TidyHQ vs RevSport
Last reviewed February 2026
RevSport runs the federation — competition, results, and sometimes the membership database too if your state body set it up that way. TidyHQ runs the layer your committee owns — governance, finances, comms, documents. The question worth asking before signup is what your peak body can see when both platforms are in play.
Where TidyHQ wins
What your committee runs separately from the federation. Members, finances, communications, events, meetings, and documents stay inside your tenant. Peak bodies see only what your committee elects to send through TidyConnect: who holds what role, your answers to Project Tasks, scoped comments.
Plus the full club admin layer RevSport leaves to spreadsheets — financial reporting with Xero sync, meeting minutes with action items, role-based task assignment, committee handover, 25 GB document storage.
Where RevSport wins
RevSport is purpose-built for federated sport. Fixture management, competition draws, ladders, results tracking, and volunteer/umpire rostering are native features. They serve 18,000+ clubs and 264 state and national sporting bodies — if your state body uses RevSport, your club's competition data flows upstream automatically. Multi-level payment splitting across club, association, state, and national bodies is genuinely useful for federated sports. Your state body typically funds the licence, so RevSport is free at the club point of use.
Best for
Clubs that need the federation handoff RevSport provides but want their members, money, minutes, and documents under the committee's control. Many clubs we work with run both — RevSport for the affiliation and competition flow, TidyHQ for the year-round club admin that surrounds it.
Feature comparison
Built for
TidyHQ
The committee that runs the clubRevSport
The peak body that runs the federationWho funds it
TidyHQ
Your club, directlyRevSport
Typically the peak body via licence agreementPeak body sees member contact details by default
TidyHQ
✗ Stays inside your tenantRevSport
Structural visibilityPeak body sees club financials by default
TidyHQ
✗ Stays inside your tenantRevSport
Structural visibilityPeak body sees custom fields & admin notes by default
TidyHQ
✗ Admin-only fields are privateRevSport
Structural visibilityFederation integration model
TidyHQ
TidyConnect — consent-scoped per ProjectRevSport
Native parent-tenant — visibility default-onOnline memberships
TidyHQ
With renewals, tiers, family membershipsRevSport
Event management (non-competition)
TidyHQ
With member-only pricingRevSport
Email & SMS communications
TidyHQ
With status segmentationRevSport
Online shop
TidyHQ
RevSport
Website builder
TidyHQ
RevSport
Financial reporting
TidyHQ
RevSport
BasicAccounting integration (Xero)
TidyHQ
Native two-way syncRevSport
Meeting minutes & agendas
TidyHQ
With action itemsRevSport
Task management
TidyHQ
Action items assigned to rolesRevSport
Document storage
TidyHQ
25 GB, private by defaultRevSport
Competition fixtures & ladders
TidyHQ
RevSport
Volunteer & umpire rostering
TidyHQ
RevSport
Multi-level fee splitting (club → assoc → state → national)
TidyHQ
RevSport
Free tier for clubs
TidyHQ
Full features, no expiryRevSport
Free at point of use; peak body pays licenceAustralian support
TidyHQ
RevSport
API access
TidyHQ
RevSport
LimitedKey differences
Your peak body is an affiliation partner, not a parent
When the peak body owns the software, they own the relationship. RevSport's default is structural visibility — your state body sees member records, registrations, finances, custom fields, comms, and audit logs without asking.
TidyHQ defaults the other way. Peak bodies see what your committee chooses to share through a TidyConnect Project. The platform takes a hand in the politics either way. We picked the side where the committee draws the line.
The promise your committee made to members holds
Every member who hands over a phone number, a health flag, a payment, did it on the committee's word. The promise has a perimeter the committee drew. Software either respects that perimeter or quietly redraws it.
Most clubs only notice the redraw when something goes wrong — a state body uses contact details for a campaign the club didn't endorse, or pulls financial data into a benchmark report shared at a regional meeting nobody from the club attended. By then the trust is already spent.
