A genuinely free tier with no ads. A fraction of the price on paid plans. Live in 5 minutes from your badge — privacy-first by default.
No card needed. No lock-in. No ads, ever.
GrassrootsFC vs Pitchero
Pitchero is a deep, established platform. Here's where GrassrootsFC fits a grassroots club better — on the things we can put a number on.
Pitchero's cheapest paid plan is £38/month (£456/year); Pro is £99/month. GrassrootsFC's Club plan is £8/month, and the free tier is genuinely free — built for a volunteer-run, Sunday-league budget.
Pitchero's free tier shows third-party ads on your club website. GrassrootsFC never displays ads, on any plan — your site stays about your club.
Upload your badge and GrassrootsFC extracts your colours and builds your site automatically — live in about five minutes, no manual configuration.
Every public player field is gated behind a recorded parental-consent check, enforced on our servers. Safeguarding is built in, not bolted on.
Pricing comparison
Pitchero pricing as published on their website. GrassrootsFC pricing is fixed — no surprise increases.
| Plan level | GrassrootsFC | Pitchero |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / Free | Free Website, shop (5 products), teams, player profiles (30, with parental consent), events, gallery, documents, PWA — no ads, ever | Free Free tier (1 team) — third-party ads shown on your site |
| Core club plan | £8/mo Everything free, plus news, 25 albums, 100 docs, 100 player profiles, analytics, 1.5% shop fee | £38/mo Pitchero Standard — up to 20 teams, ~2.42% + 17p payment fee |
| Advanced / Pro | £15/mo Custom domain, 30 GB storage (unlimited albums, docs & players), 10 admins, priority support, 0.75% shop fee | £99/mo Pitchero Pro — unlimited teams, ~1.67% + 15p payment fee |
| Annual cost (core plan) | £96/yr Club plan billed monthly, cancel any time | from £456/yr At the minimum Pitchero core plan rate |
Pitchero pricing from pitchero.com (pricing page), checked 18 June 2026: Free (1 team, with ads), Standard £38/mo (20 teams), Pro £99/mo; payment fees ~2.42% + 17p / ~1.67% + 15p. Always check current pricing directly with Pitchero.
Feature comparison
A straight look at what each platform offers. Where Pitchero does something we don't yet, we'll say so.
| Feature | GrassrootsFC | Pitchero |
|---|---|---|
| Core platform | ||
| Club website | ✓ Free tier — no ads | ✓ Free tier with ads |
| Team pages | ✓ Free tier | ✓ Free tier |
| Player profiles | ✓ Free (30 players), Club (100), Pro (unlimited) | ✓ Paid plans |
| Parental consent built in | ✓ All plans — server-enforced before any field goes public | Not advertised |
| Events calendar | ✓ Free tier | ✓ Paid plans |
| News & match reports | ✓ Club plan — £8/mo | ✓ from £38/mo |
| Member email list | ✓ Club & Pro — £8/mo, groups & CSV export | ✓ from £38/mo |
| Photo gallery | ✓ Free (5 albums), Club (25), Pro (unlimited) | ✓ Paid plans |
| Club documents | ✓ Free (20 files), Club (100), Pro (unlimited) | ✓ Paid plans |
| Video embeds | ✓ Free tier | ✓ Paid plans |
| Safeguarding page | ✓ Free tier | ✓ All plans |
| Custom domain | ✓ Included on Pro; add-on on Club (£0.99/mo) & Free (£2.99/mo) | ✓ Higher-tier paid plans |
| Shop & payments | ||
| Online shop | ✓ Free (5 products, 5% fee), Club (unlimited, 1.5%), Pro (0.75%) | ✓ Paid plans |
| Membership payments Collect annual subs from members | In development planned for all tiers, incl. free | ✓ Paid plans |
| Trust & safety | ||
| No ads on your site | ✓ Never, on any plan | ✗ Free tier shows third-party ads |
| Technical | ||
| Mobile app | ✓ Installable PWA — free tier, no app store | ✓ Native iOS & Android app |
| Google Analytics | ✓ Club plan — £8/mo | ✓ from £38/mo |
| Automated setup from badge | ✓ Upload badge → live in ~5 minutes | Not advertised |
Why clubs make the move
We built GrassrootsFC because we ran a grassroots club ourselves. We know what actually matters.
£8/month should not feel like a luxury. We've kept our costs lean so the price reflects what a volunteer-run club can actually afford.
We will never place third-party advertising on your site. Youth clubs, veterans sides, open-age — it doesn't matter. No ads, on any plan, ever.
We use Stripe directly — clear, published fees and no convoluted middleware between you and your money.
Upload your badge, verify your email. We extract your club colours and build your site. No support ticket. No waiting. Done.
Cancel any time from your admin panel. No phone calls, no hoops. We keep clubs because we do a good job — not because leaving is a hassle.
You choose your plan and you know exactly what you're paying — no mid-season surprises. Fair, transparent pricing is the principle we build to.
Upload your badge, get your site in minutes. Upgrade to Club for £8/month when you're ready — or stay free forever.
Start for free →No card needed · Cancel anytime · hello@grassrootsfc.co.uk if you have questions
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