compare/activenet-vs-amilia","compare",false,"","ACTIVENet vs Amilia SmartRec (2026): Pricing, Online Registration and Fit","ACTIVENet and Amilia SmartRec compared for parks and recreation departments and community centers on published pricing, service and card fees, contract, online registration, facilities, leagues, API and who each one suits, plus a third option for small associations and community centers.","ACTIVENet vs Amilia SmartRec: enterprise per-transaction or published monthly tiers","activenet","amilia","Amilia SmartRec is the better pick for a community organization or mid-size recreation department that wants a published price (Standard $99/mo, Advanced $499/mo, plus a 1% service fee on every invoice), a free trial and modern self-serve registration. ACTIVENet is the better pick for a large city or county that needs enterprise scale, childcare, POS and BI access and accepts a quote-only, per-transaction model with a substantial implementation. Small community centers and associations that want no percentage platform fee and no yearly contract should look at a third option.","2026-08-19",{"title":16,"text":17},"Flat monthly price, no platform percentage, no contract","Communal is for small towns, community centers and associations, not large municipal procurement: $75/mo flat to 250 members, programs +$50/mo, facility booking from +$50/mo, no 1% service fee, no contract, free migration, 30-day trial.",[19,22,25,28,31],{"question":20,"answer":21},"Is SmartRec cheaper than ACTIVENet for parks and recreation?","For a small or mid-size department, almost certainly. Amilia publishes Standard at $99/mo (1 store, up to 10 facilities, 5,000 accounts) and Advanced at $499/mo (3 stores, 20 facilities, 10,000 accounts), plus a 1% service fee on every invoice and card processing at 2.85% + $0.30 or 2.75% + $0.30. ACTIVENet publishes nothing; its model is a per-registration fee (a 2011 Costa Mesa proposal showed $3.94 on a $105 registration and a $12,000 annual hosted minimum) plus implementation estimated by third parties at $10,000 to $150,000.",{"question":23,"answer":24},"Does Amilia SmartRec charge a percentage fee?","Yes. Amilia adds a 1% service fee on every invoice on top of card processing (2.85% + $0.30 on Standard, 2.75% + $0.30 on Advanced, eCheck 1% + $0.50). ACTIVENet's per-registration fee is also a percentage plus a dollar amount, which the agency can absorb or pass to participants. Neither is a flat-subscription-only model.",{"question":26,"answer":27},"Which is better for online registration, ACTIVENet or SmartRec?","Both handle program registration, household accounts, resident pricing, facilities, leagues, memberships and POS. Amilia's strength is the self-serve experience; the vendor says 80% of transactions are completed self-serve, and it includes donations, volunteer tracking and a REST API. ACTIVENet is broader at the enterprise end, with childcare and mobile apps, but reviewers describe its admin as dated and complicated.",{"question":29,"answer":30},"Does SmartRec require a contract?","Reviewers report a yearly contract commitment, and the lower tiers cap facilities (10 on Standard, 20 on Advanced) and accounts. ACTIVENet deals with municipalities are typically multi-year; terms are not published. Amilia offers a free trial; ACTIVENet does not.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Is there an option without the 1% fee or a yearly contract?","For a community center, community association or small town that does not run a municipal procurement, Communal charges $75/mo flat to 250 members with programs +$50/mo and facilities from +$50/mo, no platform percentage, no contract, free migration and a 30-day trial. The card application fee is set in your agreement, often around 2%, with weekly deposits to your own Stripe account. It is not designed for a large city RFP.",{"type":35,"children":36,"toc":299},"root",[37,46,67,73,118,124,167,173,178,184,288,294],{"type":38,"tag":39,"props":40,"children":42},"element","h2",{"id":41},"the-short-version",[43],{"type":44,"value":45},"text","The short version",{"type":38,"tag":47,"props":48,"children":49},"p",{},[50,52,58,60,65],{"type":44,"value":51},"Pick ",{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":54,"children":55},"strong",{},[56],{"type":44,"value":57},"Amilia SmartRec",{"type":44,"value":59}," if you are a community organization or mid-size recreation department that wants to read the price before the demo, start a free trial, and give residents a modern self-serve store. Pick ",{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":61,"children":62},{},[63],{"type":44,"value":64},"ACTIVENet",{"type":44,"value":66}," if