Amilia Alternative for Canadian Camps and Studios
Thinking of moving off Amilia? How Canadian camps and studios compare alternatives, export their data, and switch registration software between seasons.
Amilia is an established platform used by many recreation organizations. If you have decided to move, here is how to do it without losing your families’ information.
Know what a good fit looks like first
Before you compare features, write down what actually matters to you. For most independent operators it comes down to a few things:
- A registration flow a parent can finish on a phone, in one sitting
- Payments that go to a Stripe account in your name, then to your bank
- Pricing that fits the size of your program
- Support you can reach by email while registration is open
Export your data while the account is live
Export your families and participants from Amilia as a spreadsheet before you cancel anything. Keep the full export as your archive and bring across only what next season depends on.
Check where the money lands
With Campix, each location connects its own Stripe account. Payments go to that account, and Stripe pays each one out to your bank 14 days after it is made, in a daily payout. Set up your fees on the new programs, and your provincial tax and sibling discount in Settings, so prices match the day you switch.
A season-safe switch checklist
- Export families, participants and programs from Amilia
- Import participants and programs on the Import screen, then check a few rows
- Set up sessions, prices, and taxes
- Connect Stripe per location and run one test payment
- Recreate your waivers and consent forms
- Open registration for next season on your new link and send families a short heads-up
- Keep your final Amilia export as an archive
Features side by side
The Amilia column comes from Amilia’s own pages, checked in October 2026. Campix is our product.
| Feature | Campix | Amilia, per its public pages |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Free Solo plan. Team $79 CAD a month | Standard $99, Advanced $499, or custom. Currency not stated |
| Fee on payments | Platform fee of 2% down to 0.5% by plan, plus Stripe card fees | 1% service fee on every new invoice, plus card fees of 2.85% + $0.30 |
| Family account | None: families sign in to the family portal with a code sent to their email | Families create a personal Amilia account to buy |
| Check-in | Tap check-in on every plan. QR kiosk for arrivals and departures on Team and up | Barcode scan, name search or attendance list. Kiosk for arrivals only |
| Pickup | Authorized pickup list, with an optional family PIN or typed signature | Staff pick a person from the child’s contacts. Optional release password |
| French | Registration page, family portal, family emails and staff screens | Available in French |
| RL-24 slips | Not issued | Covered in its help centre |
| Where data is stored | United States and Canada | May be held in Canada, Quebec or the United States |
If you run a day camp
With Campix, families register several children for several weeks on your link, without creating an account, and pay for every child in one payment. Set a weekly price, a sibling discount and an early-bird price, and turn on the waitlist so a spot that opens up goes to the next family.
If you run a camp in Quebec, our guide to choosing day camp software in Quebec covers RL-24 slips, French and where your data is stored.
What Campix costs
| Plan | Price (CAD) | Fee on online payments | Sites | Programs | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Free | 2% | 1 | 3 | 100 |
| Team | $79 a month | 1.5% | 2 | 10 | 500 |
| Multi-site | $149 a month | 1% | 5 | 25 | 3,000 |
| Network | Custom pricing | 0.5% | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Every new organization starts with a 30-day Team trial, with no credit card. Stripe’s card processing fee comes on top of the platform fee, and you can pass it on to families.
Switch in your off-season
Set everything up and test a real booking while no registration is open. You get to train your team and fix anything before families see the new flow. For a fuller comparison of what to weigh, see our guide on choosing camp management software in Canada.
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Common questions
Do parents need an account to register?
No. Parents register and pay through your link without creating an account. To come back later, they open the family portal and enter a code sent to their email.
Can I bring my families over from Amilia?
Yes. Export your families and participants from Amilia as a spreadsheet, then load them on the Import screen. Campix checks every row and shows how many will be added, skipped or need fixing before anything is saved.
What do families get for RL-24 and tax time?
A payment receipt for each paid registration, downloaded from the family portal. It shows the child, the amount and the dates. Prepare RL-24 slips from those amounts with your accountant.
Is Campix available in French?
Yes. The registration page, the family portal, the emails families receive and the staff screens are in English and French.
Run your camp on Campix
Online registration, waivers, payments, and phone-friendly check-in, built for day camps, after-school programs, and youth sports. Start free, no card required.