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How to Take Registration Payments Without Per-Signup Fees
Stop paying a cut of every sign-up. Own the software and keep what you earn.
Per-registration fees feel small on one sign-up and become real money across a season. This guide shows where they come from, what they actually cost, and how to run registration without them.
Where the fees come from
Hosted registration platforms charge for being the middleman: a flat fee per registrant, a percentage of each payment, or both, separate from the normal card-processing rate. Because the cut is per sign-up, it grows exactly as you do.
What it really costs over a season
On a single $150 registration a few dollars feels trivial. Across several hundred registrations a season, every season, it is often more than the entire cost of running your own website. The platform takes a slice of growth you earned.
A cut of every sign-up vs a flat license
A percentage or per-registrant fee compounds with volume. A flat yearly license does not. The bigger you get, the more the difference matters.
How to avoid them
Own the software instead of renting a platform. With KeepsYa™ the registration engine is free and lives in your own WordPress, so no one takes a cut per sign-up. Track cash, Zelle, Venmo and checks at no cost, and add real-time card checkout only when you want it, paying just your own processor. Compare the models on the comparison pages.
Registration fees: FAQ
What are per-registration fees?
Many registration platforms take a cut of every sign-up (a flat fee, a percentage, or both) on top of normal card processing. It scales with your success, so your best season costs the most.
How does KeepsYa avoid them?
KeepsYa is software you own, not a platform that sits between you and your families. The core is free forever, Pro is a flat yearly license, and you only ever pay your own payment processor. There is no KeepsYa per-registration fee.
Can I take cash, Zelle and Venmo?
Yes, tracked out of the box with reminders and QR pay links. Real-time card checkout is an optional add-on when you want money to land instantly.
Is offline payment really free?
Yes. Tracking cash, Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal and check costs nothing in KeepsYa; you only pay a processor when you choose card checkout.