Playtomic is the world leader in padel, and that is no accident. This page is not out to run it down: it gives you what you need to work out what your current tool really costs you, all fees included — then explains what SportFinder offers, without hiding anything about how we charge.
On other vendors’ offers we publish no figures at all — they change, and it is not our place to speak for them. The figures that matter are yours, taken from your contract — and we do the sum with you, in a demo.
They run their club with SportFinder, in Belgium and in France
Comparing two pieces of club software on their advertised percentage means almost nothing: that percentage does not cover the same thing from one contract to the next. The only comparable measure is the total that leaves your account, set against what you took — the cost comparator, for any software, works it out on your figures. Three things make it up.
This is the model of Playtomic and the booking platforms: you hand over a share of what you take. Its advantage is real — when the courts are empty you pay almost nothing, which is comfortable when a club is opening. Its counterpart is just as real: the invoice follows your turnover. That is arithmetic, not polemic — and it is a sum we do with you in a demo, on your real volume.
A rate is advertised, then the payment provider’s fees are billed separately — another document, another date. Few clubs add the two together. The test: compare what is passed on to you with your provider’s public rates (Stripe, Adyen, Mollie…). Any gap is no longer a pass-through of bank fees.
We charge a commission with bank fees included, whatever the payment method: an international card costs you no more than a domestic debit card. It is tapered — the more you sell online, the lower the rate. On paper it looks higher; that is normal, nothing gets added to it. The scale is on the pricing page.
The vendors named here are cited as examples of their model. Each one sets and changes its offer freely: only its current terms are binding, and the same is true of ours. We publish no figures on any of them — the only contract we invite you to open is your own.
What you pay is only half the story. A marketplace model is also paid for on the other side of the counter — and that amount never reaches you, but you are the one who hears about it at the desk. Unlike club-side rates, this scale is published by the platform itself, and it varies by country.
With SportFinder there is no service fee and no cancellation fee on the player side. On a marketplace, the gap between countries is wider than most people expect: some carry a service fee on every booking, others none at all on a simple court booking. Look up the scale for your own country, at the source, rather than trusting a figure someone quoted you — this page deliberately quotes none.
Including us — and our answers are written under each one. Put them word for word to every tool on your list: the differences show straight away, and you are not relying on anyone’s opinion.
The market tends to force a choice: visibility on one side, independence on the other. We built SportFinder so you would not have to choose.
True, and it is a real service: no club should give it up for nothing in return. Our answer is not to ask you to give it up, but to offer you the same service another way.
Millions of active players spread across dozens of countries. No French-speaking provider matches that scale today, ourselves included.
The world leader in the category, with premium references and a brand players already know. Booking there needs no explaining.
A volume of players that fills the quiet slots: it is the heart of its value proposition, and it works.
If your priority is international visibility, it is a serious option and we are happy to say so. The question that remains yours: at your current volume, which billing model costs you least, and what do you want to keep under your own control?
The number one brake on switching is the fear of losing your data. SportFinder offers an import tool that your club runs itself from its back office, in controlled steps: nothing is written without your approval. The mapping is compatible with the main platforms on the market.
What comes across:
It is a migration supported by our team, line by line — not a “magic” one-click transfer. You stay in control at every step. The full process is set out on our page switching software.
SportFinder is complete management software, backed by a directory of nearly 19,000 venues and a public match feed that bring you players — who become contacts in your own database, not users of a platform. On billing, our players pay no service fee and no cancellation fee, and our club commission is tapered, includes bank fees, and is published on our pricing page.
No. The price you display is the price your player pays: no service fee, no cancellation fee. That is the only “0%” we claim, and it applies to your players. On the club side we do take a commission: it is tapered according to your volume of online sales, it includes bank fees whatever the payment method, and its scale is public.
By looking at the total, not the advertised rate. A rate that looks low can be advertised, and the payment provider’s fees then billed separately, on another document and on another date: few clubs add the two together. The right method takes three steps: note the advertised rate, note what is passed on to you on top, then set the total against the volume you took. In a demo, we do that sum with you, on your figures.
Six questions are enough to frame a decision: can I see the price without talking to a salesperson? Does the advertised rate include bank fees, or are they billed on top? Do my players pay fees on top of the court? Can I export my database and communicate in my own name? What response time am I guaranteed, and in what language? What do I take with me the day I leave? Put them to every vendor, SportFinder included — our answers are on this page.
Yes, through an import tool that your club runs itself from its back office: contacts, booking history, wallet balances, padel/tennis levels and federation memberships. The mapping is compatible with the main platforms on the market. De-duplication is checked line by line and nothing is applied without your approval: it is a migration supported by our team, not an automatic one-click transfer.
Yes, without reservation. It is the world leader in padel: an international community, a name players already know and open matchmaking on a very large scale. For a club whose priority is international visibility, it is a serious option. The useful comparison is not about the quality of the products but about the total cost each formula represents at your volume, and about what you want to keep under your own control.
“A first month well beyond our hopes! Our collaboration has a lot to do with it. Every day I thank my instinct for putting my trust in SportFinder: daily follow-up, lightning-fast answers to my questions, simple software that anyone can use and that gives me total autonomy. I can only recommend it without a second thought.”
Florent MaquartPlayers who book and pay on their own, with no fee on top of the club’s price: the Padel du Plateau story, in Rocroi.
30 minutes to ask your six questions, compare your real cost and see the migration in real conditions — your courts, your prices, your players.
Playtomic is a trademark of its owner, cited here for information only, to place SportFinder in its market. SportFinder is not affiliated with, a partner of, or endorsed by that company. Information about third-party offers is the responsibility of their publishers and may change: refer to their current terms.
