Sawyer pricing
Sawyer pricing, explained
Sawyer charges a monthly or annual subscription in three published plans (Launch, Grow and Scale), plus custom Enterprise pricing. On top of the subscription, Sawyer takes a commission on bookings made through its marketplace (15–30% depending on plan), and families pay a Sawyer booking fee of $1.99–$3.99 on most orders over $30. Card payments run through Stripe, and fees are deducted before payout.
From Sawyer's own pricing page, terms and help center, checked October 11, 2026. BackPR makes competing software, so we only quote what Sawyer publishes, and every source is listed below. Prices change, so confirm them with Sawyer.
Plans
Sawyer's plans
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $149/month billed monthly, or $1,548/year billed annually. New clients pay $79/month or $852/year ($71/month) for the first year. | Camps, events, single-day semesters, online classes, drop-ins, class packs, gift cards, sibling and coupon discounts, standard forms, rosters, attendance and check-in/out, email messaging, card and ACH payments, weekly or monthly payouts. Marketplace listing required (30% commission). |
| Grow | $219/month billed monthly, or $2,268/year billed annually ($189/month). | Adds waitlists, payment plans and monthly billing, memberships, e-signed waivers, custom forms and add-ons, free trials, party packages, all user roles and daily payouts. Marketplace optional (20% commission). |
| Scale | $399/month billed monthly, or $4,548/year billed annually ($379/month). | Adds store credit, custom payment methods (cash, check), custom reports, Zapier, Google and Facebook tracking, a dedicated account manager and registration launch support. Marketplace optional (15% commission). |
| Enterprise | Contact sales. | For enterprise businesses and franchises; customized plan and support. |
Usage
Fees that grow with use
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketplace commission (orders completed on hisawyer.com) | 30% on Launch (listing required), 20% on Grow and 15% on Scale (optional). It also applies to later payments on that order, such as payment plans. Orders through your own widget or links don't pay it. |
| Sawyer booking fee (paid by families, per order) | Orders through your website widget: $1.99 (over $30 up to $100) or $3.99 (over $100). Marketplace orders: $2.99 or $3.99. No fee on orders of $30 or less, recurring billing, memberships, packs, gift cards, parties, ACH orders, or orders you enter yourself. |
Payments
Card and bank processing
Stripe, through Sawyer. Card fees are charged per transaction and deducted before payout; Sawyer's pages call them standard processing fees but don't publish the rate. ACH: 0.8% per payment, capped at $5, plus $1.50 each time a new bank account is authorized. Optional Instant Payouts cost 1% of the payout (minimum $0.50).
Add-ons
Sold separately
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Marketing Suite | $79/month per Sawyer account |
| Custom Branded App | $129/month plus a one-time, non-refundable $199 setup fee |
| Website Builder | $15/month |
| Text messaging (beta, through Twilio) | No Sawyer fee during the beta. Twilio, the texting company, bills you directly: about $19 in one-time registration fees, about $2.65 a month, and about $0.008 per text. |
| Account pause | $25/month, for up to 1 year |
Terms
Setup, contract and nonprofit terms
- Setup and onboarding
- No setup fee is listed for the subscription. Personalized onboarding and support are included on all plans. The Custom Branded App has a $199 setup fee.
- Contract and cancellation
- Month-to-month or annual, and both renew automatically. Sawyer requires at least 30 calendar days' notice before your next billing date to cancel; with less notice, you're charged one more payment. No prorated refunds. After termination, your data is available for export for 30 days, and after 60 days Sawyer has no obligation to keep it. If you cancel and return later, you start a new account at current prices. State sales tax applies to subscriptions where required.
- Nonprofit offer
- Not published.
- Fees families pay
- Sawyer charges families a booking fee of $1.99–$3.99 on most orders over $30. It's charged separately and is non-refundable. Sawyer's help center says providers can't waive or discount it; the pricing page says businesses can ask to absorb it. Organizations can also add their own booking fee, as a percentage or a fixed amount per order.
What Sawyer doesn't publish
- Card processing rate
- Nonprofit pricing
- Enterprise pricing
- Terms of the "special offer" mentioned on the pricing page
- Details of percentage-based pricing, which the help center mentions as an alternative to a subscription
- A free trial (none is listed)
Example
What a year could cost
A nonprofit camp on the Grow plan billed annually, with 2 admins and 300 registrations a year, each a separate card order over $100 placed through Sawyer's widget on the camp's own website (no marketplace bookings). Sawyer doesn't charge per admin.
- Grow plan, billed annually (paid by the camp)
- $2,268
- Sawyer booking fees (paid by families): 300 × $3.99
- $1,197
- Card processing
- Rate not published
$2,268 a year paid by the camp, plus $1,197 in booking fees paid by families, plus card processing
Illustration using only the published prices above; your quote may differ. Sales tax may apply to the subscription. Any marketplace bookings would add a 20% commission on those orders.
For comparison
What BackPR costs
BackPR is free for nonprofits: no subscription and no BackPR fees. Payments run on Stripe at Stripe's standard rates, and you can absorb the fee or pass it on. BackPR never adds its own fee to what families pay. Other organizations get pricing by quote. No long-term contract: cancel anytime, with no exit fees. Onboarding, data import and data export are free.
Sources
Where these Sawyer facts come from
- Sawyer pricing
- Sawyer help: tiered pricing and subscription plans
- Sawyer help: subscription plans and features
- Sawyer help: understanding Sawyer fees
- Sawyer help: cancelation policy
- Sawyer help: Instant Payouts
- Sawyer help: Marketing Suite
- Sawyer help: Custom Branded App
- Sawyer help: SMS powered by Twilio
Checked October 11, 2026. Sawyer is a trademark of its owner. BackPR is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sawyer.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Does Sawyer have a free plan?
No free plan is listed. The lowest plan, Launch, costs new clients $79 a month or $852 a year for the first year, then $149 a month or $1,548 a year.
Does Sawyer charge per registration?
Not per registration. Families pay a Sawyer booking fee of $1.99–$3.99 on most orders over $30, and Sawyer takes 15–30% of orders booked through its marketplace, depending on plan.
Can we cancel Sawyer anytime?
You can ask anytime, but Sawyer needs at least 30 days' notice before your next billing date, and there are no prorated refunds. Monthly and annual plans renew automatically.
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