Free Leisure Center Management Software (2026)

If you run a French “centre de loisirs” (a leisure center for children outside school hours), a community center, or an association running extracurricular activities, and you’re looking for free leisure-center management software to get off spreadsheets and paper sign-in sheets, you’re not alone. Between registrations, attendance lists, family billing, and — for many French structures — CAF compliance reports, managing a leisure center by hand quickly becomes unworkable past a handful of children.

This comparison reviews six tools genuinely used by leisure centers, town halls, and associations in France in 2026: Noethys, iNoé, AssoConnect, Amilia, BL.enfance, and BeeNet. We’re honest about what each one does well and what it doesn’t — including for BeeNet, which does not yet have a built-in billing module, a point we cover in detail below rather than glossing over it.

What to look for in a leisure-center management tool

A leisure center doesn’t have the same needs as a school or a sports club: children move between programs depending on the school holiday calendar, registrations are often by day or by week, and a large share of funding depends on attendance records submitted to France’s family-allowance fund (CAF). Before comparing the tools, here are the six criteria that actually matter:

1. Registration and attendance management — being able to register a child by the day, week, or school-holiday period, and track real attendance (badge scan, digital sign-in sheet) rather than a simple list.
2. Billing and online payment — most leisure centers bill families on a sliding scale tied to household income; a tool that doesn’t handle this forces you to juggle a second accounting application.
3. CAF compliance (PSU) — structures funded through CAF’s “Prestation de Service Unique” need to produce usable attendance reports for CAF; this isn’t a simple spreadsheet export, it’s an expected format.
4. Family communication — messages, absence reminders, documents to sign (outing permissions, medical/emergency forms) sent without relying on a paper communication notebook.
5. Real cost, not just the sticker price — a “free” tool that requires self-hosting, or a per-contact tool whose price climbs with your family count, doesn’t cost the same once your structure is at real scale.
6. Data hosting and GDPR — children’s records are sensitive data; knowing where they’re hosted (France, EU, or elsewhere) isn’t a minor administrative detail.

The best free (or not) leisure-center management tools in 2026

1. BeeNet — multi-structure communication and coordination, free up to 25 members

BeeNet is a multi-tenant communication and management platform (schools, sports clubs, community centers, daycares) built for organizations running several kinds of activities under one roof. For a leisure center, BeeNet provides group and channel messaging, a unified calendar of activities and events with RSVP tracking, WhatsApp invitation delivery, password-free parent login (one-time code), and document distribution with e-signature — useful for general consent forms, even though BeeNet does not yet have a dedicated builder for outing-permission slips specifically.

It’s important to be clear about what BeeNet does not do today: unlike Noethys, iNoé, AssoConnect, Amilia, and BL.enfance, BeeNet has no billing or payment-collection module, and does not produce a CAF/PSU-compliant export. Badge-based attendance tracking with regulatory exports exists today on BeeNet’s School module; for the Community Center organization type, that capability is not confirmed at the same level — worth checking directly with BeeNet if attendance tracking is a core need for you. For a leisure center whose core need is family billing and CAF documentation, this is a real limitation to weigh before choosing.

Where BeeNet genuinely stands out is on something none of the other five tools in this comparison offer at all: a fully native Arabic interface with complete RTL support, alongside French — a real differentiator for structures serving Arabic-speaking families in France or operating in Maghreb and Gulf markets.

Best for: a leisure center — or an association that also runs a school or sports club alongside it — that wants modern communication, a mobile app, and a genuine free tier, and that handles billing through another means (cheque, bank transfer, or a dedicated tool). Free up to 25 members; from €49/month beyond that (200 members), with a 30-day trial on paid plans.

2. Noethys

Noethys is a free and open-source software package (GPL license), designed from the ground up for leisure centers, holiday camps, after-school programs, and daycares. It covers family records, activity management, consumption tracking, attendance sign-in, billing, and — important for many French structures — CAF-compliant reports. Development remains active: several releases of the “Noethysweb” rewrite shipped between September 2025 and February 2026.

