ClubV1 alternative
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ClubV1 comes wrapped in Club Systems, HowDidiDo, CloudPOS and ClearAccept, across separate sites and, until 2026, separate apps. Golf Club Software is one system, one login, openly priced, from an independent UK company. Move the booking, payments and membership side and keep your handicapping.
The short version
WhyclubslookpastClubV1
ClubV1, made by Club Systems, is one of the most widely used systems in UK and Irish golf, and it is genuinely deep on membership and competitions. Its HowDidiDo network reaches a very large number of golfers, which is hard for anyone new to match.
It is also a sprawl of brands. ClubV1, Club Systems, HowDidiDo, CloudPOS and ClearAccept sit across different sites, and until a 2026 relaunch your golfers juggled separate apps and logins. That relaunch landed at a 2.7-star App Store rating and started charging golfers for what used to be free. Since 2022 the whole estate has been owned by ClearCourse, a private-equity-backed software group that also owns IntelligentGolf, and pricing is arranged by demo rather than published.
We are the opposite shape: one system, one login, openly priced, from an independent UK company. We are not trying to out-feature ClubV1 on membership and competitions. We make the booking, payments and everyday membership side simple and clear. Here is how they compare.
Side by side
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A two-sided comparison. ClubV1 is the stronger choice on membership depth and competitions, and that is marked so.
Based on publicly available information from clubsystems.com, clubv1.com and golf-industry reporting, July 2026. ClubV1 pricing is arranged by demo and is not published, so it is described in general terms.
Why clubs switch
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One system, one login
Booking, green fees, payments and membership in a single place, for staff and golfers. No juggling ClubV1, HowDidiDo and a separate till and payments brand.
Learn morePricing you can see
Plans and prices on the website, set by course size. No demo booked just to find out the cost.
Learn moreIndependent, not a roll-up
One product from an independent UK company, not one of two golf platforms owned by the same private-equity-backed group.
Transparent card payments
A flat 1 percent plus Stripe's standard fee, itemised on every transaction, so you always know exactly what a payment costs you.
Learn moreKeep your handicapping
Competitions and WHS are ClubV1's strong suit. Keep the handicapping you use and let us handle the booking, payments and membership backbone.
Quick to learn
One clean interface your counter team can pick up in a morning, not a stack of tools bolted together over the years.
The honest bit
WhenClubV1istherightchoice
If deep membership administration and competitions are the centre of your club, ClubV1 has spent forty years on exactly that, and it shows. For a traditional members club that lives on subscriptions, categories and a full competition calendar, it is a capable, established choice.
The HowDidiDo network is a genuine draw too. If having your golfers on a network HowDidiDo says has over a million golfers, with results and handicaps they already know, matters to you, that reach is real. We cannot match it.
We are the better fit when you would rather have one simple, openly priced system for booking, payments and membership, from an independent company. You keep a dedicated handicapping system alongside.
Moving over
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Bring your members and pricing across
We help you move your member records, categories and pricing, with a paid-outside flag so part-paid and offline members come over cleanly.
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Keep your handicapping and competitions software
Nothing to rip out there. Keep the WHS and competition tools you rely on, and move the booking, payments and membership side to us first.
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Go live on one login
Open online booking on your own website and take card payments at a flat 1 percent plus Stripe fees. Give your team and members one clean system instead of several.
Questions
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Who owns ClubV1?
Club Systems makes ClubV1, and since 2022 the whole group, including HowDidiDo, has been owned by ClearCourse, a private-equity-backed software and payments company that also owns IntelligentGolf. So one parent owns two of the main UK golf platforms. Golf Club Software is an independent UK company.
What is the difference between ClubV1, Club Systems and HowDidiDo?
They are parts of the same group. Club Systems is the company, ClubV1 is the club software, and HowDidiDo is the golfer-facing network and app, with CloudPOS and ClearAccept for the till and payments. Until a 2026 relaunch they ran as separate apps and logins. Golf Club Software is one system with one login instead.
Does ClubV1 take commission on green fees?
No. Like us, ClubV1 lets clubs keep their green fees rather than reselling tee times, so this is not where we differ. We differ on being one openly priced system with a single login, from an independent company, rather than a group of brands.
Does ClubV1 publish its pricing?
No. Pricing is arranged by demo. Independent estimates put it somewhere between several hundred and a couple of thousand pounds a year, but the company does not publish figures. Ours are on the website, set by course size.
Is Golf Club Software a full replacement for ClubV1?
Not for deep membership administration and competitions, which are ClubV1's strength. We replace the booking, green fees, payments and everyday membership side with one simple system, and run alongside the handicapping and competitions software you keep.
How do I switch from ClubV1?
We help you bring your members and pricing across, keep your handicapping in place, and open online booking on your own website, all on one login. Register your club and we will walk your team through it.
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One clean system for your club.
Register your club and we will show you how a move from ClubV1 looks, and get your team set up.