Chess67 / Pricing
Free core tools.
2% on sales.
Core club and tournament tools have no subscription fee. Chess67's standard fee is 2% on sales through Chess67 checkout, plus payment processing. Optional club plans let you send more messages, view more member records, and add more custom pages.
Standard platform fee
2%
Applies to payments collected through Chess67. Processor fees and optional paid plans cost extra.
How it works
Fees and
payments
- 01
Free setup
Create a club, publish events, and manage your roster without a subscription.
- 02
Collect payments
Collect entry fees, dues, lesson payments, or store sales through Chess67 checkout.
- 03
Standard 2% on sales
No platform fee applies to free events or payments collected outside Chess67.
Processor fees are separate. Stripe processing fees are separate; eligible nonprofits may qualify for Stripe's discounted nonprofit processing rates where available. Stripe nonprofit rates
Free plan
Included tools
The free plan includes the tools below, with the limits listed here.
The free Pawn plan includes an unlimited member list, 500 emails and 50 text messages per month, attendance and payment reports for 50 families (including linked child profiles), and one custom club page. Paid plans raise these limits and add more pages. Bishop and higher plans include tournament Offline Mode (beta). Messages follow recipient preferences; delivery depends on the channels you set up and the recipient’s phone or device settings.
View feature demos- Clubs, events, and memberships
- Tournament registration and payments
- Pairings, live standings, and reporting
- Messaging and organizer tools
- Family accounts and player profiles
- A custom club page built with the drag-and-drop editor
Optional club plans
Upgrade when you need more emails, text messages, or member insights. Your member roster and app notifications to members' phones stay unlimited on every plan. Prices below are in US dollars; annual plans are billed for the full year.
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing | Emails per month | Texts per month | Families with insights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawn | Free | Free | 500 | 50 | 50 |
| Bishop | $19/month | $180/year Equivalent to $15/month | 2,500 | 500 | 250 |
| Rook | $49/month | $468/year Equivalent to $39/month | 10,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Queen | $99/month | $948/year Equivalent to $79/month | 50,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| King | Contact us | Contact us | Custom allowance | Custom allowance | Custom allowance |
Member insights include notes, tags, and activity history for families within your plan’s allowance. Linked children count with their family. This limit does not restrict who can join your club.
Pawn includes one custom club page. Bishop and higher plans include unlimited custom pages and beta offline tournament mode: prepare one device online, pair rounds and enter results offline, then review and sync when connected.
The standard 2% sales fee and payment processing fees still apply. Text delivery depends on eligible phone numbers and recipients’ settings.
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Browse all comparisonsFeature comparisonChess67, WinTD, ChessRegister, SwissSys, and KingRegistration
| Capability | What we checked | Chess67 | WinTD | ChessRegister | SwissSys | KingRegistration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public online registration pages | Players can enter online; entries populate the organizer's roster. | Yes Details for Chess67: Public online registration pagesPublic event signup feeds the tournament roster. | No Details for WinTD: Public online registration pagesRosters are entered or imported in the desktop program; online signup uses another service. | Yes Details for ChessRegister: Public online registration pagesPublic entry pages and organizer registration management. | Partial Details for SwissSys: Public online registration pagesImport the ChessRoster roster, then review later registration changes through sync. | Yes Details for KingRegistration: Public online registration pagesPublic form includes player lookup, sections, and byes. |
| Payments collected at signup | Entry payments are recorded alongside registration. | Yes Details for Chess67: Payments collected at signupStandard 2% plus processor fees; merchant, currency, and purchase-type eligibility apply. | No Details for WinTD: Payments collected at signupRecords entry fees locally; collection uses another service. | Yes Details for ChessRegister: Payments collected at signupPayPal and Stripe setup are documented. | Partial Details for SwissSys: Payments collected at signupChessRoster companion provides checkout, separately from the desktop license. | Yes Details for KingRegistration: Payments collected at signupEntries added to a checkout cart; confirm organizer payment terms. |
| Pairings and tiebreaks built in | Generates pairings and calculates standings within the product. | Yes Details for Chess67: Pairings and tiebreaks built inPairings built in and configurable tiebreaks; not a claim of FIDE certification. | Yes Details for WinTD: Pairings and tiebreaks built inBuilt-in Swiss pairing and tiebreak controls. | No Details for ChessRegister: Pairings and tiebreaks built inPairing occurs in receiving SwissSys/WinTD software. | Yes Details for SwissSys: Pairings and tiebreaks built inBuilt-in SwissSys pairing; distinct from ChessRoster's experimental browser engine. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Pairings and tiebreaks built inHosts SwissSys reports; a built-in pairing engine wasn't confirmed. |
