Best martial arts school software
✔ Last verified 2026-10-23✔ Prices linked to vendor sources✔ Our methodologyAffiliate disclosure
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Most martial arts software prices by active students, so the cheapest tool depends on your headcount and on whether you use the vendor's payment processor. Every number below comes from the vendor's own page; anything not published is marked unknown.
| Martialytics | Kicksite | Gymdesk | Zen Planner | Spark Membership | MASS | Mindbody | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $69/mo (0-50 students) | $49/mo (0-25 students) | $75/mo with Gymdesk Payments (≤50 members); $100/mo otherwise | From $99/mo (Studio) | $199/mo after 8-week trial | unknown | From $79/mo per location (Starter) |
| Pricing basis | Priced by active students; leads and inactive students free; unlimited users and locations | Priced by active students; all features at every tier | Priced by active members; extra location $50/mo (Gymdesk Payments) or $100/mo (own processor) | Priced by active members (prospects and staff not counted) | Full access to every feature; setup by account rep; free data migration | Priced by active students | Per location; unlimited users |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card | First 30 days free (pricing and switch pages) | 30 days, no credit card | unknown | 8 weeks | 14 days, no credit card (homepage); terms say payment method required | unknown |
| Contract | No lock-in contracts | unknown; discounted annual pricing on request | Month to month, no setup or cancellation fee | Month-to-month; annual contract on request | unknown | No contracts, monthly or annual | Depends on plan and promotion |
| Belt / rank tracking | Yes: grading-readiness tracking; student app lessons sectioned by rank (features page) | Yes: attendance and belt tracking, promote with one click | Yes: per-program rank progression; flags who's ready to promote (homepage FAQ) | Yes: belt and skill tracking listed | Yes: belt history in student profiles | Yes: grading readiness score per student; one-click grading certificates (homepage) | unknown |
| Attendance | Yes: engagement tracking, automatic absence follow-up, Kiosk Mode check-in app (features page, site nav) | Yes: kiosk check-in by name, PIN or member-portal barcode; check-in restrictions for past-due balances (FAQ, attendance page) | Yes: check-in by kiosk, name search, barcode or phone | Yes | Yes: attendance trends | Yes: attendance tracking (Terms) | unknown |
| Booking | Yes: bookings & events, calendar, capacity (features page) | Yes: students register for classes and events in the Member Portal mobile web app (FAQ) | Yes: members book classes from their phone | Yes: online scheduling | unknown | Class scheduling (Terms) | Yes: self-serve booking, Pick-a-Spot (Accelerate+) |
| Payments / fees | Standard Stripe rates, no markup or revenue % (per vendor) | US: preferred partner Basys, flat rate $29/mo + 2.9% + $0.25 per card transaction (card + ACH option: $35 setup, $49/mo, 2.9% + $0.25 card, $0.30 ACH); international: Stripe (payment-processing page) | Gymdesk Payments (US/Canada) rate: unknown | Daxko Payments or preferred processors; rates unknown | Spark Payments (rates unknown) | 2% platform fee on student payments processed through MASS (Terms 3.7), plus Stripe | Mindbody Payments: rate + $0.10-$0.30 per transaction; marketplace fee 20% (cap $30) on first purchase of new clients from app |
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Prices as published (monthly no-commitment / annual where shown). "unknown" = not published. Checked 2026-10-23.
Kicksite: lowest published entry price
$49/mo for 0-25 students, $99 for 26-50, $149 for 51-100, $199 for 101+. All features at every tier, and belt rank and attendance tracking are listed. Discounted annual pricing is available on request. Visit Kicksite
Martialytics: flat tiers, every feature
$69/mo up to 50 students, $99 to 100, $129 to 200, $199 over 200. Unlimited users and locations, a 30-day trial with no card, and standard Stripe rates with no revenue cut (per the vendor). Visit Martialytics
Gymdesk: cheaper with its payments
$75/mo (≤50 active members) with Gymdesk Payments, or $100/mo with your own processor, up to $200/$240 for 151-250 members. Includes a gym website and unlimited staff. 30-day trial. Visit Gymdesk
Zen Planner: belt and skill tracking plus payroll
Studio starts at $99/mo, scaled by active members. Belt and skill tracking, staff payroll and member and staff apps are listed. Month-to-month by default. Visit Zen Planner
Spark Membership: done-for-you setup
An 8-week free trial, then $199/mo, with free data migration and setup by an account rep. Belt history and family accounts are listed. Visit Spark Membership
MASS and Mindbody
MASS (Australia-based) doesn't publish prices publicly and charges a 2% platform fee on payments processed through it. Mindbody starts at $79/mo per location but is built mainly for yoga, fitness and wellness studios. We found no belt tracking on its pricing page.
Cost at 40 active students (published prices only)
- Kicksite: $99/mo
- Martialytics: $69/mo
- Gymdesk: $75/mo with Gymdesk Payments, $100 without
- Zen Planner: from $99/mo (exact price unknown)
- Spark: $199/mo
See also: BJJ gym software, dance studio software, and all martial arts tools.
FAQ
Which martial arts software is cheapest?
At 0-25 students, Kicksite's published $49/mo is the lowest entry price we found (kicksite.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Which tools list belt tracking?
Martialytics, Kicksite, Gymdesk, Zen Planner, Spark Membership and MASS all list belt or rank tracking on their sites. For Mindbody we didn't find it on the pages we checked, so it's marked unknown.
Do any have free trials?
Martialytics and Gymdesk offer 30 days, Spark 8 weeks and MASS 14 days, per their sites.
Which martial arts software prices by student count?
Martialytics, Kicksite, Gymdesk and MASS price by active students or members, and Zen Planner prices by active members (prospects and staff not counted).