# Wall Ball vs SportsEngine HQ

SportsEngine HQ: Club and league management from SportsEngine, with registration, websites and a separate tournament tool.

| | Wall Ball | SportsEngine HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Is the price published? | Yes. 1% or 3% of card payments. | Partly. The processing rate is published; the subscription varies by deal. |
| Subscription | None. | Yes, on an annual contract. Partner pages show $600 a year and $129 a month. |
| On each card payment | 1% with a hosted team store, 3% without, plus Stripe's 2.9% plus 30 cents. | 3.25% plus $2 per transaction. |
| Contract or minimum | None. No contract. | A $300 charge at renewal if a minimum amount is not processed. |
| Ads | None, ever. | Not published. |
| Out of a $500 registration | $19.80 with a team store, $29.80 without. Nothing else. | $18.25, plus the subscription. |

## Where SportsEngine HQ is the better choice

- A lower fee on each large card payment: about $18.25 on $500, against Wall Ball's $19.80 with a team store or $29.80 without. You pay a subscription to get that rate.
- Apps in the App Store and Google Play, with phone notifications.
- Tournament scheduling (SportsEngine Tourney, charged per team).
- Ties to many national governing bodies.
- Club websites.

## Where Wall Ball is

- A published price with no subscription, no contract and no minimum.
- An assistant that answers parents from the club's own records, and never invents an answer.
- No ads, on any plan, ever.
- You can walk around a full club before you sign up for anything.
- No annual contract and no charge for a slow year.

## Sources

- [SportsEngine help: processing fees](https://intercom.help/SportsEngine/en/articles/6310814-what-are-processing-fees-and-how-do-they-work)
- [SportsEngine HQ partner page, with the subscription, the rate and the minimum](https://discover.sportsengineplay.com/join/basketball/)
- [SportsEngine Tourney pricing](https://www.capterra.com/p/228573/Tourney-Machine/pricing/)

Checked November 11, 2026. Prices change, so check each product's own site. "Not published" means the company does not publish it. Product names belong to their owners. To correct something here, write to sales@valorthreadcompany.com.

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