OnlineRegistration.cc is the deepest registration tool on this list. It filters sections by age, grade, rating, and title; processes USCF rating supplements; handles USCF membership renewal; offers PayPal, Authorize.Net, and Stripe gateways; and generates SwissSys and WinTD files directly. It's built, very deliberately, to feed a desktop pairing program.
Chess67 takes the opposite bet: registration feeds Chess67's own pairing engine, so there's no file handoff at all — and the whole product, including the registration form, works on a phone. Which bet is right depends on how attached you are to the desktop half of the workflow.
If your operation is standardized on SwissSys or WinTD, OnlineRegistration.cc is the registration tool built for you. If you'd rather not have a desktop half at all, that's Chess67.
| Fact | Chess67 | OnlineRegistration.cc |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Web platform for chess clubs and tournaments: registration, payments, pairings, standings, and member management | Chess tournament registration platform built to feed SwissSys and WinTD |
| Runs on | Any browser — phone, tablet, or laptop | Browser, desktop-oriented; the registration flow isn't built for phones |
| Price | Free to use*; 2% platform fee on sales processed through Chess67 | Recurring membership packages and tournament-based options |
| Payments | Stripe or PayPal/Venmo checkout built into registration | PayPal, Authorize.Net, or Stripe gateways |
| Formats & reporting | Swiss, round robin, double round robin, and quads; USCF tiebreaks and rating report export; FIDE TRF preparation | No pairing engine; generates SwissSys and WinTD files, publishes pairings and results |
| Best for | Organizers who want registration and pairing to be one mobile-friendly product | Operations standardized on SwissSys or WinTD that need deep US-chess registration rules |
OnlineRegistration.cc's package prices were not visible on its public pages when we checked; verify current packages, registration credits, player limits, and SMS or white-label fees at onlineregistration.cc before comparing costs.
*Free to use means no base subscription: publish events, run tournaments, and manage members at $0. Chess67 takes a 2% platform fee only on sales processed through Chess67; merchant processing fees are separate. The optional PayPal add-on gives a 0% platform fee on PayPal and eligible Venmo sales while active. Full details on the pricing page.
Venmo appears only where PayPal marks it eligible: US merchant and buyer, USD checkout, supported browser/device, and the Venmo app installed. PayPal eligibility docs
Chess67 replaces the toolchain, not one link of it. The club website, the registration form, tournament day, and the rating report all read and write the same records — and the people who register become the club that fills your next event.
Everyone who registered is already in your member list — there is no export at the end and no starting over.
Where OnlineRegistration.cc fits: OnlineRegistration.cc is the deepest stage two on these pages — deliberately built to hand the roster off to SwissSys or WinTD in stage three. Chess67's pitch is that there's nothing to hand off.
On pure registration rules, OnlineRegistration.cc is genuinely deep: section filters by age, grade, rating, and title; rating supplement processing; membership renewal; multiple gateways. Chess67 covers the rules most events need — custom questions, per-section pricing and eligibility, USCF ID validation — and wins on distance instead: the data never leaves the product, so there's no export, no import, and no version of the roster that's out of date.
Most parents register kids from a phone, usually the night before the deadline. Chess67's registration pages are built for that. OnlineRegistration.cc's flow is desktop-oriented — fine for the TD configuring the event, a real source of abandoned signups for the parent on a phone.
OnlineRegistration.cc sells recurring packages with registration credits, player limits, and add-ons like SMS and white-labeling, and the package prices aren't published. Chess67 is one number: free to use, 2% platform fee on sales processed through Chess67, processing fees separate. Your annual cost is simple arithmetic.
Both screenshots come from public pages, linked below each image.
Chess67A public Chess67 tournament page: register, see live standings, check the schedule and location. This is what players get on their phones.
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OnlineRegistration.ccOnlineRegistration.cc's feature list: deep chess-specific registration, rating, and payment options that feed SwissSys and WinTD workflows.
SourceTakeaway: OnlineRegistration.cc is the best registration front-end for a desktop pairing workflow. Chess67's answer is to not have a desktop pairing workflow.
The screens behind the claims on this page — real product, sample data.
USCF membership checked live during signup: current ratings, status, and expiration before the entry is accepted.
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Sections carry their own rating range, price, and bye requests — players put themselves in the right place.
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See it liveScored from each product's public documentation and pricing pages — the rubric is at the bottom of this page.
| Capability | Why it matters | Chess67 | OnlineRegistration.cc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public online registration pages | Players sign themselves up and the roster builds itself — nobody re-types entries from email. | Yes | Yes |
| Payments collected at signup | Entry fees arrive with the registration, so there's no cash box reconciliation afterward. | Yes | Yes |
| Pairings and tiebreaks built in | The same product that took registrations can pair round one — no export into separate pairing software. | Yes | Partial |
| Round robin and quad formats | Club championships, K-3 sections, and small invitationals often aren't Swiss events. | Yes | Partial |
| Live pairings and standings for players | Players check their board on a phone instead of crowding a printed wallchart between rounds. | Yes | Yes |
| USCF rating report export | Rated US events have to file a report — exporting it beats assembling one by hand on Sunday night. | Yes | Partial |
| FIDE report (TRF) preparation | FIDE-rated sections need a TRF file with complete player and arbiter data. Final reporting still goes through your arbiter and federation. | Partial | Partial |
| Custom registration questions and per-section pricing | School, team, bye requests, T-shirt size, different fees per section — real events need flexible forms. | Yes | Yes |
| Family accounts (one parent, several kids) | Scholastic events run on parents. One login that manages every child beats re-typing each kid every event. | Yes | Partial |
| Check-in from a phone on site | Morning check-in moves faster when any TD can work the line from a phone instead of one desk with one laptop. | Yes | No |
| Messaging and announcements to players | Round delays, room changes, and next-event announcements reach everyone without a separate email tool. | Yes | Partial |
| Member history (attendance, payments, engagement) | Recurring clubs need to know who's active, who paid, and which families are drifting away — per member, over time. | Yes | No |
| Full product works on phones and tablets | Parents register from phones and TDs walk the floor. Desktop-only software puts a laptop between you and both. | Yes | Partial |
Chess67 is free to set up — publish a tournament page, take a few registrations, and pair a round. You'll know within an hour whether it fits how you direct.
We build Chess67, so read these pages knowing that. We base each comparison on the other product's public pricing and documentation, and we say plainly when the other tool is the better pick. Verify prices and features with each vendor before you buy — they change theirs, and we change ours.
Updated 2026-06-10