Member registry
Hob
Yes
Suomisport
Yes
Hob & Suomisport
Suomisport covers the basics. Hob adapts to the association’s own activities.
Suomisport is a service for sports clubs and federations. Its strengths are the member registry and federation licences, passes, and insurance. Hob offers a member registry and a fast, flexible way to run the association’s day-to-day work — weekly classes, attendance, room and equipment bookings, events, and payments.
The two services can be used together. Hob can also run alongside Suomisport for the work where the association needs more flexibility, or tools that fit its own activities.
The comparison below shows where each service is strongest.
Features side by side
High-level overview — not an exhaustive feature list.
| Area | Hob | Suomisport |
|---|---|---|
| Member registry | Yes | Yes |
| Licences and insurance | No, Hob does not sell federation licences, passes, or sports insurance. | Yes |
| Sign-ups / seasonal activity | Yes, season passes and visit passes; course-style sign-up or drop-in sign-up with waitlists. | Yes, course sign-up or event sign-up (including reserve places). |
| Room and equipment reservations | Yes, Hob’s own bookings for rooms, saunas, equipment, and other resources. Members and guests can be given different times, prices, and booking rules. | No |
| Payments | Online payments for participations and membership fees via Hob balance (Paytrail, Stripe, bank, ePassi, Edenred, cash, and other organiser choices). | Payments via Svea Payments (online banking, cards, MobilePay, Apple Pay, etc.); service fee on payments settled to the club. |
| Messaging | Paid extra in a Hob environment, group messages to hobbyists and participant groups. | Member messaging to the app and email; group messaging. |
| Digital member card | Yes, digital member card in the Member registry in a Hob environment. | Yes, digital member card on the Sportti account; the club can add benefits. |
| Attendance | Yes, easy sign-up and attendance marks at events. | Yes, sign-up and attendance marks for group events. |
| Accounting integrations | Reporting in a Hob environment; no highlighted ready-made accounting integrations in the same way. | Yes, integrations e.g. to Procountor and Netvisor (separate agreement with the accounting provider). |
| Public website | No, Hob does not include a public website builder. | No website builder, Sporttihaku and sign-up pages for marketing. |
| AI assistants (MCP) | Yes, MCP server for AI assistants in a Hob environment. | No equivalent MCP server in public descriptions. |
| API | Yes, a modern API and integration options. | Yes, a modern API and integration options. |
| Pricing for the club | €0 to start; core features free for associations; with paid add-ons, fees on paid objects (e.g. weekly class €0.12/participant/class, convention €1.25/participant, member registry €1.25/member/year, VAT 25.5%). No fixed monthly or starting fee. | Public descriptions state no monthly, yearly, or setup fee for the club; payment traffic incurs a service fee (e.g. €0.97 per payment settled to the club) plus payment-method fees. Sign-up without payment features can be free. |
Licences and insurance
Hob
No, Hob does not sell federation licences, passes, or sports insurance.
Suomisport
Yes
Sign-ups / seasonal activity
Hob
Yes, season passes and visit passes; course-style sign-up or drop-in sign-up with waitlists.
Suomisport
Yes, course sign-up or event sign-up (including reserve places).
Room and equipment reservations
Hob
Yes, Hob’s own bookings for rooms, saunas, equipment, and other resources. Members and guests can be given different times, prices, and booking rules.
Suomisport
No
Payments
Hob
Online payments for participations and membership fees via Hob balance (Paytrail, Stripe, bank, ePassi, Edenred, cash, and other organiser choices).
Suomisport
Payments via Svea Payments (online banking, cards, MobilePay, Apple Pay, etc.); service fee on payments settled to the club.
Messaging
Hob
Paid extra in a Hob environment, group messages to hobbyists and participant groups.
Suomisport
Member messaging to the app and email; group messaging.
Digital member card
Hob
Yes, digital member card in the Member registry in a Hob environment.
Suomisport
Yes, digital member card on the Sportti account; the club can add benefits.
Attendance
Hob
Yes, easy sign-up and attendance marks at events.
Suomisport
Yes, sign-up and attendance marks for group events.
Accounting integrations
Hob
Reporting in a Hob environment; no highlighted ready-made accounting integrations in the same way.
Suomisport
Yes, integrations e.g. to Procountor and Netvisor (separate agreement with the accounting provider).
Public website
Hob
No, Hob does not include a public website builder.
Suomisport
No website builder, Sporttihaku and sign-up pages for marketing.
AI assistants (MCP)
Hob
Yes, MCP server for AI assistants in a Hob environment.
Suomisport
No equivalent MCP server in public descriptions.
API
Hob
Yes, a modern API and integration options.
Suomisport
Yes, a modern API and integration options.
Pricing for the club
Hob
€0 to start; core features free for associations; with paid add-ons, fees on paid objects (e.g. weekly class €0.12/participant/class, convention €1.25/participant, member registry €1.25/member/year, VAT 25.5%). No fixed monthly or starting fee.
Suomisport
Public descriptions state no monthly, yearly, or setup fee for the club; payment traffic incurs a service fee (e.g. €0.97 per payment settled to the club) plus payment-method fees. Sign-up without payment features can be free.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about how Hob and Suomisport fit in a club or association.