ClubDock vs MagicBooking
MagicBooking's club plan is £59 a month plus VAT, every month. ClubDock is free in any month under £500 of sessions, and never more than £36.
Free in any month under £500 of sessions. No card needed to start.
£777.60 a year less than MagicBooking.
| Bookings in a month you run | ClubDock, a year | MagicBooking, a year |
|---|---|---|
| £0 | £0 | £849.60 |
| £1,000 | £229.50 | £962.10 |
| £2,500 | £330.75 | £1,130.85 |
| £5,000 | £499.50 | £1,412.10 |
| £7,500 | £830.25 | £1,693.35 |
MagicBooking: Clubs Pro at £59 a month plus VAT at 20%, £70.80. Source
MagicBooking, card fees: A fee on every card transaction through its payment gateway, at a rate MagicBooking does not publish. Drawn at 2.5% in total, which is our estimate, not its figure.Estimate Source
A year: the months you run at the bookings you set, and the rest quiet, with no sessions. ClubDock costs nothing in any month under £500 of sessions; each other provider is kept on one plan, its cheapest over the year, paid every month. Card fees are on the share paid by card, on both sides — every provider here charges its card fee on card payments only, and Pebble its fee on every booking. ClubDock: Stripe's fee on card payments only, at its standard UK rate of 1.5% — paid to Stripe, not ClubDock. Some cards cost more; Tax-Free Childcare and bank transfers cost nothing. Source Fixed amounts per payment — Stripe's 20p, iPAL's 15p — are left out on both sides. Checked 10 October 2026; prices change, so please check before deciding.
Where ClubDock stands out against MagicBooking
Nothing in a quiet month
Free in any month under £500 of sessions — August, a short half term, the month you open.
MagicBooking: £59 a month plus VAT on Clubs Pro, whatever the month. Source
Your colours, included
Your colour, cover photo and words on your booking page, in every band, at no extra cost.
MagicBooking: Branding integration is an optional one-off £399 plus VAT. Source
No notice to give
No contract and no notice period.
MagicBooking: Renews automatically, with one month's written notice before the end of the invoicing period. Source
And what every club gets
Places that cannot be oversold
A place is held the moment a parent puts it in their basket, so two families never book the last space and nobody has to be let down afterwards.
A register built for the door
Staff sign children in and out on a phone, with allergies and medical notes on the row rather than behind a tap, and a collection password one tap away at sign-out.
Parents sort out their own changes
Parents change days and cancel places themselves, inside the notice period you set, and see what your policy means for them before they press anything.
Your families, across in one go
Bring parents and children across from a spreadsheet. ClubDock suggests what each column is, you check it, and one Save brings everyone over.
Xero and QuickBooks, kept in step
Bookings go to your accounts as invoices, and payments recorded there come back, for £6 in a month you use it and nothing in a month you do not.
Everything, in every band
Unlimited children, parents and staff, reports, messages to the families booked on a session and an early bird price — in the free band as much as the busiest.
The price, line by line
| Cost | MagicBooking | ClubDock |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | MagicBooking: Clubs Pro, £59 a month, excluding VAT at 20%. Source | ClubDock: Nothing in a month under £500 of sessions, £18 in a month up to £5,000, £36 above that. |
| Contract | MagicBooking: Renews automatically. One month's written notice before the end of the invoicing period. Source | ClubDock: None. A month under £500 of sessions costs nothing, so stopping costs nothing. |
| Extras | MagicBooking: Branding integration, a one-off £399 excluding VAT, optional. Source | ClubDock: Xero and QuickBooks, £6 more in a month with sessions on bookings sent to them. Nothing else. |
MagicBooking's prices are from its own pricing page, checked on 10 October 2026. Where it does not publish a fee, we have said so rather than estimate it. Prices change — please check before deciding.
Moving from MagicBooking to ClubDock
MagicBooking's pricing page asks for one month's written notice before the end of your current invoicing period, so give it in time to overlap by a few weeks rather than a few days. Source
Create your club and set up what you sell
It costs nothing in any month under £500 of sessions, and there is nothing to pay to start. Add your programmes and pick the days each session runs on a calendar.
Bring your families across from a spreadsheet
Import families takes a .csv or .xlsx file of up to 2,000 rows, one row per child — an export from your current system, if it gives you one, or your own sheet. ClubDock suggests what each column is, you check it, then you check the families before one Save brings them all across, or none.
Tell them when you are ready
Nobody is emailed by the import. When you choose, each parent gets one email saying the club now takes bookings on ClubDock. They check their details, answer your consent questions and accept your terms before their first booking.
Families book their places
Families book upcoming sessions themselves from your booking page. Most clubs move between terms, when there are no half-used blocks to carry over.
Other comparisons
- ClubDock vs ClassForKidsMonthly: From £34.99Per booking: From 2.5% per transaction
- ClubDock vs PebbleMonthly: £25 (Core) or £35 (Premium)Per booking: 3% (Core) or 2.5% (Premium), + VAT
- ClubDock vs PembeeMonthly: £30 (Standard) or £70 (Premium)Per booking: 0.59% of online payments on Standard, plus Stripe's fee
- ClubDock vs iPALMonthly: £39.99 (1 year) to £29.99 (5 years)Per booking: 2.8% + 15p per online payment
Try ClubDock beside MagicBooking
Any month under £500 of sessions is free, then £18 or £36 by the month. Nothing to pay to start, and no contract.