Gym software has to support what members pay for and how they use the facility. Gomry supports scheduled classes, prepaid visit packs, recurring subscriptions and public events with customer history. Workout records and unattended entry require dedicated training or access systems.
PushPress, Wodify and Zen Planner belong in a coaching-led shortlist. Glofox and TeamUp are relevant to class and membership businesses. Hapana and Mariana Tek address management across locations, while Virtuagym spans business administration and coaching tools. Choosing among them requires more than finding a calendar that can hold the weekly timetable.
Compare the options
| Software | Main reason to consider it | Important distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Gomry | Prepaid sessions, public programs and event admission | Not an established replacement for workout logs or unattended access. |
| PushPress | Gym operations with separate growth and training products | Quote Core, Grow and Train according to the modules needed. |
| Wodify | Member operations and workout performance | Training history is part of the customer service being replaced. |
| Zen Planner | Billing, gym administration and coaching records | Demonstrate the training and member-account workflow together. |
| Glofox | Membership billing, CRM and a branded app | Include failed payments and renewal rights in the comparison. |
| TeamUp | Class memberships and private coaching | Plan eligibility should cover the gym’s actual offers. |
| Virtuagym | Member administration and digital coaching | Required modules and facility integrations affect the configuration. |
| Mindbody | Class operations and consumer discovery | Measure acquisition separately from gym administration. |
| Hapana | Central control across fitness locations | Local flexibility and brand-wide rules need explicit permissions. |
| Mariana Tek | Multi-location boutique fitness | Management scope differs from a single gym’s booking need. |
| WellnessLiving | Customer records and front-desk staff work | Forms, payments and payroll are different administrative jobs. |
| Pike13 | Classes, appointments and client administration | Confirm the depth of recurring billing and coaching required. |
Membership software starts with the right to attend
A membership record should explain whether someone can book a class, enter the building or use another service. A prepaid pack creates a balance. A recurring plan creates payment and attendance rules over time. They may coexist, but the system should not treat a paid invoice as evidence of every kind of access.
During evaluation, use one active member, one failed renewal and one frozen plan. Ask the vendor to show what each person sees when trying to book or enter. This reveals whether payment state, booking eligibility and access permissions follow the gym’s policy. It also identifies staff work that will remain manual.
Coaching records are part of the member experience
For a strength or functional-fitness gym, customers may rely on previous workouts and progress records. Wodify, PushPress Train and Zen Planner deserve consideration for that reason. Preserving the member’s name and payment account is not sufficient if the training record disappears.
A gym focused on classes may have a different priority: membership allowances, full-class handling and personal coaching reservations. TeamUp and Glofox enter that comparison for their member and class offer. The chosen configuration should match the services the gym sells rather than reproduce the largest available feature list.
Gomry for paid sessions and public programs
Gomry can schedule activities with time slots, capacity and hosts through Experiences. A Bundle gives customers credit for one activity or a selected pool. They book available dates later and redeem credit when reserving a place. A special fitness event can use a separate ticket.
This can serve a gym’s workshop program, a series of coached sessions or paid activities offered to a wider audience. Contacts retains purchase, attendance and message history, so the team has context across those offers.
For separately ticketed Events, Gomry also lets guests transfer an eligible ticket from the ticket page or app. The recipient signs in to accept, then the attendee list, exports and scanner update. Transfers are on by default and can be disabled per ticket class. Guests can handle the change themselves where allowed, reducing routine name-change requests. This describes Event tickets, not a transfer of prepaid class credit or a move to another session.
With Gomry MCP, staff can use Claude or ChatGPT in a compatible configuration to create or update events and ticket classes, look up attendees, and read reports. Operations follow the permissions of the connected Gomry account.
Gomry Subscriptions are available with weekly, monthly or yearly billing and either unlimited Experience access or a visit allowance per cycle. Bundles remain a separate prepaid balance. Organization-wide Membership Levels provide member status independently of class bookings. Workout programming, performance logs and unattended building access require separate systems.
Shortlists for different gyms
Coaching-led gym: compare PushPress, Wodify and Zen Planner. Work through the member’s booking, workout and progress record. Include the staff process for assigning or recording training.
Class-led fitness business: compare TeamUp, Glofox and Mindbody. Show membership allowances, private coaching if sold, and the treatment of a full class. Include Gomry for recurring class subscriptions, prepaid visits and separately ticketed events.
Brand with several locations: compare Hapana, Mariana Tek and the relevant multi-location configurations of other candidates. Establish who controls prices, memberships and staff permissions before judging the consumer app.
Gym combining digital coaching with administration: include Virtuagym. Its membership and coaching scope makes it relevant to a service extending beyond the visit itself.
