Behind this question lies the heavy responsibility of being sure you are making the right investment. Investing in leisure center software is a long-term project. Because there will be an investment in time: training, configuration and data integration.
When you have the method, opting for software is no more complicated than choosing a car or an Internet subscription. For my part, I use one for all my expensive or consequential purchases. It allows me to compare and choose with peace of mind.
First of all, this comparator is aimed at structures that wish to invest in professional software managing leisure centers , such as:
We will find functionalities to manage leisure center activities (Wednesday, small and long holidays) or holiday centers, but also sporting and cultural activities.
What are my service needs?
make a list of all the features you would need to ideally run your business.
For example, you want complete management of activity from child registration to billing, including detailed statistics. You also want to manage your facilitators, schedules and rooms. And what’s more, you want families to register and pay online on a dedicated site. I can tell you that for all these uses, you will absolutely need software!
I have listed some of the features that seem important to me to find in leisure center software .
A family and individual database allowing all family situations to be taken into account, even the most complex.
An intuitive and fast multi-criteria search
- Registration for activities with management of reception capacities and alert of the supervision rate
- Attendance management by timekeeping via a digital solution
- Bring out attendance statistics by activity, by period
- Manage staff planning
- Financial management with invoicing and reminder
- An ultra-configurable solution
Last but not least. You also need to choose the technology you want to use. Currently there are two.
– those “ thick clients” which offer complex functionalities with autonomous processing.
I have therefore noted the advantages and disadvantages of these technologies:
For the moment, the choice of technology is not a priority criterion in the comparison, but could become one in the final choice.
Collection needs
My little tip, which makes it my method: Transpose the needs, one below the other, in a table. One element per box or cell. You can do this on a piece of paper or in your computer’s spreadsheet.
Remember to also add the strong and weak points of the software , as well as its purchase or subscription price. Also note if there are any one-time charges like maintenance or updating.
You should also plan to add the prerequisites for getting started with the software. If you need a good level of IT or accessible to beginners, the equipment to buy or the training days planned.