“We redid all of our automations, all of our memberships, and built custom reports within Zen Planner…. Things just took off like a rocket ship.”
Trusted by 5,000+ fitness businesses
Gym owners growing with Zen Planner
“With our previous system, it was time for a change. I needed an app. I needed better reporting. And I needed support I could rely on.”
“Other than my lease payment, Zen Planner is my most invested business piece. It does so much behind the scenes like recurring payments, and it tracks my members’ workouts. It helps me keep everything running smoothly.”
Feature Comparison
See how Zen Planner compares to GymMaster
GymMaster is built for facility management. Zen Planner adds belt and rank tracking, marketing automation, and transparent pricing that coaching-led gyms and martial arts schools need to grow — with access control available too, through our HybridAF integration.
Core features
Membership management
Workout tracking
Belt & skills tracking
AI-powered tools
Reporting & dashboards
Payments & POS
Retail management
Branded app
Active member pricing
24/7 access control
Zen Planner
GymMaster
HybridAF integration
Zen Planner
GymMaster
Membership management
Workout tracking
Belt & skills tracking
AI-powered tools
Reporting & dashboards
Payments & POS
Retail management
Branded app
Active member pricing
24/7 access control
HybridAF integration
All-in-One Software
Complete fitness business management software
With member management software, integrated marketing, retention tools and self-service capabilities, Zen Planner gives you everything you need to spend less time behind your desk and more time building your community.
Customer Stories
Real results from gym and martial arts school owners
Why Zen Planner
What you get when you switch from GymMaster
Centralized end-to-end gym management
Handle registration, billing, and communication in one place, without juggling spreadsheets or separate tools. Members get self-service check-ins and a branded app built around your business, not a marketplace of competitors.
See what's working, in real time
AI-powered marketing tools
Ready to switch from GymMaster?
See how Zen Planner combines coaching tools, transparent pricing, and member retention features with the facility support — including access control — coaching-led gyms actually need.
Frequently asked questions
GymMaster is a gym management software designed for fitness clubs, health clubs, and 24/7 gym operations. It offers member management, scheduling, access control, and billing tools with a focus on facilities that need automated door entry for round-the-clock access.
GymMaster is best suited for 24/7 access facilities, larger fitness clubs, and health clubs with door access control needs. It is less suited for martial arts schools, boutique studios, and gyms focused on coaching, community, and belt or rank-based progression.
Zen Planner is purpose-built for coaching-led fitness businesses like gyms, martial arts schools, boutique studios with belt tracking, digital marketing tools, and community-focused member retention features. GymMaster is built around physical access control and club management, with documented limitations around billing transparency, high transaction fees, and slow technical support.
Most businesses transition from GymMaster to Zen Planner within a few weeks. Zen Planner‘s onboarding team handles member data migration, billing transfer, and staff training to keep operations uninterrupted.
Zen Planner provides a dedicated US-based onboarding team for the full GymMaster transition, with phone and chat support through data migration, setup, and go-live.
GymMaster‘s strengths are in 24/7 access control and large club management. Boutique gyms, martial arts schools, and coaching-focused studios that don’t need automated door access typically find GymMaster‘s interface overly complex and its transaction fees to be high reported by some users as exceeding 5% and difficult to manage. Zen Planner‘s pricing model is transparent with no hidden transaction fees.
Frequently reported GymMaster complaints include a lack of pricing transparency, high billing and transaction fees, slow technical support, and a complex interface that creates friction for staff and members. Zen Planner‘s pricing structure is publicly available with no hidden transaction fees.
GymMaster users have shared that reporting capabilities can be limited and inconsistent . Additionally, some users find the interface less intuitive and outdated compared to other gym management solutions , specifically calling out that the billing system is complex and challenging to learn.
GymMaster is primarily used by gyms, health clubs, and fitness studios that require integrated access control for 24/7 operations.