Black Pug Software

What Black Pug Software does

Black Pug Software LLC is a privately held, Worthington, Ohio-based SaaS company that develops and operates cloud-based software purpose-built for Scouting America councils in the United States. Founded in 2010 (with the company describing 15 years of operation through 2025), the company sells exclusively to regional Scouting America councils - nonprofit entities that administer local scouting programs, camps, and events. Its platform unifies member management, merit badge tracking, event registration, camp and facility reservations, a scout-specific point-of-sale system, a council online trading post with inventory management, and a council accounting module with credit tracking and PeopleSoft upload capability. The technology is delivered as a fully cloud-hosted, mobile-responsive web application requiring no on-premise server installation, with PCI DSS compliance handled via a partnership with VikingCloud.

The company monetizes through annual subscription contracts with councils, with pricing described as quote-based, transparent, and designed to be affordable across council sizes. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise sales - council-level buyers complete demo requests on 247scouting.com, are onboarded via a structured six-step concierge migration process (including event setup, property configuration, user training, and recorded sessions used for future staff training), and receive ongoing support through forums and monthly webinars. The company reports a network of over 100 partner councils across the United States plus select international jurisdictions (Far East, Transatlantic, Puerto Rico), and customer testimonials repeatedly cite ease of migration from the legacy Tentaroo platform as a key driver of selection. Black Pug operates without disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or a public listing, and no management team, headcount, or financial figures are available in the source data.

Name

Black Pug Software

Legal name

Black Pug Software LLC

Website

https://247scouting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Black Pug Software is a privately held Ohio-based SaaS provider of an integrated cloud platform purpose-built for over 100 Scouting America councils, covering event registration, camp reservations, point of sale, accounting, trading post, and member management on an annual subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scouting Council Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAEAEAA

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platforms

SECONDARYFSAMADAD

Integrated POS Payments (ISVs & Vertical POS Platforms)

Financial & Insurance/Payments & Transaction Processing/Point-of-Sale (POS) Payments & Terminals

Keywords

• Scouting management software
• Event registration platform
• Camp reservation system
• Council membership tracking
• Nonprofit accounting software

Headquarters

HQ city

Worthington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions for Scouting Councils: SaaS subscription model providing councils access to a comprehensive suite of scouting management tools including event registration, facility reservations, POS, accounting, and member management. Pricing is designed to be affordable for councils of all sizes with transparent pricing and no hidden fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Black Pug Software develops and sells a cloud-based SaaS platform purpose-built exclusively for Scouting America councils. The integrated suite covers member management, merit badge tracking, event registration, camp and facility reservations, point of sale, trading post/online store, accounting with PeopleSoft integration, forms creation, and parent portal access. The company provides concierge onboarding and ongoing support to migrate councils from legacy systems such as Tentaroo.

Product overview

Black Pug Software provides a unified platform of integrated modules specifically designed for Scouting America councils. The core offering includes Member Management, Merit Badge Tracking, Event Planning, Mobile Access, and Reporting, supplemented by specialized solution modules including Camp Reservation, Scouting Event, Point of Sale, Trading Post, Accounting, Forms Online, Global Events Calendar, and ScoutCal. These products work together to streamline council operations and enhance member experiences, with key differentiators being seamless campership awarding, membership validation, customization options for events, parent portal access, and PeopleSoft-compatible accounting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camp Reservation: Camp reservation system for councils to manage facility bookings and weekend camp reservations.
• Scouting Event
• Trading Post
• ScoutCal
• Global Events Calendar

Products and services

• Camp Reservation Camp and facility reservation management system that maximizes camp potential and provides councils an improved reservation experience for their customers.
• Scouting Event Premier Scouting Event management system built by Scouters for Scouters with innovative features not found on other systems, supporting event planning, organization, and management.
• Point of Sale Scout-specific point of sale system requiring no server installs, usable wherever and whenever needed by scouting councils and events.
• Trading Post Council online store that integrates with council events and provides full inventory management for council trading post operations.
• Accounting Comprehensive council accounting system with credit tracking, event accounts for facility rental payments, fund transfer capabilities, and seamless upload to PeopleSoft.
• Global Events Calendar Calendar system for managing and displaying scouting events across Scouting America councils.
• ScoutCal Calendar solution for scouting scheduling and coordination across council activities.
• Forms Online Tool for creating quick surveys and administrative forms to support council operational needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Support response times often within the hour
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VikingCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationPCI DSS compliance partner. VikingCloud performs automated ASV (Approved Scanning Vendor) scans on Black Pug's payment card data environment to ensure PCI DSS validation. These vulnerability assessments identify potential security weaknesses before exploitation, maintaining compliance and protecting sensitive payment information.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is the largest nonprofit software suite provider (CRM, fundraising, financials, peer-to-peer) and is the broad incumbent that scouts or scouts' parent organizations might turn to if they consolidated nonprofit software vendors.
• Salesforce.org / Nonprofit Cloud: Salesforce's Nonprofit Cloud offers CRM, program management, and engagement tools for nonprofits, and could encroach on Black Pug's member-management and event-management positioning if scouts or larger nonprofits consolidate to enterprise platforms.
• Active Network (Community Brands / Granicus): Active Network provides registration, camp, and activity-management software widely used by camps, parks, and recreation programs, making it a broad incumbent in the camp-registration space adjacent to Black Pug's Camp Reservation module.

Emerging players

• Regpack: Regpack is a registration and payment platform used by camps, schools, and membership organizations, offering configurable forms, payments, and reporting that compete with Black Pug's event-registration and Forms Online functionality.
• Wild Apricot (Personify): Wild Apricot is membership and event-management SaaS for small-to-mid nonprofits and associations; its member database, events, and online payments overlap with parts of Black Pug's integrated council suite.
• MemberPlanet: MemberPlanet provides membership-management, event-registration, and payment tools for nonprofits and associations, competing with Black Pug's member management and event modules at a broader nonprofit-vertical level.

Direct peers

• CampBrain: CampBrain provides camp management software for resident and day camps including registration, billing, and parent communication, overlapping with Black Pug's camp-reservation and trading-post modules for scouting councils.
• Tentaroo: Tentaroo is the incumbent event-registration and camp/facility reservation platform for Scouting America councils that Black Pug is actively displacing, as evidenced by multiple customer testimonials describing direct migrations from Tentaroo to Black Pug.
• CampSite (Community Brands): CampSite is a dedicated camp management platform serving summer camps and youth camps with registration, billing, and parent-portal functionality, directly comparable to Black Pug's Camp Reservation and parent-engagement capabilities for council-owned camps.
• Scoutbook (Boy Scouts of America / Scouting America): Scoutbook is Scouting America's official member-management and advancement-tracking tool for unit-level leaders; it partially overlaps with Black Pug's Member Management and Merit Badge Tracking modules and represents the national organization's own platform play.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/247scouting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/black-pug-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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