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Lightspeed Golf vs Northstar Club Management Software Comparison (2026)

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Northstar Club Management Software

Overview

Tee sheet, POS, marketing, automation and more—Lightspeed helps golf courses simplify, scale and deliver amazing customer experiences.

Northstar Club & Community Management Software is a unified platform for private clubs, golf clubs, and country clubs, centralizing operations across all departments including membership, accounting, food and beverage, and golf management, while eliminating the need for multiple fragmented systems.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

325

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

176

5

4

3

2

1

132

39

2

1

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
91%
would recommend this app

4.3

70

5

4

3

2

1

31

31

5

2

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
64%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I'm not gonna lie, there were a few bumps along the way but once I was trained I was able to train all my employees and it's been invaluable to evaluating the health of our country club.”
CP

Curtis P.

Owner

“The most time consuming for us, is making sure that all of our members' rounds are accounted for. ”
DT

Dana T.

Business Manager

“This software gets better each year, as Lightspeed continues to add more modules to make our job easier. ”
DT

Dana T.

Business Manager

Pros

“We seldom have issues with use between our departments. When a question arises Northstar Customer Support is probably the best I have ever dealt with. ”
MD

Marc D.

Controller

“training gave us tools to fine tune and [sensitive content hidden]”
JV

Jennie V.

General Manager

“Great customer service, great support and consistently upgrading the system. ”
MD

Marc D.

Controller

Cons

“The worst part is after we cancelled our subscription they have continued to charge us.”
DB

Dave B.

President

“I have emailed and called, no one will answer.”
DB

Dave B.

President

“It is not very user friendly, and it behaves like 3 separate companies merged into one, that don't communicate very well. ”
DR

Dylan R.

Head golf professional

Cons

“It covers all areas of club management, which makes it difficult to replace.”
NL

Neil L.

Treasurer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review9 days ago

Key features

  • Total features77
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Appointment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Automation
  • Booking Management
  • Budget Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Communication Tools
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Reporting
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Facility Management
  • Facility Scheduling
  • Family Memberships
  • Financial Management
  • Guest Check-in/Check-out
  • Instructor Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • League/Team Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Maintenance Management
  • Marketing Automation
  • Member Accounts
  • Member Communication
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Member Portal
  • Member Types
  • Membership Management
  • Membership Renewals
  • Membership Signup
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Property Database
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Rental Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Summary Reports
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Team Management
  • Tee Sheet Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Visitor Management
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features108
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Appointment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Automation
  • Booking Management
  • Budget Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Communication Tools
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Reporting
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Facility Management
  • Facility Scheduling
  • Family Memberships
  • Financial Management
  • Guest Check-in/Check-out
  • Instructor Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • League/Team Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Maintenance Management
  • Marketing Automation
  • Member Accounts
  • Member Communication
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Member Portal
  • Member Types
  • Membership Management
  • Membership Renewals
  • Membership Signup
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Property Database
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Rental Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Summary Reports
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Team Management
  • Tee Sheet Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Visitor Management
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations6
  • Meta for Business
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Stripe
  • WordPress
  • Xero
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Meta for Business
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Stripe
  • WordPress
  • Xero