# LEKKIN vs Pitchero: a comparison for grassroots clubs | LEKKIN

> How LEKKIN and Pitchero compare for a grassroots club: what each does, how each charges, and which suits your club. Checked against Pitchero’s own website.

Comparison

# LEKKIN and Pitchero, side by side.

Pitchero gives a club a website, an app and a set of fundraising tools. LEKKIN is the running of the club: teams, fixtures, availability, match day, subs and pitches. Here is where each is stronger.

## Which suits your club

### Choose Pitchero if

-   You want a public club website with news, sponsors and a custom domain, run by the same product as your teams.
-   You want lotteries, ticketing or fundraising built in.
-   You want group messaging inside the same app.
-   You play a sport LEKKIN does not cover yet, such as cricket or hockey.

### Choose LEKKIN if

-   You want every team the club runs on the free platform, with no advertising.
-   Your managers record football matches from the touchline, including when the signal goes.
-   You let your own pitches and want bookings in the same diary as your fixtures, without a separate contract.
-   You want subs by card or Direct Debit into the club’s own account, with no percentage taken by us.

## Feature by feature

What each advertises, checked on 28 September 2026
| Feature | LEKKIN | Pitchero |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Group messaging | **Yes.** Team messages with replies, direct messages between staff, and group conversations; notifications in the app and by email. | **Yes.** Instant messaging on every plan. |
| Availability for fixtures | **Yes.** Asked once per fixture or session, answered from a phone. | **Yes.** Player availability and team selection. |
| Guardians linked to junior players | **Yes.** A player is reached through their guardian where one is recorded. | **Yes.** Parents link their children to one account. |
| Public club website | **No.** LEKKIN does not build a club website. A join link and button can go on the one you have. | **Yes.** The core of the product; a custom domain on paid plans. |
| Live match recording | **Yes.** Football: lineups, goals, cards and substitutions, live from the touchline. | **Yes.** Match stats, and scores and key events posted during games. |
| Match recording without signal | **Yes.** Football: saved on the phone when the signal drops, synced when it is back. | **Not advertised** |
| Collecting subs | **Yes.** By card or Direct Debit, straight into the club’s own account. | **Yes.** Membership and online payments, on paid plans. |
| Facility booking | **Yes.** Built in, as a paid add-on, with your own fixtures already in the diary. | **Partly.** Through a partnership with Bookteq, a separate product. |
| Fundraising, lottery and ticketing | **No.** No lottery, raffles or ticketing. | **Yes.** All three. |
| Sports covered | **Partly.** Football, netball and rugby union. | **Yes.** Football, both rugby codes, netball, cricket, hockey and basketball. |

“Not advertised” means we could not find it on Pitchero’s website. It does not mean Pitchero cannot do it.

## How each charges

**Pitchero.** Pitchero has a free plan for one team, and paid monthly plans for more teams. Online payments are on paid plans, with a processing fee on each payment. Facility booking is through a separate partner, Bookteq. Their current prices are on their pricing page.

**LEKKIN.** Teams, players and guardians, fixtures, availability, match recording and notifications are free. Subs collection is one flat monthly amount set by how much a club collects, and nothing for small clubs. Facility booking is charged per bookable facility, capped. The figures are on the [price list](/pricing/).

## Questions we get asked

### Is LEKKIN a free alternative to Pitchero?

For running the club, yes: teams, players and guardians, fixtures, availability, match recording for football, and notifications are free, for every team, with no advertising. LEKKIN does not build a club website, which is a large part of what Pitchero sells.

### Can a club use LEKKIN and Pitchero together?

Yes. A club can keep its Pitchero website and run its teams, availability, subs or facility bookings in LEKKIN. A join link and button from LEKKIN can go on any website.

## Where this comes from

Everything about Pitchero on this page is from its own website, read on 28 September 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, [tell us](/contact/) and we will correct it.

-   [Pitchero pricing](https://www.pitchero.com/pricing)
-   [The Pitchero app](https://www.pitchero.com/features/pitchero-app)
-   [Pitchero: parents and children](https://help.pitchero.com/knowledge/manage-parents-and-children)
-   [Pitchero: facility bookings with Bookteq](https://help.pitchero.com/knowledge/manage-facility-bookings-with-bookteq)

Pitchero is a trademark of its owner. LEKKIN is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pitchero.

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