The best dues collection apps for fraternities and sororities in 2026
Dues collection is where chapter software either earns its keep or quietly eats your budget. The market splits into three camps: incumbents billed through your national (OmegaFi, greekbill/Billhighway), finance startups that are free for the chapter but charge members per payment (Dueflow, MyGreek, Crowded), and flat-subscription platforms where dues are one feature of a larger app (GreekLink).
We compared them on the question that actually matters: what does a collected dollar cost, and who pays it? The per-payment math is in our full cost guide — the short version is that ACH beats cards everywhere, “free for the chapter” means your members are paying, and per-member platform fees grow with every new member class. (Disclosure: GreekLink is our product; our row is held to the same standard below.)
GreekLink is the all-in-one operating system for fraternity and sorority chapters: events with RSVPs and reminders, geofenced service-hour tracking, role-gated chapter chat, polls, grade reports, AI flyer generation, bylaw Q&A, and AI meeting minutes — one flat subscription per chapter, every member free.
- Geofenced hour tracking — hours log themselves when members enter a zone
- Role-gated channel chat that replaces GroupMe sprawl
- Events with RSVPs, reminders, and attendance
- Polls and votes with controlled result visibility
- AI flyer generator, bylaw assistant, and meeting-minute transcription
- GPA and grade reporting for standards boards
- Flat per-chapter pricing — a new member class never raises the bill
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2. Dueflow
A fast-growing chapter finance platform (founded 2024) built around dues collection: ACH, card, Apple Pay, and Klarna payment plans, automated SMS and email reminders, and reimbursements with receipt trails. Despite the “all-in-one chapter management” tagline, the shipped product is finance-focused — as of August 2026 it does not offer service-hour tracking, points, attendance, chat, or recruitment tools, and there is no native mobile app.
Strengths
- Modern payment rails: Apple Pay, payment plans, automated dues reminders
- Reimbursements with digital receipts and an audit trail
- No platform fee to the chapter — members pay a convenience fee at checkout
- QuickBooks sync and an API — unusual technical depth for the category
Limitations
- Finance only: no hours, points, attendance, chat, events calendar, or rush tools
- No native mobile app — members interact through web links
- Convenience fees fall on members and are steep on small card payments (per its public pricing page, August 2026: $5 on a sub-$100 card payment; 6% for Klarna)
- Young company (founded 2024, pre-seed) for something holding your treasury
3. Crowded
A venture-backed fintech (about $13.5M raised) giving student orgs actual banking: FDIC-insured accounts, debit cards, dues collection, and tax-filing help. It is a bank account with collection tools, not chapter operations — no hours, points, chat, events, or rush.
Strengths
- Real banking: FDIC-insured accounts and officer debit cards
- Free core tier; collection fees are transparent
- Tax-filing support (990-N/EZ) that treasurers genuinely need
Limitations
- Banking and money only — everything else still needs other tools
- Chapter operations (hours, events, chat, points) are out of scope
4. MyGreek
Treasurer-first finance software (mygreek.us) with a free DIY tier, dues billing, budgeting, and payment plans. Like Dueflow it concentrates on money — as of August 2026 there are no service-hour, points, chat, or recruitment features, and the iOS app is early, with only a handful of ratings.
Strengths
- Free entry tier with no contract
- Straightforward dues billing and budgeting for treasurers
- No per-member platform fees
Limitations
- Finance only — the rest of chapter operations lives elsewhere
- Transaction fees passed to payers (listed August 2026: 4% + $0.30 card; 1% ACH capped at $25)
- Very small footprint so far; early mobile app
5. greekbill / Billhighway (re:Members)
The other big incumbent besides OmegaFi: Billhighway (founded 1999) and greekbill merged under the re:Members brand in 2025, selling chapter finance through national HQ partnerships — many NPC sororities route dues through Billhighway and many IFC fraternities through greekbill. Distribution is top-down: your national signs, chapters get rolled on, and group tax filing makes leaving unattractive.
Strengths
- Deep national-HQ integrations; rosters and dues sync with headquarters
- Group Form-990 filing across chapters — a real administrative win
- Decades of collections experience and payment plans
Limitations
- Usually adopted because your national signed, not because the chapter chose it
- Pricing is negotiated with HQs and rarely published; chapter reviewers describe processing fees as a major budget line
- Member-facing experience is functional web portals, not a modern app
- No hour tracking, points, chat, or events tooling
6. OmegaFi
A long-established financial and operations platform in Greek life, best known for chapter billing and dues collection. OmegaFi is typically sold through national headquarters and positions itself around financial management at HQ scale.
Strengths
- Deep dues-billing and collections tooling
- Long-standing relationships with national organizations
- Handles HQ-level reporting across many chapters
Limitations
- Built around HQ workflows — can feel heavyweight for a single chapter
- Usually adopted top-down through nationals rather than chosen by the chapter
- Interface and member experience reflect its enterprise heritage
7. The DIY stack (GroupMe + Sheets + Venmo + Canva)
The default setup for most chapters: GroupMe for chat, Google Sheets for hours and points, Venmo for money, Canva for flyers, and a shared drive nobody can find anything in. Free, familiar — and the reason your treasurer spends five hours a week on admin.
Strengths
- Free and already installed on everyone’s phone
- Zero onboarding — everybody knows GroupMe and Sheets
Limitations
- No single source of truth — data lives in six places
- Officer transitions lose everything: chats, sheets, logins
- Hours and attendance run on the honor system
- No permissions: every member can see (or break) the spreadsheet
Frequently asked questions
What does dues collection actually cost?+
Three different ways, depending on the model: per-member platform fees (documented examples run roughly $18–$22.50 per member per semester on incumbent platforms, before processing); member-paid convenience fees ($2–$15 per payment or 3–6% on the startups); or a flat chapter subscription plus standard processing (GreekLink: $49–$129/mo flat, no platform fee on dues). Our software cost guide walks a 60-member example through all three.
Should members pay dues by card or bank transfer?+
Bank transfer (ACH), almost always. On a $500 payment, ACH typically costs $2–$5 in fees across platforms, while cards run $10–$31 depending on the fee schedule. Encouraging ACH is the single cheapest change a treasurer can make.
Where does the money actually go?+
It varies more than people expect. On GreekLink, payments settle directly to the chapter’s own Stripe account — the platform never holds funds. Incumbents move money through their own platform accounts under HQ agreements. Fintechs like Crowded actually provide the bank account. Ask any vendor whose name is on the account the money sits in.
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