Comparisons / ClassPass vs Dyno
ClassPass alternative for studios
The ClassPass alternative that gives you your own members, your own app and your own margin.
The verdict
The short answer
Dyno is best for- Studios that want to own their members and reduce marketplace reliance.
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- Filling spare capacity and reaching new faces alongside your own system.
ClassPass details last reviewed July 2026, from its own public pages.
What is Dyno?
Dyno is your studio’s own software, not a marketplace: recurring memberships, class booking, payments into your own account and a member app that is your space. Members join you directly, so you keep the relationship, the margin and the data.
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What is ClassPass?
ClassPass is a fitness marketplace where members buy credits and book classes across many studios from one app. It can fill empty spots and reach new people, but the member belongs to ClassPass rather than your studio, the economics are set by the marketplace, and you do not own the relationship or the data.
The problem
Why studios look for a ClassPass alternative
- A marketplace, not softwareIt is a demand marketplace to fill off-peak classes, not the system that runs your studio.
- Not your customerA member who joins through the marketplace belongs to ClassPass, not to you.
- Economics you do not setYou do not price the spot, often earn less than your drop-in rate, and cannot retain or upsell them.
- Reliance is the riskTrouble starts when the marketplace becomes the main way members book you.
The Dyno way
How Dyno approaches the same job
- Your own systemMemberships and class packs you price yourself, booking with waitlists, and payments at your rates.
- You own the memberMembers join you directly and appear in your list, so the relationship and data are yours.
- Your own discoveryA public page on Dyno Explore and embeddable widgets, rather than a shared marketplace.
- Run both if you likeClassPass to reach cold audiences, Dyno to convert and keep them as your own.
Making the switch
What moving off ClassPass reliance involves
- A shift, not a migrationThis is about where your members live: set up your plans and channel regulars onto them.
- Keep acquisition runningYou can do it while still using ClassPass to reach new faces.
- Payments move with careCard authorisations re-establish through Stripe as members activate in the app. UK Direct Debits held with GoCardless move across in a Bacs bulk change with nothing for members to sign, and other providers’ mandates are set up again in the app. The dashboard shows who has moved across and who still needs a nudge.
Feature by feature
ClassPass vs Dyno: feature by feature
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Model
Your own club software: your members, your prices, your data.
ClassPass: A consumer marketplace aggregating classes across many studios.
Who owns the member
Members join your club directly; the relationship and data are yours.
ClassPass: Members belong to the ClassPass marketplace and its app.
Member app
A real iOS & Android member app with a feed, chat, events, passes and bookings that members actually keep on their phone.
ClassPass: Members use the ClassPass app to discover and book across studios.
Pricing & margin
You set your own prices and keep the margin, less payment fees.
ClassPass: The marketplace sets credit values and reimbursement rates.
Payments
Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay via Stripe, paid straight into your own bank account. Direct Debit for UK clubs.
ClassPass: Paid via marketplace reimbursement rather than direct from the member.
Memberships
Recurring memberships, packs and passes billed directly by you.
ClassPass: Credit-based drop-in booking rather than your own memberships.
Community & engagement
Feed, chat, events and leaderboards keep members with your brand.
ClassPass: Discovery-led; retention happens on the marketplace, not yours.
Best for
Studios that want to own their members and reduce marketplace reliance.
ClassPass: Filling spare capacity and reaching new faces alongside your own system.
ClassPass details are based on its own public pages, last reviewed July 2026.
Still comparing?
How Dyno compares with other ClassPass alternatives
Clubs leaving ClassPass usually look at these too. Here’s where each one falls short, and how Dyno stacks up against it.
- MDyno vs MindbodyMindbody is best for: Multi-site chains with the budget for an enterprise contract and its add-ons.
- GDyno vs GlofoxGlofox is best for: Studios that only need boutique-fitness workflows.
- TDyno vs TeamUpTeamUp is best for: Businesses that only need a booking system and are happy for their community to live on WhatsApp.
- CDyno vs ClubRightClubRight is best for: Clubs that only need membership records and Direct Debit collection.
Dig into the details
FAQ
Switching from ClassPass: common questions
- Is Dyno a replacement for ClassPass?
- It replaces the part that matters: the system your members belong to. ClassPass is a marketplace that sends you drop-in traffic at rates it sets; Dyno is the software that runs your studio and keeps every member as yours. Studios that still want marketplace traffic can keep it as a top-up while converting those visitors onto their own memberships.
- How does Dyno help me get discovered without a marketplace?
- Every Dyno club gets a public page on Dyno Explore where people can find you and join online, plus embeddable booking widgets for your own website. Discovery works for you, but the members it brings in are yours directly rather than the marketplace’s.
- Do I keep my own pricing and margin with Dyno?
- Yes. You set your membership and class prices, and payments settle into your own Stripe account. The processing rate is deducted from your takings (never added on top of your price); there is no marketplace setting credit values or reimbursement rates on your behalf.
- Who owns the member relationship on Dyno?
- You do. Members join your club directly, and their contact details, membership, bookings and history sit in your dashboard. You can communicate with them, retain them and understand them in ways a marketplace does not allow.
- Can I use ClassPass and Dyno together?
- Yes, and many studios do. Use ClassPass to reach new audiences and fill quiet classes, and use Dyno as the system your regulars actually belong to, so the people you win through the marketplace can be converted onto your own memberships.
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