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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 19th, 2026 # Reviews of RecDesk Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AK Ann K DirectorRecreational Facilities and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “RecDesk is a complete system that handles membership, facilities, members data base, leagues, check ins and attendance.“ January 20, 2024 SO Shellie O Events DirectorGovernment Administration, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “We can use it for registration and to set up the initial bracket, but beyond that, it will not work for pickleball because of how you score the players.“ January 24, 2024 LL Lori L AsstGovernment Relations, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “RecDesk is a great tool to have if you are over park registration, park league, and any rental areas.“ January 31, 2025 SO Shellie O Events DirectorGovernment Administration, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I imagine it is adding to the data that we pay for annually and it is taking up space on your server.“ January 24, 2024 GF Ginger F Office ClerkGovernment Administration, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “RecDesk has helped us modernize from paper & pen, to online scheduling, invoicing and communications. “ April 16, 2024 SO Shellie O Events DirectorGovernment Administration, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “My biggest "complaint" is that we cannot use all of the Rec Desk features for our pickleball league.“ January 24, 2024 BP Bill P Executive DirectorNon-Profit Organization Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “RecDesk creates a clear path forward on any task.“ September 29, 2025 RA Rick A StaffHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I have not found anything that I do not like with RecDesk. Once you learn how to move from screen to screen, it makes access to the processing and storage of information easy to use.“ January 19, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 100 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use R Reviewer Recreation Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "RecDesk works perfectly for our Department's needs!" September 19, 2022 5.0 We have very pleased with the ease of this product, and our residents/ participants love the convenience and flexibility it has brought for registering for our department's programs and events. Pros It is easy to train staff on how to use it, if we have a question it's answered in a very timely manner, there is no cost for upgrades, and we get emails or pop-ups announcing new modules or upgrades. Cons When we move a participant to a new program their forms disappear, and for new participants they sometimes find the category selection on their "view" homepage to be a challenge. Review Source BP Bill P. Executive Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "RecDesk - A Solid Rec Management Software" October 1, 2025 4.0 I am a big fan. We've used other, similar software, and we've grown to like RecDesk for the ease of use. Part-timers can pick up the software easy. It is NOT a singular usage program for a community center, though. You will still need space management software and event software - both features of RecDesk are poor. Pros Ease of use. RecDesk creates a clear path forward on any task. It allows easy tracking of class rosters. Reporting features are top-notch and simplified for easy auditing and tracking. Cons The most challenging aspect of RecDesk is communicating with enrollees. There is no way to communicate directly from an individual, as all communication originates from the institution. Additionally, I am not a huge fan of the design of RecDesk, as it feels very dated. Review Source R Reviewer Recreation Pastor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Going from good to great with RecDesk" January 22, 2024 3.0 Overall my experience has been positive, but with some letdown along the way. The product is good, but a few tweaks could be great! Pros Here is what is right about RD \*please note that my interaction with RecDesk is only from a league managment perspective. -The Dashboard. Specifically the registration and payment tab. Historically we've never been able to collect payment upon registration for our leagues, which leaves us to have to turn into collection agents. -Ordering uniforms. This year my assistant was able to order uniforms in 30 min as opposed to our old system which took days -I like how easy it is to mass communicate (more on this below) -I like the flex calendar and the ease of access to the facility schedule -I like being able to see who is overdue in payments Cons Here is a few wrongs about RD -Not being able to upload a pdf or a premade practice/game schedule, or any important documents for that matter, for my coaches to see on "My Leagues". -Creating a practice/game schedule is extremely difficult. Having to go into each league individually and schedule each game is taxing. The user interface is difficult to understand for this process. Thus, we opted to create them outside of RD, and just import them as documents so that coaches could just access from their "My League" pages. When I learned that was not an option, I discovered just how difficult to create practice and game schedules. We abandoned this feature and just gave the coaches their stuff via email. To be fair, I / my training could be the issue. -The back of house user interface system is difficult to process visually. All of the main tabs and their subsequent tabs, plus the quick actions tabs on the right creates paralysis by analysis (this is subjective however) -I don't like how I cant send out one mass email / sms to all our leagues. I have to go into each individual league (like i said, it