TidyHQ vs TeamLinkt
Last reviewed May 2026
TeamLinkt runs league and tournament operations — scorekeeping, brackets, officials, co-branded app. TidyHQ is the Australian-built club admin spine: member register, family billing, dues, governance, and native Xero. Clubs that run real competitive seasons often run both.
Where TidyHQ wins
The club admin spine TeamLinkt isn't built for. An authoritative member register with paid/lapsed status across the whole club, not just per-team rosters. Family memberships with linked players, family discounts, one invoice across multiple children. Native Xero two-way sync — your treasurer stops re-keying transactions into accounting. Board governance: agendas, minutes with action items, declarations of conflict, 25 GB document storage for bylaws and AGM records. Apple Wallet and Google Wallet membership cards on Pro, auto-updating when subscription data changes. Finances categorised by source (dues, gate takings, fundraisers, concessions) — usable for IRS Form 990 prep, charity-regulator returns, or trustee reporting. Flat club-wide pricing instead of feature-bundle tiering.
Where TeamLinkt wins
TeamLinkt is genuinely strong at competitive-season operations and that's their job, not ours. Scorekeeping and live stats during games. Tournament bracket management with seedings, byes, and advancement. Officials and referee assignment with availability and payment. A co-branded mobile app under your club's own brand on the App Store and Play Store. An AI assistant ("Emi") that drafts registration forms and schedules. 20+ sport-specific templates covering hockey, soccer, basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, and more. If your club's workload is dominated by running competitive games — not just admin around them — TeamLinkt earns its place. And the free Core tier is a genuinely good entry point.
Best for
Clubs and associations whose committee, finances, and governance workload is bigger than any single competitive season. Multi-sport or multi-program clubs that need one source of truth for members and money, regardless of which platform handles game-day operations.
Feature comparison
Pricing
TidyHQ
$0 free / $890 AUD/year Pro flatTeamLinkt
$0 free Core / $425 USD/yr bundles / $795 USD/yr Full PlatformFree tier
TidyHQ
Full features, unlimited members, no expiryTeamLinkt
Core tier — registration, schedule, team app, website builderMember register with paid/lapsed status
TidyHQ
Authoritative, exportableTeamLinkt
Per-program rosterFamily memberships with linked records
TidyHQ
Linked players, family billing, family discountsTeamLinkt
Partial — multi-child registration supportedAutomated dues with auto-renewals
TidyHQ
Stripe cardTeamLinkt
Via registration forms each seasonApple Wallet + Google Wallet cards
TidyHQ
Pro plan, auto-updatingTeamLinkt
Board governance — agendas, minutes, action items
TidyHQ
TeamLinkt
Document storage
TidyHQ
25 GBTeamLinkt
LimitedNative Xero integration
TidyHQ
Two-way syncTeamLinkt
Finances by category
TidyHQ
Dues / gate / fundraisers / concessionsTeamLinkt
Registration revenue onlyScorekeeping and live stats
TidyHQ
✗ Not built for thisTeamLinkt
NativeTournament brackets and advancement
TidyHQ
TeamLinkt
With Full PlatformOfficials / referee assignment
TidyHQ
TeamLinkt
With Operations bundleCo-branded mobile app under your club's name
TidyHQ
✗ Responsive webTeamLinkt
With Full PlatformAI assistant for forms / schedules
TidyHQ
TidyAI — content + member-comms draftingTeamLinkt
Emi — registration + schedule draftingAdmin seats
TidyHQ
UnlimitedTeamLinkt
Plan-dependentSports supported
TidyHQ
Sport-agnostic — clubs in 20+ sportsTeamLinkt
20+ with sport-specific templates*Approximate conversion: 1 AUD ≈ 0.65 USD ≈ 0.50 GBP. Actual rates may vary.
Key differences
The club admin layer TeamLinkt sits on top of
TeamLinkt is built around running competitive seasons — game day, brackets, officials, scoring. It wasn't built for the committee's year-round job: chasing renewals, family billing, treasurer reports, board minutes, AGM document storage, regulator filings. TidyHQ does that layer. The two stack — TeamLinkt handles the season, TidyHQ handles the club.
Family billing that doesn't reset every registration window
TeamLinkt collects registration fees season by season. TidyHQ holds the family record across seasons, sports, and years — linked players, family discounts that apply automatically, one invoice across multiple children, payment status visible to the registrar without opening three accounts. The same family that played U10 hockey last winter is the same record when they register for U11 soccer in summer.
