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The best Glofox alternatives for UK gyms and studios in 2026

Glofox, now sold as ABC Glofox, is built mainly for boutique fitness: class booking, memberships and a branded app, with prices only by quote. If you want an app members open between classes, workshops and events in the same checkout, or prices you can see before a sales call, here’s how the alternatives UK gyms and studios look at compare, and which suits whom.

By the Dyno team · Updated 24 October 2026

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The verdict

The short answer: who each one suits

Dyno: Clubs that want fitness features without being boxed into a fitness-only tool.
TTeamUp: Businesses that only need a booking system and are happy for their community to live on WhatsApp.
MMindbody: Multi-site chains with the budget for an enterprise contract and its add-ons.
CClubRight: Clubs that only need membership records and Direct Debit collection.
GGymdesk: Clubs that only need admin and billing, with members on a portal.
GGymcatch: Solo instructors who only need people to reserve and pay for a session.
WWodify: Boxes that only need CrossFit-specific workflows.
ZZen Planner: Schools willing to buy a fitness-led suite through a sales process and pay for belt tracking.

What matters

What to look for in a Glofox alternative

Prices you can see first

Glofox gives its prices by quote, after a form about your business. Look for a price list you can read before any call and a trial you can start yourself, then work out a year’s cost at your size, including any fee on payments.

An app members open between classes

Glofox’s member app is built around booking classes. If your members talk in a WhatsApp group, look for an app with a feed, chat and events, so the conversation, and the reason to come back, stays with your studio.

Your own branded app, if you want one

A branded app is often why a studio chose Glofox. Check whether the alternative builds one under your name, on which plans and for what, and whether you can start without one and add it later.

Workshops and events in one checkout

Workshops, retreats, challenges and socials bring in money that classes don’t. Glofox is built for class scheduling rather than one-off events, so check you can sell tickets with member pricing and capacity where members already book.

Direct Debit built in

UK memberships run best on Direct Debit, which doesn’t expire like a card does and usually costs less per payment. Check whether it sits alongside card payments or needs a provider you sign up to separately.

Help moving your members

The hard part of leaving is members’ payment details. Ask who moves your members and plans across, and whether your old system keeps collecting until each member has moved, so there’s no gap in your income.

Side by side

The platforms side by side

Glofox alternatives for UK gyms and studios: member app, payments, community, events and cost
Platform	Member app	Payments	Community	Events & workshops	Cost
Dyno	A real iOS & Android member app with a feed, chat, events, passes and bookings that members actually keep on their phone. A branded app under your club’s own name can be added to any plan.	Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay via Stripe, paid straight into your own bank account. Direct Debit for UK clubs.	Community feed, chat and leaderboards built in.	Full events with paid tickets, passes and capacity in the same checkout.	From £39 a month with unlimited members, and every price on our website. 30 days of Pro free, no card.
TTeamUp	Member booking is largely web-based, built around booking and account management rather than community.	Card and Direct Debit through payment gateways you connect.	Focused on scheduling and bookings rather than in-app community.	One-off events are set up as classes rather than sold as ticketed events.	Free trial available; self-serve setup.
MMindbody	A consumer marketplace app for booking and discovery, where your club is listed beside its competitors.	Integrated payments, typically through its own processing.	Marketing tools focused on acquisition rather than in-club community.	Check with Mindbody	Premium pricing that scales with add-ons; often cited as one of the pricier options.
CClubRight	Member app focused on access and bookings.	Direct Debit collection.	Limited in-app community features.	Bookings-focused rather than ticketed events.	Sales-led onboarding.
GGymdesk	Member app and portal focused on booking, check-in and account management.	Integrated billing and point-of-sale.	Marketing and website tools rather than an in-app community feed.	Class scheduling and attendance rather than ticketed events.	Free trial available; self-serve setup with a website builder.
GGymcatch	Mobile-friendly booking, but no rich native community app for members.	Card payments through Stripe for bookings and passes.	Booking-focused; community tends to live outside the tool.	Sessions and courses rather than one-off ticketed events.	Check with Gymcatch
WWodify	Athlete app focused on workouts, results and booking.	Integrated payments through the platform.	Leaderboards and results drive engagement within the box.	Check with Wodify	Sales-led; pricing on enquiry.
ZZen Planner	Member app for booking, check-in and account management.	Integrated billing bundled into the suite.	Engagement via automations and notifications.	Scheduling and attendance rather than ticketed events.	Sales-led onboarding; pricing on enquiry.

Other platforms’ details are based on publicly available information, last reviewed July to September 2026. They may have changed, so check each platform’s website for current features and pricing. “Check with” means we couldn’t confirm it either way.

In detail

Each platform in more detail

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.

Best for: Clubs that want fitness features without being boxed into a fitness-only tool.

Dyno for fitness studios

What you get with Dyno

Member app: A real iOS & Android member app with a feed, chat, events, passes and bookings that members actually keep on their phone. A branded app under your club’s own name can be added to any plan.
Payments: Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay via Stripe, paid straight into your own bank account. Direct Debit for UK clubs.
Community: Community feed, chat and leaderboards built in.
Events & workshops: Full events with paid tickets, passes and capacity in the same checkout.
Cost: From £39 a month with unlimited members, and every price on our website. 30 days of Pro free, no card.

