# Amilia SmartRec alternatives

Source: https://backpr.com/compare/amilia/alternatives. Last updated: 2026-10-11.

Amilia's SmartRec is recreation software for YMCAs, JCCs, parks departments and community programs. These are the alternatives we've checked, with each company's published prices and terms.

### What to know about Amilia SmartRec
What Amilia SmartRec does well: Amilia is strong for YMCAs, JCCs and parks departments, with memberships, facility bookings, access control, finance tools and support in English and French.

- **A fee on every invoice:** Standard is $99/mo and Advanced $499/mo, plus card processing by Amilia and a 1% service fee on each new invoice item.
- **Paid onboarding:** Onboarding starts at $899 on Standard and $2,999 on Advanced.
- **A 24-month default term:** The default term is 24 months, then it renews yearly. Canceling takes 90 days' notice, and leaving early costs the remaining fees.
- **Data after you leave:** Retrieving data after termination is a paid service.

From Amilia SmartRec's public pricing pages and terms, checked October 10, 2026. Full comparison: https://backpr.com/compare/amilia.

### Amilia SmartRec alternatives, with published prices
BackPR wrote this list, and we put ourselves first. Every other entry quotes that company's own published prices and terms, checked October 10 and 11, 2026. Prices change, so confirm them with each company.

1. **BackPR**. Best for: Nonprofit community programs, camps and after-school programs that want no subscription, no service fee and no long-term contract. Cost for nonprofits: $0. No subscription and no BackPR fees. Pricing: Nonprofits: $0. Other organizations: custom quote.
2. **Jumbula** (https://backpr.com/compare/jumbula). Best for: Small youth programs that want low entry pricing and child check-in. Cost for nonprofits: 20% nonprofit discount off the list prices of its paid plans (Pay As You Go $15/mo, Rise $150/mo, Ascend $285/mo). Pricing: Pay As You Go $15/mo (10 enrollments included, more bought in packs), Rise $150/mo, Ascend $285/mo, or $144, $1,440 and $2,736 billed yearly. Enterprise by quote.
3. **Regpack** (https://backpr.com/compare/regpack). Best for: Programs with complex forms and automatic installment billing. Cost for nonprofits: No published nonprofit pricing. Pricing: Not on its pricing page. A summary Regpack publishes for AI tools (llms.txt) gives about $400/mo for its small-business package or $600/mo for Mid-Market, billed yearly. Its help center lists $3,000 per year for each Account Owner or Super Admin license.
4. **Enrollsy** (https://backpr.com/compare/enrollsy). Best for: Programs that want published per-location prices and payment plans. Cost for nonprofits: No published nonprofit discount on plan prices; nonprofits get one additional admin user free. Pricing: Starter $159, Professional $289, Enterprise $599 per month per location billed monthly, or $129, $239, $479 billed yearly, plus an implementation fee.
5. **Activity Messenger** (https://backpr.com/compare/activity-messenger). Best for: Programs that want registration with email and text marketing, and French-language support. Cost for nonprofits: No published nonprofit pricing. Pricing: Light $99/month, Standard $149/month, Pro $229/month, Enterprise custom. Billed in Canadian dollars, or US dollars for US organizations.
6. **UltraCamp** (https://backpr.com/compare/ultracamp). Best for: Resident, day and family camps that want published pricing and phone support. Cost for nonprofits: No published nonprofit pricing. Pricing: Basic $275/month (500 people a year, then $6 each); Advanced $475/month (1,250, then $4); Enterprise $975/month (3,500, then $2).

Large parks and recreation departments also look at municipal platforms such as ActiveNet, CivicRec and RecDesk. We haven't compared those on backpr.com.

### If you move from Amilia SmartRec to BackPR
Amilia's default term is 24 months, canceling takes 90 days' notice, and leaving early costs the remaining fees, so check your term dates before you switch.

**Is there an alternative to Amilia without a percentage fee?**
Yes. BackPR charges nonprofits nothing: no subscription and no service fee. Card payments run through Stripe at Stripe's standard rates.

**What does Amilia SmartRec cost?**
Amilia publishes Standard at $99/mo and Advanced at $499/mo. On top of that come card fees, onboarding from $899 or $2,999, and 1% of each new invoice item.

**Can BackPR import our data from Amilia?**
Yes, for free. Send us an export from Amilia or any spreadsheet, and we'll set up your families, participants and programs in BackPR.