could be on my end) -Not a fan of how I can upload pictures of each coach on their profile or my personal profile for that matter -Not a fan of how difficult the process is change the look and fell of each landing page Review Source R Reviewer Recreation Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "RECDESK IS NUMBER #1 " January 25, 2024 5.0 Amazing. I have used 4 different Recreation Software's over my career and I always support RecDesk. Other professionals ask between different companies and I say go with RecDesk every time! Easy choice go with RecDesk you wont regret it! Pros Customer Service: If I need anything at all or would like to change something I'm heard actions are taken quickly and always a friendly, helpful person on the other side of the phone/computer. How easy it is to use: On a customer and management basis, we don't call often into support because its so easy to use and updates happen and when they do we are notified and normally a video or explanation happens to learn the new features. Affordable cost for the product: It's affordable and covers all of our needs membership, credit cards processing, registrations, facility reservations, calendars, along with data for budget season and so much more. Cons I have used 4 different Recreation Software's and I always support RecDesk no cons! Easy choice go with RecDesk you wont regret it! Review Source R Reviewer Office Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Review from Office Manager at Lyons Recreation Department" November 3, 2023 4.0 Overall it's a great program and there is a lot that can be customized to our liking. Pros There are several things about the software that I do like. Some of the Program/League features are a little easier than CivicPlus.. Cons I really do NOT like that our patrons can't make partial payments on their rentals and/or sports fees if they are paying online at home or on the go. Review Source R Reviewer Director of Operations Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "More Software Development " August 2, 2024 4.0 Pros We like the simplicity use cases of RecDesk on the Admin Side Cons Community Side, there's a little too much going on; We wish that their was a community member training that we can give to parents; - Not having Discount Codes; and forcing organizations to put Fees online even if people have scholarships - No true Scholarship features (and we have to create workarounds) it would be nice if we put them in a scholarship everything we select would automatically fix or adjust pricing - Administrative Burdens: A lot of things in RecDesk can not be customized to the organization's needs, and we wish that we got to sit down with one of the Software developers and let them know our needs as an organization. Review Source R Reviewer Director Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "RecDesk - Helpful and Complete" January 22, 2024 5.0 The staff have been amazing. Our roll out was well thought out and easy. They continue to be available when we need help! Pros RecDesk is a complete system that handles membership, facilities, members data base, leagues, check ins and attendance. The staff at RecDesk is very responsive and helpful. Cons Some desired features are still in the works. Review Source R Reviewer Administrative Assistant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Easy yet Precise! " May 29, 2023 5.0 Phenomenal! Thank you for the kindness and the fabulous product! Pros Easy, Easy, Easy! Everything is easy once set up it established. Learning the system is literally a breeze. I love the 'Resources' (how-to lookup) tab which is always visible when using RecDesk. Customer Service is AMAZING! Everyone is super friendly and everyone is willing to share all their knowledge. Cons Setting up Bulk Email Campaigns is easy; however, you have to enter a different 'campaign' every time you'd like to send an email. You can schedule ahead, but, I do hope a 'copy' function is added in this module to easily re-announce the programs (i.e.: registration ends soon, registration ends tomorrow, etc.). Review Source R Reviewer Facility Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "West Hartford" May 11, 2022 5.0 Overall, its a great system for registrations and scheduling. The customers find it very easy to use. Pros This software is by far the easiest software for new staff to learn quickly. With so many part timers, and a high level of seasonal and part time turnover, its important that the basic functions be easy to learn and figure out. Its the most intuitive software to use on an admin level, and our customers also find it to be easy to figure out. The basics are basic enough for new staff to figure out. Cons Once you become proficent in the basics, the more advanced functions are convoluted and could be cleaner. We dislike the Export to Excel, would prefer a report that generates a PDF. In the export, it creates a list and you have to remove categories in excel, instead of being able to toggle the desired categories in the system before generating the report. When data entering programs, we would like a report to confirm what was inputted instead of having to go through each tab individually. When creating programs, its frustrating to have to keep saving on every tab and also every individual date that it added. We want to do payment plans but it doesn't let you mass enroll into a payment plan, you have to individually set it up for each registration. Once parents put in their own emergency forms, they cannot go back in and update the information without registering for another program. Review Source R Reviewer Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Ease of Use!" January 25, 2024 4.0 It has been a lifesaver having an online registration system in place when you are a department of 1 full time staff providing