ACTIVE Camp & Class Manager review
A broad camp operations platform for booking, payments, families, staff, and reporting.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
ACTIVE Camp & Class Manager is cloud-based software for camps, schools, sports programs, enrichment providers, and community education organizations. It is designed for day camps, summer camps, specialty programs, school and university camps, and multi-site operations. The platform brings together mobile-friendly registration, online payment processing, payment plans, parent self-service, forms, waivers, electronic signatures, attendance, rosters, scheduling, and participant records. Administrators can also manage one-to-one bookings, waitlists, communications, merchandise, and financial reporting across web, iOS, and Android.
Its strongest fit is for organizations that need more than registration alone. Waitlist automation, check-in and check-out tracking, staff rosters, automated reporting, and financial reporting support day-to-day administration, while email marketing and text messaging cover family communication. The product also connects with ACTIVE Connect, ACTIVE.com, ACTIVEKids.com, and ACTIVE Reserve, giving organizations using those services a broader ACTIVE ecosystem to work with. Parent self-service and electronic-signature management can reduce the amount of routine information handling required from administrators.
Pricing is contact-sales rather than a published fixed plan structure. ACTIVE states that account-specific pricing tiers require contacting an account manager, and registration and processing fees may apply. That model may suit established camps evaluating an operational system around their particular needs, but it makes direct budget comparison less straightforward. ACTIVE Camp & Class Manager should appeal to camps seeking broad booking and operations coverage across multiple programs or locations. Smaller organizations that need only simple registration or scheduling may prefer a narrower tool with a simpler purchasing process.
ACTIVE Camp & Class Manager pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Mobile registration, payments, plans, waivers, and parent self-service
- Waitlists, attendance, check-in/out, scheduling, and one-to-one bookings
- Email, SMS, reporting, merchandise sales, and inventory tracking
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting an account manager
- Registration and processing fees may apply
- Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller camps
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