Your treasurer reconciles without spreadsheets
TidyHQ syncs natively with Xero. Membership payments, event revenue, and shop sales flow straight into accounting. RevSport handles invoicing and multi-level fee splitting upstream but doesn't connect to Xero or MYOB — your treasurer is doing double entry between the federation and the books.
Committee admin, not just matchday
Meeting minutes with timed agendas and action items. Tasks assigned to committee roles that carry over when people change. Document storage so the incoming secretary doesn't start from scratch. RevSport handles matchday well — TidyHQ handles the other six days of the week.
From committees we work with
“First question the committee asked when we considered the change was whether the state body could see our books. The answer was a hard no for us. Turned out with TidyHQ they can't. That made the decision easy.”
— Suburban football club secretary, regional Victoria
What RevSport does well
RevSport is purpose-built for federated sport. Fixture management, competition draws, ladders, results tracking, and volunteer/umpire rostering are native features. They serve 18,000+ clubs and 264 state and national sporting bodies — if your state body uses RevSport, your club's competition data flows upstream automatically. Multi-level payment splitting across club, association, state, and national bodies is genuinely useful for federated sports. Your state body typically funds the licence, so RevSport is free at the club point of use.
We think honest comparisons build more trust than pretending competitors don’t exist. Try both and see which one your committee actually uses.
Is TidyHQ right for you?
TidyHQ is the better choice if…
- Your committee wants member data, finances, and comms inside the club — not inside the federation
- You need governance tools — meeting minutes, tasks, document storage, committee handovers
- Your treasurer needs Xero integration to stop double data entry
- You want a free tier with unlimited contacts to get started without commitment
- You're a community organisation, not just a competitive sports club
- You run events beyond competition fixtures — social nights, fundraisers, AGMs
RevSport might be better if…
- •Your entire club operation is competition flow — no membership lifecycle outside the season, no governance to manage, no separate finances to track
- •Your state or national body uses RevSport and you need competition data to flow upstream automatically
- •You need volunteer and umpire rostering built into your platform
- •Multi-level fee splitting across club, association, state, and national bodies matters to you
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about using RevSport vs TidyHQ for membership organisations.
Only what your committee accepts into a TidyConnect Project. That includes who holds what Role in connected orgs, whether you accepted or rejected an invitation, your answers to specific Project Tasks, and any task comments your committee scopes to "project organisers and my club". Plus a sanitised activity signal — enough for them to know the club is active without exposing who did what.
Member contact details, finances, comms, events, meetings, documents, shop transactions, and internal tasks stay inside your tenant by default.
No. Most clubs we work with run both. Your state body decides what runs in RevSport — typically competition registrations, fixtures, results, and the federation fee handoff. Your committee decides what runs in TidyHQ — year-round memberships, finances, communications, governance, events, and documents. They serve different layers of the same club.
RevSport (revolutioniseSPORT) is an Australian sports federation platform used by 18,000+ clubs and 264 state and national sporting bodies. It handles fixtures, draws, ladders, results tracking, volunteer rostering, and multi-level fee splitting. It's strong for federation and matchday management. The licence is typically paid by your state body, not your club, which is why it appears free at the club point of use.
No. RevSport handles invoicing and fee collection through its multi-level payment splitting system, but doesn't connect to Xero or other accounting software. TidyHQ syncs natively with Xero — membership payments, event revenue, and invoices flow directly into your accounting.
No. RevSport is purpose-built for federated sport — fixtures, ladders, draws, results, and multi-level fee splitting between clubs and peak bodies. If your organisation doesn't run sports competitions, RevSport has no relevance. TidyHQ serves sports clubs, community groups, business associations, and nonprofits.
Sources
Claims in this comparison are based on publicly available information. Verify current pricing and features directly with each provider.
- 1TidyConnect — how clubs federate with peak bodies— Consent-scoped Project-based federation model. The architecture underneath the autonomy claim.
- 2revolutioniseSPORT official website— Competition management platform for Australian sport
- 3RevSport reviews on Capterra— Verified user reviews for sports management
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