TeamUp

TeamUp is class-management software for gyms, martial arts and fitness businesses, covering scheduling, memberships and payments. Its member side is built for booking rather than community, so members open it to book a class and close it again, and the conversation that keeps them coming back ends up on WhatsApp.

Best for: Businesses that only need a booking system and are happy for their community to live on WhatsApp.

TeamUp vs Dyno, feature by feature

Mindbody

Mindbody is a large fitness & wellness platform aimed at studios, gyms and franchises. It is widely regarded as expensive and add-on heavy, its contracts and sales-led onboarding suit chains rather than independents, and it is geared around fitness and wellness rather than the full range of clubs.

Best for: Multi-site chains with the budget for an enterprise contract and its add-ons.

Mindbody vs Dyno, feature by feature

ClubRight

ClubRight is UK club and gym management software covering memberships, Direct Debit, bookings and access. It is built for the back office: members get an app for access and bookings, with little in the way of community, events or anything that keeps them engaged.

Best for: Clubs that only need membership records and Direct Debit collection.

ClubRight vs Dyno, feature by feature

Gymdesk

Gymdesk is gym and martial arts management software covering memberships, billing, attendance, digital forms and a built-in website builder. Its member-facing side is a booking and account portal rather than a native community app, so members log in to pay and book while the club’s community lives somewhere else.

Best for: Clubs that only need admin and billing, with members on a portal.

Gymdesk vs Dyno, feature by feature

Gymcatch

Gymcatch is booking and scheduling software used by independent fitness instructors and small studios, handling class booking, payments and simple memberships from a mobile-friendly flow. It is built around booking sessions, so once you need proper memberships, events, community or progression, the work moves into spreadsheets and other apps.

Best for: Solo instructors who only need people to reserve and pay for a session.

Gymcatch vs Dyno, feature by feature

Wodify

Wodify is gym-management software built for CrossFit boxes and functional fitness, with class booking, memberships, payments and workout and performance tracking. It is built tightly around the CrossFit box, so it is fitness-specific, sales-led on pricing, and heavier than many independent gyms and non-CrossFit clubs need.

Best for: Boxes that only need CrossFit-specific workflows.

Wodify vs Dyno, feature by feature

Zen Planner

Zen Planner is management software for martial arts schools, gyms and affiliates, covering memberships, scheduling, billing, belt tracking and a member app. Pricing comes through a sales call rather than a price list on its website, belt tracking sits inside a paid, fitness-oriented suite, and the member app is built for booking and check-in rather than community.

Best for: Schools willing to buy a fitness-led suite through a sales process and pay for belt tracking.

Zen Planner vs Dyno, feature by feature

FAQ

Common questions

What’s the best Glofox alternative in the UK?

For a UK gym or studio that wants an app members open between classes, workshops and events in the same checkout, and Direct Debit built in, Dyno is built for exactly that. TeamUp is built for booking, with member booking largely web-based. Mindbody lists your studio in a consumer marketplace app beside its competitors, at premium pricing. ClubRight is built for the back office and Direct Debit collection, Gymdesk keeps members on a booking portal, and Wodify is built tightly around CrossFit.

Is Glofox now called ABC Glofox?

Yes. Glofox is owned by ABC Fitness Solutions, and its website now calls the product ABC Glofox. It’s the same platform, sold to class-led fitness businesses from independent studios to gym brands.

How much does Glofox cost?

Glofox doesn’t show prices on its website. You fill in a form with your business type, locations and details to get a quote. Dyno’s plans start at £39 a month with unlimited members, every price is on our pricing page, and every new club gets 30 days of Dyno Pro free, with no card needed.

Which Glofox alternatives take Direct Debit?

Of the platforms here, Dyno, TeamUp and ClubRight collect Direct Debit. Dyno has it built in, through Stripe alongside card payments, at 1% + 20p capped at £4 per payment, and the money goes straight to your own bank account. TeamUp collects it through a payment gateway you connect.

Can I keep a branded app if I leave Glofox?

Yes. Dyno builds your own app, published under your club’s name and icon on the App Store and Google Play, for £69 a month on any plan, plus a one-off £750 build. Without it, members use the Dyno app with your club’s own branded space inside it, with your feed, chat, timetable, events and passes, so you can start there and move to your own app when you’re ready.

Does Dyno work for a yoga or Pilates studio?

Yes. Sell memberships, class packs and drop-ins, keep waitlists on busy classes, run workshops and retreats as ticketed events, and have new clients fill in a PAR-Q and waiver before their first class. Members book and pay in the app, and newcomers can book on your public page without downloading anything.

How do I move from Glofox to Dyno?

Check the notice terms in your Glofox contract first, then pick a date. We move your members, membership plans and records across for you, free, and your old system keeps collecting until each member has moved. Cards are set up again through Stripe as members activate in the app, Direct Debits held with GoCardless move across in a Bacs bulk change with nothing for members to sign, and other mandates are set up again in the app.

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