Glue Up alternative
The Glue Up alternative that's free to start.
Glue Up starts at $3,000 a year, billed yearly, with CE credits and chapters sold as power-ups. FullRoster is free for up to 1,000 active members, can be paid monthly, and includes every feature on every plan, from courses and CE credits to QuickBooks sync. And we move your data over for you, at no cost.
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Why do associations switch from Glue Up?
$0
a year for up to 1,000 active members, with every feature included
Monthly
billing if you want it, or yearly for 20% off, with no annual contract required
Unlimited
email and admins on every plan, and contacts never count toward your price
Free
data migration from Glue Up, done for you
What does FullRoster do?
One record for every person
Every member's dues, events, emails, course credits and payments sit on one timeline your whole team can see. People who register for an event or donate become contacts automatically, and contacts never count toward your price.
- A timeline of everything each person has done
- Unlimited custom fields that become filters and columns
- Saved views like Lapsed or Prospects, ready to email
Ask anything about your members
Type a question the way you would ask a colleague, like which lapsed members came to three or more events, and get the answer from your own data as a list you can act on.
- Ask from any screen, in plain English
- Save any answer as a report you can run again next month
- Board reports and a dashboard built in from day one
Newsletters drafted for you
Describe what's happening and FullRoster drafts the newsletter in your voice, with your upcoming events and a Register button. Send it to any level, section or group, from your own domain.
- A block editor that works in every inbox, no HTML needed
- Welcome, renewal and win-back series ready to go
- Opens and clicks logged on each person’s record
Renewals that run themselves
Members who pay by card renew automatically, with reminders before each renewal, retries for failed cards and a grace period before anyone lapses.
- Members choose auto-renew, an invoice, or not renewing
- Sections and extras on one invoice, prorated mid-year
- Applications approved before anyone is charged
QuickBooks entries that match your bank
Each payout that lands in your bank becomes one QuickBooks Online entry that explains that exact deposit, split by dues, events, donations and education, fees included.
- Matches the bank deposit to the penny
- Account mapping set up once, with suggested defaults
- Optional QuickBooks classes for year-end reporting
Events with member pricing and phone check-in
Members see their price when they sign in, with no promo codes to type. Check people in by scanning the QR code in their confirmation, and CE credits post at check-in.
- An event page drafted from one sentence
- Cancellations and refunds handled for you
- Confirmation, reminder and thank-you emails by default
Courses and CE credits
Sell courses built from the YouTube, Vimeo or Zoom recordings you already have, add a quiz with a pass mark, and issue credits and certificates automatically.
- Credits from events and courses on every record
- A PDF certificate for every credit
- Member and non-member prices
A portal members sign into without a password
Members renew, register, take courses and find documents in one portal on your own domain, signing in with a one-time link or with Google.
- Members manage their own membership and card
- Registrations with tickets and QR codes
- Members-only resources by section or for the board
And when you need something different, we build it in.
Chapters with their own dues, a credential registry, a conference with tracks, a link to another system. Our team builds it into your FullRoster at a fixed price and maintains it, so you never outgrow the product. How custom features work →
How much does Glue Up cost?
Glue Up Professional starts at $3,000 a year, more than FullRoster's Free plan. Integrations and advanced automation come with Glue Up Advanced, and CE credits and certificates are a separate power-up. FullRoster includes all of that on every plan, so here is a year of FullRoster against Advanced's starting price.
| Association size | Glue Up Advanced | FullRoster, billed yearly | You save at least |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 active members | From $8,000 | $0Free | $8,000 |
| 2,500 active members | From $8,000 | $3,828Standard | $4,172 |
| 5,000 active members | From $8,000 | $6,708Standard | $1,292 |
Subscription prices only; card processing is charged separately on both. Glue Up's starting prices from glueup.com, checked November 2, 2026. Its price within each range depends on your organization, and power-ups are extra.
How does Glue Up compare with FullRoster?
| Glue Up | FullRoster | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Professional from $3,000 to $6,500 a year, Advanced from $8,000 to $18,500, depending on your organization | Free for up to 1,000 active members, and Standard from $159 a month billed yearly, by number of active members |
| Billing | Billed yearly | Monthly, or yearly for 20% off. The Free plan has no time limit |
| CE credits and certificates | Certification Management, a separate power-up | Included on every plan, with courses, quizzes and PDF certificates |
| Email, admins and contacts | Plan limits on events, emails, admins, contacts and integrations, with upgrades sold on top | Unlimited email and unlimited admins on every plan. Contacts, prospects and lapsed members are free |
| Features by plan | Three plans, plus power-ups for chapters, certification, community, website and integrations | Every plan includes every feature |
Glue Up figures checked November 2, 2026: Glue Up pricing.
When might Glue Up be the better pick?
If you've recently signed a yearly Glue Up contract and it's working, it makes sense to wait for the renewal date. When it comes up, FullRoster can be paid monthly, includes CE credits and every other feature, and is free for up to 1,000 active members.
How do you switch from Glue Up to FullRoster?
We do the moving, at no cost, and a typical move takes a few weeks from your export to launch.
- Export from Glue Up. Download your contacts, members and memberships as spreadsheets and send them to us.
- We bring it over. We set up your levels and bring over your members, families, company memberships, lapsed members and renewal dates.
- You check it. Nothing goes live until you've looked through it and said it's right.
- You launch. Tell members about the change in your own words, with an announcement you preview and edit first.
Plan the move around your Glue Up renewal date, so you aren't paying for both. More detail is in Switching to FullRoster.
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Built for every kind of association
FullRoster is shaped around how each kind of organization actually runs, from a local club to a national association with chapters.
Common questions
- Why switch from Glue Up to FullRoster?
- For a simpler product at a lower price: one record for every person, automatic renewals, events with member pricing, courses and CE credits, and QuickBooks entries that match your bank, with every feature on every plan. It is free for up to 1,000 active members, and you can pay monthly.
- How much does Glue Up cost?
- Glue Up's pricing page lists its Professional plan from $3,000 to $6,500 a year and its Advanced plan from $8,000 to $18,500 a year, depending on your organization, with Enterprise priced on request. All plans are billed yearly, and power-ups such as Certification Management are added on top.
- Is FullRoster cheaper than Glue Up?
- In most cases, yes. FullRoster is free for up to 1,000 active members, less than Glue Up Professional's starting price of $3,000 a year. With courses, CE credits and the QuickBooks integration included, FullRoster for up to 5,000 active members is $6,708 a year, less than Glue Up Advanced's starting price.
- Does FullRoster limit email, admins or contacts?
- No. Email is unlimited on every plan, admins are unlimited and free, and contacts, prospects, lapsed members and event guests never count toward your price. FullRoster charges only for active members.
- How long does switching take?
- A typical move takes a few weeks from your export to launch, and we do the moving for free. Most of that time is you checking the data and getting ready to tell members.
- Do members need to set up new passwords?
- No. Members sign in with a one-time link sent to their email, or with Google, so there are no passwords to create or reset.
- What if we need something FullRoster doesn't do?
- Our team builds it into your FullRoster at a fixed price and maintains it, from chapter dues splits to a credential registry.
About FullRoster. FullRoster is association management software that's free for up to 1,000 active members. Members, dues, events, email, courses and payments in one place, and we move your data over for you. See how it works →
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