--- description: Review of Sports Carnival Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Sports Carnival | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Event Booking Software](/directory/4740/event-booking/software) > [Sports Carnival](/software/447104/sports-carnival) # Sports Carnival Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/447104/sports-carnival > Sports Carnival is all-in-one booking software for golf simulators, batting cages, paintball fields, axe throwing venues, mini golf facilities, and pickleball operators. The platform combines online reservations, digital waivers, memberships, point of sale, payments, party bookings, and customer communication in one connected system. Built for sports and entertainment venues, Sports Carnival helps operators simplify daily operations, improve the customer experience, increase bookings, and grow revenue. For golf simulator businesses, Sports Carnival offers golf simulator booking software designed to manage bay reservations, lessons, leagues, memberships, events, and recurring revenue programs. For batting cages, paintball parks, axe throwing venues, mini golf operators, and pickleball facilities, the software supports online booking, walk-in transactions, digital waivers, group events, and flexible scheduling across time slots, resources, and activities. Operators can manage pricing, availability, reservations, and customer activity from one platform instead of relying on multiple disconnected tools. Sports Carnival is built to create a faster, higher-converting booking experience. Customers can move through a clean, mobile-friendly booking flow with minimal clicks, helping venues reduce abandoned carts and increase completed reservations. The platform supports online payments, front-facing membership purchases, automated credit tracking, and peak and non-peak pricing rules, giving operators the flexibility to build stronger recurring revenue programs while making checkout easier for customers. In addition to reservations, Sports Carnival includes built-in POS software for front-desk sales, on-site payments, memberships, and customer purchases. Digital waivers tied directly to reservations help businesses reduce paperwork, speed up check-in, and improve operational efficiency. The platform also includes email campaigns, customer segmentation, and marketing tools that help venues drive repeat visits, promote events, and stay connected with their customer base. Whether a business is searching for golf simulator booking software, batting cage software, paintball booking software, axe throwing software, mini golf booking software, or pickleball facility management software, Sports Carnival provides a flexible, revenue-focused platform for managing the full customer journey. From bookings and waivers to memberships, POS, payments, and customer communication, Sports Carnival helps sports and entertainment businesses operate more efficiently, deliver a better guest experience, and grow with confidence. > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 3 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Sports Carnival ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$199.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Sports Carnival uses a straightforward monthly license model designed to help operators keep more of their revenue. Unlike platforms that rely on percentage-based pricing and continue taking a cut of every transaction, Sports Carnival’s biggest pricing advantage is that it does not take ongoing fees from your sales. That means operators can grow bookings, memberships, events, and customer purchases without feeling like the software is taxing success along the way. The platform is built around predictable monthly pricing so businesses can budget more clearly and scale with confidence. Sports Carnival currently offers three primary pricing tiers based on business needs, operational complexity, and feature access. The Starter plan begins at $99 per month and is designed for newer venues, simpler operations, or seasonal attractions that need to get online booking up and running quickly. This plan includes core booking functionality and integrated waivers, making it a good fit for operators who want to start accepting reservations without unnecessary complexity. The Growth plan is $199 per month and is the most popular option for venues that want a more complete operational system. It includes unlimited booking, point of sale and payments, integrated waivers, unlimited admin access, reporting, unlimited support, automatic emails, marketing emails, registration forms, and gift cards and coupons. For multi-activity venues or businesses looking to improve both operations and customer communication, this tier offers a strong balance of functionality and value. The Pro plan is $299 per month and is built for high-volume venues and operators who want the most complete version of the platform. In addition to the core booking, waiver, POS, reporting, support, marketing, and registration tools, the Pro tier includes advanced capabilities such as League Builder, memberships, and auto texting. Just as important, the $299 plan is the tier where all new features are added, making it the best fit for operators who want to stay on the leading edge of what Sports Carnival is building. For prospective buyers, one of the most important points is this: Sports Carnival’s pricing is based on a software license, not a model that takes a cut of your growth. That makes a meaningful difference over time. As bookings increase, memberships grow, and customer activity rises, operators are able to retain more of the revenue they generate instead of giving away margin through ongoing platform fees. For many businesses, that creates a much cleaner path to profitability. Sports Carnival is also designed to support a wide range of venue types, including golf simulators, batting cages, paintball fields, axe throwing venues, mini golf facilities, pickleball operators, leagues, and other sports and entertainment businesses. Because of that flexibility, pricing can align with both current needs and future expansion. Operators can start with the plan that fits their business today and move into more advanced tools as their operation becomes more sophisticated. For franchise groups or multi-location operators, franchise modeling and additional tools can also be unlocked. This gives growing brands access to stronger controls, broader operational support, and functionality designed for businesses managing multiple locations or preparing to scale. That makes Sports Carnival a fit not only for independent operators, but also for operators thinking seriously about expansion. In short, Sports Carnival’s pricing is built around a simple idea: give operators powerful booking and operations software for a clear monthly license fee, help them keep more of the money they earn, and provide room to grow into more advanced tools as the business expands. For venues that want predictable costs, strong functionality, and a platform that does not punish growth, that license-based model is one of Sports Carnival’s biggest advantages. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, German - **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey and 34 more ## Features - Automated Scheduling - Calendar Management - Calendar Sync - Calendar/Reminder System - Communication Management - Customisable Reports - Email Management - Event Management - Event Registration - Event Scheduling - Marketing Automation - Membership Management - Online Booking - Online Payments - Online Registration - Payment Processing - Registration Management - Reporting & Statistics - Scheduling - Team Management ## Integrations (9 total) - Facebook Business Suite - Google Ads - Kisi - QuickBooks Online - Square Online - Square Payment Links - Square Payments - Stripe - Stripe Billing ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Event Booking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4740/event-booking/software) ## Related Categories - [Event Booking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4740/event-booking/software) - [Club Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4660/club-management/software) - [POS Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/210/web-based-point-of-sale-software/software) - [Membership Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4395/membership-management/software) - [Registration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4145/registration/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Likely i am under utlizing it since i dont know everything its capable of > > Been an outstanding expierence since day one. Saved money, I have more control over things, and if i ever need help someone is there to help without a 2nd thought. ----- ### "Online Booking System for Kinross Curling Rink" — 5.0/5 > **Fergus** | *6 September 2021* | Sports | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The solution is easy to use and functionally rich. > > **Cons**: None so far although it is early days. > > Well having spent more than 30 years in the IT financial services I thought I’d seen it all, but I was wrong. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] and sports carnival blew these guys out of the water in terms of understanding customer requirements and flexibility in understanding and exceeding the customers needs. Well done guys it was a pleasure to have worked with you ----- ### "Great customization, incredible customer service." — 5.0/5 > **Sara** | *21 May 2021* | Restaurants | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is very customizable for our needs. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] has been incredible to work with, quick to respond to problems and create fixes and offer options. Easy to use. > > **Cons**: I have no complaints - I've been thrilled with the process, start to finish. > > Sports Carnival took all my head aches away. We had to pivot many times during COVID shutdowns with changes in capacity and hours of operation and \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] was so easy to work with. He always quickly responded to our needs and continues to deliver very personal attention. ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/447104/sports-carnival) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data