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Clubessential vs Northstar

Clubessential vs Northstar: comparing two club suites

Both cover member billing, accounting, tee sheets, POS, events and a member app for private clubs. Clubessential adds AI dashboards for staff and confirms minimum spend and member check in, while Northstar is usually cheaper. The deciding factors are budget and which back office features you need confirmed.

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Choose Clubessential if

Clubs that want minimum spend, check in and AI reporting confirmed from a club specialist.

Choose Northstar if

Clubs that want a full suite at a lower monthly price.

Consider Benvo if

Benvo is a third option for private members and city clubs. It covers member billing, dues, check in and insights for about $446 a month with no setup fee, and its AI agents reply to members and enquiries rather than only reporting to staff. It has no general ledger, so clubs that want accounting inside the suite should choose one of these two.

Price

Per venue per month in US dollars, before tax.

$446 a monthMembership, Payments, Reception, Insights
  • $0 setup, data moved for you
  • $5,357 in the first year
  • AI team included, no cover fees
Clubessential$2,400 a monthTypical mid tier
  • $10,000 to $50,000 setup
  • $38,800 to $78,800 in the first year
Northstar$1,750 a monthTypical mid tier
  • $10,000 to $50,000 setup
  • $31,000 to $71,000 in the first year
Differences

Price

A typical Clubessential club pays about $2,400 a month, against about $1,750 for Northstar, both with $10,000 to $50,000 setup, as of November 2026.

AI

Clubessential offers AI dashboards for staff reporting. Northstar has no AI agents described.

Minimum spend and check in

Clubessential confirms both. Northstar does not confirm them on its public pages.

Features

Club management

16 featuresClubessentialNorthstar
Member billing and statementsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Automatic dues and renewalsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Members pay their bill onlineIncludedStatements settled in the member appIncludedIncluded
Accounting and general ledgerPartlyBank matching and month end, no ledgerIncludedIncluded
PayrollNot includedPartlyNot confirmedPartlyNot confirmed
Minimum spend trackingPaid extraNeeds the POS moduleIncludedPartlyNot confirmed
Tee sheetPaid extraCourts and sports moduleIncludedIncluded
Court, class and spa bookingPaid extraFacilities modulesIncludedIncluded
Point of salePaid extraBenvo POS or link your ownIncludedIncluded
Member check-in by QRIncludedIncludedPartlyNot confirmed
Branded member appIncludedIncludedIncluded
Member wine cellarIncludedPartlyNot confirmedNot included
Member health and churn riskIncludedPartlyAI dashboards, no member risk scorePartlyDashboards and feedback, no risk score
Membership sales pipelineIncludedPartlyCRM, no sales pipeline describedPartlyCRM, no sales pipeline described
Events and private functionsIncludedIncludedIncluded
AI agents that reply to membersIncludedPartlyAI reporting for staff, not member repliesNot included
Included IncludedPaid extraPartly Limited, on a higher plan or not confirmedNot included Not included
Sources and how we checked

From each vendor's own pricing, product and help pages, and buyer reviews where a vendor publishes little, checked in November 2026. Prices are typical per venue per month in US dollars before tax; vendors quote per deal. Product names are trademarks of their owners, and Benvo is not affiliated with any of them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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Questions

Still curious? Talk to someone who has run a venue.

Usually. As of November 2026 a typical Clubessential club pays about $2,400 a month and a typical Northstar club about $1,750, both with $10,000 to $50,000 setup. Both quote per club, so the gap depends on modules, member count and services included.

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