iClassPro is a large, established US platform for gym, dance, cheer, swim and other activity businesses. ClassBase is a configurable activity engine that runs any activity's admin the same way — plus private venue hire that turns your off-peak hours into hands-off revenue, flat published GBP pricing with no per-student fee, and GoCardless bank Direct Debit built for how UK parents actually pay.
14-day trial · No credit card · Published pricing · No sales call required
About this comparison: points about iClassPro below come from publicly available information, accurate as of August 2026, drawn from iClassPro's pricing page, about page, payment services page, demo page and GetApp's listing. Both platforms develop continually, so figures may change — please check those sources for the latest. This page describes what ClassBase does; it does not claim iClassPro lacks any feature we haven't verified.
Both platforms handle bookings, waiting lists and a parent portal well. Whatever you teach, these two stand out — and both are drawn straight from iClassPro's own published information.
iClassPro publishes USD per-location pricing — Signature $139/month, Elite $199/month, Premium $299/month — and Premium requires a 12-month commitment. There's no GBP price list, so UK operators are left converting currency and absorbing FX swings. ClassBase publishes flat GBP tiers — £25, £49 or £79 — billed monthly rolling with no annual lock-in and no per-student fee.
Source: iclasspro.com/iclasspro-pricing (Aug 2026).
iClassPro markets card and US ACH bank-transfer processing built for the US market; no public iClassPro source references UK GoCardless or Bacs Direct Debit. ClassBase collects recurring fees via GoCardless bank Direct Debit (and supports Stripe cards too) — built for how UK parents actually pay, avoiding the churn of chasing a lapsed card.
Source: iclasspro.com/payment-services (Aug 2026).
Where they match, we say so. Where they differ, it's drawn from public information.
| Feature | iClassPro | ClassBase |
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| Flat, published GBP pricing (no per-student fee) | USD, per-location $139–$299/mo |
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| No annual lock-in (monthly rolling) | Premium tier: 12-month commitment |
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| Self-serve signup, no sales call required | Demo-led (“Book a Demo”) |
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| UK bank Direct Debit (GoCardless) | — | |
| Native iOS & Android app | Responsive web + teacher view |
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| Private venue hire for off-peak revenue (book, pay, auto access codes) | — | |
| Swim England, STA & any-activity frameworks built in | — |
A dash (—) means we haven't verified that feature in iClassPro's public materials either way — not that it's absent. The rows show what ClassBase provides.
A configurable activity engine with the depth a serious operator needs — built for how UK schools and clubs actually work.
Bookings, payments, registers, waiting lists and parent messages work the same whatever you teach — swim, dance, gymnastics, football and more. Add the skills framework that fits each class.
Rent your space out when it would otherwise sit empty — pool lanes, a dance studio, a sports hall or a court. Customers book and pay online and get their access code automatically, so it runs completely hands-off: an extra revenue stream on the same platform as your classes.
Collect termly or monthly fees by bank Direct Debit, with a waiting list that triggers mandate setup automatically when a place is offered.
Starter £25, Pro £49, Enterprise £79 per month +VAT, billed monthly rolling. No per-student fee, no annual contract — the price is the price whether you collect £2k or £20k a term.
The import wizard auto-detects SwimBiz exports and brings customers, classes, attendance and waiting lists across from any CSV export — most schools are live within the hour.
Swim England & STA frameworks marked poolside on any device, visible to parents through the portal — plus custom frameworks for whatever else you teach.
A fair comparison cuts both ways. iClassPro ships native iOS and Android apps included with its plans — a fully custom-branded version costs extra ($499 setup + $150/month) — while ClassBase runs as a responsive web app with a dedicated teacher view, but doesn't have a native app yet. If a downloadable app is a must-have for your parents right now, that's a genuine point in iClassPro's favour.
It's also a larger, longer-established company — founded in 2008, based in Longview, Texas, and named to the Inc. 5000 — with broader in-house tooling built up over that time, including point-of-sale/retail (ProShop), kiosk check-in and analytics. ClassBase's bet: run any activity on one calm platform, priced flat in GBP with no lock-in and UK bank Direct Debit, plus private venue hire for extra off-peak revenue.
For UK-based multi-activity clubs and swim schools, yes. iClassPro is a large, established US platform (founded 2008, Inc. 5000) built for gyms, dance, cheer and swim businesses. ClassBase is a configurable activity engine — bookings, payments, registers, waiting lists and parent messages work the same whatever you teach — with published flat GBP pricing (no per-student fee), GoCardless bank Direct Debit built for UK banking, private venue hire that turns off-peak hours into hands-off revenue, and an instant self-serve trial with no sales call. iClassPro's own native iOS and Android app is a genuine advantage if a downloadable app matters to you today.
iClassPro publishes USD per-location pricing — Signature $139/month, Elite $199/month, Premium $299/month, with Premium requiring a 12-month commitment — and doesn't publish a GBP price list (iclasspro.com/iclasspro-pricing). ClassBase publishes flat GBP tiers — Starter £25, Pro £49, Enterprise £79 per month — with no per-student fee and no annual lock-in, billed monthly rolling.
Yes. ClassBase collects recurring fees via GoCardless bank Direct Debit and also supports Stripe card payments. iClassPro markets card and US ACH processing for the US market (iclasspro.com/payment-services); no public iClassPro source references UK GoCardless or Bacs Direct Debit.
Not currently. iClassPro ships native iOS and Android apps; ClassBase runs as a responsive web app that works on any phone, tablet or computer, with a dedicated teacher view for registers and progress. If a native app is essential for your parents today, that's a genuine point in iClassPro's favour.
Yes. ClassBase's import wizard brings customers, students, classes, attendance and waiting lists across from a CSV export, and auto-detects SwimBiz files. Most schools are running within the hour.
Export your list from iClassPro as CSV. ClassBase imports your customers, students and class assignments, so you're not starting from zero.
Configure your timetable, pricing and payment methods. Most schools finish this in a single session — and you can start a free trial to try it first.
Invite parents to the portal. They log in, see their child's classes, and manage bookings and payments from day one.
Set up and explore with your own data at no cost, with no card and no sales call. See the difference before you commit to anything.