you are a large city or county department that needs enterprise hosting, childcare, POS at scale and BI access, and has the budget and IT group for a per-transaction model with implementation consulting. Pick neither if you are a small community center or association that wants a flat monthly price with no percentage platform fee and no yearly contract.",{"type":38,"tag":39,"props":68,"children":70},{"id":69},"where-activenet-wins",[71],{"type":44,"value":72},"Where ACTIVENet wins",{"type":38,"tag":74,"props":75,"children":76},"ul",{},[77,88,98,108],{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":79,"children":80},"li",{},[81,86],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":82,"children":83},{},[84],{"type":44,"value":85},"Enterprise scale.",{"type":44,"value":87}," Activities, facilities, memberships, POS, childcare and mobile apps on enterprise hosting, with a large installed base across big-city departments. Amilia's published tiers cap stores, facilities and accounts until you reach its Custom tier.",{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":89,"children":90},{},[91,96],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":92,"children":93},{},[94],{"type":44,"value":95},"BI and data.",{"type":44,"value":97}," ACTIVE Hub gives BI teams access to the data. Amilia has a REST API, but it is on demand on the lower tiers and included only on Custom.",{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":99,"children":100},{},[101,106],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":102,"children":103},{},[104],{"type":44,"value":105},"No caps by tier.",{"type":44,"value":107}," ACTIVENet does not sell by facility count or account count; Amilia Standard stops at 10 facilities and 5,000 accounts, Advanced at 20 facilities and 10,000 accounts.",{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":109,"children":110},{},[111,116],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":112,"children":113},{},[114],{"type":44,"value":115},"Fee can be passed through.",{"type":44,"value":117}," ACTIVENet's per-registration fee can be absorbed or passed to the participant. Amilia's 1% service fee is charged on every invoice to the organization.",{"type":38,"tag":39,"props":119,"children":121},{"id":120},"where-amilia-smartrec-wins",[122],{"type":44,"value":123},"Where Amilia SmartRec wins",{"type":38,"tag":74,"props":125,"children":126},{},[127,137,147,157],{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":128,"children":129},{},[130,135],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":131,"children":132},{},[133],{"type":44,"value":134},"Published pricing.",{"type":44,"value":136}," Standard $99/mo, Advanced $499/mo, Custom by quote. Third-party listings cite a Parks & Rec tier around $799/mo. ACTIVENet publishes nothing.",{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":138,"children":139},{},[140,145],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":141,"children":142},{},[143],{"type":44,"value":144},"Free trial and fast start.",{"type":44,"value":146}," Amilia offers a free trial; ACTIVENet does not and its implementation is a consulting engagement.",{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":148,"children":149},{},[150,155],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":151,"children":152},{},[153],{"type":44,"value":154},"Self-serve experience.",{"type":44,"value":156}," The vendor cites 80% of transactions completed self-serve by participants. Reviewers call ACTIVENet's admin dated and complicated.",{"type":38,"tag":78,"props":158,"children":159},{},[160,165],{"type":38,"tag":53,"props":161,"children":162},{},[163],{"type":44,"value":164},"Donations, volunteers and API in one platform.",{"type":44,"value":166}," Amilia lists donations, volunteer tracking, invoicing and a REST API alongside memberships, programs and facilities. ACTIVENet's donation capability is not documented.",{"type":38,"tag":39,"props":168,"children":170},{"id":169},"pricing-in-practice",[171],{"type":44,"value":172},"Pricing in practice",{"type":38,"tag":47,"props":174,"children":175},{},[176],{"type":44,"value":177},"Amilia's cost is knowable from its pricing page: the tier fee, plus 1% of every invoice, plus card processing at 2.85% + $0.30 (Standard) or 2.75% + $0.30 (Advanced). For a department taking $500,000 a year through the store, the 1% service fee alone is $5,000/yr before processing, which is the line item that grows with volume, and reviewers report payouts in 7 to 8 days versus 1 to 2 for competitors. ACTIVENet's cost is not knowable without a quote: a per-registration fee that is a percentage plus a dollar amount, a