Your guide to Event Entry Systems
Unsure of which entry system to use for your events? We list some of the most popular entry systems our clubs and members use to sign up to orienteering events.
SiEntries
SiEntries was established in 2008 and it was first used to take entries for the Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon. Since then it has been developed to support a large number of sports and has a full-time software development team. It was the first online entry system for orienteering events that provided an interface for users of mobile phones. More than 70% of entries are now made on mobile devices and with this in mind, development has focused on providing a clean and easy to use mobile interface.
SiEntries is a team of six based in Cumbria, UK and all of the team take part in and organise sporting events.
Some of the key benefits for Orienteering Clubs of using SiEntries:
- Special reduced pricing for all orienteering events.
- Club memberships can be managed online.
- Great support by phone and email 24/7 from our dedicated support team. Advice provided to those who are new to organising events.
- A flexible system that can be customised for the whole range of orienteering events from simple training events to the JK Orienteering Festival.
- A sophisticated emailing system that is free to use and allows images to be embedded in emails and information customised for each participant.
- Clubs can setup their own events on SiEntries or we can support them if the event is more intricate.
- SiEntries can feed entry data seamlessly into SPORTident SiTiming so that entries can be taken on the day.
- Provide great support if circumstances require you to cancel your event
- Participants can very easily edit their entries to specify more information or change preferences.
- Provide automated and seamless processes that allow participants to cancel entries with full/partial refunds where appropriate.
- Advertise the complete list of Orienteering Events taking place in the UK and provide a tool that helps orienteers find events.
Contact email: admin@sientries.co.uk
Racesignup
Founded in 2020 by an experienced orienteer, Racesignup provides an online event entry system now used for more than 500 orienteering events each year. This small UK company is committed to delivering exceptional service to event organisers and competitors alike.
Racesignup provides orienteering event organisers with a user-friendly, flexible, and cost-effective online entry system. Key benefits include:
- Comprehensive Event Management: Organisers have direct control over all aspects of event setup, editing and management, accommodating the full range of orienteering event formats and complex fee structures, and providing real-time data access for planning and logistics.
- Streamlined Event Replication: The system allows for quick duplication of existing events, saving organisers valuable time.
- Customizable Data Collection: Fully configurable entry forms enable organisers to collect necessary information from participants to exactly match the requirements of the event.
- Cost-Effective Financial Management: Competitive pricing and a credit system that facilitates efficient handling of refunds, encourages future participation, and supports bulk prepayments, Racesignup provides a cost-effective solution for event finances.
- Responsive Support and Development: Users benefit from readily available support resources and ongoing system updates based on user feedback.
Contact email: sales@racesignup.co.uk
Fabian4
Established in 2004, Fabian4 is now the longest-serving provider of online entry services for orienteering in the UK. Their first event was Croeso 2004.
Fabian4 are a small company with two permanent staff members, both of whom orienteer. The Company Director, Adrian Moir, was occasionally selected to represent Wales at the SHI/VHI but unfortunately is now going slower due to a dodgy left knee! Ellie Salisbury, Marketing and Administration Assistant, is a long standing fell runner and mountain biker, who has also represented Wales, and she has recently taken up orienteering too and has progressed to Orange.
As a racing team, they are proud to have completed more than 100 mountain marathons together in the UK, Iceland and the Alps, achieving a podium finish in most of these. They take similar pride and personal satisfaction in providing a quality, competitive service to help make your event a success.
- Operate a highly configurable, mobile responsive entry system, catering for local level D events up to level A and multiday events including British Orienteering Championships and JK Orienteering Festival (plus Relays with separate team declaration).
- A seeded start time allocation service is available for a small fee as well as perhaps the most user-friendly self-select start time service available from UK providers at no charge. This works in a similar manner to booking a seat on an airline where you can visualise all the spare slots for the whole family at one time.
- An entry-on-the-day option is available through the website.
- Offer exceptional customer support.
- Pricing is highly competitive.
Contact email: adrian.moir@fabian4.co.uk
