Parks & recreation
An honest look at how NestPoint compares to ACTIVE Net — who they are, what they do well, and where NestPoint takes a different path.
About ACTIVE Net
ACTIVE Network
ACTIVE Net serves large parks-and-rec departments and universities with program registration, facility management, membership passes, and point of sale. It carries a transaction-fee component on top of the license cost.
About NestPoint
NestPoint
NestPoint takes no cut of your registrations — Stripe's processing fee passes through at cost and we add nothing to it. Published pricing, every module included, and no per-registration charge to absorb or push onto residents.
Where ACTIVE Net is strong
Built for scale, with childcare management, permits, drop-in tracking, and access control that large departments and universities genuinely need. Their registration engine has handled enormous volume for years.
Side by side
| What you're comparing | NestPoint | ACTIVE Net |
|---|---|---|
| See the price before you talk to salesDemo request only. One city's 2019 council item put a renewal at $228,000, inclusive of a 5.5% processing fee. | Included | Not offered |
| No per-registration fee on top of card processingTheir own support docs describe both a registration fee and a processing fee, which an organization either absorbs or passes to the registrant. | Included | Not offered |
| Processing rates published, not quotedRates aren't published — their help center directs you to an account manager. | Included | Not offered |
| Program registration and facility managementBoth do this, and theirs runs at very large scale. | Included | Included |
| Congregate meals, rides, and volunteer hoursAbsent from their published parks-and-rec materials. | Included | Not offered |
| Month-to-month, cancel in the appThat El Paso engagement began as a five-year contract with renewal options. | Included | Not offered |
ACTIVE Net details verified August 2026 from public sources:
Where we quote a dollar figure from a government procurement document, it reflects that one organization's configuration — not a list price. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
Switching from ACTIVE Net?
Export whatever ACTIVE Net gives you — CSV or Excel — and our import wizard reads the file itself. It proposes a column mapping from the shape of your data, not just the header text, asks about anything ambiguous in plain language, flags people who look like members you already have, and shows a full preview before a single record is written. Nothing is saved until you say so, and it costs nothing.
Set up your workspace this morning. Import your members this afternoon. Decide for yourself whether NestPoint fits — no questions, no calls.
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