Redswing vs Spreadsheets
Which is right for your charity golf tournament?
Redswing is better for…
any organizer who wants online registration, real card payments, live scoring, and a finished report, without rebuilding a spreadsheet from scratch every year.
Spreadsheets is better for…
a tiny, free, one-off outing where you already have every player's payment in hand and nobody needs a leaderboard.
| Feature | Redswing | Spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | % of revenue, free to set up | Free, but paid in your hours |
| Setup time | Under 10 minutes | Hours of manual formulas |
| Silent auction | Yes | No |
| Text-to-bid | Yes | No |
| Live scoring (no app required) | Yes (mobile web) | No; manual entry after the round |
| AI fundraising report | Yes | No; build it by hand |
| Annual contract required | No | No |
| Per-event fee | None | None (your time instead) |
| Percentage model | Yes, aligned with you | No |
Ready to switch? Free to set up — takes about 10 minutes.
The spreadsheet is free; your weekends aren't
A spreadsheet has no software fee, but the real cost is the dozens of volunteer hours spent chasing checks, re-keying registrations, manually pairing flights, and rebuilding the whole workbook next year. Redswing is free to set up and automates registration, payments, pairings, scoring, and reporting, so the platform only costs a small percentage of what you actually raise, and only when you raise it.
Collect real payments, not IOUs
Spreadsheets can't take a credit card. Organizers end up collecting cash and checks by hand, reconciling them against a tab, and covering no-shows out of pocket. Redswing gives every event an online registration page with Stripe payments deposited straight to your account. Players and sponsors pay when they sign up.
Live scoring and a leaderboard, automatically
With a spreadsheet, someone collects paper scorecards and types them in after the round. Redswing scores every group from their phones with no app to download, updates a live leaderboard for the clubhouse TV in real time, and produces an AI post-event report for your board the moment the last putt drops.
Pricing
A spreadsheet costs nothing but the time to build and run it. Redswing is free to set up (3% of registration, 5% of auction and sponsors, 0% on donations), so you trade volunteer hours for a small share of revenue raised.
Try Redswing free — no commitment
Still comparing? Watch the 2-minute demo or estimate what your event could raise.