“Software should make your business feel lighter, and Zen Planner does that for me. It lets me spend more time coaching and less time managing.”
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.”
“If you plan to grow, set up Zen Planner from day one. Don’t wait until you’re managing multiple locations and scrambling to catch up.”
Feature Comparison
See how Zen Planner compares to fitDEGREE
Zen Planner offers the reporting, marketing automation, and multi-location support studios need as membership and locations grow.
Core Features
Membership management
Workout tracking
Belt & skills tracking
AI-powered tools
Reporting & dashboards
Payments & POS
Retail management
Branded member app
Active member pricing
Zen Planner
fitDEGREE
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Zen Planner
fitDEGREE
Membership management
Workout tracking
Belt & skills tracking
AI-powered tools
Reporting & dashboards
Payments & POS
Retail management
Branded member app
Add On
Active member pricing
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
Hear from gym owners growing with Zen Planner
"It was the clear choice"
“I demoed every major software platform out there, and a lot of them were clunky or glitchy. In our previous gym experience, we used a different software, and I constantly saw people frustrated—leaderboards were public, the system crashed, and it wasn’t user-friendly. I knew Zen Planner had to be smooth, reliable, and private when needed. After months of research, it was the clear choice. And to this day, it hasn’t let us down.”
"It was the clear choice"
“I demoed every major software platform out there, and a lot of them were clunky or glitchy. In our previous gym experience, we used a different software, and I constantly saw people frustrated—leaderboards were public, the system crashed, and it wasn’t user-friendly. I knew Zen Planner had to be smooth, reliable, and private when needed. After months of research, it was the clear choice. And to this day, it hasn’t let us down.”
"It was the clear choice"
“I demoed every major software platform out there, and a lot of them were clunky or glitchy. In our previous gym experience, we used a different software, and I constantly saw people frustrated—leaderboards were public, the system crashed, and it wasn’t user-friendly. I knew Zen Planner had to be smooth, reliable, and private when needed. After months of research, it was the clear choice. And to this day, it hasn’t let us down.”
Why Zen Planner
See why top brands are making the switch
Run your gym from one place
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
See retention, revenue, and attendance trends the moment they happen, not buried in a monthly export. Reporting is built for membership-based businesses, so the numbers that matter to a gym or school are already front and center.
Let AI and automation handle the busywork
Capture leads, follow up automatically, and let AI handle routine questions around the clock, so no prospect goes cold waiting on a callback. Engage turns the busywork of member communication into something that runs itself.
Run your gym from one place
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
Let AI and automation handle the busywork
Ready to switch from fitDEGREE?
See how Zen Planner makes it easy to manage your gym, grow your business, and keep members engaged — all in one platform.
Frequently asked questions
fitDEGREE is a fitness studio management software designed primarily for boutique fitness studios. It provides scheduling, membership management, and community-building tools for group fitness businesses such as yoga studios, Pilates studios, and small fitness gyms.
fitDEGREE is designed for small, independent boutique studios studios offering yoga, Pilates, and group fitness with modest growth plans. Studios that are scaling, adding martial arts programming, or needing advanced reporting and marketing automation typically outgrow fitDEGREE’s capabilities.
Zen Planner supports a broader range of fitness businesses and growth stages than fitDEGREE, with built-in digital marketing tools, belt tracking for martial arts schools, advanced reporting, and multi-location support. fitDEGREE is priced at $250/month flat and built for small studios, while Zen Planner scales with businesses from startup through multi-location growth.
Most studios transition from fitDEGREE to Zen Planner within a few weeks. Zen Planner handles data migration and billing transfer without disrupting your class schedule or member experience.
Zen Planner provides a dedicated onboarding specialist for the full fitDEGREE transition, with US-based phone and chat support through data migration, setup, and go-live.
fitDEGREE works well for small, stable studios but has documented limitations as studios grow. It lacks the marketing automation, advanced reporting, and multi-location management tools that expanding studios need. Many fitDEGREE users transition to Zen Planner when they add locations, increase membership volume, or need deeper business management capabilities.
fitDEGREE is priced at $250/month flat for up to five locations. Zen Planner‘s pricing is tiered based on active members and includes features at comparable price points that fitDEGREE does not offer, including digital marketing tools and advanced retention reporting.
Yes. Zen Planner provides US-based support by phone and chat, not just during onboarding, but throughout your time as a customer. Whether you need help with a billing question, a feature setup, or a technical issue, Zen Planner’s support team is available to help you keep your business running without disruption.
Yes. Zen Planner is built to support fitness businesses at every stage, from a single location through multi-site operations. Beyond the core software, that includes built-in marketing tools, retention reporting, lead management, and a dedicated customer success team.