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Glofox vs Dyno

The Glofox alternative for clubs that want more than just a gym tool.

What is Dyno?

Dyno covers the same fitness essentials (memberships, classes, bookings and payments) and goes further, with events and ticketing, a community feed and chat, and support for every kind of club, not just boutique fitness.

What is Glofox?

Glofox is gym management software built mainly for boutique fitness studios and gyms, with class booking, memberships, payments and a branded app. It is solidly built for fitness, but narrower if your club runs events, community or non-fitness activities.

Why clubs go looking for a Glofox alternative

  • Boutique-only
    It does class booking, memberships and a branded app well, but little beyond boutique fitness.
  • Events are awkward
    One-off events with paid tickets, gradings, socials or competitions mean working around the tool.
  • No home for community
    With nowhere for it in the app, your community ends up living in a WhatsApp group.
  • Sales-led pricing
    Pricing is on enquiry and the platform now sits inside a larger enterprise fitness group.
A fitness studio’s club home in the Dyno member app

How Dyno approaches the same job

  • Same core
    Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay billing through Stripe, timetables with waitlists, booking rules and kiosk check-in.
  • The missing parts
    Ticketed events with member pricing, an in-app feed and chat, progression tracking and family accounts.
  • Branding your way
    Start in the Dyno app with your club’s own space, or a white-label build on Enterprise.
The Dyno club dashboard

What switching from Glofox actually involves

  • We move your data
    Our team moves your members, membership plans and records across for you.
  • Run in parallel
    Most clubs keep the old system running for a short overlap while members activate.
  • Payments move with care
    Card authorisations, and Direct Debit mandates where UK clubs use them, re-establish through Stripe as members activate in the app, and the dashboard shows who has moved across and who still needs a nudge.
Managing memberships and members on the Dyno dashboard

Glofox vs Dyno: feature by feature

Dyno
Glofox
Built for
Gyms and studios, plus martial arts, sports, community and members’ clubs.
Glofox: Boutique fitness studios and gyms.
Member app
A real iOS & Android member app with a feed, chat, events, passes and bookings that members actually keep on their phone. A fully branded, white-label app is available on Enterprise.
Glofox: Branded member app focused on class booking.
Events & ticketing
Full events with paid tickets, passes and capacity in the same checkout.
Glofox: Primarily class scheduling rather than one-off events.
Payments
Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay via Stripe, paid straight into your own bank account. Direct Debit for UK clubs.
Glofox: Integrated payments and Direct Debit.
Community & engagement
Community feed, chat and leaderboards built in.
Glofox: Engagement geared around classes and push notifications.
Health & safeguarding
PAR-Q health questionnaires and digital waivers on join, plus staff DBS and first-aid vetting records with renewal reminders.
Glofox: Waivers supported; health screening and staff vetting are lighter.
Getting started
Free to start, no card required. Most clubs are taking payments the same day they sign up.
Glofox: Sales-led; pricing on enquiry.
Switching help
We move your members, memberships and data across for you. Most clubs are live within a week.
Glofox: Onboarding provided during setup.
Best for
Clubs that want fitness features without being boxed into a fitness-only tool.
Glofox: Studios that only need boutique-fitness workflows.

Glofox details are based on publicly available information and last reviewed July 2026; they may have changed, check Glofox’s website for their current features and pricing.

Switching from Glofox: common questions

Is Dyno a good Glofox alternative for a boutique studio?
Yes: classes, memberships, recurring payments and booking rules are all core Dyno features. The clubs that feel the biggest difference are the ones that also run events, want in-app community, or offer more than fitness classes.
Does Dyno work for martial arts clubs the way Glofox does for studios?
Martial arts is one of Dyno’s strongest fits: belt and grade progression tracking is built in, gradings work as ticketed events, family accounts handle parents paying for children, and digital waivers cover new starters before their first session.
Glofox gives us a branded app. Can we get one with Dyno?
Yes. On Dyno’s Enterprise plan you can have your own white-label app, published under your club’s name and icon on the App Store and Google Play. On our standard plans, members use the Dyno app with your club’s own branded space inside it (your feed, chat, timetable, events and passes), which keeps the app maintained and improved for you at independent-club pricing. So you can start in the Dyno app and move to a fully branded app when the time is right.
Can you migrate our members from Glofox?
Yes. We move members, memberships and key records for you, and payment authorisations are re-collected through Stripe as members activate. Most clubs complete the switch within a week.
What does Dyno cost compared to Glofox?
Dyno’s plans are published openly on the pricing page and you can start free without a card. Glofox prices on enquiry, so the practical approach is to get their quote and compare it against the plan your club would actually need.

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