programs for over 1500! Pros It is easy to use and the customer service is prompt Cons How coupons and discounts are applied to accounts Review Source R Reviewer Director of Parks & Recreation Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great product - Easy to use!" May 10, 2022 5.0 Excellent customer service. Pros I really liked how easy this software is to use. With very little training, a new employee can pick up its functionality and navigation easily. Cons We run after school programs and summer camps and there are some features in Camp Specific Software that don't work as well in Rec Desk. There are ways to get the information but its not as streamlined as a general program registration. Review Source R Reviewer Events Director Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Rec Desk helped us track facility usage and improve our recreation programs!" February 1, 2024 5.0 Rec Desk has allowed us to track our financial impact of our recreation programs more accurately and honestly. We believe our recreation program has grown drastically because we now have online registration. We have even been able to add an adult pickleball league because Rec Desk makes it so easy to register and communicate with participants and coaches! Pros We can now allow online sign up for programs and accept credit/debit card payments! We love the built-in POS service for our concessions. It also allows us to track the usage of our facilities much better than the membership database software that we had previously. We have also been able to transition to online reservations for all of our rental facilities, which saves so much time and paperwork and eliminates human error as well as the amount of cash changing hands. Cons It does not allow for us to check member in and out when using our facilities. It would be nice to be able to track how long people are staying, but it definitely is not high on our priority list. It would also be nice to be able to edit a series of classes more easily. I recently had to delete an entire class (that takes place 6 times a week) and re-enter it just to change one thing I had done incorrectly. My biggest "complaint" is that we cannot use all of the Rec Desk features for our pickleball league. We can use it for registration and to set up the initial bracket, but beyond that, it will not work for pickleball because of how you score the players. They play doubles, but their scores are individual. I don't know if there is a way to fix this. It is a rather unique sport in terms of scoring and bracketing. I wish we could DELETE members rather than ARCHIVE them. Because we can register people on site (at our Rec Center) and people can also register online (when they register for a league/program) we have had several duplicate members created. It would be nice to be able to eliminate all of those archived members at some point. I imagine it is adding to the data that we pay for annually and it is taking up space on your server. Review Source R Reviewer Communications and Development Consultant Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "RecDesk for State Parks & Recreation Agency" July 26, 2022 5.0 RecDesk prioritizes customer service and innovation. They understand parks and recreation agencies and the special challenges they face. We purchased RecDesk to fulfill one simple task - manage a food truck rental system for our state parks and recreation agency. Over our first three years with RecDesk, it's become an essential tool integrated into almost every facet of our agency. Pros From my earliest research into cloud-based solutions for our state parks and recreation agency, I was impressed by the customer support at RecDesk. Three years later, their support team remains outstanding - quick to respond, extremely helpful, very smart. The features of RecDesk that caused us to choose them included membership options, document management, calendar management, invoicing, internal task management, facility management, and many other features. RecDesk enabled us to modernize our parks and recreation agency, which had previously conducted most of its business on paper. I retired recently but know that the agency continues to use RecDesk and has extended their contract. Cons RecDesk makes regular upgrades to its software, so many of the features I'd hoped to see have already been instituted (and they're great about taking suggestions for future upgrades). The area where we requested the greatest number of upgrades was in the flex form area, because we used it so heavily for special use permits. Review Source R Reviewer Recreation and Event Coordinator Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Love it and recommend! " January 23, 2024 5.0 I recommend recdesk to all rec professionals I talk to! Many rec professionals in our area deal with "bigger" rec software and I constantly hear complaints. I recommend RecDesk because of the excellent customer service and I always let people know that RecDesk continues to add and adapt tools to better suit the needs of their customers so if there is something that their current software has that RecDesk doesnt....They may have it soon, too! Pros Customer service and that RecDesk continues to add and adapt tools to better suit the needs of the rec industry. Cons N/A - any issues have been resolved but the addition of new features and tools Review Source R Reviewer Program Coordinator Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "User friendly software with great support" September 21, 2022 4.0 Great! It's userfriendly. I've recommended it to others. Pros Customer support is key and is great. We find things here and there that would make our navigation easier but for the most part having someone easily explain another way is great. Cons I have submitted many requests since we purchased in 