Tournify alternative
for your padel tournament or league
For clubs and organisers who want to run a ladder, americano or a format with rotating partners such as mexicano next to groups and knockouts, Slams is an alternative to Tournify: according to its own help centre, Tournify does not support those formats, and Slams keeps its own rating for every player on the same scale as the Dutch KNLTB. The free Start plan covers up to 20 teams per event and 2 events at the same time; for a paid event the player pays a 4% platform fee (minimum €0.95) on top of the entry fee. If you mostly run small tournaments of up to 8 teams, Tournify's free plan is cheaper for your players.
Tournify and Slams side by side
What they cost and what they do. The sources for Tournify are listed below the table.
| Topic | Tournify | Slams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Free | TournifyAmateur: free per event, up to 8 teams, and as many of those events as you like. | SlamsStart: free, up to 20 teams per event and 2 events live at the same time. |
| Per event | TournifyWorld Class: €40 per event, up to 60 teams. Legendary: €120 per event, unlimited teams. An upgrade covers one event; a league with the same teams counts as one. | SlamsNo price per event. |
| Per year | TournifyCommunity: €300 per year, up to 30 tournaments. Professional: price on request. | SlamsPlus: €19 per month or €190 per year. Pro: €39 per month or €390 per year. Both with unlimited events and teams. |
| Cost per paid registration | TournifyNo fee from Tournify. The organiser pays Mollie's transaction fees (iDEAL: €0.32 per payment). | SlamsA 4% platform fee, minimum €0.95, paid by the player as a separate line. |
| Formats | ||
| Groups and knockout | TournifyYes | SlamsYes |
| Consolation bracket | TournifyYes, a consolation bracket and a separate bracket for teams that did not qualify (cup and plate) | SlamsYes, a consolation draw next to the main draw |
| League over several match days | TournifyYes: one group per division, rounds scheduled per match day, optionally followed by playoffs. Continuous scheduling with an end time per court is not possible (yet). | SlamsYes: a league in rounds, with groups or divisions. |
| Ladder | TournifyNo | SlamsYes, players challenge each other |
| Americano, mexicano and other formats with rotating partners | TournifyNo | SlamsYes, also mixed |
| King of the Court, Beat the Box, Team Clash | TournifyNot compared | SlamsYes |
| Swiss system | TournifyNo | SlamsNo |
| Double elimination | TournifyNot built in; can be recreated with single matches | SlamsNo |
| Registration and payment | ||
| Online registration page | TournifyYes, with your own questions and extra products | SlamsYes, for every format |
| Online payment | TournifyOnly through your own Mollie account. That requires a Chamber of Commerce registration and a business bank account, and verification can take 3 to 5 working days. | SlamsThrough Stripe or Mollie, into the organiser's own account. Stripe and Mollie each verify the organiser under their own terms. |
| What the organiser receives | TournifyThe entry fee, minus Mollie's transaction fees. | SlamsThrough Stripe the full entry fee. With Mollie the entry fee minus Mollie's transaction fees. |
| Players enter their own results | TournifyYes, via a login link; the opponent can object within 5 minutes. | SlamsYes, via a link per match. |
| Players and display | ||
| Player rating | TournifyNot compared | SlamsIts own rating on the same scale as the Dutch KNLTB, from 1 to 10.9999; lower is better. Moves after played matches in tournaments, King of the Court, Beat the Box, leagues and ladders (a walkover does not count); can be switched off per competition. |
| Live website and big screen | TournifyYes, also on the free plan | SlamsYes: a club page with standings and a TV screen |
| App | TournifyYour tournament in Tournify's app (Android and iOS, with push notifications), only with an upgrade | SlamsWeb app you add to your phone; not in the App Store or Google Play |
| Languages | Tournify6, including Dutch and Polish | Slams5: Dutch, English, Spanish, German and French |
Checked on 26 September 2026 on tournifyapp.com, help.tournifyapp.com and mollie.com. Tournify sets its own prices and features; check their site if in doubt.
Not compared: we make no claim about Tournify there, because we have no source for it.
Amounts as shown on each pricing page. For Community, Tournify states that the price includes VAT. Slams subscription prices include VAT too.
Online payment through Slams works for clubs in 37 countries, including the EEA, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the US and Canada; Mollie only for clubs that charge in euros. In Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore a paid event cannot open yet. In all other countries the club collects the entry fee itself, outside Slams, and the player pays no platform fee. Outside the euro a comparable minimum applies in the local currency.
Sources
- tournifyapp.com: pricing
- help.tournifyapp.com: pay per tournament our single use upgrades
- help.tournifyapp.com: faq upgrades and subscriptions
- help.tournifyapp.com: pay yearly our subscription
- tournifyapp.com: online registratie
- help.tournifyapp.com: open an online registration page
- help.tournifyapp.com: mollie integration troubleshooting guide
- tournifyapp.com: internationalisatie
- tournifyapp.com: flexibele toernooiformaten
- help.tournifyapp.com: faq format
- help.tournifyapp.com: faq other
- help.tournifyapp.com: create and manage a competition or league in tournify
- help.tournifyapp.com: let teams or players enter scores
- tournifyapp.com: padel
- tournifyapp.com: spelerstatistieken
- www.mollie.com: pricing
Worked example: 16 teams, €20 per person
A padel tournament with 16 pairs and an entry fee of €20 per person (€40 per team, €640 in total). Everyone pays with iDEAL.
