SportsEngine Just Changed Owners Again. Your Dues Collection Doesn't Have To.
On May 1, 2026, PlayMetrics (backed by Genstar Capital, which also owns Stack Sports and TeamUnify) completed its acquisition of SportsEngine from Versant — SportsEngine's third owner since NBC Sports bought it around 2016. If you're re-evaluating while the dust settles, GetDues gives you published pricing and a dues portal you set up yourself in minutes — no waiting on anyone's engineers.
Start Collecting Dues in 3 Easy Steps
Create Your Team
Set up your team in under a minute. Add your logo, set dues amounts, and customize payment options.
Add Your Members
Upload your existing roster as a CSV or share a signup link — parents register themselves. Everyone gets their own payment portal to see what they owe.
Collect Payments
Members pay via Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or card and bank transfer (Pro). You track everything in one dashboard.
What SportsEngine Users Are Actually Reporting
Real complaints from SportsEngine's own BBB profile and third-party reviews
Registration Forms Aren't Self-Serve
A Capterra reviewer described SportsEngine's registration form as something that "must be built by 'SportsEngine Engineers'" with "no way to modify it yourself," warning that adding custom fields could break submissions. GetDues setup — teams, dues, and member fields — is something you configure yourself, in minutes, with no ticket required.
Getting a Human Is Hard
SportsEngine's BBB complaint history includes reports of email support going unanswered for weeks ("sending emails to Sports Engine for WEEKS now and still have no answers"), one user unable to find any way to call ("Cannot call, there is no place on the website to easily do this"), and another who found chat unavailable unless logged in as a league, club, or org administrator. GetDues Pro and org plans include priority support.
Payments Can Get Stuck
One BBB complaint against SportsEngine (filed August 2024) reads: "We have payments just sitting on the app that we need to move to our bank and we keep getting an error message." GetDues routes Pro payments through Stripe, the same processor used by Amazon and Shopify, with standard payout timing.
Three Owners in a Decade, and Counting
SportsEngine has gone from an independent platform to NBC Sports (~2016) to Versant Media Group (2025 Comcast spinoff) to PlayMetrics under Genstar Capital (May 2026) — the same private-equity group that now also owns Stack Sports and TeamUnify. Each change brings new pricing, new priorities, and no guarantees for the tools you depend on.
Dues Collection, Done Simply
GetDues doesn't try to replace SportsEngine's full registration and scheduling suite — it fixes the one part admins complain about most: getting paid.
Self-Serve Setup, No Engineers Required
Create your team, set dues amounts, and add custom notes — all from your own dashboard. No ticket, no wait, no risk of a broken form.
Automatic Payment Reminders
Email and SMS reminders go out automatically to unpaid members on your schedule.
Payment Installments
Let members split larger payments into 2-3 installments automatically.
Season Rollover
Roll your roster into the next season with one click. No re-registration required.
Member Payment Portal
Each member gets their own page showing exactly what they owe, with a one-click payment link.
Club & League Billing
Running more than one team? Club and League org plans bring every team under one bill with cross-team reporting.
GetDues vs SportsEngine
A side-by-side comparison
| Feature | GetDues | SportsEngine |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Dues & fee collection for teams, clubs, and leagues | Full registration, scheduling & league-management suite |
| Published pricing | Yes | Not published — SportsEngine's own help docs say fees are "negotiated and accepted... upon joining" |
| Transaction fees | Standard Stripe (2.9% + 30¢), no markup | Negotiated "management fee" (SportsEngine's own documentation illustrates this with a 3.25% + $2.00 example) |
| Registration/dues setup | Self-serve, < 5 minutes | Built by SportsEngine staff, per user reports |
| Free tier | 1 team, 25 members — forever free | No published free tier |
| Single-team pricing | $12/month unlimited teams (Pro) | Custom quote |
| Multi-team / org pricing | $49–$149/month flat (Club/League) | Custom quote |
| Support responsiveness | Email support; priority support on Pro & org plans | Multiple BBB complaints report weeks-long waits and difficulty reaching a live person |
| Payment installments | Yes | Varies by plan |
| Ownership changes since 2016 | 0 | 3 (NBC Sports → Versant → PlayMetrics/Genstar Capital) |
Real Example:
A club collecting $10,000 in dues on GetDues Pro pays standard Stripe fees — 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction, published on our pricing page before you ever sign up. SportsEngine's own help center describes its registration fee as a percentage plus a fixed per-transaction charge that your organization "negotiated and accepted... upon joining" — meaning the actual rate you'll pay isn't published anywhere you can check in advance.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Forever free for small teams. Upgrade when you grow.
Free
Perfect for getting started
- Included: 1 team, up to 25 members — forever free
- Included: No credit card, no expiry
- Included: Manual email reminders
- Included: Payment tracking
- Not included: SMS reminders
- Not included: Automatic reminders
Pro
or $99/year (save 31%)
- Included: Unlimited teams
- Included: Unlimited members
- Included: Automatic email & SMS reminders
- Included: Stripe payments
- Included: Payment installments
- Included: Season rollover
- Included: Parent/player payment portals
- Included: CSV import & export
- Included: Split dues (per-player or even split)
Frequently Asked Questions
On May 1, 2026, PlayMetrics completed its acquisition of SportsEngine from Versant Media Group. PlayMetrics is majority-owned by Genstar Capital, the same private equity firm that combined PlayMetrics with Stack Sports in June 2025 — meaning Genstar now controls SportsEngine, PlayMetrics, Stack Sports, and TeamUnify under one roof. It's SportsEngine's third owner since NBC Sports acquired it around 2016 (it moved to Versant Media Group in 2025 when Comcast spun off its cable and sports assets).
Compare with Other Alternatives
See how GetDues stacks up against other team payment solutions
Simpler, cheaper alternative to TeamSnap
Purpose-built for team dues collection
Focus on payments, not just jerseys
Better for small teams and clubs
Automated tracking instead of manual spreadsheets
Built for teams, not just peer-to-peer
Re-Evaluating Right Now? Good Timing.
Set up your first team in 5 minutes. No credit card, no negotiated fee schedule, no waiting on anyone's engineers. Forever free for 1 team and 25 members.