ClubCensus
Best Club Membership Software in Australia (2026)
Choosing membership software is less about finding a single “winner” and more about matching how your club actually runs: member renewals, committee meetings, board packs, and the systems you already use (tee sheets, national body databases, or a free team app). This guide compares popular Australian options with dated, public pricing — including ClubCensus — so treasurers and secretaries can shortlist with confidence.
How to choose (without the buzzwords)
Start with three questions: who needs a login (members only, or committee and board too?), what must be defensible in an audit (minutes, COI, notices), and whether you need payments inside the same system or you are happy to keep Stripe or a sport body gateway separate.
Most Australian clubs sit in one of three buckets: communication-first apps (great for teams, light on governance), membership CRMs (strong on renewals and events), and committee platforms (meetings, packs, voting, records). Many clubs use two products — and that is normal.
- ·Communication-first: free or ad-supported apps, fast rollout, limited board workflow
- ·Membership CRM: published tiers, payments, websites, sometimes light meetings
- ·Committee platform: meetings, minutes, voting, documents, compliance visibility
Comparison table (AUD, public pricing)
Table checked 4 November 2026 from each vendor’s public pages.
Not listed = not stated on the pages we checked on 4 November 2026. A competitor may still offer it elsewhere. ClubCensus prices match /pricing (no GST line). Member Jungle and some vendors quote prices excluding GST where noted on their site.
Competitor details may change after 4 November 2026 — confirm on the vendor’s site before you buy.
Typical paid price (AUD)
- ClubCensus
- A$49/mo Starter (300 members); A$199/mo Professional; annual = two months free
- TidyHQ
- Pro A$89/mo or A$890/yr; Starter $0
- Member Jungle
- Essentials: A$109/mo ex GST when paid annually, or A$119/mo ex GST monthly; 250 members; 30-day free trial; 90-day money-back guarantee on subscription fees (their terms). Website, app, secure document library.
- Spond Club
- No monthly software fee
- revolutioniseSPORT
- A$112/yr ≤100 members; A$396/yr ≤500; A$989/yr ≤1,500
Free plan limits
- ClubCensus
- Up to 100 members, 3 admins, 20 Bill questions/month, 500 MB storage; bulk Communications hub from Starter (auth emails never blocked)
- TidyHQ
- Unlimited contacts; 2 apps; 100 outbound emails/mo
- Member Jungle
- 30-day free trial; paid tiers from 250 members (Essentials)
- Spond Club
- No member cap listed; pay per transaction when collecting money
- revolutioniseSPORT
- 30-day trial then 12-month term
Meetings & minutes
- ClubCensus
- Meetings hub on Free; Meet Space + locked minutes workflow on Professional+
- TidyHQ
- Meetings app: agendas, live minutes, lock minutes for an auditable record, votes and resolutions recorded in the minutes, complete board pack in the portal, audit trail; Australian-hosted. Try meetings free — on Starter counts as one of two apps, or unlimited apps on Pro.
- Member Jungle
- Not listed on pricing page
- Spond Club
- Not listed on Spond Club overview
- revolutioniseSPORT
- Not listed on pricing page
Governance extras
- ClubCensus
- COI register, Compliance Guardian, pack read tracking, watermarked PDFs (Professional+)
- TidyHQ
- ClubCensus Professional+ adds per-director pack read tracking, watermarked PDF export, COI register with Compliance Guardian, compliance scoring before pack send, and director Yes/No/Abstain voting with CSV export between meetings.
