License & Deployment Mix: 15 tools – 1 OSS, 14 SaaS. (OSS and SaaS counts can overlap when an open-source tool also offers a vendor-hosted edition.)

What Is Gym Management Software?

Gym management software is the operational backbone of fitness facilities – gyms, studios, wellness centers, and health clubs. It handles membership management, class scheduling, booking, billing, access control, and member engagement – replacing spreadsheets, paper sign-ups, and disconnected systems with a unified platform.

Unlike generic business software, gym management includes domain-specific features that general tools cannot provide:

• Membership management – plans, contracts, freeze/cancel, family and corporate memberships, trial passes, and renewal automation
• Class scheduling – group fitness timetable, instructor assignment, capacity limits, waitlist management, and recurring schedule templates
• Booking system – class reservations, personal training sessions, facility bookings (courts, pools, lanes), and cancellation policies
• Recurring billing – automated membership dues collection, failed payment retry, dunning workflows, and proration handling
• Access control integration – door and turnstile integration via barcode, RFID, QR code, or biometric readers for member check-in
• Personal training – trainer scheduling, session packages, progress tracking, and commission management
• Member app – mobile app for booking, check-in, workout logging, class schedules, and account management
• Lead management – prospect tracking, trial passes, automated follow-up sequences, and conversion reporting
• Retail / POS – selling supplements, merchandise, pro-shop items, and juice bar products at the front desk or via app
• Workout tracking – exercise logging, body metrics, progress photos, and performance history
• Franchise / multi-location – centralized management, consolidated reporting, and cross-location membership access
• Waivers – digital liability waivers and contracts with e-signature capture
• Attendance tracking – check-in/out, class attendance reporting, and no-show management

The information on these pages was researched by a combination of human review and large language models. To suggest an addition or correction, please contact us. Prepared by Rhodium Systems Inc., author of the ResorsIT platform — a unified IT operations management platform for IT teams and MSPs that integrates a curated suite of open-source, commercial, and SaaS applications into a single system with shared identity, single sign-on, access control, and a common audit trail. Use this catalogue only as a starting point for your own research, and review any tool carefully against your own requirements before relying on it. Catalogue data version 2026.197.

Comparison

SSO / OIDC Comparison

OIDC is the preferred SSO protocol.

Best SSO support: Mindbody, ABC Fitness, and Jonas Fitness offer SAML SSO on enterprise tiers. Mariana Tek supports SAML for boutique fitness brands. No tool in this category offers native OIDC.

Smaller tools: Most gym management platforms (Glofox, Gymdesk, Zen Planner, WodBoard, PushPress, ClubReady, Vagaro, TeamUp, Exercise.com) lack modern SSO protocol support entirely.

Deployment Comparison

* = Can be self-hosted on cloud infrastructure

Core Features Comparison

API Comparison

Best API: Mindbody and ABC Fitness lead with comprehensive partner APIs and extensive documentation. Wger offers a fully open REST API as part of its open-source codebase. PushPress and TeamUp provide open APIs suitable for custom integrations.

Monitoring Integration

Self-hosted tools (Wger) offer full monitoring monitoring via database and web server metrics. SaaS tools are limited to endpoint and network infrastructure monitoring. Jefit is a mobile app with no infrastructure to monitor.

Licensing Comparison

Tools

15 tools.

ABC Fitness Solutions

ABC Fitness is the largest provider of fitness software globally, serving over 9,300 locations and 26 million members.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML

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ClubReady (Daxko)

ClubReady is a cloud-based management platform tailored for health clubs, gyms, and fitness centers.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Exercise.com

Exercise.com is an all-in-one gym management and personal training platform designed for gyms of all sizes – from solo personal trainers to multi-location franchises.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Glofox (ABC Fitness)

Glofox is a gym and studio management platform designed for boutique fitness, yoga, pilates, dance, martial arts, and CrossFit studios. It was acquired by ABC Fitness, making it part of the largest fitness software provider globally.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Gymdesk

Gymdesk is a modern, straightforward gym management platform especially popular among martial arts studios, CrossFit boxes, and small to mid-sized gyms. It emphasizes simplicity and transparent pricing without contracts or hidden fees.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Jefit

Jefit is a popular workout tracking app with over 12 million users worldwide. It focuses on exercise logging and workout planning rather than full gym management – it does not handle memberships, billing, class scheduling, or access contro…

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas, native · SSO: none

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Jonas Fitness

Jonas Fitness provides enterprise membership management software for gyms, health clubs, hospitals, and wellness centers.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML

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Mariana Tek

Mariana Tek is a cloud-based boutique fitness management platform for multi-location studio brands, covering membership, class scheduling, booking with spot selection, billing, and branded member apps.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML

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Mindbody

Mindbody is the dominant fitness and wellness management platform, serving over 60,000 business locations worldwide.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML

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PushPress

PushPress is an AI-powered gym management platform designed for independent gyms, CrossFit boxes, and boutique fitness studios.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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TeamUp

TeamUp is a class-based fitness management platform designed for fitness studios, personal trainers, and gyms that focus on group classes.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Vagaro

Vagaro is a versatile, all-in-one booking and management platform trusted by over 220,000 beauty and wellness businesses.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Wger

Wger (pronounced “vager”) is a free, open-source web application for managing personal workouts, weight, and diet plans. It can also serve as a simple gym management utility for small facilities.

License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none

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WodBoard

WodBoard is gym management software purpose-built for CrossFit boxes, functional fitness gyms, and strength and conditioning facilities.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website

Zen Planner (Daxko)

Zen Planner is a gym management platform built for boutique fitness studios, CrossFit boxes, martial arts schools, and yoga studios.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website