Ownership, priorities and product development
Your booking system is a long-term supplier. Its ownership belongs in the comparison alongside features and cost, particularly when several brands on your shortlist belong to the same group. The following providers on this shortlist have private-equity ownership or backing.
| Software | Parent group and investors |
|---|---|
| Glofox | ABC Fitness · Thoma Bravo |
| TeamUp | DaySmart · LLR Partners and Parthenon Capital |
| Zen Planner | Daxko · GI Partners and Genstar Capital |
| Mariana Tek | Xplor · Advent, Battery Ventures, Osprey and Silver Lake |
| Mindbody | Playlist · Vista, Affinity Partners, L Catterton and Temasek; also founder-led |
Private-equity ownership can create pressure to prioritize financial returns or group-wide integration over a request from one business. That is a risk to examine, not evidence that a particular product has stopped improving. Before committing, ask for recent releases relevant to your operation, how customer requests reach the product team and what happens when an issue needs escalation. For a gym, use a real membership, attendance or coaching requirement rather than a general request for more features.
Founder leadership and investor ownership are separate questions: a business can have both. Evaluate access to the team and delivered improvements, rather than relying on either label.
Founder-led. Close to your business.
Gomry is founder-led, with the founders directly involved in the product and in conversations with customers. We listen to operational problems, work with businesses on what they need and turn that feedback into product improvements. A short path between customers and the team building Gomry helps us move quickly, from everyday booking improvements to new ways of working with APIs and AI assistants.
With Gomry MCP, compatible AI assistants can work with events, tickets, attendees and contacts within your account permissions. The Catalog API and commerce flow let developers build event discovery and ticket-purchase journeys into consumer agents. Gomry Cloud adds APIs for web extraction, tool execution and research with citations. These give businesses and developers ways to connect Gomry to their own workflows, beyond the booking page.
What a gym software quote should include
Use the same member count, locations, staff users, payment volume and required modules for each proposal. Include recurring billing, messaging, branded apps, coaching products and access hardware where used. Software payment processing and a door-access installation are different costs.
For migration, reconcile renewal dates, freezes, unused credits and future bookings. Determine how workout records can be retained and whether payment credentials can transfer through the supported process. A CSV of member names is not a complete move, and a successful booking test does not validate access hardware.
Tap to Pay. Take a contactless payment from a customer paying at the studio. Gomry Tap to Pay lets you accept contactless payments on your phone. Check device and regional availability when comparing your options for in-person payments.
Common gym software questions
Is ticket scanning the same as gym access control?
No. Ticket scanning validates admission to an event. Unattended facility access must use a supported installation and the correct member permissions. Do not infer one from the other.
Should every gym pay for workout software?
Only if recording or delivering training is part of the service. A class-booking business and a coached training gym may need different configurations, even with similar weekly schedules.
Can a gym sell classes without a renewing membership?
Yes. Gomry’s available model includes prepaid visits for eligible activities and separately ticketed events. That should be assessed as its own purchase model rather than labeled a recurring membership.
What each alternative provides
PushPress
PushPress separates its offering into Core for gym operations, Grow for CRM and marketing, and Train for workout-related tools. Its site documents memberships, billing, scheduling, check-ins and digital waivers.
Wodify
Wodify documents billing, scheduling, CRM and a member app, alongside performance tracking, workout programming and access-control products. Its member app can be part of both booking a class and recording training progress.
Zen Planner
Zen Planner describes scheduling, billing, attendance and staff workflows, alongside follow-up, workout logging and progress visibility. The platform is relevant when member participation and coaching history are connected to the gym’s day-to-day operation.
Glofox
Glofox documents memberships, credit packs, booking, billing, a branded app, CRM and multi-location tools. It also describes automated handling of failed payments.
TeamUp
TeamUp describes configurable schedules and membership tiers, including offers such as private coaching, additional sessions and workshops. It also offers migration assistance.
Virtuagym
Virtuagym lists membership and staff management, group and individual booking, payment processing and coaching products. Its offer also includes progress tracking and gym-access solutions, so the required configuration extends beyond the timetable.
Mindbody
Mindbody supports class and appointment scheduling, payments, staff management and reporting. Its consumer app adds a discovery route outside the studio’s own website; its business tools serve the team running the operation. The fitness offering also describes marketing automation and an AI Concierge for customer questions and bookings.
Hapana
Hapana documents central brand controls and multi-location consistency for pricing, memberships, schedules and processes. Bulk actions and views for different roles support the management side of a growing fitness business.
Mariana Tek
Mariana Tek documents centralized policies, location reporting and staff permissions for multi-location fitness businesses.
WellnessLiving
WellnessLiving describes client management, staff permissions and payroll, forms, reporting and payment/POS tools alongside scheduling. Its staff app supports booking clients into classes and managing purchases. It is relevant when reception needs to handle several parts of a visit, such as registration information, payment and a booking adjustment.
Pike13
Pike13 documents classes and appointments, client management, recurring billing, reporting and mobile tools. It also offers client, staff and check-in app experiences.
Choosing your shortlist
Choose the core platform around the member’s actual service: payment rights, training and access. Gomry is relevant for class subscriptions, prepaid participation and public programs; PushPress, Wodify and Zen Planner also address coaching-led gym operations. The shortlist should make that division clear before anyone requests a quote.
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