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fellos vs ClubExpress: the same club structure, without the 2005 interface

ClubExpress is the closest thing to fellos on the market — purpose-built for clubs, chapter-aware, priced per member. So the questions worth asking are narrower: what does a new secretary have to learn before they can be useful, what is bundled versus billed as an add-on, and does your structure live in one tree or in a set of separate sites. Every ClubExpress figure below comes from their public pricing page, linked at the bottom.

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The dimensions that decide it for a club with structure: hierarchy, approvals, community, check-in, fees, and what shows up on the invoice.

Feature	fellos	ClubExpress
Chapters and org hierarchy	One tree — club, region, chapter — with a visual org chart and chain of command as first-class concepts.	Chapter support is native, but chapters run as separate sites rather than one unified tree.
Member lifecycles and approval workflows	Configurable member types with multi-step approval chains for onboarding, type changes, transfers, and deactivation.	Good renewal automation, but no structured approval routing.
Community feed and discussions	Groups, threaded posts, reactions, an activity feed, and permission-based moderation — in the same place as the roster.	Forums and blogs are built in — functional, but a dated interface.
Permissions and audit trail	Three admin tiers, field-level permissions, visibility scopes, and an audit log of every action.	Module-level permissions. No field-level control and no comprehensive audit log.
Event ticketing and QR check-in	Paid registrations, guest seats, and a QR code per party that gets scanned at the door from a phone.	Multi-day, multi-track events with pricing tiers — but no built-in QR check-in scanner.
Interface on a phone	Mobile-first. Installs to the phone like an app — no app store, no download.	Widely described as looking like 2005, with a steep learning curve for new officers.
Transaction fees	0% on dues, event tickets, and store sales. Your Stripe account, Stripe’s standard processing fees, nothing on top from us.	0% — Stripe pass-through, same as fellos.
Add-ons on top of the base price	None. Email, custom fields, mobile, audit log, store, document library, and multi-chapter are on every paid tier. Setup fee $0.	Email service is an add-on from $30/mo, and setup runs $0 to $500 or more.
What you are billed for	Active members only — people who can sign in today. Retired, deactivated, and historical records stay in your files and cost nothing.	42¢ per member up to 200, sliding to 30¢ for 501–1,000, against a $24/mo minimum hosting fee. Inactive records still count.
Getting started	Self-serve. A site is up in about five minutes, and the free tier covers up to 20 active members for good.	No free tier or trial on their public pricing page — signup goes through a sales call.

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Switching

Switching from ClubExpress?

Here is the honest version. fellos is self-serve, so a site is up in about five minutes without a sales call. The free tier — up to 20 active members — lets you rebuild your chapter tree, member types, and approval chains alongside ClubExpress and see whether it holds your structure before you move a single officer. And because we only bill for members who can sign in, everyone still sitting in ClubExpress costs you nothing here while you decide. What we do not have is a one-click importer, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.

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The numbers

What each one costs, and what each one counts

For a 200-active-member club, fellos Club is $99/mo flat. ClubExpress publishes 42¢ per member up to 200 members, sliding to 30¢ per member at 501–1,000, against a $24/mo minimum hosting fee — roughly $85/mo at 200 members before add-ons, with email service from $30/mo and a setup fee of $0 to $500 or more. ClubExpress bills on every member record whether or not that person is still riding, showing up, or paying dues. fellos counts only members who can sign in today, and email is included on every plan.

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