| Published price | Student limit | Belt / rank tracking | Built for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DojoMesh | $50/mo flat, every feature | Unlimited | Configurable ladder per discipline (BJJ stripes, kyu/dan, custom) | Martial arts only |
| MyStudio | $79 / $159 / $239 per month (3 tiers) | Unlimited | Yes (rank testing on Growth tier and up) | Martial arts and studios |
| Spark Membership | $199/mo (promo: $99/mo for first 12 months) | Unlimited | Yes | Martial arts |
| Kicksite | $49 to $199 per month by student count | Tiered: 0-25, 26-50, 51-100, 101+ | Yes | Martial arts |
| Gymdesk | $75 to $200 per month by member count, +$50 per extra location | Tiered: 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 | Yes | Gyms broadly, strong martial arts vertical |
| Zen Planner | Studio from $99/mo; Website +$99, Engage +$249, Branded app +$39 | Varies by tier | Yes (belt and skill tracking) | Gyms and studios |
| Zivvy (formerly RainMaker) | $197 / $397 / $797 per month, plus 2.9% billing rate | Unlimited contacts, discipline caps by tier | Skills and progress reporting | Martial arts and fitness marketing automation |
| Wodify | From $199/mo per location (promo $99/mo until Sept 30, 2026) | Per location | Not a built-in concept | CrossFit and functional fitness |
| PushPress | Free core; Pro $159, Max $229, Grow +$329, Full Stack ~$559 | Varies by tier | Not martial-arts specific | Gyms and studios |
| Mindbody | From $79/mo per location, sales call for higher tiers | Varies | Not martial-arts specific | Wellness, yoga, salons, gyms |
Published monthly prices in USD as shown on each vendor's pricing page on August 2026. Promotions expire and tiers change; verify before buying.
How we ranked them
Three questions, in this order. Does the price stay the same when you sign 30 new students in a month? Does the software understand belts, stripes and grading, or is that bolted on? And can you sign up, try it, and leave without talking to a sales rep? DojoMesh answers yes to all three, which is why it's at the top. The products below it each answer yes to at least one.
1. DojoMesh: $50/month flat, unlimited students, built by a working black belt
DojoMesh is one plan with everything in it. Member records, recurring billing through your own Stripe, Square or PayPal, attendance with AWOL alerts, a configurable belt ladder, two-way SMS, a combat round timer and a public class schedule page. The trade-off is scope: DojoMesh does not try to be a marketing agency, a funnel builder or a workout-of-the-day tracker. If you want a full sales-funnel suite, look at Spark or Zivvy below.
- Flat $50/month, unlimited students and staff, no per-location fee
- 60-day free trial, month to month, cancel from your own dashboard
- Belt and grading ladder configurable per discipline
- Keep your existing payment processor and its rates
- Support goes straight to the founder, a BJJ black belt who runs his own academy on it
2. MyStudio: strong martial-arts features, three tiers to climb
MyStudio is martial-arts-first, offers unlimited students on every plan, and has a genuinely good built-in website. What it does better than DojoMesh: a mature branded member app and automated rank-testing readiness. What to watch: belt promotions and belt inventory sit on the $159 Growth plan, and your own logo on the app is $239 Scale. If those matter to you, price it at the tier you'll actually use. Read our full <a href="/mystudio-alternative/">MyStudio comparison</a>.
3. Spark Membership: the all-in-one marketing suite, priced like one
Spark bundles school management with a funnel builder, campaign tools and a branded app. If your bottleneck is lead generation and you want the marketing stack in the same login, Spark is the most complete martial-arts option here. The published rate is $199/month; the 50%-off promotion brings year one to about $1,188 and year two to about $2,388 versus $600 a year on DojoMesh. Signup is through a demo call. Full <a href="/spark-membership-alternative/">Spark Membership comparison</a>.