2019, definitely look those up. Pulling POS reports could be easier Looking up someone by their first name only (not just exporting to excel) Viewing someone's waivers from their profile would be better than having to find them in the Membership tab and option Review Source R Reviewer Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Wonderful for our city to organize parks and rec, a youth center, and an arts center all in one place! " November 9, 2023 4.0 It has been great overall I have to say. We really needed a way to offer credit card sales both in person and online to our patrons and this has worked seamlessly. Soon we are going to add a Sparxo account that will connect to our RecDesk for ticket sales. Now that the arts center is fully open we are ready to use this function by offering tickets online for shows. Pros I appreciate the ability I have to schedule events in multiple facilities inside of the arts center, they can overlap, and being able to both print the calendar and export the events into different files is essential. The POS system has been essential for the arts center, we now use it for every event we hold to sell merchandise and concessions. Cons In the reports tab, I would really like to have a report for option for POS only. There are times I simply need a report of the POS sales without any of the other data. Sometimes it takes a while for me to locate certain items because there are so many tabs at the top. Perhaps narrowing down those top tabs into more subcategories would be more helpful for me personally. Review Source R Reviewer Managing Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "RecDesk to the Rescue" January 23, 2024 5.0 We are happy with the product! It ensures our classes are accessible and trackable for our participants and staff. Pros It is cost effective and does everything that we need to keep our organization's programs organized on the front and back end. Cons Some of the backend is clunky. For instance, I can only search by last name as far as members and that sometimes is problematic. Review Source R Reviewer Recreation Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "RecDesk" October 31, 2023 4.0 Very good. I am defiantly happy we choose RecDesk Pros Easy to use. Great customer support and support link. Cons Reporting. I use the reports were broken down a little better. Review Source R Reviewer Recreation Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "RecDesk Review" October 31, 2023 5.0 Pros The ease of use is the best thing about RecDesk, I can hire a new employee and with a month of usage they are trained. Cons I make all of my schedules on a schedule maker and then have to hand-upload them all and it takes forever. I would love to see a schedule uploader to load them into the system for me. Review Source R Reviewer Program Coordinator Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "RecDesk for Pickens Parks and Recreation" January 22, 2024 5.0 My overall experience with RecDesk has been pleasant. On a scale of 1 through 10, I would give it an 8. Pros RecDesk has tremendously helped us with registration, scheduling, and making things easier for our community. Having the ability to take online registration and payments has made for easier and more participants within our programs. Cons So far, the only issue I have run into is sending out bulk emails. Sometimes the system and my email do not like to work together and can make for sending the emails complicated. Review Source R Reviewer Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Plus 1 for RecDesk!" August 28, 2024 5.0 RecDesk has filled our needs seamlessly. We are faster and more efficient in our processes and only use around 40% of the programs capabilities. Pros Ease of use, learning the program was intuitive and efficient, easy to realize and correct user mistakes. The support I've needed was quick and solved the issues. Cons That I'm the only administrator. I wish that I had more staff that I can assign to the program. I have not had any issues with RecDesk. Review Source R Reviewer Senior Services Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Rec Desk Review" April 18, 2024 3.0 Pros Rec Desk provides a master calendar which is very helpful when planning programs. There are multiple programmers who offer programs in several buildings and outdoor locations. Cons I do not find the payment feature user friendly, especially when a participant has a credit. Review Source R Reviewer Staff Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Excellent interface" January 23, 2024 5.0 Pros With the numerous functions that we use daily, RecDesk helps us to process customer information in a timely manner. Cons I have not found anything that I do not like with RecDesk. Once you learn how to move from screen to screen, it makes access to the processing and storage of information easy to use. Review Source R Reviewer Director of Parks and Recreation Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "So far so good!" February 9, 2023 4.0 Great! \[sensitive content hidden\] and the crew are a pleasure to work with. Very responsive and understanding of our needs. So far so good on our end! Pros Support has been exemplary. Ease of use also ranks up there. Love the ‘wishlist’ feature. RecDesk certainly delivered on one of our wishes. Cons A work in progress is our drop in credit classes, doesn’t seem to track and monitor when punches get low. Facility parameters seem tricky. Review Source R Reviewer Recreations Assistant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "I really enjoy using this " April 19, 2024 5.0 Pros When I am using recDecks I love how organized all of the tabs are. Cons There aren't enough short cuts. I also would like an easier process to give credits to accounts. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.