The trade-off: Noethys is free because it’s self-hosted (or community-hosted) — no native mobile app, no commercial vendor to call when something breaks, and almost no presence on review sites (no Capterra or GetApp listing found). The testimonials that do exist, while dated, are consistent over time: significant time savings compared to a spreadsheet, and responsive community support despite there being no paid tier.

Best for: a small association or town hall on a tight budget that has in-house capacity (or knows someone) to handle hosting and technical support, and that needs billing and CAF compliance from day one.

3. iNoé (AIGA)

iNoé, published by AIGA, is software built specifically for local authorities and social-sector structures: daycares, school catering services, leisure centers (ALSH), community social centers, and youth centers. It covers registration files, reservation and attendance tracking, billing and online payment, with a dedicated family portal (“iNoé Espace Famille”). The sales model is classic B2G: local authorities contract directly with AIGA, with no published price list.

It’s a tool built for the specific administrative machinery of France’s children-and-youth sector, notably CAF’s PSU funding framework. On the other hand, iNoé’s presence on public review sites is essentially nonexistent — worth flagging honestly: that’s structural (direct B2G sales to town halls), not necessarily a quality signal, but it does mean it’s harder to verify the user experience before signing.

Best for: a town hall or local authority managing several children’s structures (daycare, catering, leisure center) that wants one tool covering registration, billing, and CAF compliance, without worrying about a published online price.

4. AssoConnect

AssoConnect is a general-purpose French association-management platform: member and family management, accounting, online payments, ticketing, and a built-in website builder. A real share of France’s leisure centers are run by an association rather than a town hall — for those structures, AssoConnect is a legitimate option, even though it isn’t a specialized “leisure center” tool the way Noethys or iNoé are.

Pricing is published and transparent, which sets AssoConnect apart from most of the B2G tools in this comparison: free at the base tier, then €23, €28, or €109 (incl. tax) depending on the tier, billed by contact count. Across 211 verified Capterra reviews, the average rating is 4.7/5, with support consistently praised. The most-cited negatives: repeated price increases since 2021, no emergency phone support, and single-currency billing.

Best for: an association running a leisure center alongside other activities (culture, outreach, events) that wants a complete association-management tool rather than a specialized children’s-sector product.

5. Amilia

Amilia (branded “SmartRec” for its enterprise offering) is a North American registration, booking, and payment platform for activity-based organizations: leisure centers, summer camps, after-school programs, YMCAs, and sports clubs. The company raised $35 million in May 2025, on top of an earlier $30 million round, to accelerate its expansion into community-center accounts.

The weak point for a French structure: Amilia is a Canadian company, with data hosted in Canada, the US, and Québec — not in the EU — under Canada’s PIPEDA framework rather than GDPR as its home standard. User reviews (App Store, Capterra) also flag opaque, quote-only pricing and reported difficulty with cancellations or refunds.

Best for: a North American or bilingual French-English organization with no requirement to host data within the EU.

6. BL.enfance (Berger-Levrault)

BL.enfance, published by Berger-Levrault — a long-established French publisher of software for local authorities — covers, according to the vendor’s own site, “from daycare to leisure center, including school catering and after-school care,” the full range of a local authority’s children-and-youth needs. It’s iNoé’s direct heavyweight competitor in this same B2G segment, with recently strengthened tools for unpaid-invoice tracking.

As with iNoé, pricing isn’t published (quote-only sales to local authorities), and we were unable to independently verify data hosting location or gather detailed user reviews within this research pass — worth investigating yourself before signing, rather than a guarantee we can offer here.

Best for: a local authority already using other Berger-Levrault software (civil registry, finance) that wants a children-and-youth module integrated into its existing information system.

