Built for the way modern pickleball clubs actually run.
CourtReserve was written for tennis clubs in an era before paddles, DUPR, and rotating open-play nights. It works — until you try to seat fourteen 3.5s on six courts and the software shrugs. We built the alternative around the open-play night, then put bookings, members, leagues, and payments around it.
What changes when you switch.
| CourtReserve | The Pickle Jar | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for pickleball specifically | Tennis-club tooling, retrofitted | Pickleball-first from day one |
| Open-play orchestration | Manual rotation, paper signups | DUPR snake draft with sit-out memory |
| Native iOS app for members | Mobile web only | Native iOS + Apple Wallet pass |
| Payment processing | Stripe only | Stripe Connect and Square — pick either, both per facility |
| Booking fees | Per-booking surcharge on top of plan | Flat monthly. No per-booking tax on growth |
| Migration | Quoted hourly, weeks-long | 15-min CSV import for 500 members |
| Time to live | Implementation timeline varies | Under 30 minutes |
| Interface | Built before pickleball was a sport | Designed in the last 18 months |
We list only what we can substantiate from public CourtReserve documentation and our own product. No invented numbers.
What migration actually looks like.
Export your members from CourtReserve as a CSV. Drop it into our import tool. Fifteen minutes for 500 members, including DUPR ratings, membership tiers, and saved card tokens. We run the import alongside your team — no surprise field mismatches.
Bookings the next day still work. Members keep their email, get a magic link, and add the Apple Wallet pass on first check-in. We've migrated clubs from CourtReserve, Club Automation, and Mindbody — the playbook is mature, and the first open-play night runs with our team in the room.
Ready to leave CourtReserve behind?
Twenty minutes on a call, a CSV, and you'll be running open play on Pickle Jar by Saturday.