Caddyio

Overview

Caddyio is a golf club platform for handling tee-time bookings, member services and on-course activity in one place. It is best suited to clubs that want to start with booking at no cost and add member-facing tools as needed. Its central trade-off is clear: the booking offer is unusually broad for a free plan, but clubs needing online green-fee payments or connections to core club systems should look elsewhere.

Key features

Booking and member services

The tee sheet, online booking and green-fee recording are free indefinitely, with unlimited members and bookings and no booking commission. A booking widget and API give clubs ways to expose availability beyond the member area. That makes Free a credible starting point for clubs focused on filling tee times without committing to a subscription. Green fees are recorded, however, rather than collected online; golfers settle them at the counter.

Members can use Caddyio for free without advertising in their experience. Clubs can present the member area under their own branding and a custom domain, which helps keep the digital experience aligned with the club. Membership dues and member-purse top-ups can run through Stripe Connect when enabled.

Scoring and course operations

Members enter scores hole by hole, with net scores and Stableford points calculated under World Handicap System rules. Caddyio also calculates an indicative Handicap Index, but it does not sync with union handicap systems. Clubs that rely on a union-connected provider must continue to treat that provider as the official record; Caddyio's calculation is not a replacement.

Course tools include a live GPS clubhouse wallboard, pace-of-play tracking, on-course service requests and member reports about course conditions. These features extend the platform beyond booking, particularly for clubs seeking member participation in day-to-day course activity.

Integrations and privacy

Live integrations include the UK Golf Course Data directory, Resend transactional email, Web Push, and Caddyio's REST API and embed SDK. The gaps matter for clubs with established operational stacks: Caddyio does not integrate with EPOS or till systems, range-ball dispensers, union handicap systems, tee-time marketplaces or accounting software. It is therefore a weaker fit where booking and membership data need to flow into those systems.

GPS location is collected during a live round only while a member is actively scoring. Caddyio's privacy policy says it does not sell personal data and allows users to request access, correction or deletion.

Pricing

Caddyio is freemium, has no free trial and charges no setup fee. Free is £0 / month, forever. It includes unlimited members, visitors and bookings, the tee sheet, online booking, a booking widget and API, and no booking commission. For clubs whose main need is booking, that is a substantial permanent starting tier rather than a time-limited trial.

Starter is from £99/month. It includes Free, with a limit of up to 300 members and 1 course, plus 4 tournaments per year. Clubs that outgrow those caps or need more than four annual tournaments will need a higher tier; the free plan gives up the paid tier's stated tournament allowance and has no stated member or course cap.

Club is priced on enquiry and includes up to 2 courses, 1,500 members and unlimited tournaments. Pro is also priced on enquiry, with unlimited courses and members, advanced analytics, priority support and onboarding. Club suits clubs needing more than Starter's scale or tournament allowance; Pro is the fit for larger operations that need unlimited scale and higher-touch support. Neither tier has a published amount.

Platforms

Caddyio supports web, iOS, Android and API access. Browser-based Web Push works on Android and desktop, and on iOS when a member adds the app to the home screen. An optional native Android app is also available.

Who it's for

Caddyio is strongest for clubs seeking a low-cost tee sheet and online booking, with member management and scoring available in the same platform. It is also a reasonable fit for clubs that value a branded member area and course-facing tools such as pace tracking and service requests. Clubs requiring online golfer payments, golf POS, or integrations with accounting, till, range-ball, marketplace or union-handicap systems should not treat it as a complete operational hub.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The free plan keeps tee-sheet management and online booking available indefinitely, with unlimited members and bookings and no booking commission.
• Pros: Hole-by-hole scoring, course operations and a white-label member area extend the offer beyond basic tee-time management.
• Pros: Pro includes onboarding and priority support, and Caddyio charges no setup fee.
• Cons: Green fees are recorded but settled at the counter; online golfer payments are not supported.
• Cons: No EPOS, accounting, range-ball, marketplace or union-handicap integration means clubs with those dependencies must retain other systems.
• Cons: The Handicap Index is indicative, not the official union-connected record.
• Cons: Starter is capped at 300 members, 1 course and 4 tournaments yearly; the higher tiers require an enquiry for pricing.

Alternatives

For a broader category comparison, see Golf Tee Time Booking Software.

• Club Caddie is a paid alternative with a monthly fee and contact-based pricing.
• ReadyGolf suits golfers looking for a free app covering booking, play and scoring, competitions and leaderboards; clubs set prices for their own products and services.
• Supreme Golf for Courses offers free basic course listings; prepaid marketplace bookings carry a 2.9% processing fee.
• foreUP is a paid option with email and text marketing starting at $70.00 per contact and Billing starting at $80.00 per contact.
• Links Meridian has a Starter plan at $79.00 USD per month billed annually, or $99/mo month-to-month, for up to 500 member profiles and email support.
• TeeWire is a paid web option whose digital gift-card plan is $10.00 USD per month; branded plastic cards are billed on top.
• Verro is a paid alternative with exact pricing shared during a demo conversation.
• ClubV1 is a paid alternative with no free plan.

Verdict

Choose Caddyio if your club wants a permanent free route to online tee booking and values scoring and member-facing course tools alongside it. Its chief advantage is a broad booking foundation without booking commission; its chief weakness is limited connection to the systems many clubs already depend on, alongside no online green-fee collection. For clubs whose workflows depend on those integrations or an official synchronized handicap record, another platform is the safer choice.