Kannect vs BoosterHub
The honest comparison. BoosterHub is purpose-built for booster clubs and its accounting goes deeper than ours. Here is where that matters, where it does not, and what the price difference actually buys you.
Last updated August 2026. 7-day free trial, card required to keep Kannect spam-free.
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The honest take
BoosterHub is a bookkeeping tool with a club attached. Kannect is a club with payments attached.
BoosterHub is built for one job. If your treasurer needs real booster club accounting, a chart of accounts, and a merchandise store with inventory tracking, it goes deeper there than we do.
Where it costs you is everywhere else. BoosterHub lists Standard at $650 a year and Pro at $850, with SMS billed per message and inventory as a $250 a year add-on. It is also a closed system: no public page, so a new family in your district cannot find your club through it.
Kannect Starter is $276 a year and covers parent communication, the season calendar, trip payments, fundraising, volunteer signups, a member app, and a public page on Discover. If the treasurer's ledger is the whole problem, buy BoosterHub. If the club is the problem, buy Kannect.
Kannect vs BoosterHub
$276 vs $650
Per year, entry plan. Kannect Starter billed yearly, against BoosterHub Standard.
2%
On paid events. Trip payments and ticketed events at 2%, and donations at 0%.
Public vs Closed
Discovery. Kannect gives your club a public page. BoosterHub has no discovery layer.
7 days
To try it. A free week with your real roster before you commit to a season.
Be honest about the fit
When to choose BoosterHub
- Your treasurer needs full booster club accounting, not just payment records.
- You run a spirit store with real inventory to track.
- You want one tool built only for booster clubs, and the budget is already approved.
- Being found by new families outside your roster is not a goal.
When to choose Kannect
- Parent communication and the season calendar are your real problem.
- You want the whole thing under $300 a year, not $650 to $1,100.
- You want a public page so new families and local sponsors can find you.
- Your board turns over every year and the handoff keeps losing things.
- Your school has several booster groups that could each run their own space.
Kannect vs BoosterHub, feature by feature
| Feature | BoosterHub | Kannect |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price, billed yearly | $650/yr | $276/yr |
| Public page so new families can find you | Kannect Discover | |
| Verified, spam-free network | ||
| Parent announcements and push notifications | SMS billed per message | Included |
| Trip payments, dues, and fees | 2% platform fee | |
| Fundraising and donations | 0% on nonprofit donations | |
| Volunteer signups | ||
| Full club accounting and chart of accounts | Purpose-built | Payment records, not full bookkeeping |
| Merchandise store with inventory | Add-on from $250/yr | Paid items, no inventory tracking |
| Member mobile app | Kannect Community Hub | |
| Runs other groups at your school too | Per-team add-on | Any organization type |
| Free trial | Demo-led | 7-day free trial |
BoosterHub pricing shown as listed on their pricing page in August 2026. Check it directly before deciding, since plans change.
The real cost is the August restart
Booster clubs rarely fail because the software was wrong. They fail because the board turned over and everything walked out the door with the outgoing treasurer.
Every year, a new board
Parents rotate out as their kids graduate. Whatever lived in a personal inbox or a personal payment app leaves with them.
The club should own the account
On Kannect you add next year's officers as admins and remove the old ones. The roster, payment history, and documents do not move.
Independent and founder-run
Kannect is not owned by a holding company optimizing your renewal price. It answers to the clubs it serves.
Whichever platform you pick, pick one the club owns rather than one a volunteer owns. That single decision saves more hours next August than any feature on this page.
Common questions, answered
Is Kannect cheaper than BoosterHub?
Yes, at the entry level. BoosterHub lists Standard at $650 a year and Pro at $850 a year. Kannect Starter is $23 a month billed yearly, which is $276 a year. Check both pricing pages before you decide, since plans change.
Does Kannect do booster club accounting?
Not to the depth BoosterHub does. BoosterHub is built around booster club bookkeeping. Kannect handles payments, dues, and fundraising, and keeps a record per family, but if your treasurer needs full club accounting you may want dedicated bookkeeping alongside it.
Can new parents find our club on Kannect?
Yes. Your club gets a public page on Kannect Discover where new families and local supporters can see your events and fundraisers. BoosterHub is a closed system with no public discovery layer.
What does Kannect cost?
Plans start at $23/mo billed yearly, or $29/mo month to month. Every plan includes a 7-day free trial, and a credit card is required to start it, which keeps Kannect verified and spam-free.
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