# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for gym management software (fitness studios) on 2026-10-22

## In short

On 2026-10-22, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best gym management software for fitness studios". It named 12 brands; the first six, in order, were WellnessLiving, Mindbody, G2, Punchpass, Stripe and Zen Planner.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best gym management software for fitness studios |
| Asked on | 2026-10-22 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 12 |
| Sources cited | 10 |
| Audience | fitness studios |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-22 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/gym-management-software-fitness-studios-2026-10-22
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-22 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> Short answer: for most fitness studios I'd start with **WellnessLiving**, and the main reason to pick something else is studio type (class-based yoga/Pilates vs. membership gym vs. CrossFit) or whether you want to be in a consumer marketplace.
> 
> Here's the order I'd actually give:
> 
> **1. WellnessLiving** - My default recommendation for a studio doing classes, memberships, and retail. It's the closest thing to Mindbody's feature set (scheduling, automated marketing, rewards program, branded app, on-demand video) at meaningfully lower cost - Starter $69/mo, Business $199, BusinessPro $349. Two caveats: Starter covers exactly one staff member, and a custom website plus on-demand video are paid add-ons at every tier, so price the real configuration, not the headline. ([OfferingTree comparison](https://www.offeringtree.com/?p=38993), [G2](https://www.g2.com/compare/mindbody-vs-wellnessliving))
> 
> **2. Mindbody** - Pick this specifically for the consumer app, a marketplace with ~3M active users browsing and booking classes. If a chunk of your new clients would come from discovery rather than your own marketing, that's a real acquisition channel nobody else has. It's the most expensive option

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WellnessLiving | recommended |
| 2 | Mindbody | mentioned |
| 3 | G2 | compared |
| 4 | Punchpass | recommended |
| 5 | Stripe | mentioned |
| 6 | Zen Planner | mentioned |
| 7 | Professional | mentioned |
| 8 | ABC Glofox | mentioned |
| 9 | Glofox | mentioned |
| 10 | Arketa | mentioned |
| 11 | Wodify | mentioned |
| 12 | Momence | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.offeringtree.com/?p=38993 (other)
- https://www.g2.com/compare/mindbody-vs-wellnessliving (review)
- https://www.thepricer.org/how-much-does-mindbody-cost/ (other)
- https://www.capterra.com/p/133857/Punchpass/pricing/ (review)
- https://g2.com/compare/wellnessliving-vs-zen-planner (review)
- https://www.capterra.ca/compare/136861/1011898/glofox/vs/ribbon (other)
- https://us.fitgap.com/products/punchpass (other)
- https://costbench.com/compare/mindbody-vs-zen-planner/ (other)
- https://punchpass.com/compare/arketa-alternative (vendor)
- https://business.virtuagym.com/blog/best-fitness-studio-software/ (other)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/gym-management-software/fitness-studios

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