So you’re shopping around for yoga studio management software? We understand how confusing it can be when you get to the pricing and features page to run your eyes over a long list of features and decide what you really need. That’s why we’ve put together this guide to help you compare the features of the best software side-by-side, without the ridiculously long features lists. Here we review the top five software: fitDEGREE, MINDBODY, WellnessLiving, Zingfit, and Glofox.

The Basics

Scheduling, Registering, Payment Processing

fitDEGREE–

• Class, one-on-one appointments, events, and workshop scheduling system
• Check-in kiosk app
• Payment processing and reliable POS system
• Easy online booking, memberships, and passes

MINDBODY–

• Class appointment, workshop, and event scheduling system
• Memberships and autopay billing
• Retail point of sale
• Credit card processing
  

WellnessLiving–

• Class scheduling and real-time appointment booking
• Event/course/workshop management (for extra cost)
• Asset management (for extra cost)
• Credit card processing & point of sale system (for extra cost)
  

Zingfit–

• Customized scheduling and configured series packages
• Mobile booking capability for customers
• Point of sale system and online payments
• Self sign-in kiosk (for extra cost)
  

Glofox–

• Class and event scheduling
• Payment processing
• Social booking links (for extra cost)
• Check-in kiosk app (for extra cost)
  

The Perks 

Mobile Apps, Website Integration, Auto-Recurring Payments

fitDEGREE–

• Website integration
• Branded member mobile app (for extra cost)
• Business mobile app
• Autopay billing

MINDBODY–

• No website integration, only branded responsive web widgets
• No consumer mobile app– only a listing on the MINDBODY app and site (but you can pay much more for branded mobile app)
• Business mobile app
• Autopay billing
  

WellnessLiving–

• No website integration, only web widgets, and some third-party email, text, and Google integrations
• No consumer mobile app– just client mobile website
• Listing on WellnessLiving directory
• Autopay billing
  

Zingfit–

• Website integration
• Mobile optimized and integrated
• Branded app with limited functionality depending on package
• Autopay billing
  

Glofox–

• Website integration
• Member mobile app (for extra cost)
• Business mobile app (for extra cost)
• Autopay billing
  

Bells & Whistles

Waitlist, Reminders, Notifications, Reporting

fitDEGREE–

• Waitlists and intuitive scheduling
• Automated reminders
• Push notifications from mobile app
• Visual, intuitive reporting with clickable graphs (including class attendance, user, revenue, and instructor earning reports)

MINDBODY–

• Waitlists and advanced online booking options
• 2-way text notifications and reminders (for extra cost)
• Client alerts
• Basic reporting (up to 90 reports for extra cost)
  

WellnessLiving–

• Waitlists
• Automated email reminders (customized for extra cost)
• Automated text reminders (for extra cost)
• Basic reporting (enhanced reporting and interactive graphs for extra cost)
  

Zingfit–

• Waitlists and auto-enroll features
• Automated emails 
• No other automated reminders
• Basic reporting (full reporting suite for extra cost)
  

Glofox–

• Waitlists
• Basic email and push message alerts (for extra cost)
• Targeted email and push message alerts (for extra cost)
• Basic reporting with graphs
  

The Future

Social Features, Engaging Members, Marketing Features

fitDEGREE–

• Social features that build community and incentivize referrals on consumer app
• Announcement board to keep members informed and engaged
• Sales funnel automation

MINDBODY–

• Automated email and text campaigns (for extra cost)
• Customer referral program (for extra cost)
• Automated customer feedback (for extra cost)
  

WellnessLiving–

• Social icons on business directory listing
• Limited marketing and branding (for extra cost)
• Email and text campaigns (for extra cost)
  

Zingfit–

• Social sharing (for extra cost)
• Customer referral tools (for extra cost)
• Automated email set up (MailChimp integrations for extra cost)
  

Glofox–

• Retention tools (for extra cost)
• Member/Community news (for extra cost)
• Facebook and Instagram integration (for extra cost)
  

Conclusion

We hope you find this guide helpful and informative. After all, you don’t need or want every feature a software solution offers, and similarly, sometimes you need features that a software solution doesn’t have. Let us know if this guide has helped you!