PushPress Compared to Gymdesk

Gymdesk Versus PushPress

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We will take a head-to-head look at Gymdesk vs PushPress to show you where each gym management platform shines and where each falls short.

See why gyms, martial arts schools, yoga studios, dance, and gymnastics gyms prefer Gymdesk over PushPress to manage their business.

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GYMDESK

PushPress

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Both Gymdesk and PushPress have their strengths and weaknesses. In the table below, we outline the most important factors when choosing your gym management software so you can determine which is right for your business.

Gymdesk

PushPress

Starting Price

Starts at $75/month. All features included.

Free plan available with limited features and higher processing rates. Paid plans start at $159/month without marketing features.

mEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT

Ability to create any membership for any term, including trial memberships, seasonal programs, punch card memberships, and more.

No options for creating memberships beyond recurring, non-recurring, and punch-card memberships.

pAYMENT PROCESSING

Choose from 5 options. Integrates with Stripe, Square, and Authorize.net to handle your membership payments and point-of-sale. Your payment processor stays separate and under your full control.

Only 1 option, Stripe, with no card readers supported.

marketing tools

Robust marketing features such as email marketing, automations, lead tracking, and more included in every account, no add-ons required.

Marketing features are a separate product called PushPress Grow.

Reporting

See detailed reporting for attendance and revenue in one dashboard and easily compare metrics for one or multiple locations.

No multi-location comparison reporting; limited to viewing locations in separate tabs.

Facility access

Provides integration with Kisi for 24/7 door access.

Must connect to third party applications through Zapier for door access.

progress tracking

Easy to track member progress with ranks, skills, and promotions.

Pricey add-ons that lack essential tracking features required to monitor member progress.

Overall Rating 4.8

Overall Rating 4.7

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* For qualified payments

You’ve probably seen this before when evaluating processing costs – a low processing fee with phrasing such as “As low as…” or “starting at …”, ending with an asterisk.

Different transactions are charged different rates by the credit-card companies, depending on the type of card used and the potential risk of the transaction.

Payment gateways then roll those rates on to you with their own pricing scheme, often separating payments into classes of "qualified", "mid-qualified" and "non-qualified" payments. Qualified payments are charged the advertised “starting at…” rates, while non-qualified payments are charged increasingly higher rates depending on different factors (also known as three-tier pricing).

Recurring payments that are charged using a card on file automatically are charged the highest fees. For a membership based business, that means most of the transactions will be considered non-qualified and be subject to much higher fees.

Other charges can include setup fees, monthly fees, charge-back fees and more.

At Gymdesk we partnered with payment processor who offer simplified rates with that are optimized to online and recurring billing, and no monthly fees. Let's see how it compares to Mindbody's fees:

	Qualified	Non-qualified	Direct Debit	Monthly	Failures
Mindbody	2.75 %	3.5 % + 15c	1 % + 50c + 6$ / refund	$10 ACH	$7 per decline + $15 Chargeback
Gymdesk (Stripe)	2.9% + 30c	2.9% + 30c	0.8% ($5 cap)	$0	$15 / $0 chargeback

To show how this adds up, we'll calculate it using a monthly payment volume of $12,000 in 100 transactions. We’ll assume 90 of these transactions are active members on recurring billing (i.e, offline transactions which are non-qualified), and 10 are new members which are swiped in where possible and, to keep it simple, don’t use rewards cards or other non-qualified cards.

We’ll also include 1 chargeback per month, which we defend successfully (Stripe will refund the chargeback fee if you defend it successfully).

	Qualified	Non-qualified	Failures	Total
Mindbody	10 x $120 x 2.75% = $33	90 x $120 x 3.5% + 15c x 90 = $391.5	10 declines x $7 + $15 chargeback = $85	$509.5
Gymdesk (Stripe)	10 x $120 x 2.9% + 30c x 10 = $37.8	90 x $120 x 2.9% + 30c x 90 = $340.2	No cost declines + $0 chargeback (defended)	$378

More than $100 monthly difference in cost due to higher rates on most payments and additional fees. This is one of the reasons we integrate with Stripe and Square, as they work well for online payments and membership based businesses, and provide a better experience overall.

What Makes Gymdesk Better than PushPress

Gymdesk is a modern, user-friendly, and easy-to-use alternative to PushPress, making running and growing your gym easier.

Gymdesk

PushPress

Easy To Use Member Management

Spot issues quickly without being overwhelmed. Address expiring memberships, overdue payments and missing waivers with ease on your laptop or mobile device.

Create on demand reports using a variety of built-in and custom filters, and export to CSV or PDF for offline usage.

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Member and Manager Friendly Attendance Tracking

Self service member check-in via a numeric code, name search, bar code scanner, or QR codes - on any device.

Managers can backdate attendance quickly and efficiently with our mass check-in feature.

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Gymdesk

PushPress

Gymdesk

PushPress

Billing And Reporting

Understand your cashflow in real time with visual charts and sophisticated filters. Access it from anywhere on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

Generate point-of-sale and membership payments, project revenue for the coming year, and review month-over-month member and revenue growth and churn in your gym.

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Gymdesk vs PushPress: What the Users Have to Say

We could talk for hours about the difference between Gymdesk and PushPress, but we’d rather let the users speak for themselves.

GYMDESK

Overall Highest rated 4.8 (142)

Ease of Use 4.7

Customer Service 4.9

Features 4.6

Value for Money 4.8

PushPress

Overall 4.7

Ease of Use 4.6

Customer Service 4.8

Features 4.5

Value for Money 4.8

Features Reporting Customer support

Reporting

GYMDESK
"What I like best is that you can access all different areas from one page and it is convenient to use. The Dashboard is also great as it tells you what is going on with the member's payment, birthdays and who has been absent from class lately."
Kam L.

