Range Mate is an excellent, full-featured club-management platform. We do something narrower and different — the range-day sign-in and the compliance record. Here’s an honest look at which one fits the problem you’re solving.
The short version: if you want to run your club’s whole back office — memberships, online fee collection, bookings and renewals — Range Mate is built for exactly that. If your priority is simply getting people signed in at the door and keeping a complete, police-ready attendance and firearms record, that’s the one thing we focus on, and we keep it dead simple. Plenty of clubs would happily use both.
Based on publicly available information, June 2026. Range Mate’s product evolves — please double-check anything important with them directly.
| Capability | Rangely | Range Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Range day & sign-in | ||
| GPS-verified on-site check-in | ✓ | — |
| Live “who’s on the complex now” board | ✓ | — |
| Firearm & serial captured per visit at sign-in | ✓ | recordsmember-logged |
| Vehicle registration captured | ✓ | — |
| Automatic sign-out | ✓ | — |
| One-click police / Home Office range sheet | ✓ | export |
| Privacy & security | ||
| Firearm serials encrypted at rest (AES-256) | ✓ | encrypted |
| No member home addresses stored, ever | ✓ | —full member records |
| Cloud hosted, encrypted & backed up | ✓ | ✓ |
| Club back-office | ||
| Membership applications, approvals & renewals | — | ✓ |
| Online member fee collection | — | ✓ |
| Event & range booking system | partial | ✓ |
| Member self-service portal | partial | ✓ |
| Branding, setup & price | ||
| Your own branded app at your own web address | ✓ | — |
| Self-serve setup, no sales call | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free 30-day trial, no card | ✓ | ✓ |
| Entry price | from £50/yr | from £4.99/mo |
Different jobs — not better or worse.
Your priority is the range day: getting members signed in from their phones, GPS-verified, and keeping a complete, police-ready attendance and firearms record — with the least possible setup and fuss. You want it live in five minutes, not after onboarding.
You want to run the whole club from one system: memberships, online payments, renewals, bookings and a full member portal. It’s a broad, mature management platform, and if that’s the job you’re solving, it’s a strong choice.
Honestly? If you need full club management, look hard at Range Mate. If you need the door and the range sheet sorted simply and compliantly — that’s us, and the two can sit happily alongside each other.
Get your range-day sign-in and compliance records sorted in about 5 minutes, from £50 a year. 30-day free trial, no card needed.
Start your free trialRange Mate is a trademark of its owner. This comparison is independent, is not endorsed by or affiliated with Range Mate, and is based on publicly available information as of June 2026. Rangely is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Home Office or any police force.