Finances your treasurer or CPA can actually use at year-end
Categorised income by source (dues, gate takings, fundraisers, concessions, sponsorships) with native Xero sync. At 990 time in the US, AGM time in Australia, or trustee-return time in the UK, your treasurer has gross receipts already split the way the filing wants them. TeamLinkt reports registration revenue; TidyHQ reports the whole financial picture of the club.
Flat club-wide pricing, not feature-bundle tiering
TeamLinkt's Operations and Revenue bundles are $425 USD/year each, or $795 for the Full Platform. TidyHQ Pro is $890 AUD/year ($49 USD/month) flat for everything we offer — free tier included for clubs under 20 contacts. No add-ons that unlock individual features.
What TeamLinkt does well
TeamLinkt is genuinely strong at competitive-season operations and that's their job, not ours. Scorekeeping and live stats during games. Tournament bracket management with seedings, byes, and advancement. Officials and referee assignment with availability and payment. A co-branded mobile app under your club's own brand on the App Store and Play Store. An AI assistant ("Emi") that drafts registration forms and schedules. 20+ sport-specific templates covering hockey, soccer, basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, and more. If your club's workload is dominated by running competitive games — not just admin around them — TeamLinkt earns its place. And the free Core tier is a genuinely good entry point.
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…
- The committee's workload — member register, dues, family billing, finances, governance — is bigger than any single competitive season
- You need board minutes, action items, declarations of conflict, or 25 GB of document storage for AGM records and bylaws
- Your treasurer needs Xero sync, categorised income by source, and reports they can hand to a CPA or charity regulator
- You're an Australian or NZ club and need local support during business hours
- You want Apple Wallet / Google Wallet membership cards on members' phones
- Your club has multiple sports or programs and you need one source of truth for members across all of them
TeamLinkt might be better if…
- •Your dominant workload is competitive-season operations — scorekeeping, brackets, officials assignment, game day
- •You need a co-branded mobile app on the App Store and Play Store under your club's own brand
- •You're a tournament or league operator first, where every member is a registration rather than a year-round subscriber
- •You want sport-specific templates (hockey, soccer, basketball, baseball, lacrosse) out of the box
- •You're already deep on TeamLinkt for game day and the migration cost outweighs adding TidyHQ underneath
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about using TeamLinkt vs TidyHQ for membership organisations.
Mostly run alongside. TeamLinkt is built around competitive-season operations — game scoring, tournament brackets, officials assignment, a co-branded mobile app for game-day comms. TidyHQ is built around the club's year-round admin — member register with paid/lapsed status, family billing, automated dues, board governance, finances categorised for the treasurer, Xero sync. Clubs that run real competitive seasons typically keep both: TeamLinkt for the games, TidyHQ for the club. If your real pain is committee admin and finances rather than scoring, TidyHQ alone is enough.
TeamLinkt has a free Core tier (registration, schedule, team app, website builder), then $425 USD/year for the Operations bundle (officials, location bookings), $425 USD/year for the Revenue bundle (shops, sponsorships, hotel bookings), or $795 USD/year for the Full Platform. TidyHQ Pro is $890 AUD/year flat ($49 USD/month) and includes everything we offer with no feature add-ons, plus a permanent free tier for clubs under 20 contacts.
No. Those are TeamLinkt's strengths and we don't pretend to compete there. If competitive-season operations are your dominant workload, TeamLinkt's Full Platform tier is built for that. TidyHQ handles the club admin layer underneath — member register, dues, family billing, finances, governance — that TeamLinkt isn't aimed at.
Yes, and many do. TidyHQ holds the source-of-truth member register, family records, dues, and finances at the club layer. TeamLinkt handles the in-season operations layer for whichever sport or program is currently running. Rosters can be moved between systems via CSV each registration window.
TeamLinkt has strong North American adoption — particularly in Canadian and US youth hockey, soccer, and other team sports. Their homepage references customers including Lorette Minor Hockey and Moncton Football Association. TidyHQ is strongest in Australia and New Zealand, with growing North American and UK adoption. For a North American sports club running competitive seasons, both products often coexist.
Sources
Claims in this comparison are based on publicly available information. Verify current pricing and features directly with each provider.
- 1TeamLinkt official site— Product overview, 3,500+ programs, supported sports, AI assistant
- 2TeamLinkt pricing page— Core / Operations / Revenue / Full Platform tier pricing in USD
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