We will take a head-to-head look at Gymdesk vs Mindbody 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 or Mindbody to manage their business.
TRY IT FOR FREEBoth Gymdesk and Mindbody 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.
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Gymdesk is a modern, user-friendly, and easy-to-use alternative to Mindbody that makes it easy to run and grow your gym.
Spot issues quickly without being overwhelmed. Address expiring memberships, overdue payments, and missing waivers easily on your laptop or mobile device.
Create on-demand reports using a variety of built-in and custom filters and export them to CSV or PDF for offline use.
try it for freeMembers can check in on any device via a numeric code, name search, bar code scanner, or QR code. No staff required.
Managers can backdate attendance quickly and efficiently with our mass check-in feature.
try it for freeUnderstand your cash flow 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.
try it for freeWe could talk for hours about the difference between Gymdesk and Mindbody, but we'll let users speak for themselves.
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.
read the reportHere’s our summary of when to choose Gymdesk vs Mindbody gym management software:
You want to control budget as you scale
You own a health or fitness business
You want to focus on gym management, marketing, and reporting
You need software that supports Spanish, German, or French
You run a beauty salon or wellness business
You don’t want to choose the payment system for your business
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Keep your members’ payment info
Based in San Jose, Heroes Martial Arts is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school that was thriving before COVID-19 came along and upended everything. The pandemic forced Heroes Martial Arts to cut costs wherever possible, and when it came to their gym management platform, it was obvious that Mindbody and its plethora of hidden costs simply wasn’t a viable option any longer.
Learn about the straw that broke the camel’s back for Alan “Gumby” Marques, founder of Heroes Martial Arts, and why he decided that the best way forward was to switch from Mindbody to Gymdesk.
Read article“Service has been remarkable from Gymdesk, inquires are responded to very quickly and they have implemented a few of my suggestions.”
Founder, Hero Martial Arts
Thanks to easy click-and-drag features, beautiful reporting, and a refined dashboard for easy access - you won’t ever want to switch management platforms again.
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.
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.
With over 5 options to choose from, you can choose the payment processor that’s best for your business and own your payment data.
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).
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.
Ask us a questionWith our migration tool, switching from Mindbody to Gymdesk is very simple. You can export your member data from Mindbody and import it into Gymdesk in minutes.
You can also migrate your payment data, leads/prospects lists, products, attendance and more. If you need extra help, our support team is always available.
All payment processing is run through our payment partners, Stripe, Square, and Authorize.net. Each has its 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.
We support direct bank debits for member payments, depending on your location and payment processor.
Stripe and Authorize.net provide ACH and eChecks to US customers, respectively. Stripe also offers SEPA bank debits to EU customers, BECS direct debits in Australia, and Pre-Authorized Debits in Canada.
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 those criteria. The system also generates notifications when members are ready to be tested for promotion.
All of our online features can work independently from the website we provide or be integrated into your existing website.
This includes the gym weekly schedule, lead capture forms, the member sign-up form, and access to the member portal.
Any gym in 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.
No sales call or credit-card required. Try our software for free 30 days!