4. Kicksite: martial-arts veteran, priced by student count
Kicksite has been in martial arts software for a long time and it shows in the details: belt tracking, family accounts, and a parent-facing app are all solid. The catch is the tiering: $49 at 0-25 students, $99 at 26-50, $149 at 51-100 and $199 at 101 and up. A good enrollment month moves you up a tier. Kicksite is a fine choice for a small school that expects to stay small. Full <a href="/kicksite-alternative/">Kicksite comparison</a>.
5. Gymdesk: the best general gym platform with real martial arts support
Gymdesk is the one general-fitness platform on this list that treats martial arts as a first-class vertical, with a belt system and a large, useful blog. Pricing is by active member: $75 up to 50, $100 to 100, $150 to 200, $200 to 400, and $50 per extra location. At 201 to 400 members that's $150/month more than DojoMesh, but Gymdesk also brings door-access hardware integration and an app-store listing add-on that DojoMesh doesn't offer. Full <a href="/gymdesk-alternative/">Gymdesk comparison</a>.
6. Zen Planner: solid core, but the add-ons stack up
Zen Planner Studio starts at $99/month with belt and skill tracking included, and it integrates with SugarWOD for gyms that also run conditioning classes. The full picture is Studio plus extensions: Website +$99, Engage marketing automation +$249, branded app +$39. Owners who need all of it are near $350 to $490 a month. Full <a href="/zen-planner-alternative/">Zen Planner comparison</a>.
7. Zivvy (formerly RainMaker): a growth-marketing platform first
Zivvy, which many owners still search for as "Rain" or "RainMaker", is built around done-with-you marketing automation, prospect follow-up and retention campaigns. If you want an agency-style growth system, it is the most aggressive option here. Its martial arts pricing page lists Basic DIY at $197, Growth at $397 and Ultimate at $797 per month, with a 2.9% billing rate. Full <a href="/rain-alternative/">Rain / Zivvy comparison</a>.
8. Wodify: excellent for CrossFit boxes that also run a BJJ program
Wodify's core is workout programming and performance tracking for functional-fitness gyms. If you run a CrossFit affiliate with a jiu-jitsu class on the side, Wodify keeps everything in one place. For a pure martial arts academy the belt ladder isn't a native concept. Pricing is per location, from $199/month, with a $99 promotional rate advertised until September 30, 2026. Full <a href="/wodify-alternative/">Wodify comparison</a>.
9. PushPress and Mindbody: big platforms where martial arts is one vertical among many
PushPress has a genuinely free core plan, which no one else here offers, and its paid tiers (Pro $159, Max $229, Grow +$329) are competitive for a gym that wants a modern member app. Mindbody is the largest brand on the list and the right pick if you also run yoga, massage or a salon under one roof; it starts at $79/month per location and higher tiers are quoted by sales. Neither has a martial-arts grading system built in. See the <a href="/pushpress-alternative/">PushPress comparison</a> and <a href="/mindbody-alternative/">Mindbody comparison</a>.
What a year actually costs
For a single-location academy with 120 students, using each vendor's published tier for that size and no add-ons: DojoMesh $600, MyStudio $948 (Essentials) to $2,868 (Scale), Kicksite $2,388, Gymdesk $1,800, Zen Planner $1,188 (Studio only), Spark $1,188 in year one then $2,388, Zivvy $2,364 (Basic DIY), Wodify $2,388 at list, PushPress $1,908 (Pro), Mindbody $948 at the entry tier. Add another location and the per-location products roughly double.
Try the top pick free for 60 days
DojoMesh gives you 60 days with every feature, nothing charged until the trial ends, and a free data import from any of the products above. If it isn't the right fit, cancel from your dashboard and you've paid nothing.
Common questions
Competitor information gathered from public sources: MyStudio pricing, Spark Membership pricing, Kicksite pricing, Gymdesk pricing, Zen Planner pricing, Zivvy martial arts pricing, Wodify pricing, PushPress pricing, Mindbody pricing. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. DojoMesh is not affiliated with them.