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Sawyer vs SmartRec: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 5th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Class Registration
47
Best performer
50
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Marketing Automation
42
50
  • API
  • Customizable Branding
  • Invoice Management
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews320
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.6
4.3
User reviews144
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
3.9
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
4.6
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Children's class providers. After school programs, camps and development classes geared towards families and children.

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User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
Carl G
Owner, Managing Operator, Instructor
5.0

Carl G.: My name is Carl. I'm the owner and managing operator of Wisconsin Academy of Sports, a sports training facility in northeast Wisconsin. We primarily focus with young kids in a general sports market. With Sawyer, we have a wonderful rating of five out of five, so we're pretty excited to be involved with [inaudible 00:00:29]. Prior to Sawyer, we were actually with Wix, and we experienced challenges with Wix. Then when we went with Sawyer, it was just an amazing upward movement, drawing our clients, giving them a better option. Because registration is such an important part of what we do, we needed to make sure it was simple. We are able to get as much information over to the potential clients as much as possible and not be caught up in a lot of other challenging situations, which we've experienced with the program we were using previously. Well, I'm not tech savvy, and I can tell you what, I'm really happy to have Sawyer, because I was able to get my web-based program. I'm doing everything technology wise, and working with Sawyer, it has become much easier building programs, building classes. I have a few that I have to do today. It's much easier to do, much friendlier to do. And if I need any support, all I have to do is reach out and I get it, and I'm very thankful for that. If you are looking for a program that's going to help make everything easier for you when it comes to registration in building online information for potential clients or even your existing clients, I would say with all the ones that I've experienced over the last 20 years, Sawyer has been the one to come through for me. And if you're looking for support, they are the number one at that. Because I get online, we get right to the topic base, and we get things done, and I walk away much more knowledgeable about what I need to do and I'm excited about it. So if I have all the control in my hands, I will be with Sawyer for a while.

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Sawyer

Top Features
47/50
  • API
  • Customizable Branding
  • Invoice Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Portal
  • Communication Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Employee Management
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Forms Management
  • Group Registration
  • Marketing Automation
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Online Registration
  • Onsite Registration
  • Payment Processing
  • Promotions Management
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Student Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
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SmartRec

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Sawyer
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
SmartRec
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Sawyer
  • By DaySmart Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1999
SmartRec
  • By Amilia
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2004
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