PushPress
"The reporting is terrible. Hard to run a business using the built-in reports. They are seldom correct or useful."
Jason A.
Customer support

GYMDESK
"The support is really, really responsive. I am impressed with that. Almost always within an hour or two, or quickly next day. The best. "
Becky P.

PushPress
“The customer service response was poor. We have had repeated issues with payments not being taken and embarrassment with prospective members being unable to pay. I could go, on, but simply put the system has been unreliable and cost us money and time to date on bookings and payments."
Jon K.
Features

GYMDESK
“Gymdesk saved my life…and business. Such a simple, clear user interface (staff AND students) with incredibly robust tools that are consistently updated and added upon. Every few weeks, they add on new features and make existing ones more streamlined. [Gymdesk is helping me] managing students, payments, recruiting, communication, planning and keeping me and my staff sane!”
Joe R.

PushPress
"Initially, we were sold on the ease of use. However, after using the software day to day (for over a year) and having issues, we quickly realized this was not the standard. Integrations are clumsy to utilize, member communication is limited and only works for short messages, and customer support is lagging. Billing is also erratic and unpredictable with members being re-charged for past purchases without explanation."
Colby B.

Gymdesk is a Leader in Gym Management

GetApp has named Gymdesk a category leader in their 2025 gym software report.

The highly detailed ranking uses review benchmark data from gym management software users.

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Summary: When to Choose PushPress vs Gymdesk

Here’s our summary of when to choose Gymdesk vs PushPress gym management software:

When to Choose Gymdesk

You want to use one solution to manage and grow your gym
You have more than 100 members or multiple locations
You need a robust membership builder that allows you to build any type of membership you like

When to Choose PushPress

You only need membership management or are ok with paying extra for additional features like marketing
You don't anticipate growing beyond 100 members or having multiple locations

Gymdesk is the fastest-growing PushPress alternative!

Simplicity

Thanks to easy click-and-drag features, beautiful reporting, and a refined dashboard for easy access - you won’t want to ever switch management platforms again.

Flexibility

We’ve built Gymdesk to be adaptable for any growing fitness business. Fit your exact needs with customizable fields, form builders, saved templates, and your very own website.

Support to Grow Your Gym

Don’t sit on hold for hours ever again. Gymdesk has an experienced support team to help you with whatever you need. Email, chat, video support, and more.

Payment Processor Choice

With over 5 options to choose from, you can choose the payment processor that’s best for your business and own your payment data.

Everything In One Place

At Gymdesk, get all the features you need on Day 1 with a 30-day free trial to make sure it’s right for you (no credit card required).

You Can Ask Us Anything, Really!

As martial artists, fitness junkies and software developers - we built this product because you are our ideal customer. We will work with you to make sure our product fits your needs. Your success is our success.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How easy is it to switch from PushPress to Gymdesk?

Switching from PushPress to Gymdesk is very simple with our migration tool. Export your member data from PushPress and import it into Gymdesk in a matter of minutes.

You can also migrate your payment data, leads/prospects lists, products, attendance and more.
What are the payment processing fees?

All payment processing is run through our payments partners - Stripe, Square and Authorize.net, and each have their own set of fees depending on your location and payment types.

We do not charge anything extra beyond the fees charged by your selected payment processor.
Can I charge members using direct bank debits?

We support direct bank debits for member payments, depending on your location and payment processor.

Stripe and Authorize.net provide ACH and eChecks respectively to US customers. Stripe also provides SEPA bank debits to EU customers, BECS direct debits in Australia, and Pre-Authorized Debits in Canada.
Do you track ranks, levels and promotion requirements?

You can track attendance using a tablet at the front desk, or manually in bulk at the back office.

For each program you run in your gym, you can set up promotion criteria for each rank / belt, and then generate reporting on members' progress towards their promotion criteria. The system also generates notifications when members are ready to be tested for promotion.
Can I use Gymdesk's online functionality with my website?

All of our online features can work independently from the website we provide, and integrated on your existing website.

This includes the gym weekly schedule, lead capture forms, the member sign-up form and access to the member portal.
Are you available in my country?

Any gym around the world can use our software! Credit-card processing might be limited to the countries supported by our payment partners, but you can still run payments manually and use all of our features without limitation.

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Why Choose Gymdesk for Your Gym

Seamless member sign-up and onboarding
Auto-play and rebilling boost your bottom line
Track attendance and skill progression
Provide a high end experience for your members
Pricing starts at $75/month, with no contracts or long term commitments

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Gymdesk Versus PushPress

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What Makes Gymdesk Better than PushPress

Easy To Use Member Management

Member and Manager Friendly Attendance Tracking

Billing And Reporting

Gymdesk vs PushPress: What the Users Have to Say

Reporting

Customer support

Features

Gymdesk is a Leader in Gym Management

Summary: When to Choose PushPress vs Gymdesk

When to Choose Gymdesk

When to Choose PushPress

Gymdesk is the fastest-growing PushPress alternative!

Simplicity

Flexibility

Support to Grow Your Gym

Payment Processor Choice

Everything In One Place

You Can Ask Us Anything, Really!

Frequently Asked Questions

How easy is it to switch from PushPress to Gymdesk?

What are the payment processing fees?

Can I charge members using direct bank debits?

Do you track ranks, levels and promotion requirements?

Can I use Gymdesk's online functionality with my website?

Are you available in my country?

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