| Round-robin pairings | Round-robin scheduling. Notes identify any support for automatic quad grouping. | Yes Details for Chess67: Round-robin pairingsSupports round robin, double round robin, and quads. | Yes Details for WinTD: Round-robin pairingsRound robin and automatic quad subdivision are documented. | No Details for ChessRegister: Round-robin pairingsExports entrants to a separate pairing program. | Yes Details for SwissSys: Round-robin pairingsBuilt-in round robin; documented maximum of 20 players per section. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Round-robin pairingsBuilt-in round-robin pairing wasn't confirmed. |
| Single- and double-elimination brackets | Tracks bracket advancement. The notes distinguish single from double elimination. | Yes Details for Chess67: Single- and double-elimination bracketsTracks advancement through single- and double-elimination brackets. | Not verified Details for WinTD: Single- and double-elimination bracketsBuilt-in single- or double-elimination support not confirmed in the documentation. | No Details for ChessRegister: Single- and double-elimination bracketsPairing and bracket management require separate software. | Not verified Details for SwissSys: Single- and double-elimination bracketsNeither native bracket format is established by the reviewed tournament-type list. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Single- and double-elimination bracketsBuilt-in bracket management not verified. |
| Online pairings and standings for players | Players can view published boards and scores. Notes distinguish live updates from uploaded reports. | Yes Details for Chess67: Online pairings and standings for playersPublished standings update online. Review saved offline changes before updating the online tournament. | Partial Details for WinTD: Online pairings and standings for playersHTML reports need external hosting and publishing updates. | Not verified Details for ChessRegister: Online pairings and standings for playersHosted pairings/standings were not verified. | Partial Details for SwissSys: Online pairings and standings for playersChessRoster receives reports through manual or automatic uploads. | Partial Details for KingRegistration: Online pairings and standings for playersHosted pairings/results confirmed; automatic live updates not verified. |
| USCF rating report export | Creates a USCF rating report for a director to review and submit. | Yes Details for Chess67: USCF rating report exportThree-file DBF ZIP; the director reviews and submits it externally. | Yes Details for WinTD: USCF rating report exportUS Chess rating-report generation is documented. | No Details for ChessRegister: USCF rating report exportRoster export to a pairing program is not a completed rating report. | Yes Details for SwissSys: USCF rating report exportBuilt-in three-file USCF DBF report generation. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: USCF rating report exportBuilt-in completed rating-report output not verified. |
| FIDE report (TRF) preparation | Prepares a FIDE report for arbiter and federation review; certification is separate. | Yes Details for Chess67: FIDE report (TRF) preparationPrepares TRF16 reports for eligible sections with the required information; not FIDE-certified. | Yes Details for WinTD: FIDE report (TRF) preparationFIDE text reports documented; current certification is a separate question. | No Details for ChessRegister: FIDE report (TRF) preparationDocumented exports are entrant files; reporting happens in pairing software. | Yes Details for SwissSys: FIDE report (TRF) preparationFIDE reports are distinct from its simplified TRF exports. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: FIDE report (TRF) preparationTRF preparation/export not established by the public pages reviewed. |
| Custom registration questions | Organizers can add questions beyond standard player, section, and bye fields. | Yes Details for Chess67: Custom registration questionsCustom questions and required registration fields are configurable. | No Details for WinTD: Custom registration questionsLocal player fields are not a hosted custom signup form. | Not verified Details for ChessRegister: Custom registration questionsStandard event fields documented; arbitrary custom questions not verified. | Partial Details for SwissSys: Custom registration questionsSection questions and registration settings in the ChessRoster companion. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Custom registration questionsChess fields are visible; arbitrary organizer-defined questions not verified. |
| Family accounts (one parent, several kids) | Parents can reuse saved profiles for several children. | Yes Details for Chess67: Family accounts (one parent, several kids)Parent-managed child profiles and shared checkout for up to ten registrants. | No Details for WinTD: Family accounts (one parent, several kids)Player records are stored in the desktop program; it has no parent web accounts. | Not verified Details for ChessRegister: Family accounts (one parent, several kids)Individual profiles are saved; reusable parent/child management not verified. | Not verified Details for SwissSys: Family accounts (one parent, several kids)ChessRoster supports multi-player checkout/history; reusable parent/child profiles not verified. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Family accounts (one parent, several kids)Player lookup and cart visible; persistent family accounts not verified. |
