Club Caddie vs 18Birdies Business

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Club Caddie #2 in Golf Course Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Club Caddie

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18Birdies Business #8 in Golf Course Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit 18Birdies

• Club Caddie fits best

  Courses needing deep operations and distribution tools

• 18Birdies Business fits best

  Courses seeking booking with golfer engagement

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Side by side

Feature	Club Caddie —/10 Visit ↗	18Birdies Business —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#2 in Golf Course Software	#8 in Golf Course Software
Best for	Courses needing deep operations and distribution tools	Courses seeking booking with golfer engagement
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Club Caddie 1/6 · 18Birdies Business 5/6
Online tee-time booking	Not published	✓ (best)
Tee-sheet management	✓	✓
Point of sale	Not published	Not published
Course management	Not published	✓ (best)
Membership management	Not published	✓ (best)
Mobile app	Not published	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	Combines tee sheets, online reservations, payments, and multi-area POS. Covers memberships, events, inventory, reporting, and marketing. Supports named accounting, payment, and tee-time distribution integrations.	Supports online tee-time booking and tee-sheet management. Brings course operations, memberships and customer management together. Connects courses with golfers through the 18Birdies ecosystem.
Cons	Pricing is sales-led, with no published plan amounts. Its broad operations scope may exceed the needs of simpler facilities. Booking-window limits and trial terms are not specified.	Pricing is contact-sales, so buyers need to request a quote. The product is aimed at course operators, not individual golfers. Golfer engagement is centered on the 18Birdies ecosystem.
Our verdict	Club Caddie brings golf facility operations together in a cloud-based system for public courses, semi-private clubs, country clubs, driving ranges, golf simulators, and multi-course operators. Its scope suits teams that need more than a… Read the review →	18Birdies Business is a cloud-based golf-course management service for operators who want to handle tee-time availability, reservations, course operations and customer relationships in one product. Its scope also includes membership… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Club Caddie — where it wins

  • Combines tee sheets, online reservations, payments, and multi-area POS.
  • Covers memberships, events, inventory, reporting, and marketing.
  • Supports named accounting, payment, and tee-time distribution integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led, with no published plan amounts.
  • Its broad operations scope may exceed the needs of simpler facilities.
  • Booking-window limits and trial terms are not specified.

• 18Birdies Business — where it wins

  • Supports online tee-time booking and tee-sheet management.
  • Brings course operations, memberships and customer management together.
  • Connects courses with golfers through the 18Birdies ecosystem.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contact-sales, so buyers need to request a quote.
  • The product is aimed at course operators, not individual golfers.
  • Golfer engagement is centered on the 18Birdies ecosystem.

• Club Caddie—/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad operations system for courses that need booking, POS, memberships, and distribution.

  Visit Club CaddieFull verdict →
• 18Birdies Business—/10 · Pricing on request

  Combines tee-time booking, course operations, memberships and golfer engagement.

  Visit 18BirdiesFull verdict →