DaySmart Recreation
Parks and recreation software
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What is DaySmart Recreation
DaySmart Recreation is a cloud-based parks and recreation management system used to run community programs, memberships, and facility operations. It supports online registration and payments for classes, leagues, camps, and events, and provides tools for scheduling and customer account management. The product is typically used by municipal parks departments, community centers, and similar organizations that need a single system for program administration and point-of-sale workflows.
Online registration and payments
The platform supports self-service online enrollment for programs and activities, with integrated payment processing. It centralizes household/customer profiles, waivers, and transaction history to reduce manual intake. This aligns with common requirements in parks and recreation operations where residents register across multiple programs and seasons.
Scheduling for programs and facilities
DaySmart Recreation includes scheduling tools to manage classes, leagues, camps, and facility time. Staff can coordinate resources such as rooms, fields, and instructors within the same system used for registration. This helps reduce double-booking and improves visibility into utilization across offerings.
Operational tools for front desk
The system supports day-to-day front desk workflows such as point of sale and customer account lookups. It is designed for organizations that need to handle in-person transactions alongside online registrations. Consolidating these workflows can simplify reconciliation and reduce reliance on separate POS tools.
Limited public detail on APIs
Public documentation on developer APIs and integration patterns is not consistently available at a level seen in some enterprise-focused platforms. This can make it harder to evaluate integration effort for finance, identity, or data warehouse use cases before procurement. Organizations with complex integration requirements may need vendor-led discovery and custom work.
May require process standardization
Parks and recreation departments often have legacy processes for reservations, discounts, and eligibility rules. Implementing a single system typically requires standardizing workflows and data definitions across programs and facilities. This can increase change-management effort, especially for multi-site operations.
Reporting depth varies by use case
Out-of-the-box reporting may not cover every municipality’s preferred KPIs, fund accounting views, or custom program analytics without configuration. Teams that require highly tailored dashboards or cross-system analytics may need exports, BI tooling, or vendor services. Reporting needs should be validated against specific scenarios such as subsidy tracking, capacity planning, and seasonal comparisons.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Contact sales / custom (DaySmart Dash platform does not publish subscription tiers or public pricing; prospective customers are directed to "Get in Touch" / "Schedule a Demo" / Contact Sales on the official site.)
Free tier/trial (official site): No public permanent free tier or free-trial offering is published on the Dash/DaySmart Recreation official pages.
Example usage / per-item costs documented on official site (extracted from Dash / DaySmart Recreation help docs):
- Data import services: $225 / hour (Data import & professional services).
- Waiver costs (per contract language): Online waiver: $0.15; Minor waiver: $0.05; Paper waiver: $0.15.
- Payment device (DaySmart Payments via Stripe) example prices: BBPOS WisePOS E — USD $249; Stripe Reader M2 — USD $59.
- Payment device (DaySmart Payments via CardConnect) example prices / leasing: Clover Compact — Lease $10/month or Outright $225; Clover Flex 4 — Lease $20/month or Outright $549; Clover Mini 3 — Lease $30/month or Outright $699.
Notes & contract language from official site:
- Several features state "each contract varies; please refer to your contract" (e.g., waiver feature), indicating that many costs are contract-specific and that subscription/license pricing is provided via sales/contract rather than published publicly.
- The Dash product site prompts users to "Get Started", "Schedule a Demo", or "Contact Sales" rather than presenting public plan pricing.
(Information above taken only from DaySmart/Dash official sites: dashplatform.com, daysmart.com and the Dash/DaySmart Recreation Help Center pages.)
Seller details
DaySmart Software, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
1998
Private
https://www.daysmart.com/
https://x.com/DaySmart
https://www.linkedin.com/company/daysmart-software/
