You run more than dragon boat
A multi-sport club with soccer and volleyball under the same roof wants one system for all of it. TeamSnap was built for that and does it well.
A TeamSnap alternative for dragon boat crews
TeamSnap doesn’t know what a boat looks like.
A boat has twenty seats on two sides, a weight balance to hold, and a stroke pair that sets the rate. TeamSnap tracks none of that, so your lineup lives in a spreadsheet and a 5pm cancellation still costs you a paddler on the water.
Free for crews up to 30. No credit card required. Paddlers never pay.
Roster · Thursday practice · 20-seat boat
5:14pm · 3 seats open
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Left filledRight filledOpen the waitlist fills itBow at the drum. Stroke pair in row 1, rockets at the back.
Waitlist (4)
- #1Kwame Boatengnext in
- #2Elin Larsen
- #3Hugo Almeida
- #4Naomi Feld
The 5pm scramble
Three drop out. You are at work.
The same Thursday, side by side.
With TeamSnap
- 4:10Three paddlers cancel. The messages land in the team chat while you are in a meeting.
- 5:40You see them. You post “anyone free tonight?” in the group chat and wait for replies.
- 6:45At the dock. You count heads, seat an unbalanced boat in the dark, and put someone on the side they don’t paddle.
With DragonSignUp
- 4:10Three paddlers cancel. Three seats open on the roster.
- 4:11The waitlist moves. The next three paddlers are promoted and emailed, plus a text if they turned texts on. You are still in the meeting.
- 6:45At the dock. The boat is full and the lineup is already drafted. You check it on your phone on the walk down.
Feature by feature
A TeamSnap alternative built for dragon boat, seat by seat
TeamSnap is a good product built for forty sports at once. The rows below are where a dragon boat crew pays for that breadth.
| For a single crew or a multi-crew club | DragonSignUp | TeamSnap |
|---|---|---|
| Boat seating chart | Yes Drafts a lineup balanced by side and weight, flags anyone on their off side, and lets you edit every seat. | No No boat, no sides, no seats. |
| Regatta lineups, race by race | Yes One lineup per race, pulling paddlers from any crew in the club, with a printable manifest for officials. | No |
| Automatic waitlist | Every plan Promotes the next paddler and emails them, plus a text if they opted in. Nothing for you to do. | RSVP tracking on paid plans. You fill the seat yourself. |
| Free plan | 30 members 2 admins, unlimited practices and races, every feature. | 15 players, with ads. Availability tracking is paid. |
| Ads | None On any plan, free included. | In-app ads on the free plan. |
| Several crews in one club | One account A boat, B boat and the masters crew on one calendar, each with its own manager. | One subscription per team, or a custom Clubs & Leagues contract. |
| Off-water events and volunteer slots | Yes Sign-up slots for dishes, shifts and tasks. | Generic events and assignments. |
| Setup | One invite link. Paddlers add themselves. Under 5 minutes. | Roster import, one team at a time. |
| A 60-paddler, 3-crew club | $12/mo One Pro subscription for the whole club. | About $33/mo on Premium: three teams at $10.83 each, billed annually. |
Pricing
TeamSnap pricing against DragonSignUp for a three-crew club
Sixty paddlers across three boats. Neither free plan holds sixty, so both columns use the first paid tier. Prices in USD.
Whole club
DragonSignUp Pro
One account, every crew on one calendar.
$144/yr
- $12 a month, cancel any time
- Up to 75 members and 5 admins
- Seating charts, regatta lineups, waitlists
- No ads
TeamSnap Premium × 3
One subscription per team.
$390/yr
- Three logins, three calendars
- Billed annually per team
- No seating chart
Back to the club
The difference, per season.
$246/yr
DragonSignUp bills monthly. The $144 is twelve months of Pro.
Fair is fair
Where TeamSnap is the better answer
Three cases where we would tell you to stay put.
You collect dues at league scale
Public registration forms, waivers, tiered fees and refunds across dozens of teams belong in TeamSnap's Clubs & Leagues product. We don't collect dues at all. Stripe bills the club's subscription and paddlers never pay us.
Your crew lives in the team chat
If your paddlers already talk all day inside TeamSnap and nobody is complaining, leave the chat there. Run DragonSignUp beside it for practices and lineups on the free plan.
From crews on the water
In their words
“The ability to add my name to the waitlist and then automatically get a bench (and being notified by text) if one opens up. This feature is so valuable because it frees up the coaches from constantly monitoring the signup.”
Fill Thursday's boat before Thursday.
Free for crews up to 30, every feature included, no ads. One invite link sets up the whole crew in under 5 minutes.