| Check-in from a phone on site | Staff can mark players present from a phone. | Yes Details for Chess67: Check-in from a phone on siteStaff and family check-in after organizer setup; requires internet. | No Details for WinTD: Check-in from a phone on siteCheck-in is in the installed Windows/Mac application. | Not verified Details for ChessRegister: Check-in from a phone on sitePhone attendance marking not established by the reviewed pages. | Not verified Details for SwissSys: Check-in from a phone on siteWeb management is documented; exact phone attendance controls not verified. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Check-in from a phone on sitePhone check-in wasn't confirmed. |
| Messaging and announcements to players | Send event notices or club announcements. Confirmation-only mail, arbiter chat, and delivery through separate tools are marked Partial. | Yes Details for Chess67: Messaging and announcements to playersFree club allowance: 500 emails and 50 SMS monthly, plus unlimited app notifications and alerts to members' phones. Paid plans increase the email and SMS limits; preferences apply. | Partial Details for WinTD: Messaging and announcements to playersEmail/text pairings need SMTP setup and compatible delivery providers. | Partial Details for ChessRegister: Messaging and announcements to playersRegistration/payment confirmation emails; broad campaigns not verified. | Partial Details for SwissSys: Messaging and announcements to playersDesktop email needs SMTP setup; ChessRoster's separate SMS/results delivery remains a staff-enabled preview. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Messaging and announcements to playersA public contact form is available; organizer announcements weren't confirmed. |
| Member history (attendance, payments, engagement) | Member attendance, payment history, and engagement reports. | Yes Details for Chess67: Member history (attendance, payments, engagement)Unlimited roster; free insights cover 50 families, including linked children. Paid plans expand insights. | Not verified Details for WinTD: Member history (attendance, payments, engagement)Player databases are documented; attendance, payment, and engagement history weren't confirmed. | Not verified Details for ChessRegister: Member history (attendance, payments, engagement)Saved profile details do not establish member engagement analytics. | Partial Details for SwissSys: Member history (attendance, payments, engagement)Membership/subscription and payment history; broader engagement analytics not verified. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Member history (attendance, payments, engagement)Cross-event attendance, payment, and engagement records not verified. |
| Organizer tools on phones and tablets | Registration and tournament controls usable on a phone or tablet. | Yes Details for Chess67: Organizer tools on phones and tabletsSignup, check-in, pairings, and result entry work in a mobile browser. | No Details for WinTD: Organizer tools on phones and tabletsInstalled Windows/Mac program; organizer controls do not run on phones or tablets. | Not verified Details for ChessRegister: Organizer tools on phones and tabletsRuns in a browser; mobile organizer controls weren't confirmed. | Partial Details for SwissSys: Organizer tools on phones and tabletsMobile web administration alongside a Windows desktop pairing application. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Organizer tools on phones and tabletsMobile admin controls weren't confirmed. |
| Offline pairing and result entry | Pairs rounds and records results without internet. Notes explain setup and availability. | Partial Details for Chess67: Offline pairing and result entryBeta, included with the Bishop plan and above. Pair rounds and enter results on one prepared device; check-in and checkout stay online. | Yes Details for WinTD: Offline pairing and result entryPairs rounds from local files; lookups, publishing, and messaging need internet. | No Details for ChessRegister: Offline pairing and result entryTournament pairing is supplied by a separate application. | Yes Details for SwissSys: Offline pairing and result entryWorks offline after activation; hosted services and lookups need internet. | Not verified Details for KingRegistration: Offline pairing and result entryBuilt-in disconnected pairing/result entry not verified. |
Chess67 prepares rating files; it is not approved, certified, or endorsed by FIDE. Each cell includes feature limits and a dated source. Updated 2026-08-30.
We make Chess67. We checked competitors' public documentation and Chess67's source code. We haven't tested every product or confirmed the production availability of every feature. Source links include the date checked. Read the product comparisons and review notes
FAQ
Common questions
When does Chess67 charge a fee?
Chess67’s standard fee is 2% of sales through its checkout. Payment processing fees are separate. There is no sales fee for free activities or payments you collect outside Chess67.
Do I need a paid club plan?
No. The free Pawn plan includes the core club and tournament tools, including unlimited app notifications and alerts to members' phones. Upgrade if you need higher email, text-message, or member-insight allowances, more custom pages, or beta offline tournament mode.
Does the family allowance limit my club roster?
No. Your member roster is unlimited on every plan. The family allowance applies to member insights, such as notes, tags, and activity history. Linked children count with their family.
How are annual plans billed?
You pay for the full year at once. The table shows both the annual charge and its monthly equivalent. Payment processing fees and the standard sales fee are separate from the plan price.
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