Grove vs SignUpGenius
Sign-up slots, or the whole reunion.
Grove is one connected place to plan the reunion, organize the family by household and branch, manage who is coming and paying, and keep what happens afterward. SignUpGenius is the benchmark for volunteer slots, waitlists and reminders. Here is how they compare, with every SignUpGenius detail taken from SignUpGenius's own pages.
About SignUpGenius
SignUpGenius is a group organizing tool built around sign-up sheets: share one link, people pick a slot, and automated email and text reminders help them show up. Participants need no account. It also offers tickets and a Dues and Fees product with a payment dashboard. It is used for schools, teams, churches and volunteers of every kind.
About Grove
Grove is one connected place for a reunion. Plan it (invite page, schedule, budget, tasks). Organize the family (households, branches and a family tree). Manage participation (RSVPs, card payments with Essentials, schedule, committees and group chat). Then keep what happens afterward: memories, recorded stories and a handoff to the next organizer.
| Feature | SignUpGenius | Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Reunion setup | Create a sign-up sheet and share one link; products include Sign Ups, Tickets, and Dues and FeesVerified availableSource: signupgenius.com, /features | Free to start; can read an old flier to fill in the details |
| Family and class reunions | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verified | Family reunions, plus class, church and other group types |
| Invitations and RSVP | "Collect RSVPs, manage attendance, and handle payments in one place", with email and text remindersLimited or plan-dependentSource: signupgenius.com/features | Invite page, a personal link for each guest, household RSVPs |
| Households | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verifiedSource: signupgenius.com/features | Household RSVPs and headcounts, family branches |
| Payment tracking | Dashboard with payment history, totals and who paid, when and how much; spreadsheet and PDF export; recurring paymentsVerified availableSource: /schoolpayments, /dues-and-fees | Payment tracking for cash, check and payment apps (Essentials and up) |
| Online payments and fees | Collect money on sign-ups with no monthly fee to collect; processing fees apply and the organizer can cover or pass them on. Fee amounts: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: signupgenius.com, /dues-and-fees | Card checkout at RSVP on Essentials and up. Grove fee per card payment: 1.5% + $0.49 on Essentials, 0.75% + $0.29 on Pro, separate from standard card processing. No Grove fee on payments recorded by hand |
| Schedule, activities and polls | Slot-based scheduling, waitlists and calendar sync. Polls: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: signupgenius.com, /features | Schedule, polls and a potluck board (Free) |
| Committees and volunteers | Its core product: volunteer scheduling, slot management, waitlists and automated remindersVerified availableSource: signupgenius.com | A treasurer and up to 3 co-organizers on Essentials; up to 10 co-organizers and 20 committees on Pro |
| Family communication | Automated email and text reminders; higher limits on paid plans. Free-form messaging: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: signupgenius.com/features | Family Feed, group chat and direct messages, email reminders |
| Family tree and memories | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verifiedSource: signupgenius.com/features | Family tree, Story Circle with voice answers, memories and a post-reunion capsule |
| Phone experience | Mobile-friendly sheets and mobile check-in for tickets. A standalone app: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: signupgenius.com, /features | Works in the phone browser; guests RSVP from their link with no account |
| Privacy and ads | Ads appear on free sign-ups; paid plans can remove themLimited or plan-dependentSource: signupgenius.com | A private family space with no ads inside Grove |
| Pricing | Free plan includes all products and builders, no card needed; paid plans add customization, higher communication limits and ad removal. Paid prices: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: signupgenius.com | Free; Essentials $79 or Pro $149, once per reunion; Annual $299 a year |
| After the reunion | Not publicly verifiedNot publicly verified | Essentials and Pro never expire; the Family Feed stays open after the reunion, with a handoff for the next organizer |
SignUpGenius details verified on November 9, 2026 from SignUpGenius's own public pages (see Sources below). "Not publicly verified" means we did not find it on those pages, not that SignUpGenius lacks it.
Pricing
SignUpGenius
- Free plan: "includes all products and builders", no card needed. Free sign-ups show ads.
- Paid plans add customization, higher communication limits and ad removal. SignUpGenius's pricing page did not load for our check, so we do not quote paid prices.
