If your committee has started looking into a website, the chances are Wix has come up. The advert is hard to miss: a polished site for less than the cost of a coffee. The bill at the end of year one for a club with members and online renewals is usually rather different.
This post breaks down what Wix actually costs a UK sports club in 2026, what's included once a members area enters the picture, and how it compares with Nene IT's £30 and £50 subscription tiers. No marketing language, just the numbers.
The Wix Advertised Price
Wix shows a starting price of around £10 a month for the Light plan and around £14-£20 a month for the Core and Business plans. Stop reading the homepage there and you would walk away thinking £120-£240 a year. The trouble is the headline figures don't include any of the bits a club actually needs.
What the £10 Plan Gives a Club
- A basic brochure site - fixtures list, contact form, gallery
- Custom domain (free for first year, then renewal at full price)
- No members area
- No online payments or recurring subscriptions
- No bookings system
- 2GB of bandwidth, which is tight for a club with photo galleries
Almost no real club stops at the Light plan because it can't take member renewals. The plans clubs actually need are Business or above, plus several paid apps.
True Wix Cost for a Sports Club
Let's add up the real annual cost for a typical UK club with 150 members on Wix.
Year One: 150-Member Club on Wix
- Wix Business plan, billed annually: around £20/month (£240/year)
- Custom domain: £15-£20/year (free first year only)
- Wix Members area app: bundled in Business plan, but limited
- Wix Pricing Plans (for membership tiers and recurring billing): £15-£25/month on top
- Wix Bookings (for courts, sessions, function room): £15-£30/month on top
- Wix Stores or Stripe processing fees: 2.9% + 30p per transaction, often with Wix surcharge on top
- Premium template: £0-£150 if you want anything beyond basic free designs
- Volunteer time building it: 30-60 hours of evenings
Realistic real-world Wix bill for a UK club with members and renewals: £50-£90 a month once everything is added, plus a volunteer doing all the build and maintenance. By year two the introductory domain offer expires and the renewal price jumps. A 2024 industry survey of UK clubs running on DIY platforms put the average true monthly cost at £55 to £95 once members areas were factored in.
Year Two and Beyond
- Annual Business plan renewal at full UK price (often higher than introductory rate)
- Domain renewal at full price
- Same monthly cost for every app the club has come to rely on
- Volunteer time, every time anything needs changing
- Treasurer time chasing the renewals the platform couldn't handle
Nene IT Sports Club Subscription Tiers
Two flat-fee tiers for sports clubs and member organisations. No DIY editor, no app store, no per-member fees.
£30/Month Standard Tier
- Custom-designed website built around the club, not a template
- Hosting, SSL, security updates, software patches included
- Small content changes whenever the committee needs them
- Fixtures, gallery, news, contact form, basic embedded membership form
- Mobile-friendly out of the box
- One person to email when anything needs changing
£50/Month Member Portal Tier
- Everything in the £30 tier
- Member log-in with profiles
- Online membership renewals via Stripe (card or direct debit)
- Recurring subscriptions handled automatically
- Basic bookings (courts, sessions, function room)
- Committee admin panel for managing members
That's the all-in figure - no apps to add, no per-member fees, no platform markup on Stripe processing.
Wix vs Nene IT: Side-by-Side
| What you get | Wix (typical club) | Nene IT standard | Nene IT member portal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline price | £10/mo | £30/mo | £50/mo |
| True monthly cost | £50-£90/mo | £30/mo all in | £50/mo all in |
| Who builds it | A volunteer, in the editor | Us, around your club | Us, around your club |
| Custom design | Templates only | Built from scratch | Built from scratch |
| Online member renewals | Extra app £15-£25/mo | Basic embedded form | Full Stripe portal |
| Bookings (courts/sessions) | Extra app £15-£30/mo | Not included | Basic included |
| Per-member fees | Tier upgrades at thresholds | Never | Never |
| Updates and changes | You do them | Included in the fee | Included in the fee |
| Help when something breaks | Help centre articles | Same-day reply | Same-day reply |
When Wix Makes Sense for a Club
Wix isn't bad. It's the right call for some clubs:
- The club has a member who enjoys building in Wix and isn't planning to leave
- Under 50 members, no online renewals needed
- A small society or group that just needs a brochure and contact form
- You're testing the idea of a website and want it cheap and quick
If any of those describe your club, the £10-£20 Wix plans are genuinely fine. Most clubs we talk to don't fit any of them.
When a Nene IT Subscription Wins
- The committee would rather spend volunteer time on running the club than learning a website editor
- You want a site that looks built for your club, not a Wix template thousands of others use
- You'd rather email "can you update the fixtures" than figure it out yourselves
- You want one predictable monthly bill rather than a creeping list of apps and surcharges
- You want the treasurer to stop chasing cheques
For most UK sports clubs and member organisations, that's the trade-off. Roughly the same money once everything is added, very different experience.
How to Decide for Your Club
- Add up what your real Wix bill would be at year two: Business plan + domain + Pricing Plans app + Bookings app if you need it
- Be honest about how many volunteer hours per month go into building and maintaining it
- Compare that total with Nene IT's £30 standard or £50 member portal tier
- Pick whichever fits how the committee actually wants to operate
If you'd like a no-pressure conversation about what your club needs, drop us a line. Or have a look at the subscription website pricing if you'd rather skim numbers first.
Wix vs Nene IT FAQs
Can We Move Our Wix Club Site Later?
Yes. Most of the content - text, images, fixtures, member data - can be carried over. The design needs to be rebuilt because Wix sites can't be exported as standard HTML, but the writing, member list and photo library all transfer.
What About Squarespace or ClubSpark?
Squarespace prices for a club are similar to Wix's once a members area and bookings are added (£40-£70/month real cost). ClubSpark is free but tennis-only and limited on customisation. Nene IT's £50 tier roughly matches Squarespace's true cost while being built specifically for your club and not requiring volunteer setup time.
Why Are Subscription Club Sites New?
Until recently, building a proper custom club site cheaply enough to bundle into a small monthly fee wasn't viable. Better tools and AI-assisted development have brought build cost down enough that a small operation can offer it sustainably. Larger agencies still default to a £4,000-£10,000 upfront model because their overheads demand it.
Are Subscription Sites Only for Small Clubs?
No. The model works for everything from a 40-member running group to a 500+ member multi-section sports club. Above 500 members you start needing custom functionality that may warrant a bespoke quote, but the subscription model still covers most.