A Zen Planner replacement needs to preserve the gym's member journey from payment to participation and coaching. Recurring billing, training records and building access can require more than a class calendar. Define which jobs are moving before assessing a system focused on prepaid sessions.
Gomry supports a fitness business selling prepaid sessions and separately ticketed events. The business selects which classes a pack covers, and customers book available dates using their credit.
A gym can run a regular class program alongside public workshops, retaining purchase and attendance history across both. Buying a pack does not automatically reserve every future session; each booking claims an available place. Recurring member billing, coaching administration and unattended building access need additional capabilities. A gym dependent on those functions should keep them explicit when choosing its main operating system.
PushPress offers distinct products for member management, growth and training. Wodify includes training and facility-related functions beyond reserving a class.
Which alternative fits your business?
| Your main requirement | Start with |
|---|---|
| A prepaid session offer and separately ticketed fitness events | Gomry |
| Separating gym operations, marketing and training is useful to the buying decision | PushPress |
| Performance tracking, workout programming or access products are central alongside billing and scheduling | Wodify |
Compare the member journey from billing to coaching
A gym’s software can connect recurring payments, attendance and progress. An alternative should show how each stage works for the member and coach. A sales page that looks simpler is useful only if the resulting records still support delivery of the service. Clarify which follow-ups are operational reminders and which are coaching or member-engagement tasks.
What Zen Planner already covers
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.
Zen Planner alternatives compared
| Platform | Relevant functions |
|---|---|
| Gomry | Scheduled Experiences, eligible prepaid visits, separate Event tickets, customer history and organizer MCP |
| PushPress | Core operations, Grow marketing and Train workout tools |
| Wodify | Gym operations, workout performance and access products |
| Glofox | Memberships, billing, branded app, CRM and multiple locations |
| Mindbody | Scheduling, payments, staff tools, marketing and consumer discovery |
| TeamUp | Schedules, membership tiers, private coaching and workshops |
| Pike13 | Classes, appointments, recurring billing and client records |
| Hapana | Central brand controls, multi-site memberships, schedules and role-based views |
| WellnessLiving | Client and staff records, payroll, payments, forms and reporting |
Gomry features for this business
| What the customer or team needs | Gomry functionality |
|---|---|
| A place in a scheduled activity | Experiences provides time slots, capacity and host assignment. Details |
| Visits chosen after purchase | Bundles provides credit for one Experience or a selected pool. Customers sign in and redeem credit when booking an available session. Details |
| Recurring class access or member status | Subscriptions combine recurring billing with unlimited or per-cycle access to eligible Experiences. Membership Levels assign organization-wide status. Subscriptions · Memberships |
| Admission to a public event | Events provides a separate ticket purchase; ticket classes, seating maps and online browser scanning support admission. Details |
| Context for a returning customer | Contacts brings together purchase, attendance and message history. Custom messages use supported email, SMS and push channels according to recipient preferences; WhatsApp uses approved transactional templates, subject to regional availability. Details |
| Supported account work through an assistant | Claude and ChatGPT through Gomry MCP: create or update events and ticket classes, look up attendees and read reports, within your account permissions. |
| Ticket transfers for Events | Attendees can pass eligible Event tickets to someone else from their ticket page or the app, reducing name-change requests to your team. The recipient signs in to accept; the attendee list, exports and scanner update. Transfers are on by default and can be disabled per ticket class. How transfers work |
How prepaid visits work
- Eligibility: The business selects one Experience or a pool. The balance is shared across those eligible Experiences.
- Reservation: The customer chooses a session and redeems credit during checkout. The reservation consumes actual capacity.
- Terms: The business can define expiry and the ticket tier used for redemption.
- Changes: Existing buyers retain their purchased terms. Stopping new sales does not remove their remaining credit.
- Sales: Bundles can be sold online or through Gomry POS. Credits apply to Experiences rather than one-off Events.
Gomry supports session bookings, prepaid visits, recurring Experience access through Subscriptions, and organization-wide Membership Levels. Training logs, workout programming and unattended building access require their own supported systems.
Ownership, priorities and product development
Zen Planner is part of Daxko, backed by GI Partners and Genstar Capital.
Ownership is one part of the decision, not a verdict on product quality. Ask each provider for recent releases relevant to your operation, how customer requests reach the product team and who handles an unresolved support issue. Compare those answers alongside the contract and migration requirements.
Founder-led. Close to your business.
Gomry is founder-led, with the founders involved in product decisions and conversations with customers. Bring the team a specific booking, payment or attendance problem so the discussion starts with the work your business needs to complete.
With Gomry MCP, compatible assistants can perform supported account tasks within your permissions. The separate Catalog API and commerce flow lets developers build discovery and purchase journeys for eligible public Event tickets. Choose the interface for the job: operating your account and helping a consumer buy a ticket are different workflows.
Other alternatives on the shortlist
Glofox
Glofox documents memberships, credit packs, booking, billing, a branded app, CRM and multi-location tools. It also describes automated handling of failed payments.
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.
TeamUp
TeamUp describes configurable schedules and membership tiers, including offers such as private coaching, additional sessions and workshops. It also offers migration assistance.
Pike13
Pike13 documents classes and appointments, client management, recurring billing, reporting and mobile tools. It also offers client, staff and check-in app experiences.
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.
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.
Can attendance history replace a coaching record?
No. Attendance shows participation; a training record can show workouts and progress. Zen Planner documents workout logging and progress visibility. Gomry’s purchase and attendance history supports the booking relationship. A gym using both types of information needs both represented in the new operating setup.
Moving from Zen Planner: costs and existing purchases
Keep payment status, booking entitlement and progress history as separate records during the switch. A paid member can still have an attendance or coaching issue; combining those into one status loses information. Cost the complete member-facing and coach-facing setup, including any product replacing workout logging.
Published Gomry terms are available on the pricing page.
Tap to Pay. Take a contactless payment at the venue for a paid session or event. 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.