Looking for an easier & more focused solution than StatStak? When comparing Swift with StatStak - the main differences are in ease of use, pricing, and focus.
Prior StatStak customers love the ease of use of Swift - our drag-and-drop calendar allows you to easily create, move, and adjust bookings with just a few clicks.
StatStak charges per transaction, which is great when getting started but can quickly balloon in size as you grow. Swift has a fixed monthly fee, regardless of the size of your business. We don’t tax your growth.
StatStak started off as a player development tool and pivoted into facility management. Swift has been hyperfocused on building the best sports facility management software from day one.
Like the other comparison pages on this site, we can spend time talking about features. The little details in our product that become reasons why facilities switch from StatStak to Swift. And while many of those do exist - that’s not where we’ll focus in this section. Instead, we’ll talk about bigger differences between the two companies and how that impacts you & your business.
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Starting a new sports facility is expensive. When you're just getting started and don't know how much revenue you'll bring in, StatStak’s model of charging per transaction is enticing.
We believe this is a short-term lens on making this decision, and it can hurt you in the long run.
As your business grows, the charge per transaction can quickly balloon into a huge amount of monthly cashflow that’s sunk into your scheduling software. The premise that seems enticing early on (“we only make money when you do”) can quickly turn into a tax on your growth (“we make money every time you do”).
Of course, you can pass these fees on to your customers and make the software "free" for yourself - but the legalities of this vary per state and can turn off certain customers from making bookings.
Regardless, this is extra margin that should be in your pocket, not anyone else's.
StatStak does not have a monthly fee. Instead, they charge per transaction at a rate of 3.9% + $2.79 for credit cards and 1.8% + $2.49 on ACH.
In contrast, Swift has a fixed monthly charge that doesn’t change as you make more (or less) money.
It's simple. Choose your plan, pick your price. That’s what you pay every month.
Our charges won’t scale with your growth.
StatStak originally started off as a player development tool - allowing players to track their metrics, compete in leaderboards, and share their stats with scouts. Hence the name. Recently, they’ve decided to pivot into facility management software.
In contrast, Swift has been built from the ground up to be the easiest and most powerful tool to help sports facilities run & grow their business. We’ve been relentlessly focused on this mission from day 1, and haven’t deviated from it since.
This leads to some interesting trade-offs. If your business relies heavily on leaderboards, player metrics, or internal competition between athletes, StatStak might be a better choice. However, you may give up certain features that make your core, day-to-day job of running the facility easier.
We've helped tons of facilities, some that have been with StatStak for 1-2 years, migrate over to Swift and they've never looked back. Here’s what some of our customers have to say:
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"EZFacility gave the experience of an early 2000's internet app. We needed something that was dynamic, modern, and matched the high-tech culture of our facility...Swift is great from an ops standpoint: scheduling, managing coach schedules, customer management.. They communicate well and care about your feedback as a customer."
“I think that Swift has made a name for themselves and their ability to relate to indoor facilities. They continue to make adaptations for businesses and users in order to make indoor baseball scheduling, experience, and fulfillment a one stop shop. What I like, most about Swift is the branded app...that has allowed my users to be able to easily schedule personal baseball instruction and see updates for my business.”
"Ease of use with everyday scheduling. The drag and drop feature is a game changer on the schedule."
“Prior to our shift to Swift, our team was mired in the time-consuming task of scheduling – roughly 20 hours a week spent in what was essentially non-productive work due to the lack of automation in other software solutions. This was not just a drain on our resources; it was a barrier to growth. However, from the moment we adopted Swift, the change was nothing short of revolutionary. In the first month alone, we saw our revenue skyrocket by over 200%.”
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“Easy to learn, easy to use, easy to manage. They are super responsive to issues and teach you rather than tell you. Couldn't be happier with my decision and love all of the new features they are working on.”
"We've been using Swift for almost 2 years and it's GREAT!...nothing comes close to Swift for managing a baseball/softball facility!"