Slams (Start, through Stripe)
- Subscription
- €0
- Each pair pays
- €40 + €1.60 platform fee = €41.60
- The organiser receives
- €640
- Total cost
- €25.60, paid by the players
Tournify (World Class)
- Upgrade for this event
- €40
- Each pair pays
- €40
- iDEAL fees at Mollie
- 16 × €0.32 = €5.12
- The organiser keeps
- €594.88
- Total cost
- €45.12, paid by the organiser in this example
With Slams each pair pays €1.60 more and the organiser keeps €45.12 more. At Tournify the organiser can also pass the costs on, with an extra product that is added automatically to every registration; then each pair pays about €2.82 more. If you connect Mollie in Slams instead of Stripe, the club pays the iDEAL fees itself (€5.12) and receives €634.88.
When Tournify costs less
- →Up to 8 teams, Tournify is cheaper. Amateur is free and your players pay no platform fee. If you take online payments through Mollie (as far as we know, this also works on the free plan), the organiser only pays the transaction fees: 8 × €0.32 = €2.56. With Slams the players pay €12.80 in platform fees together.
- →With a higher entry fee the balance shifts. From €70.63 per team, 16 teams pay more in Slams platform fees together than the organiser spends at Tournify.
- →Without online payment, Slams is free up to 20 teams per event and 2 events at the same time; Tournify is free up to 8 teams, as often as you like, and costs €40 per event above that.
- →If you run many events a year, compare the annual prices too: Community costs €300 per year for up to 30 tournaments, Plus costs €190 per year for unlimited events.
When is Tournify the better fit?
Choose Tournify if you mostly run small tournaments: up to 8 teams it is free, as often as you like, and your players pay no platform fee. Tournify has referee management, also for padel. For team sports such as football or hockey it also tracks goals and cards. If you want your tournament in Tournify's Android and iOS app with push notifications (with an upgrade), payments in more than 25 currencies or an admin dashboard in Polish, Tournify offers that. The entry fee lands in your own Mollie account without a Tournify surcharge; that does require a Chamber of Commerce registration and a business bank account. Tournify says it has more than 300,000 organisers.
When is Slams the better fit?
Choose Slams if you want to play more than groups and knockouts: americano and mexicano, King of the Court, Beat the Box, a league with a schedule for the whole season or a ladder where players challenge each other. Slams keeps its own rating for every player on the same scale as the Dutch KNLTB (1 to 10.9999, lower is better), which moves after played matches in tournaments, King of the Court, Beat the Box, leagues and ladders. If you organise more than now and then, there is no price per event: Start is free up to 20 teams per event and 2 events at the same time, and Plus costs €19 per month for unlimited events. And if you want to receive the full entry fee: through Stripe the player pays the platform fee separately, and Slams takes nothing from the entry fee.
Frequently asked questions
For a padel tournament with groups and a knockout, Tournify and Slams both do what you need. If you also want to run a ladder, americano or mexicano, Slams is an alternative: according to its own help centre, Tournify does not support ladders, americano or formats with rotating partners, such as mexicano. Slams also keeps its own rating for every player on the same scale as the Dutch KNLTB.
It depends on the number of teams. Up to 8 teams Tournify is free and your players pay no platform fee, so Tournify is cheaper. Above that, Tournify costs €40 per event (up to 60 teams) or €120 (unlimited). Slams is free up to 20 teams per event and 2 events at the same time; for a paid event the player pays a 4% platform fee, minimum €0.95. With 16 teams at €20 per person, each pair pays €1.60 more with Slams; if the organiser covers the costs at Tournify, they keep €45.12 more with Slams.
No. According to Tournify's help centre, ladders, the Swiss system and americano are not supported, and neither are tournaments with rotating doubles partners; mexicano is such a format. In Slams, ladder, americano and mexicano are regular formats, and you can also play americano and mexicano as mixed.
Yes. For each division you put all teams in one group and schedule the rounds per match day; after that you can add extra phases, such as playoffs. According to Tournify, continuous scheduling with an end time per court is not possible (yet). As long as the same teams take part all season, a league counts as one event at Tournify. In Slams you play a league in rounds, with groups or divisions, and the results count towards the rating.
At Tournify, Tournify itself charges nothing per registration and the organiser pays Mollie's transaction fees, for example €0.32 per iDEAL payment. At Slams the player pays a 4% platform fee, minimum €0.95, as a separate line when signing up. Through Stripe the organiser then receives the full entry fee; with a Mollie connection the club pays Mollie's transaction fees itself.
According to Tournify, an annual plan works out cheaper if you run more than 8 tournaments a year: Community costs €300 per year (including VAT) for up to 30 tournaments, each with unlimited teams. At Slams, Plus costs €190 per year for unlimited events and teams; for paid registrations the players also pay the platform fee.
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Slams runs a club's full competition calendar. At Silva's Padel, for example:
Group tournaments, king of the court, americanos and leagues, all from one dashboard and one member list.
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