Comparison
Birdie vs Chronogolf: A Straight Comparison for Simulator Owners
Chronogolf was a golf course platform acquired by Lightspeed in 2019 — now Lightspeed Golf, enterprise software built for courses, not simulators. Birdie is what simulator operators were actually looking for.
| Feature | Birdie | Chronogolf |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Simulator management platform | Discontinued — now Lightspeed Golf |
| Target customer | Simulator business owners | Full-size golf courses |
| Still available? | ✓ | — |
| Bay-by-bay scheduling | ✓ | — |
| Membership tools | ✓ | — |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | — |
| Pricing | Month-to-month | Enterprise pricing only |
What Birdie offers that Chronogolf never did
Built for bays
Bay-by-bay scheduling with real-time availability, plus membership management and recurring billing.
Know your numbers
Utilization analytics show which hours and bays underperform — revenue dashboards, not just a booking calendar.
Sell more than bay time
Point of sale for retail, food, and add-ons, plus an embeddable booking widget for your own website.
Most operators are live and taking bookings within 48 hours of signup.
Verdict: Birdie vs Chronogolf
Birdie is built specifically for golf simulator businesses — small-to-mid-sized indoor venues with anywhere from one to twelve bays that need bay-by-bay scheduling, hour-bank memberships, automated SMS, and an owner dashboard that surfaces utilization and revenue per bay.
Chronogolf was built for full-size outdoor golf courses — tee sheets, green fees, retail POS, and pro shop inventory. After the 2019 Lightspeed acquisition, it was rolled into Lightspeed Golf, enterprise software with enterprise pricing aimed at course operators. Neither version was designed for a 4-bay simulator studio.
If you searched for Chronogolf because you needed simulator-specific tooling, the honest answer is that you were never the target customer. Birdie is. Book a 15-minute live demo and judge it against your real bay setup, pricing, and customer base.
If you're running a simulator business, Birdie is what you need
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