“Easy to learn, easy to use, easy to manage. They are super responsive to issues and teach you rather than tell you. Couldn't be happier with my decision and love all of the new features they are working on.”
“We first tried eSoft Planner...they didn’t have a lot of features we needed unfortunately... We next tried UpperHand...customer service was not that wonderful. There were a lot of problems for our admin end as well as for our customers... Now 4 months in with Swift and couldn’t be happier. Customer service is the best we have experienced by far...They’re constantly working on improvements. The whole system is simple and user-friendly.”
"Wanted to say THANK YOU to you and your team for doing such a great job at providing updates to the platform...Your support team is extremely helpful as well."
The number of headaches that we used to have with bookings compared to now has lowered for sure.
"The calendar scheduling and management is top notch."
“We first tried eSoft Planner...they didn’t have a lot of features we needed unfortunately... We next tried UpperHand...customer service was not that wonderful. There were a lot of problems for our admin end as well as for our customers... Now 4 months in with Swift and couldn’t be happier. Customer service is the best we have experienced by far...They’re constantly working on improvements. The whole system is simple and user-friendly.”
"EZFacility gave the experience of an early 2000's internet app. We needed something that was dynamic, modern, and matched the high-tech culture of our facility...Swift is great from an ops standpoint: scheduling, managing coach schedules, customer management.. They communicate well and care about your feedback as a customer."
“Easy to learn, easy to use, easy to manage. They are super responsive to issues and teach you rather than tell you. Couldn't be happier with my decision and love all of the new features they are working on.”
“I think that Swift has made a name for themselves and their ability to relate to indoor facilities. They continue to make adaptations for businesses and users in order to make indoor baseball scheduling, experience, and fulfillment a one stop shop. What I like, most about Swift is the branded app...that has allowed my users to be able to easily schedule personal baseball instruction and see updates for my business.”
Our ideal customers are focused on freeing up their own time, and automating their business so they can focus on the parts they love rather than spending time on the phone or computer.
If price is the biggest factor in your decision and you’re okay passing on fees to your customers, StatStak may be a better fit for you.
Swift is not the cheapest option, but our values & relentless focus on our customers has made sure we deliver 10x the value that you pay for.
Looking for a specific question? Reach out to us.
A modern easy-to-use interface and a lack of exorbitant per-booking fees are the two biggest reasons why people switch from StatStak to Swift. Our drag-and-drop calendar consistently drops jaws when doing demos with prior clients. They’re also conscious of passing on fees to their customers, and would rather pay a fixed monthly fee that doesn’t scale with their revenue.
Great question! StatStak’s origin as a player development tool (rather than a facility management software) means they have certain features (ex: leaderboards for player metrics) that Swift doesn’t have currently. If that’s important to you, StatStak might be a better fit.
We do! We’ve helped tons of facilities migrate from StatStak and almost every other company in this space, so we’ve built a repeatable process for an easy migration. It’s worth noting that our migration is specifically limited to customer data (names, emails, phone numbers, etc).
Depending on how your memberships are structured, we may also be able to help migrate those over. At the moment, we don’t support automatically migrating bookings, services, package credits, or any other data.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the migration process.
It only takes a couple of hours! Onboarding is done via a personalized call with a member of our team, where they’ll help you setup your account. If you’re coming from an existing software, we’ll be able to automatically migrate your customer data within 2-3 business days, so you can launch with Swift as soon as possible.
Great question! Concerns around price are totally fair. At Swift, we believe in building a world-class product, charging a fair price for it, and drastically overdelivering in terms of value. This means that we’ll never compete on price or be the cheapest tool on the market, but instead look to be an investment that actually grows your business. That’s why we’ve had countless facilities switch from StatStak willingly paying 2-3x more, and never look back.
We don’t offer a trial, but instead provide a 30-day money-back guarantee. This allows you to commit to the software with an initial payment, but try it at no-risk. If it doesn’t work out in the first month, we’ll refund you the full payment - no questions asked.
