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GolfSoftware League Manager alternative for weekly golf leagues

GolfSoftware League Manager charges $8 per golfer per year with a 12 golfer minimum, so it costs less than Gimme for small leagues and more once a league passes about 25 golfers. Gimme is $199 per season with unlimited golfers.

Checked October 2026

Gimme is open. Start your league free: your first 3 league rounds are free, no card. Paid checkout, text messages, AI features and dues collection turn on before the 2027 season.

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GolfSoftware League Manager and Gimme side by side

GolfSoftware League Manager is long-running, per-golfer league software with scheduling, flighting and custom points. Every cell links to the page we read it on and shows the day we read it.

GolfSoftware League Manager and Gimme side by side, checked October 2026
Feature	GolfSoftware League Manager	Gimme
Price	$8 per golfer per year. The minimum purchase is 12 golfers (about $96 a year).Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026	League $199 per season with unlimited golfers and no per-golfer fees. League Pro $299 per season. Course $99 per month or $990 per year.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026
Free trial	Not stated on the buy page we read.Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026	First 3 league rounds, no card.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026
Platforms	Web, plus a companion app on the Apple App Store (iPhone, iPad, Mac), rated 3.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings. We did not confirm an Android app.App store, checked Oct 25, 2026	A web app that opens in the phone browser and installs to the home screen on iPhone or Android. There is nothing to find in an app store.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026
Golfer score entry	Players can enter scores from a mobile device as they play, per the vendor’s homepage. The App Store listing also mentions live leaderboards and online score input.Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026	Golfers post their own scores on their phones, hole by hole. Works offline on the course and syncs when signal returns.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026
Handicaps	Flexible handicapping with custom formulas.Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026	League handicap, with the method picked by the commissioner. Not a Handicap Index, and not affiliated with the USGA, GHIN or the PGA.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026
Dues and payouts	The App Store listing mentions online member registration and dues collection.App store, checked Oct 25, 2026	Skins payouts calculate automatically on every plan. Dues collection on League Pro and Course turns on before the 2027 season: golfers then pay dues, side-game buy-ins and banquet fees by card or Apple Pay into the league’s own Stripe account, with a 0.5% platform fee plus Stripe processing.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026
Formats	Medal, Match, Best Ball, Stableford and Quota, with divisions, flights, substitutes, tee adjustments and team rosters.Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026	Stroke play, match play, team match play with points, best ball, scramble, alternate shot, Stableford, quota, Chicago and skins.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026
Limits	Minimum purchase of 12 golfers. Cost grows with every golfer.Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026	No golfer cap. One league on League and League Pro; unlimited leagues at one course on Course.Gimme pricing page, checked Oct 25, 2026

What GolfSoftware League Manager costs at your league size

Season cost by league size, October 2026
Tool	16 golfers	32 golfers	60 golfers	100 golfers
GolfSoftware League Manager	$128	$256	$480	$800
Gimme League	$199	$199	$199	$199

Season cost computed by Gimme from each vendor's published list price, as of October 2026. No vendor publishes these totals. Golf Genius has no per-league price and is not shown. Gimme League is shown without League Pro.

Who should pick GolfSoftware League Manager instead

Gimme is not the right tool for every league. Here is an honest split between the two.

Pick GolfSoftware League Manager if

Your league has fewer than about 25 golfers and you want the lowest per-season cost of the paid per-golfer tools.
You want a vendor that has sold league software since 1988.
You want its customizable points systems, flighting and handicap formulas, which the vendor lists on its buy page.

Pick Gimme if

Your league has 25 or more golfers, or it grows and shrinks and you do not want to re-count heads.
You want scoring that keeps working offline on the course, with a flat price instead of a per-golfer count.
You want dues and payouts in the same tool (League Pro, turning on before the 2027 season).

What people look for when they leave GolfSoftware League Manager, and how Gimme handles it

Each item shows the evidence and where we found it, then what Gimme is built to do. Paid checkout, text messages and dues collection turn on before the 2027 season, and we say so where it matters.

Cost grows with every golfer
What the vendor publishes
$8 per golfer per year, minimum 12 golfers. A 40 golfer league is $320 a year.Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026
How Gimme handles it
Gimme is $199 per season for the League plan with unlimited golfers, so adding a golfer or a sub never changes the bill.
The companion app is listed for Apple devices
What we found
The App Store listing covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro. We did not confirm an Android app.App store, checked Oct 25, 2026
How Gimme handles it
Golfers open Gimme in the browser or install it to the home screen on iPhone or Android.
Offline scoring is not mentioned
What we found
The buy page we read does not say whether scoring works without signal.Vendor page, checked Oct 25, 2026
How Gimme handles it
Gimme scoring works offline on the course and syncs when signal returns.

We found no public complaints about GolfSoftware League Manager. The App Store reviews we read were positive about ease of use and support. We would rather say that than invent a complaint.

Moving your league over

Gimme's migration kit brings in players, past scores and handicaps from a spreadsheet or CSV, and the team does the import for you on every paid plan. Importers for GolfSoftware, Golf League Network and Golf League Tracker exports are in beta. You can also see the plans or try the free schedule generator first.

Questions

How much does GolfSoftware League Manager cost?

GolfSoftware League Manager is $8 per golfer per year with a minimum purchase of 12 golfers. The vendor’s buy page also lists a money-back guarantee.

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At what league size is Gimme cheaper than GolfSoftware?

At $8 per golfer, GolfSoftware reaches $200 at 25 golfers, so Gimme’s $199 per season League plan costs less from 25 golfers up. Under that size GolfSoftware costs less. This is arithmetic on published list prices, and it ignores Gimme League Pro.

Can I switch from GolfSoftware League Manager to Gimme?

Gimme’s migration kit imports players, past scores and handicaps from a spreadsheet in any layout or a generic CSV, and the team does the import for you on every paid plan. Importers for GolfSoftware League Manager, Golf League Network and Golf League Tracker exports are in beta. You review the result before anything is saved.

Does GolfSoftware League Manager have an app?

GolfSoftware has a companion app on the Apple App Store, rated 3.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings when we checked. We did not confirm an Android app.

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