A Mindbody alternative

core.club vs
Mindbody

fitness & wellness management software

Mindbody is the biggest name in fitness and wellness software, and the reach is real: class and appointment booking, memberships, payments, marketing, and a consumer marketplace where the public finds and books studios. Its facility tools also handle court, field and tee-time reservations. For a studio, spa or facility, it’s a serious option. core.club does the same classes, memberships and reservations for any club, adds full leagues, tournaments and ladders and member-to-member chat, and starts free instead of a premium subscription that runs from around $99 a month.

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CAPABILITIES INCLUDEDof 9 core areas

core.club9

Mindbody7

core.club handles all 9 areas below without add-ons. Mindbody covers 7 and leaves the rest to other tools.

FEATURE BY FEATURE

How the two line up, row by row

core.club

Mindbody

Member-facing mobile app

Native iOS & Android + web

Native iOS & Android

Pricing model

Free to start · 2.5% on transactions (capped)

Premium subscription (from ~$99/mo)

Memberships & dues

Events & RSVPs

Class / session booking

Court / facility reservations

Leagues, tournaments & ladders

Limited

Group chat & channels

—

Integrated payments (Stripe)

Modular: enable only what you need

Limited

Consumer discovery marketplace

—

Marketing & retention automation

Email only

Where Mindbody shines

Class and appointment booking at scale

Court, field and tee-time reservations for facilities

Memberships, payments and marketing tools

A consumer marketplace that sends new customers to studios

Where core.club does more

✓Leagues, tournaments and ladders as core features, not thin add-ons

✓Built for any club — racquet, sports, social — not only studios and spas

✓Free to start; a 2.5% fee on payments, capped, versus a premium monthly plan

✓Member-to-member chat and features you switch on per club

Frequently asked

Is core.club a Mindbody alternative?+

For clubs, yes. core.club covers classes, memberships, reservations and payments like Mindbody, and adds leagues and ladders and member chat for any club rather than only fitness. It starts free.

What does Mindbody do that core.club does not?+

Mindbody runs a large consumer marketplace where the public discovers and books studios, which is a genuine new-customer channel, plus SMS marketing alongside email. core.club now has automated email marketing with win-back and renewal flows, but no marketplace or SMS, so a studio that leans on marketplace discovery will value that side of Mindbody.

How is core.club cheaper than Mindbody?+

core.club has no monthly subscription. It takes a 2.5% fee on the payments you process, capped, and if no money changes hands there’s no fee.