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 |
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
Create your event free →Still comparing? Watch the 2-minute demo or estimate what your event could raise.