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Partake vs Clubessential

Clubessential builds club management software that joins membership billing, accounting, reservations, POS, a club website, and a member app. Partake fits golf courses that want a course-branded site where any golfer books and orders, orders to the tee time, group checks split online, and member charges through Golf365.

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Sources for the Clubessential summary:[1][8]

Partake and Clubessential, item by item

The rows follow our buyer checklist. Partake answers come from our product facts. Clubessential answers cite public pages from Clubessential, or say “Ask the vendor” where we couldn’t confirm it.

Partake compared with Clubessential
What to comparePartakeClubessential
Tee sheet and online bookingStaff tee sheet with online booking on the course site, a waitlist, standing times, and rates by season and player type.Members book tee times and other club reservations from a phone, tablet, or computer.[2]
Food and beverage POSPOS on an iPad or in the browser for pickup, delivery, tabs, tables, and events, with comps, voids, and split checks by seat.Cloud mobile POS on iOS or Android tablets or Chrome, for F&B and retail tickets.[3]
Kitchen displayKitchen display mode routed by station, with meal courses that fire automatically or manually.A Kitchen Display System integrated with its cloud mobile POS.[4]
On-course ordering to the tee timeGolfers order from the golfer site for pickup, to a table, or to their tee time. The order lands on the same POS board.Members order from the club app for pickup, curbside, or delivery to specified locations.[5]
Group ordering and split checks onlineGroup orders from a share link or a table QR code, split by Pay my items, Split evenly, or Host covers.Ask the vendor
Member chargesCharge the member account from the POS with member lookup and reciprocal clubs, through Golf365.Membership management and billing, with reservation fees posted to the member’s monthly bill.[2]
Food cost and purchasingPartake Costs: vendors, purchase orders, AP invoices, inventory counts, and a food-cost dashboard from recipes and sales.Inventory management in Clubessential Office. Ask the vendor about recipe food cost.[1]
Guest CRM and email/textGuest profiles with booking and order history, plus email campaigns and text messages.Club website and email tools, with automated member surveys.[6]
AI assistantAI manager answers questions from live data and asks before it changes anything. A remote MCP server connects your own AI tool.Club Intelligence: AI-generated dashboards, forecasting, and anomaly alerts.[7]
PaymentsStripe: cards online, Apple Pay and Google Pay, cards on file, and Stripe Terminal readers in person.CE Payments.[1]
Accounting integrationQuickBooks: map GL accounts and sync sales, orders, payouts, and member charges.Club accounting in the same suite, including general ledger and financial reporting.[1]
Course-branded golfer siteCourse-branded site on your own domain for booking and ordering. There is no app to download.A club website and the Next Gen Mobile App for members.[8]

Where Partake is different

  • A golfer site anyone can use

    The course-branded site runs on your own domain. Golfers book and order without an app, and guests can check out without an account.

  • Group orders that split themselves

    One golfer shares a link or the table scans a QR code, everyone adds their own items, and the group pays by Pay my items, Split evenly, or Host covers.

  • Food cost from recipes and sales

    Partake Costs covers vendors, purchase orders, AP invoices, and counts, and works out food cost from recipes against POS sales.

When Clubessential may be a better fit

Clubessential Office is club management software with membership management and billing, general ledger, inventory, financial reporting, and a predictive member analytics tool. A private club that wants dues, member statements, and the club’s books in the same system as reservations and POS may find Clubessential a better fit.[1]

Switching to Partake

The plan and timing are set with each course on the first call.

  1. Step 1

    Talk to us

    Tell us how the course runs today, which outlets you have, and which Partake products you want.

  2. Step 2

    Map your setup

    Work through menus and modifiers, your tee sheet schedule, player types, and rates with our team.

  3. Step 3

    Set up hardware

    Plan the iPads, card readers, printers, and kitchen screens each outlet needs.

  4. Step 4

    Train staff

    Walk the shop, servers, and kitchen through the screens they will use every day.

Frequently asked questions

Is Partake an alternative to Clubessential?
For the tee sheet, food and beverage POS, kitchen display, and golfer site, yes. Partake posts member charges through Golf365 rather than running member billing itself. Compare the checklist on this page and ask both vendors to walk you through a normal day.
Does Partake integrate with Clubessential?
No. Partake is not an integration with Clubessential. Partake’s integrations are Stripe for payments, QuickBooks for accounting, and Golf365 (EZ Links) for member charges.
How does Partake handle member charges?
Staff look up the member at the POS and post the check to their account through Golf365, including reciprocal clubs. Charges can also sync to QuickBooks.

Sources

  1. Clubessential: Club management software (accessed 2026-09-23)
  2. Clubessential: Country club reservation system (accessed 2026-09-23)
  3. Clubessential: Mobile POS (accessed 2026-09-23)
  4. Clubessential: Kitchen display system (accessed 2026-09-23)
  5. Clubessential: Mobile ordering (accessed 2026-09-23)
  6. Clubessential: Essential Suite solution components (accessed 2026-09-23)
  7. Clubessential: Club Intelligence (accessed 2026-09-23)
  8. Clubessential: Next Gen Mobile App (accessed 2026-09-23)

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