Best Digital Membership Card Software for UK Clubs & Small Businesses

Searching for the best digital membership card software in the UK lands you in a market built mostly for enterprises — airline-grade platforms with pricing to match. If you're a club, gym, society or small business that just wants branded cards in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, here's how the options actually compare in 2026, and how to choose.

What to look for

• Both wallets from one design. Your members split roughly half iPhone, half Android — a platform that only does one wallet leaves half your club behind.
• No per-card fees. Per-pass pricing punishes growing clubs. Look for flat monthly plans.
• Member management built in. Card software without a member list means spreadsheet juggling. CSV import, renewals and expiry handling should be included.
• UK basics. GBP pricing and UK GDPR handling of member data.
• A real free tier so you can trial before the committee signs off.

The main options in 2026

1. Digital Cards Club — best for UK clubs & small businesses

Yes, it's our own product — but the comparison is straightforward, because Digital Cards Club was built specifically for the club-and-SME gap the enterprise platforms ignore. One card design generates both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes; members are managed in the dashboard with CSV import, expiry dates and renewals; cards update in place after they're issued; and every card carries a scannable QR code with a verification API on the top tier.

Pricing is flat and in pounds: free for 5 active cards (both wallets included), Pro at £15/month for 100 cards with custom branding and CSV import, and Pro Plus at £49/month for unlimited cards, templates and API access. No per-card fees on any plan. Full pricing here.

2. PassKit — best for developers

PassKit is a solid, globally-used pass platform aimed primarily at developers and larger programmes, with published pricing that starts at roughly $40/month and scales with usage. If you have engineering resource and want to build passes into your own product, it's a credible choice — for a volunteer-run club it's more platform than you need.

3. PassEntry — best for enterprise programmes

PassEntry targets larger loyalty and access programmes, with enterprise onboarding and pricing reported in the hundreds of pounds per month. Strong for corporates; hard to justify for a club issuing a few hundred cards a season.

4. WalletThat — simple US-centric option

WalletThat covers the basics of wallet card creation with pricing around $99/month. It's US-oriented — dollar pricing and no particular UK GDPR focus — which matters if your members and data are here.

5. DIY with Apple & Google's developer tools

Both wallet platforms are free to build on directly — if you enrol in the Apple Developer Program (£79/year), manage signing certificates, host a pass web service, and write the code. It's a genuine option for a software team; it's a part-time job for a membership secretary. Our guide to creating Apple Wallet membership cards without a developer covers what the DIY route actually involves.

Quick comparison

Third-party pricing as published at the time of writing — check suppliers for current rates.

The bottom line

If you're an enterprise with developers, PassKit or PassEntry will serve you well. If you're a UK club or small business that wants professional cards in members' wallets this week, at a price a committee will approve, that's exactly the job Digital Cards Club's free plan was built for. Not sure digital is right for you at all? Start with plastic vs digital membership cards.