Jonas Club alternative for clubs that want to grow
Jonas Club is a very complete club suite, covering accounting, payroll, minimum spend, tee sheet and POS, and suits clubs that want everything including the books in one vendor. Benvo is lighter and much cheaper for the member side of the club, with no setup fee, a membership sales pipeline, member health scores and AI agents. Clubs that rely on Jonas for payroll and the general ledger should weigh that before switching.
Free, no commitment. Thirty minutes with someone who has run a venue. Updated November 2026.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
- $10,000 to $50,000 setup
- $40,000 to $80,000 in the first year
Jonas Club is quoted per club; a typical club pays about $2,500 a month plus $10,000 to $50,000 to set up, as of November 2026. On Benvo, Membership, Payments, Reception and Insights come to $496 list, about $446 a month after the 10% module saving, with no setup fee. The Club bundle at $1,330 a month adds reservations, events, inbox, campaigns, the member app and POS Connect.
What Jonas Club is.
Jonas Club Software is part of Jonas Software, a Constellation Software company, and is a long established supplier to golf, country and city clubs. It sells accounting, payroll, member billing, The Sheet tee sheet, POS, a member app and websites.
Golf and country clubs that want accounting, payroll and operations from one long standing vendor.
Private members and city clubs that want modern member service, sales and AI without a large setup bill.
About a fifth of the cost
A typical Jonas Club setup runs about $2,500 a month. The same member billing, dues, check in and insights cost about $446 a month on Benvo.
No setup fee
Club suites typically charge $10,000 to $50,000 to set up. Benvo includes setup and migration and most clubs are live in 14 days.
A pipeline for new members
Jonas offers a CRM with no sales pipeline described. Benvo puts every enquiry on a board, and Emma follows up and books tours.
Member cellar and AI agents
Benvo includes bottle keep for members and AI agents that reply to members, neither of which Jonas offers.
Club management
Jonas ClubWhere Jonas Club is stronger
- Jonas includes payroll and a general ledger, which Benvo does not.
- Minimum spend tracking works out of the box, where Benvo needs its POS module.
- Jonas has a long record with golf and country clubs and their accounting teams.
Live in 14 days, with your data moved for you.
Benvo imports members, households, tiers, statements and balances from Jonas exports during onboarding at no charge. On a 12 month term, Benvo credits up to 3 months of the fees left on your Jonas contract.
- No setup fee and no migration charge
- Up to 3 months of your remaining contract credited
- Staff trained on site or online
Bring what you use today. We show the same work on Benvo and price it line by line. Free, no commitment.
