# Upper Hand vs Sports Booking Management: The Upper Hand Alternative at a Flat $79/mo for Every Facility

> An Upper Hand alternative at $79/mo flat for unlimited venues, billed monthly. Compare against Upper Hand’s $199/mo Grow plan for a single facility.

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Upper Hand publishes its pricing, which makes this an easy comparison: their facility plan is $199/mo for a single facility, billed annually. Ours is $79/mo for unlimited venues, billed monthly, with the rate grandfathered.

**Always grandfathered in**

- We will not raise prices on customers who sign up at the current rate.
- We will not retire old plans — your plan tier stays valid.
- You are always grandfathered in at the rate and plan you signed up for.

## Our three-pillar promise

1. **No price hikes**: We will not raise prices on customers who sign up at the current rate.
2. **No plan deprecation**: We will not retire old plans — your plan tier stays valid.
3. **Always grandfathered**: You are always grandfathered in at the rate and plan you signed up for.

Locked at signup. Never hiked. Never deprecated.

## Sound Familiar?

- The $79 entry plan is for independent coaches and trainers, not facilities
- The facility plan, Grow, is $199/mo — and covers a single facility
- Multi-location operations move to Scale, which is custom-quoted
- Advertised prices are billed annually, so the entry cost is a year up front
- Add-ons such as WebKit and Advanced Insights are $50/mo each on top

## Upper Hand vs Sports Booking Management

| Feature | Upper Hand | Sports Booking Management |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry price for a facility | $199/mo (Grow) | $79/mo |
| Facilities included | One on Grow | Unlimited |
| Multi-location | Scale — custom quote | Included |
| Billing | Advertised prices billed annually | Monthly |
| Add-on costs | $50/mo each | None — one plan |
| Price lock | Not stated | Grandfathered — never rises |

## Sports Booking Management, as your staff and renters see it

![Sports Booking Management calendar, day view, with bookings across four courts](https://sportsbookingmanagement.com/images/screens/calendar-day-view.webp)

The staff calendar: every court in one day view.

![A facility’s public booking page showing open court times for the day](https://sportsbookingmanagement.com/images/screens/public-booking-page.webp)

The public booking page renters use, no account needed.

![A weekly recurring league booking across two courts in Sports Booking Management](https://sportsbookingmanagement.com/images/screens/recurring-league-booking.webp)

A weekly league booking: one series, ten dates, two courts.

Screenshots from Sports Booking Management with demo data.

## Why Facilities Switch to Us

- A facility costs $79/mo here rather than $199/mo
- Unlimited venues instead of one per plan, with no custom quote to add more
- Billed monthly, so trying it does not mean committing to a year
- No paid add-ons — there is a single plan
- Your rate is grandfathered and does not increase

## Moving from Upper Hand

1. Add your venues and spaces — unlimited on the flat plan
2. Set duration-based pricing tiers per space
3. Export upcoming bookings from Upper Hand
4. Our support team helps with the import
5. Share your public booking page and start taking requests

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How does the pricing compare to Upper Hand?

Upper Hand publishes Start at $79/mo for independent coaches, Grow at $199/mo for a single facility, and Scale as a custom quote for multi-location operators, with prices billed annually and optional $50/mo add-ons. We are $79/mo flat, billed monthly, for unlimited venues and spaces. Prices were checked in September 2026 — worth confirming on their site before you decide.

### What does Upper Hand do that you do not?

Upper Hand advertises program scheduling and registration, a mobile app for coaches, athletes and staff, email marketing, retail tracking and payroll. We do not do those. If you run lessons, camps and programs as a core part of the business, it is built for that and we are not.

### Is this a fair comparison if the products differ?

Partly. If you need program registration and coaching workflows, Upper Hand is the better product. If what you actually need is to publish availability and take bookings across several spaces, you would be buying a lot of platform you do not use.

### Can I run multiple locations?

Yes, on the $79/mo plan. Multi-venue is standard rather than a tier, and each venue keeps its own operating hours, pricing tiers and constraints.

### Can I migrate from Upper Hand?

Export your upcoming bookings and our support team helps import them. Most facilities set up spaces and start taking new bookings straight away.

### Will you raise my price?

No. We will not raise prices on customers who sign up at the current $79/mo Pro rate — even if our public pricing increases later.

### Will you retire my plan?

No. We do not retire old plans. Your plan tier stays valid; we never force you onto a new tier to keep the same features at a higher price.

### What does grandfathered mean?

You keep your signup rate and plan tier forever. Sign up at $79/mo Pro today and that is what you pay — always grandfathered in.

Switch from Upper Hand to Sports Booking Management at $79/mo — grandfathered forever. Pro at $79/mo — always grandfathered in.

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