hosted annual minimum, and upfront implementation described by the vendor as mostly consulting. If you pass ACTIVENet's fee to participants your own budget line may be smaller than Amilia's, but your residents pay it. Price both on your real volume and decide who carries the fee.",{"type":38,"tag":39,"props":179,"children":181},{"id":180},"who-should-pick-which",[182],{"type":44,"value":183},"Who should pick which",{"type":38,"tag":185,"props":186,"children":187},"table",{},[188,207],{"type":38,"tag":189,"props":190,"children":191},"thead",{},[192],{"type":38,"tag":193,"props":194,"children":195},"tr",{},[196,202],{"type":38,"tag":197,"props":198,"children":199},"th",{},[200],{"type":44,"value":201},"If you are...",{"type":38,"tag":197,"props":203,"children":204},{},[205],{"type":44,"value":206},"Lean towards",{"type":38,"tag":208,"props":209,"children":210},"tbody",{},[211,225,238,251,263,275],{"type":38,"tag":193,"props":212,"children":213},{},[214,220],{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":216,"children":217},"td",{},[218],{"type":44,"value":219},"A community organization or rec center with under 10 facilities",{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":221,"children":222},{},[223],{"type":44,"value":224},"Amilia Standard ($99/mo + 1%)",{"type":38,"tag":193,"props":226,"children":227},{},[228,233],{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":229,"children":230},{},[231],{"type":44,"value":232},"A mid-size department with up to 20 facilities and 10,000 accounts",{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":234,"children":235},{},[236],{"type":44,"value":237},"Amilia Advanced ($499/mo + 1%)",{"type":38,"tag":193,"props":239,"children":240},{},[241,246],{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":242,"children":243},{},[244],{"type":44,"value":245},"A department that wants to trial before buying",{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":247,"children":248},{},[249],{"type":44,"value":250},"Amilia (free trial)",{"type":38,"tag":193,"props":252,"children":253},{},[254,259],{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":255,"children":256},{},[257],{"type":44,"value":258},"A large city or county with childcare, many sites and a BI team",{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":260,"children":261},{},[262],{"type":44,"value":64},{"type":38,"tag":193,"props":264,"children":265},{},[266,271],{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":267,"children":268},{},[269],{"type":44,"value":270},"A department that wants to pass the platform fee to participants",{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":272,"children":273},{},[274],{"type":44,"value":64},{"type":38,"tag":193,"props":276,"children":277},{},[278,283],{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":279,"children":280},{},[281],{"type":44,"value":282},"A small community center or association that wants no percentage fee and no yearly contract",{"type":38,"tag":215,"props":284,"children":285},{},[286],{"type":44,"value":287},"Neither; see the third option",{"type":38,"tag":39,"props":289,"children":291},{"id":290},"the-third-option",[292],{"type":44,"value":293},"The third option",{"type":38,"tag":47,"props":295,"children":296},{},[297],{"type":44,"value":298},"If the 1% service fee, the yearly contract or the tier caps are what gave you pause about Amilia, and ACTIVENet is plainly more procurement than you need, Communal is built for small towns, community centers and associations: memberships with household accounts and resident pricing by map boundary, program registration with waitlists, facility booking with approvals and invoices, donations with tax receipts and volunteer shifts, at $75/mo flat to 250 members, programs +$50/mo, facilities from +$50/mo. There is no platform percentage (the card application fee is set in your agreement, often around 2%, paid weekly to your own Stripe account), no contract, free scoped migration and a 30-day self-serve trial. It has no website builder, no native mobile app and no childcare module, and it is not built for a large municipal procurement. Communal is our product; the comparison above rests on the two vendors' published pricing and reviews.",{"title":7,"searchDepth":300,"depth":300,"links":301},2,[302,303,304,305,306,307],{"id":41,"depth":300,"text":45},{"id":69,"depth":300,"text":72},{"id":120,"depth":300,"text":123},{"id":169,"depth":300,"text":172},{"id":180,"depth":300,"text":183},{"id":290,"depth":300,"text":293},"markdown","content:compare:activenet-vs-amilia.md","content","compare/activenet-vs-amilia.md","compare/activenet-vs-amilia","md",{"loc":4},1787618718862]