Free Alternatives to Pitchero, Spond & Stack Team App
Some club platforms charge a monthly plan or show ads to members. See how itsfootball.club compares side by side, with a link to the source for every competitor fact.
itsfootball.club puts a club website, live scores, member passes and payments in one place, with no subscription for the club. Every club gets unlimited teams, a public website with no third-party ads, a live match centre that opens in the browser, digital member passes and a club shop. People paying by card pay a booking fee of 1.5% of the payment (minimum 0.30 in the payment's currency).
Best Free Football Club Website Builders in Australia (2026)
Our guide to itsfootball.club, Stack Team App, Pitchero, Spond and Playpass for Australian community soccer clubs. We make itsfootball.club, so check each source yourself.
Dedicated Competitor Guides
Pitchero
Both give your club a website and live scores. Pitchero charges £38 or £99 a month to drop the ads and add teams; itsfootball.club doesn’t charge the club at all.
Spond
Spond is free for team admin too. The difference: its club website is a paid subscription after a free trial, and fans follow along in the browser here without an app.
Stack Team App
Team App is free and funded by ads in its app. itsfootball.club is free for clubs too, with no third-party ads and live scores in the browser instead of an app.
Heja
Heja is a private team chat and schedule app for coaches and parents. itsfootball.club is the whole club online: a public site, live match centre, payments and shop.
Teamer
ClosedTeamer closed on 5 October 2026. If your team used it for availability and match days, you can move to itsfootball.club for free and get a full club site too.
Playpass
Playpass is built for registrations, scheduling and standings, with a 1–3% platform fee on payments. itsfootball.club is free for clubs, with a website, live match centre and passes.
ClubHelix
ClubHelix combines members, payments, events, competitions and a website builder, with paid plan prices on request. itsfootball.club is free for clubs and built for football.
TeamSnap
TeamSnap is free to start for a single team, with custom pricing for clubs and leagues. itsfootball.club is free for clubs, with a website, live match centre and passes.
SportsEngine
SportsEngine HQ costs $67 a month billed yearly, with a 3.25% + $1.50 processing rate. itsfootball.club is free for clubs, with a website, live match centre and passes.
SportEasy
SportEasy is free for a team of up to 30 members, with ads; Premium is €9.99 a month and clubs pay per member. itsfootball.club is free for clubs.
Teamo
Teamo is free up to 50 members, then £9.99 to £54.99 a month by club size, with a club website from Silver up. itsfootball.club is free for clubs of any size.
PLAI
PLAI has no subscription and earns from fees on payments; its app lists advertising. itsfootball.club is free for clubs, with no third-party ads and a live match centre.
Football.Club
Football.Club launched in July 2026 as a club operating platform from $499 a month. itsfootball.club is free for clubs, with a website, live match centre and passes.
All-in-One Comparison Matrix
Compare itsfootball.club side by side with other club tools. Tap a source icon to open the page each fact came from.
| Feature | itsfootball.club | PitcheroFull comparison | SpondFull comparison | Stack Team AppFull comparison | HejaFull comparison | TeamerMoving on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still running? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Closed 5 Oct 2026 |
| Price for the club | Free for clubs, every feature. Card payers pay a booking fee of 1.5% of the payment (minimum 0.30 in the payment's currency) | Free for 1 team. £38 or £99/month | Free app | Free, funded by ads | Free with ads. Pro from $8.33 | — |
| Ads | No third-party ads. Your club sponsors are shown instead | On Free and Standard | Brand partner ads in the app | Mobile ads; members can remove them for AUD $4.49/year | On Free; Pro Max removes them | — |
| Public club website | Included, with your colours, crest and own domain | Included | A$22/month after free trial | Free website | Members-only teams | — |
| Live match centre | Live scores, lineups and events, run from any phone browser | Live scores via their app | Not listed | Live scores | Not listed | — |
| Fans need an app? | No. Everything opens in the browser | No for scores | Spond app or web | App, plus a website that updates with it | Yes, members-only app | — |
| Online payments | Included. Card payers add a booking fee, so the club gets its full price | Paid plans, from 1.67% + 15p | AUD 2.5% + $0.30, club pays by default | Store transaction fees, rate not published | Pro: track fees, payouts in some regions | — |
| Digital member passes | Digital member passes with QR check-in | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | — |
| Club shop | Included, fee shown before paying | "Sell all product types" | Products in payment requests | Store, with transaction fees | Not listed | — |
| Tournament maker | Tournaments with group tables and knockout brackets | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best free alternative to Pitchero or Spond?
itsfootball.club is a free alternative built for football clubs. It gives a club a public website, a live match centre that works in the browser, a lineup builder, digital member passes with QR check-in, an online club shop and online payments, with no subscription for the club and no third-party ads. People paying by card pay a booking fee of 1.5% of the payment (minimum 0.30 in the payment's currency).
How is itsfootball.club free for clubs?
Clubs pay nothing. When someone pays the club online by card, they pay a booking fee of 1.5% of the payment (minimum 0.30 in the payment's currency) on top of the club’s price, so the club receives its full price. Some other platforms charge the club a monthly plan instead: Pitchero, for example, lists paid plans at £38 and £99 a month.
Do supporters need to install an app to view live scores and lineups?
No. itsfootball.club runs in any standard phone browser. Anyone with your club link can follow live goals, cards, subs and lineups as they happen, with nothing to install.
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