
core.club vs
Mindbody
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.
How the two line up, row by row
Where Mindbody shines
Where core.club does more
Your class schedule, in their pocket
core.club gives members a real native app to book classes, join waitlists, and track their pass, not another web portal to log into like Mindbody.
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, with an optional $29/month Pro plan that caps those fees, and if no money changes hands there’s no fee.
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Give your members more than Mindbody
Set up your club in a few minutes and see the whole thing — members, dues, bookings, leagues and chat — in one app they actually open. Free to run; you only pay 2.5% on the payments you collect.
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