# Resources for program directors

Source: https://backpr.com/resources. Last updated: 2026-10-11.

Guides, a pricing report and free calculators for camps, after-school, classes and youth programs.

### Guides and reports
- [Registration software pricing 2026](https://backpr.com/resources/registration-software-pricing)
- [How to choose registration software](https://backpr.com/resources/choosing-registration-software): The questions to ask before you pick registration software for a camp, after-school or youth program: pricing model, card fees, contracts, data and families.
- [Credit card fees: absorb or pass on?](https://backpr.com/resources/card-fees-absorb-or-pass-on): How credit card fees work for camps and youth programs, what passing them on really costs families, and how to decide. With a free calculator.

### Free calculators
- [Credit card fee calculator](https://backpr.com/tools/card-fee-calculator): See what credit card processing fees cost your program, and what families pay if you pass the fee on. Free calculator, no sign-up.
- [Payment plan calculator](https://backpr.com/tools/payment-plan-calculator): Split a camp or program fee into a deposit and equal payments, with dates. Free payment plan calculator, no sign-up.
- [Sibling discount calculator](https://backpr.com/tools/sibling-discount-calculator): Calculate family totals with a second-child discount and one discount for every child after that. Percent or dollar discounts. Free calculator.

### Alternatives
- [Jumbula alternatives](https://backpr.com/compare/jumbula/alternatives)
- [Sawyer alternatives](https://backpr.com/compare/sawyer/alternatives)
- [Amilia SmartRec alternatives](https://backpr.com/compare/amilia/alternatives)
- [Campminder alternatives](https://backpr.com/compare/campminder/alternatives)
- [Regpack alternatives](https://backpr.com/compare/regpack/alternatives)

### Pricing, explained
- [Jumbula pricing, explained](https://backpr.com/compare/jumbula/pricing)
- [Regpack pricing, explained](https://backpr.com/compare/regpack/pricing)
- [Sawyer pricing, explained](https://backpr.com/compare/sawyer/pricing)
- [Amilia SmartRec pricing, explained](https://backpr.com/compare/amilia/pricing)
- [Campminder pricing, explained](https://backpr.com/compare/campminder/pricing)
- [Arlo pricing, explained](https://backpr.com/compare/arlo/pricing)