- Payments: "no monthly fees to collect payments" and "standard processing fees apply"; the organizer can cover the fee or pass it on. We did not confirm the fee amounts on a SignUpGenius page, so we leave them out.
- Dues and Fees: standard withdrawals are free; instant payouts carry a small fee.
Grove
- Free: $0. Planning, invite page, roster and household RSVPs, schedule, polls, potluck, family tree, stories and memories.
- Essentials: $79 once per reunion. Card checkout at RSVP, payment tracking, a treasurer and co-organizers. Grove fee of 1.5% + $0.49 per card payment, separate from standard card processing.
- Pro: $149 once per reunion. Everything in Essentials, a lower Grove card fee (0.75% + $0.29) and 2 video hours of video meetings in total.
- Grove Annual: $299 a year, Pro for up to 3 reunions each paid year.
- Grove Live video plans: $39 or $79 a month for one reunion.
- Auntie (premium AI helper): $12, $29, $49 a month per family.
- No Grove fee on payments you record by hand. No video on Free (new signups) or Essentials.
Pricing verified 2026-11-09. SignUpGenius details are from its home, features, school payments and Dues and Fees pages on that date; paid plan prices and payment fee amounts could not be confirmed there and are not shown. Grove prices are Grove's current published prices. Prices change, so check each product's pricing page before you buy.
Strengths
SignUpGenius
- -The benchmark for volunteer slots, waitlists and automated reminders.
- -Participants need no account to sign up.
- -A Dues and Fees dashboard that shows who paid, when and how much, with exports and recurring payments.
- -Calendar sync with Google, Outlook and Apple.
- -A free plan that includes every product.
Grove
- -One connected place: planning, the family roster, RSVPs, payments, chat and memories share the same records, so nothing is copied between tools.
- -Organizes the family itself: households RSVP together, branches show headcounts, and the family tree lives next to the guest list.
- -Manages participation: a personal RSVP link for each guest with no account, card checkout at RSVP on Essentials ($79 per reunion), schedule, polls, potluck, committees and group chat.
- -Keeps what happens afterward: memories, Story Circle with voice answers, a post-reunion capsule and a handoff brief for the next organizer.
- -A generous Free plan: planning, invite page, household RSVPs, schedule, polls, potluck, family tree, stories and memories.
- -A potluck board where relatives claim dishes and Grove spots the gaps, on Free.
Limits to know about
SignUpGenius
- -Free sign-ups show ads.
- -Households, family branches, a family tree and group conversation were not found on the pages we read.
Grove
- -Card checkout needs Essentials ($79) or Pro ($149), and each card payment carries a Grove fee on top of standard card processing.
- -Video meetings are not on Free (new signups) or Essentials; Pro includes 2 video hours in total, and more needs a monthly Grove Live plan.
- -Auntie, the AI helper, is a premium monthly plan, not part of Free, Essentials or Pro.
- -Grove does a lot, so there is more to learn than a single event page.
Who each one fits best
SignUpGenius fits best if
- -You mainly need volunteer slots, a waitlist and reminders
- -You want people to sign up with no account
- -You collect recurring dues for a school, team or club
Grove fits best if
- ✓You want the plan, the family and its history in one place instead of four apps
- ✓Households RSVP together and you want headcounts by branch
- ✓You collect reunion fees and want to see who has paid, in cash, check, payment apps or card
- ✓Your family gathers again and again and you want each reunion to start where the last one ended
- ✓You want RSVPs, payments, the potluck and the family conversation in one place instead of a separate sheet for each
A sign-up sheet is one part of a reunion.
For volunteer slots and reminders, SignUpGenius is the standard, and its free plan is broad.
For a family reunion, where sign-ups, RSVPs, payments, the family tree and the conversation all belong together, start a Grove reunion free and see how it fits.
Start your reunion freeSources
Every SignUpGenius detail on this page comes from these public pages, read on the dates shown. Grove details come from Grove's own pricing and feature records.
- signupgenius.com (home page) (checked November 9, 2026)
- signupgenius.com/features (checked November 9, 2026)
- signupgenius.com/schoolpayments (checked November 9, 2026)
- signupgenius.com/dues-and-fees (checked November 9, 2026)