- Member Jungle
- Poll and Voting Module on Standard (A$199/mo ex GST annual)
- Spond Club
- Not listed
- revolutioniseSPORT
- Not listed
Virus scanning on uploads
- ClubCensus
- Yes — ClamAV quarantine before open
- TidyHQ
- Not listed
- Member Jungle
- Not listed
- Spond Club
- Not listed
- revolutioniseSPORT
- Not listed
Australian data hosting (stated)
- ClubCensus
- Hosted in Sydney, Australia; see Trust for other processors
- TidyHQ
- Australian-hosted (Meetings product page)
- Member Jungle
- Not listed on pricing page
- Spond Club
- Not listed on Spond Club overview
- revolutioniseSPORT
- Not listed on pricing page
Setup fee
- ClubCensus
- A$490 optional assisted setup; included on Premium
- TidyHQ
- No setup fees on subscription (pricing page)
- Member Jungle
- Setup packages from A$399 ex GST (Essentials)
- Spond Club
- Not listed
- revolutioniseSPORT
- Not listed on pricing page
| ClubCensus | TidyHQ | Member Jungle | Spond Club | revolutioniseSPORT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical paid price (AUD) | A$49/mo Starter (300 members); A$199/mo Professional; annual = two months free | Pro A$89/mo or A$890/yr; Starter $0 | Essentials: A$109/mo ex GST when paid annually, or A$119/mo ex GST monthly; 250 members; 30-day free trial; 90-day money-back guarantee on subscription fees (their terms). Website, app, secure document library. | No monthly software fee | A$112/yr ≤100 members; A$396/yr ≤500; A$989/yr ≤1,500 |
| Free plan limits | Up to 100 members, 3 admins, 20 Bill questions/month, 500 MB storage; bulk Communications hub from Starter (auth emails never blocked) | Unlimited contacts; 2 apps; 100 outbound emails/mo | 30-day free trial; paid tiers from 250 members (Essentials) | No member cap listed; pay per transaction when collecting money | 30-day trial then 12-month term |
| Meetings & minutes | Meetings hub on Free; Meet Space + locked minutes workflow on Professional+ | Meetings app: agendas, live minutes, lock minutes for an auditable record, votes and resolutions recorded in the minutes, complete board pack in the portal, audit trail; Australian-hosted. Try meetings free — on Starter counts as one of two apps, or unlimited apps on Pro. | Not listed on pricing page | Not listed on Spond Club overview | Not listed on pricing page |
| Governance extras | COI register, Compliance Guardian, pack read tracking, watermarked PDFs (Professional+) | ClubCensus Professional+ adds per-director pack read tracking, watermarked PDF export, COI register with Compliance Guardian, compliance scoring before pack send, and director Yes/No/Abstain voting with CSV export between meetings. | Poll and Voting Module on Standard (A$199/mo ex GST annual) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Virus scanning on uploads | Yes — ClamAV quarantine before open | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Australian data hosting (stated) | Hosted in Sydney, Australia; see Trust for other processors | Australian-hosted (Meetings product page) | Not listed on pricing page | Not listed on Spond Club overview | Not listed on pricing page |
| Setup fee | A$490 optional assisted setup; included on Premium | No setup fees on subscription (pricing page) | Setup packages from A$399 ex GST (Essentials) | Not listed | Not listed on pricing page |
Who should pick what
Pick a free team app when comms and RSVPs matter most and the committee rarely publishes formal minutes.
Pick TidyHQ when you want unlimited contacts on $0 Starter, strong membership/events tooling, and TidyHQ Meetings (locked minutes, votes, board pack) — especially if you will run Meetings as one of your two Starter apps or upgrade to Pro.
Pick Member Jungle when you want a bundled website, mobile app, and a published 90-day money-back guarantee — budget for ex-GST pricing and service fees on transactions.
Pick Spond Club when you want zero subscription and can accept transaction fees on money you collect.
Pick ClubCensus when the board needs pack read tracking, COI and compliance visibility, Meet Space, and director voting with CSV export — often beside a sport-body or tee-sheet system for golf clubs.
Best fit by club type
Junior sport and social teams that mostly need messages and RSVPs often live happily on a free team app — accept the ads or pay a small ad-removal fee. When the committee must produce minutes and track COI, a committee platform usually saves volunteer hours.
Incorporated associations with regular board meetings should prioritise notice fields, minutes locking, and a document library with scanning. Golf clubs frequently keep tee-sheet or national-body systems and add a board layer beside them — see our golf-specific guide linked below.
Related: Free club membership software; Every ClubCensus feature
Where ClubCensus fits
ClubCensus is membership, board, and committee software with transparent AUD pricing: Free (A$0), Starter (A$49/mo), Professional (A$199/mo), Premium (A$349/mo), with annual billing equal to ten months. There is no ClubCensus transaction fee on top of Stripe for member payments.
Bill is the club secretary assistant inside your workspace — draft minutes into meetings on paid tiers, answer questions from your uploaded documents with role-based access, and keep operational digests visible to officers. It is not a substitute for legal advice.
Sources
Competitor and official references checked on 4 November 2026 unless noted. Vendor details may change.
- TidyHQ pricing — checked 2026-11-04
Australia: $89 AUD / month (Pro month-to-month); Starter (Free) $0
- TidyHQ Meetings — checked 2026-11-04
Australian-hosted. Agendas, minutes, action tracking…
- Member Jungle pricing — checked 2026-11-04
Essentials AUD$109 PER MONTH (paid annually); includes 250 members
- Spond Club overview — checked 2026-11-04
Spond Club is free. There's no monthly fee… transaction fee when you collect payments
- revolutioniseSPORT pricing — checked 2026-11-04
Small up to 100 members $112 AUD per year
FAQ
- Is there a free plan?
- Yes. ClubCensus Free includes up to 100 members, 3 admins, basic meetings, virus-scanned documents, and limited Bill usage — see A$0 pricing on /pricing.
- Does ClubCensus replace MiClub or Golf Australia CONNECT?
- No. ClubCensus is designed to work alongside tee-sheet and national-body systems for board governance, packs, and records — not to replace them.