Comparison table

Feature	BeeNet	Noethys	iNoé	AssoConnect	Amilia	BL.enfance
Native French UI	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅ (FR-CA)	✅
Native Arabic UI + RTL	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
France/EU data hosting	✅ (Azure EU)	depends (self-hosted)	unverified	✅ (France)	❌ (Canada/US)	unverified
Free tier	✅ (up to 25 members)	✅ (unlimited, open-source)	❌ (quote-only)	✅ (limited)	❌ (quote-only)	❌ (quote-only)
Group management & activity calendar	✅	✅	✅	⚠️	✅	✅
Attendance tracking (badge/export)	⚠️ (School module only)	✅	✅	⚠️	✅	✅
Billing / payment collection	❌ (planned, not shipped)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
CAF/PSU-compliant export	❌	✅	✅	⚠️ (general accounting)	❌	✅
Document e-signature	✅	❌	⚠️	⚠️	❌	⚠️
Multi-structure (school + club + center)	✅	❌	❌	⚠️	⚠️	❌
Mobile app	✅	❌	⚠️ (web portal)	⚠️	✅	⚠️

How to choose the right tool for your structure

The right choice mostly comes down to one question: who owns billing, and who does CAF hold accountable?

• If billing and CAF compliance are your top priority, and you’re a town hall or local authority, look first at iNoé or BL.enfance — tools built for that exact administrative mechanism, with a quote-based sales model suited to public-sector budgets.
• If you’re a small structure on a very tight budget with the technical capacity to self-host, Noethys is unbeatable on price: free, with billing and CAF compliance included, never dependent on a subscription.
• If you’re an association running a leisure center alongside other activities, AssoConnect offers transparent pricing and full association management, at the cost of fees that climb with your family count.
• If your priority is family communication, a genuine free tier, a modern mobile app, and Arabic-language support — and billing can stay separate, on another tool or offline — BeeNet is worth considering. It’s not the right answer if your top priority is billing or CAF exports specifically: on that front, Noethys, iNoé, or BL.enfance will serve you better today.

Frequently asked questions

Which leisure-center management software is genuinely free?

Noethys is the only tool in this comparison that’s free with no size or duration limit — but it’s self-hosted open-source software, which shifts the cost to hosting and technical maintenance. BeeNet offers a genuine hosted free tier (up to 25 members), without built-in billing or CAF compliance. AssoConnect also has a free base tier, but with limited features compared to its paid plans.

Does leisure-center software need to handle CAF billing?

It’s not required for day-to-day operation, but it’s essential if your structure is funded through CAF’s “Prestation de Service Unique” (PSU), which requires usable attendance reports for calculating funding. Noethys, iNoé, and BL.enfance are built for exactly this case; BeeNet and Amilia do not offer it today.

Is Noethys reliable for a municipal leisure center?

Noethys is an actively maintained open-source project — several releases shipped between September 2025 and February 2026 — and it’s already used by associations and town halls. Its limitation isn’t software reliability, but the absence of paid commercial support: if something goes wrong, you’re relying on the community forum rather than a dedicated support line.

What’s the difference between a town-hall tool (iNoé, BL.enfance) and an association tool (AssoConnect, BeeNet)?

iNoé and BL.enfance are sold directly to local authorities (B2G), with quote-based pricing and features designed for a town hall’s multi-site management (daycare, catering, and leisure center under one contract). AssoConnect and BeeNet publish their prices and follow a standard subscription model, better suited to an association running one structure or a handful of them.

Can BeeNet replace Noethys for a leisure center?

Not entirely, no — not while BeeNet has no billing module or CAF/PSU export, two functions Noethys already covers for free. BeeNet can, however, replace the communication, coordination, and team side of the job, particularly if your structure also runs a school, sports club, or daycare on the same platform, or if you need an Arabic-language interface for your families.

For structures where family communication — not just billing — is the main daily friction point, a tool built for exactly that can make a real difference. BeeNet offers a free tier up to 25 members to test this approach with no commitment, while keeping in mind the billing limitation detailed above.