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Club Automation vs Northstar Club Management Software Comparison (2026)

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Northstar Club Management Software

Overview

Leave the competition behind with Club Automation, a club acceleration platform designed to make your life easier and give members what they want. Our web-based club management solution streamlines and automates processes that provides clubs and their members with the best 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

1

  • 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

4.1

77

5

4

3

2

1

37

27

3

0

10

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
66%
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

“Customization of the POS System, Digital Contracts, Linking of accounts, Fast Customer Service Response”
AR

Allen R.

Member Services and Marketing Assistant

“i use it daily for reports, transactions, scheduling, booking and managing the pool and reservations - usage.”
AC

Ashley C.

Director

“I like the ability to generate reports for member data, payments, and utilize check in history.”
AG

Adam G.

Health Fitness Professional

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

“Club Automation actively slows down business, creates avoidable problems, and consumes time that should be spent running and growing a gym.”
DH

Drew H.

Owner

“Bugs pop up on occasion, and sometimes the user-friendly design can feel as though it limits your ability to have granular control of everything.”
CC

Connor C.

Sales and Marketing Manager

“They do not offer different sounds/word commands when people check in so it is hard for us to know if someone's membership has expired.”
MH

Mat H.

Exercise Physiologist

Cons

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

Neil L.

Treasurer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review6 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review9 days ago

Key features

  • Total features54
  • 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 Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Communication Tools
  • Contract/License Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Reporting
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • 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
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • 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 Check-In/Check-Out
  • Self Service Portal
  • 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 Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Communication Tools
  • Contract/License Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Reporting
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • 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
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • 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 Check-In/Check-Out
  • Self Service Portal
  • 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 integrations2
  • Conversica
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Conversica
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced