Exercise.com: Your GymMaster Alternative
Why Choose Exercise.com?
Here are five reasons why fitness professionals use Exercise.com vs. GymMaster.
Fitness Business Management Software to Run Your Business
Unlike GymMaster, Exercise.com software is designed to have all components needed to run a fitness business in one place – making it easy and efficient to organize and grow your fitness business with client and class scheduling, check-ins, and billing — all from your custom-branded apps.
Fitness Business Management Software to Run Your Business
Unlike GymMaster, Exercise.com software is designed to have all components needed to run a fitness business in one place – making it easy and efficient to organize and grow your fitness business with client and class scheduling, check-ins, and billing — all from your custom-branded apps.
Workout Software to Power Your Training
GymMaster does not offer workout software – a crucial feature when running a fitness business. The Exercise.com workout plan creator and exercise manager provide flexible solutions to save you time creating workouts with built-in integrations, tools, and more.
E-commerce Software to Increase Revenue
Fitness professionals cannot use GymMaster to sell training packages, workout challenges, or single workout plans. Exercise.com, however, has full e-commerce capabilities allowing trainers to sell single workout plans, offer automated workout memberships, run workout challenges, and deliver individual training.
E-commerce Software to Increase Revenue
Fitness professionals cannot use GymMaster to sell training packages, workout challenges, or single workout plans. Exercise.com, however, has full e-commerce capabilities allowing trainers to sell single workout plans, offer automated workout memberships, run workout challenges, and deliver individual training.
Assessment Software to Improve Client Engagement and Retention
GymMaster lacks assessment software, but that’s not the case with Exercise.com. Take clients through your personalized assessment to deliver custom workouts for their individual needs – providing massive growth potential and saved time.
Stand Out With Your Own Custom-branded Apps
GymMaster’s app is only slightly customizable and the company does not offer custom websites. On the other hand, Exercise.com offers fully customized apps and websites built to make your life easier by providing your clients with a unified scheduling and workout experience with your brand displayed front-and-center.
Stand Out With Your Own Custom-branded Apps
GymMaster’s app is only slightly customizable and the company does not offer custom websites. On the other hand, Exercise.com offers fully customized apps and websites built to make your life easier by providing your clients with a unified scheduling and workout experience with your brand displayed front-and-center.
If you’re ready to get started with an easy-to-navigate, all-in-one fitness software, designed to fuel your business, request a demo with Exercise.com today.
And, if you want to see how GymMaster’s additional features stack up to Exercise.com software features, check out our in-depth guide below.
What is GymMaster?
Founded in New Zealand in 1996, GymMaster is a management software designed to manage gyms and health clubs. The software is not only available to those in New Zealand. GymMaster is in Canada, the United States, and more, as well. Operating under Treshna Enterprises, the software was originally used as a custom membership system for the YMCA organization.
As a whole, GymMaster appears to be capable of basic managing tasks. However, they lack the key features and components that Exercise.com offers.
Unless otherwise stated, all images and reviews below are of/about the Exercise.com All-In-One Fitness Business Management software platform.
Fitness Business Management Software
GymMaster has the capability of managing tasks such as memberships, online bookings, and online signups. Their gym check-in software feature allows your members the freedom to book classes directly from the GymMaster app. With Exercise.com, we have a dedicated fitness business management (FBM) software that is built into the same platform that is used to build workouts. Our gym management software makes it easy to organize and grow your business with client and class scheduling, check-ins, and billing — all in one place.
Client/Class Scheduling
Both GymMaster and Exercise.com allows for integration with Google calendar and iCal.
The Exercise.com calendar will empower you to track visits, book classes and sessions, engage your clients with recurring appointment reminders via email and text, and provide calendar integration with google and apple for easy management. You can also sort by:
- Trainer
- Location
- Service
- Recurring
- Time
- Availability
Gym/Facility Management
GymMaster allows for custom reporting. You are able to access detailed key performance data, summary reports, comprehensive billing information for accounts purposes, or customize a request for a specific demographic. They do not, however, specify details on the exact metrics that can be measured.
Exercise.com offers reports on various gym metrics in sales, business, appointments, class, and payroll all in one place. You can get reports in areas such as ecommerce commission reports, attendance and transaction tracking, revenue analysis, client training progress, and much more. You can also sort reports by client, location, or service.
Business Dashboard Reports
Both GymMaster and Exercise.com have a dashboard for displaying an array of reports. Exercise.com’s business dashboard features standard and customizable reports which enable you to keep your finger on the pulse of your business. Our dashboard is easily customizable, giving you free-range to how you want to analyze your business or filter information.
Client Automation
GymMaster is able to mainly automate communications in areas such as memberships, reminders, and payments. With Exercise.com, you can automate and customize your communications with text, time of delivery, frequency, and mode of delivery. Our software is able to automate a wide range of areas, including:
- Emails and Texts
- Workout Delivery
- Resource Delivery
- Assessment Delivery
- Reminders/Alerts via app, text, and email
Dedicated Zapier Support
Exercise.com has many business management integrations already built into our software, but we didn’t stop there. We partner with Zapier so that your business can have access to any tool it needs for a fully customizable, immersive, user-friendly experience.
Dedicated Account Manager
Providing our clients with exceptional customer service is very important to us, which is why every Exercise.com client receives a dedicated account manager for all of their software-related needs.
If you want to add an online store for increased revenue, or if you want to rebuild your website to attract more customers, your account manager will get the job done.
Customized Software
Customized software is important to the success of your brand. Clients and potential clients want to feel that personal touch; they want to feel like they are working with a trainer or fitness facility that truly cares. Let’s look at how Exercise.com excels in app and web customization.
Custom-Branded
Exercise.com clients receive fully customized apps and websites for all of their business-related needs. GymMaster’s clients do not receive full custom branding.
iOS & Android Apps
GymMaster offers a custom-branded app. However, the customization of the app is very limited. You are only able to customize your company name, logo, and app template color.
With Exercise.com’s branded app for personal trainers, you also have access to your own fully customizable app. You are able to showcase your brand and business the way you want to.
Websites
GymMaster does not offer you your own custom branded website. They only allow their features to be integrated on your existing website.
With Exercise.com, you are able to have a responsive and SEO-driven fitness business website built to convert visitors to leads. You have customizable features at your disposal such as inputting a blog for posts, inputting sections for ecommerce, unlimited theme changes, and custom graphic work.
Security Features
GymMaster’s security policy is vague. They claim to employ multiple levels of security to your data but fail to specify the details of any technology used. Exercise.com websites and apps are SSL Secure and client information is protected with the Privacy Shield Framework. We also utilize Google Cloud for storing and transferring data. Security is an area of great importance to us and we want you to know that.
Marketing Integrations
GymMaster is able to integrate with Zapier, Xero, Gymsales, MyWellness, Fitmetrix, GymLeads, eGym, Facebook, and Instagram. Exercise.com prides itself with endless integrations with not only well-known companies like Stripe, Vimeo, and Youtube but also:
- MailChimp
- ConstantContact
- ConvertKit
- Zapier
- Google Analytics
- Facebook Pixel
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Exercise.com is the best GymMaster alternative.
Workout Software
GymMaster has no capability for workout creation and delivery. With Exercise.com workout software, you have access to a simple workout plan creator and exercise manager. This provides flexible solutions that allow the delivery of custom workouts for any scenario such as:
- Workout Planning-Personal Training
- Nutrition Assistance
- Goal Setting
- Traveling Athletes
- In-Person Clients
- Trainer Logging
- Online Clients
- Hybrid Clients (in-person/online)
- Busy Professionals
Workout Creator/Logger
Exercise.com has a dedicated workout plan creator which allows you to customize your own exercise library with videos, tips, steps, and notes. You are able to create workouts once and schedule any workout to clients, groups, or classes automatically. You can even automate delivery for PDFs, nutrition plans, and more. Workout progress data is also stored automatically with activity, performance records, workout snapshots, summaries, and leaderboards. You can also easily integrate with other systems such as Youtube to showcase the media or information you want. The opportunities to create and design your library are endless.
1-1 Training
One-on-one training is a staple in gyms and fitness facilities, and fitness software needs to provide trainers with services that make one-on-one training as simple as possible; Exercise.com software does just that.
Group Training
The Exercise.com group training feature provides the same resources and support as it does for one-on-one training but members benefit from the community and accountability of the group setting.
Online Training
With Exercise.com, personal trainers can sell training programs online for added profit.
Exercise Library
Because GymMaster does not have a workout creation option for its clients, an exercise library is also not provided. Exercise.com has an exercise library with instructions, videos, muscles worked, and sample workouts. Trainers can also add custom exercise demo videos for clients to view.
Custom Exercises
Exercise.com workout customization options include:
- Workout Plan Creator
- Intervals
- Alternate
- Block
- Smart Delivery
- Custom Exercise Library
- Easily Embed Your Videos into Your Platform
- Your Descriptions, Workouts, etc
TV Workouts
Clients in busy group sessions can see you performing the movements along with them by casting your custom exercise videos directly onto gym television screens.
Gym Ecommerce Software
GymMaster’s software only allows you to sell memberships and merchandise. Exercise.com allows you to not only sell memberships and merchandise but also sell pre-built single workout plans online. You can sell customized programs to suit a particular group of clients or to keep your clients engaged. There are many ways you can utilize this feature.
Below, we will visually highlight some ways that our gym ecommerce software can set your business apart.
Payment Processing
GymMaster offers automated recurring payments. You are also able to utilize cash and card payments. However, they do not specify if you are able to use checks or if they offer single session payments. As a business owner, you need to know these important details.
With Exercise.com, you are able to bill customers for recurring sessions, packages, or a single session. We created our dedicated Fitness Business Management Software (FBM) in which you can access all of your payment tools in the same custom-branded web and mobile app both easily and securely. Clients will be able to pay a one-time or recurring price with cash, check, or credit card. Our software also allows you to be able to accept direct deposits.
Sell Products
Boost your company’s revenue by selling products in your ecommerce store. Products like branded apparel, water bottles, gear, supplements, and more can all be sold in your Exercise.com-built ecommerce store.
Sell Workout Plans
Exercise.com client Mike Boyle, of Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning (MBSC), had over 700 clients within 12 months of releasing programming online using our software!
Offer Online Workout Memberships
Exercise.com also allows trainers or coaches to sell workouts online. This boosts revenue and can help retain gym members who may move too far away from your location to maintain a brick-and-mortar gym membership.
Sell Workout Challenges
Workout challenges are a great way to keep clients engaged and motivated!
Fitness Assessment Software
Assessments are important. Clients need to see they are improving and will be happy to continue to use your services when they see results. GymMaster’s lack of capability for performance assessments can potentially hinder your business from reaching new heights.
The Exercise.com fitness assessment software is dedicated to helping your business run smoothly while increasing revenue easily.
Assessments
You’ll be able to do the following with assessments from your Exercise.com software:
- Take clients through your custom assessment to automatically create personalized workouts based on the data important to their success.
- Implement scalable processes that will sustain the progress of your business, so you don’t lose ground.
- Easily show clients areas they can improve on from their assessment and turn them into leads
Performance & Measurement Reports
Our Performance Health Software allows you to deliver automated assessments to re-engage clients while also providing progress photos and measurements. That assessment can provide history, measurement data, injuries, photos/videos, and goals. You can also use the assessment to trigger a workout specifically developed for that client’s success based on smart data from their onboarding. You can put together a custom way of re-engaging clients how you deem fit.
Nutrition
With Exercise.com, trainers can also set macronutrient goals with their clients and can view clients’ daily intake in order to provide assistance to help clients meet their health and fitness goals.
GymMaster Pricing
Below is a table of GymMaster’s pricing tiers and features:
For those who are interested in trying the GymMaster gym management software, a free demo is available on the company’s website.
GymMaster Alternatives
Below is a table comprised of the starting and maximum prices for four common GymMaster competitors:
The Bottom Line: Pros and Cons
The features of a software are important and can go a long way into growing your business. You need to go with software specifically designed for your fitness business to ensure you are always equipped for any task at hand.
GymMaster Cons
GymMaster is missing key features that every fitness business should have at their disposal. Their lack of performance assessments, workout creation capabilities, ecommerce options, customizability, and the integration of a custom website doesn’t allow your fitness business to grow. These are key features that many of the top fitness professionals use because it helps their businesses to thrive.
Exercise.com Pros
Exercise.com is all-in-one fitness business management software that features your app, your software, and your brand. It is the reason why some of the top fitness professionals of today trust our software and help advise on features, integrations, and more year-round. Exercise.com simply has many tools and custom options that you won’t find anywhere else. We are here to make sure we equip you with the necessary features to take your business to the next level.
What features are most important to you? Book a demo with Exercise.com today!