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JustJoin vs SignUpGenius

JustJoin vs SignUpGenius,
sign-up sheets or Session bookings?

SignUpGenius is built around slots: volunteer shifts, who brings what, time slots on a date. JustJoin is built around one thing: places on the Sessions you run every week, all on one Club link. Both let people sign up without an account. Here is where they differ, including when SignUpGenius is the better choice.

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No tool wins for every host. Here's when each is the right call.

Stay on SignUpGenius if…

  • You organise volunteers, shifts or who brings what. SignUpGenius slots are made for roles and items, and JustJoin has nothing like them
  • You want every participant's details in a spreadsheet: SignUpGenius exports sign-up reports to Excel
  • You need extra questions on the sign-up (2 to 10 custom questions on its paid plans)
  • Your school, team or parent group already uses SignUpGenius and everyone knows the format
  • You are US-based and want its newer payment pages for stores, dues or fundraisers

Switch to JustJoin if…

  • You run the same kind of Session every week and want one permanent Club link for the whole schedule
  • You want free Sessions without ads, and without a paid plan to remove them
  • You want a waitlist on every Session, with the next person moved in and emailed for you, on the free plan
  • You charge outside the US and Canada, or want 3% with no subscription
  • You would rather JustJoin send the confirmations, reminders and updates, and keep Attendee email addresses private

JustJoin vs SignUpGenius

Side by side, feature by feature.

FeatureSignUpGeniusJustJoin
What it isSign-up sheets with slots for roles, items and timesBooking page for recurring Sessions on one Club link
Free planYes, unlimited sign-upsYes, free Sessions are free
No ads on the free plan
Removing adsFrom Silver, $8.99/mo billed annually, for 1 sign-up; Gold for 10No ads to remove
People sign up without an account
Confirmation and reminder emails on the free plan
Slots for volunteer roles and items
Recurring datesRecurring days and time slots inside one sign-upRepeat a Session in one tap; the Club link lists them all
Limit on placesPer slotPer Session
WaitlistGold plan and aboveEvery Session; the next person is moved in by email
Custom questionsPaid plans, 2 to 10Name, email and your Waiver only
Export participants' detailsReports export to ExcelNo, Attendee emails stay private
Fee model on card payments3.95% + $0.95 per transaction, passed to the payer by default3% platform fee, Stripe processing on top
Where you can take paymentsSign-ups: US and Canada; newer payment pages: US onlyThrough your own Stripe account
Paid plan needed for waitlists or ad removal

SignUpGenius figures are from signupgenius.com's pricing page (annual-billing view) and help centre, checked 26 October 2026: a free plan with unlimited sign-ups, automatic confirmations and reminders and payment collection; ads removed from Silver ($8.99/month billed annually, one ad-free sign-up) and Gold ($22.49/month billed annually, ten ad-free sign-ups, waitlists); card payments 3.95% + $0.95 per transaction and eCheck 1.95% (minimum $1.00), passed to the payer by default. Collecting money on a sign-up is offered in the United States and Canada; the newer payment pages are for US users with US bank accounts. JustJoin: no monthly fee, 3% platform fee on paid Sessions, Stripe processing on top, free Sessions free. The fee models are shown side by side rather than converted into one currency. Prices change, so check both pages before you decide.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Its free plan has unlimited sign-up pages, automatic confirmation and reminder emails, and payment collection. Free sign-ups carry ads; removing them is a paid feature, from Silver ($8.99 a month billed annually, for one ad-free sign-up) to Gold ($22.49 a month billed annually, for ten). On JustJoin free Sessions are free with no ads and no plan to buy.

No, and this is a tie. On SignUpGenius a participant usually gives a name and an email, and SignUpGenius says account creation is never required. On JustJoin an Attendee books with a name and an email, plus your Waiver if you set one.

SignUpGenius can generate recurring days and time slots inside one sign-up, and its free plan includes duplicating a sign-up for recurring dates. JustJoin keeps one permanent Club link: you repeat last week's Session in one tap and the Club link already lists it, with its own places and its own waitlist. If your week is one Session that people book a place on, JustJoin is the narrower fit. If your week is a grid of roles and shifts, SignUpGenius is.

Different models. SignUpGenius charges a convenience fee per card transaction (3.95% + $0.95), passed to the payer by default, with optional paid plans for features like ad removal and waitlists. JustJoin takes 3% on paid Sessions, with Stripe's processing fee on top, and has no subscription at all. Which costs less depends on your price, your volume and who carries the fee, so run your own numbers with both pricing pages.

On SignUpGenius the waitlist is a Gold feature: once a slot is full, participants see a Join Waitlist button. On JustJoin every Session takes waitlist bookings when it is full, and when someone cancels, the next person is moved into the place and told by email, on the free plan.

It is small. Create your Club, publish next week's Session and replace the sign-up link where you share it. There is no import, because JustJoin does not take over contact lists: your SignUpGenius data stays in your SignUpGenius account. Keep SignUpGenius for anything with roles or items, like a volunteer rota.

Further reading

One link for every Session you run.

Set up your Club, publish next week's Session and share the link where your people already are. Free Sessions are free.

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