See exactly how VERVE Pulse compares to Mindbody, ABC Glofox, Zen Planner, PushPress, WellnessLiving, and Fitbox — feature by feature.
The features that make Pulse fundamentally different from legacy gym software.
Churn prediction, content generation, dynamic pricing, and a business coach — all included. Others charge extra or don't offer them at all.
Utilisation analytics, maintenance scheduling, warranty alerts, replacement forecasting. No other platform offers this. Period.
Members, billing, scheduling, marketing, retention, accounting, HR, website builder — 60+ features. Others make you buy add-ons or integrate third-party tools.
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| Feature |
VERVE Pulse
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Mindbody
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ABC Glofox
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Zen Planner
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PushPress
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WellnessLiving
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Fitbox
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| Pricing | |||||||
| Starting price | $99/mo | $139/mo | Custom | $117/mo | $139/mo | Custom | $99/mo |
| Per-member fees | None | Yes | Yes | Some plans | Yes (Core) | Some plans | None |
| No lock-in contract | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free trial | 30 days | ✗ | Demo only | ✗ | 14 days | Demo only | ✓ |
| Member Management | |||||||
| Member directory & CRM | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check-in (QR, fob, app) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital waivers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Progress & wellness tracking | ✓ | Limited | Limited | ✓ | ✗ | Limited | ✗ |
| Self-service member portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Retention AI & Retention Automation | |||||||
| Churn prediction | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automated win-back sequences | ✓ | Basic | Basic | ✗ | ✗ | Basic | ✗ |
| Business coach | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dynamic pricing recommendations | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Revenue forecasting | ✓ | Basic | ✗ | Basic | ✗ | Basic | ✗ |
| Grand opening playbook | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scheduling & Booking | |||||||
| Class timetable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PT / appointment booking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waitlist management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Event management | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Marketing (12 tools) | |||||||
| Email campaigns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | ✓ | Basic |
| SMS marketing | ✓ | Add-on | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | ✓ | ✗ |
| Content generator (ads, posts) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Social media content calendar | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Landing pages & lead capture | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Add-on | ✓ | ✗ |
| Website builder | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Local SEO autopilot | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Competitor radar | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Billing & Payments | |||||||
| Membership billing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| POS / retail sales | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Automated payment recovery | ✓ | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | ✗ |
| Gift cards | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built-in accounting & BAS | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Equipment & Operations | |||||||
| Equipment fleet tracking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Utilisation analytics | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Maintenance scheduling | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Warranty tracking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Replacement forecasting | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Staff management & payroll | ✓ | Basic | Basic | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reporting & Analytics | |||||||
| Financial reports (P&L) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Basic |
| Custom report builder | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Weekly insight reports | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Multi-site benchmarking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Platform & Support | |||||||
| Branded mobile app | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free data migration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Paid |
| Australian-based support | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Total features covered out of the categories above.
Fleet overview, utilisation, maintenance, warranty alerts, replacement forecasting.
Spots at-risk members before they cancel and triggers personalised interventions.
Generates ads, social posts, email campaigns, and landing pages in your brand voice.
Full P&L, BAS compliance, tax reporting. No need for a separate accounting tool.
Strategic guidance, pricing advice, and data-driven recommendations for growth.
6-week step-by-step launch guide for new gyms, with automated milestones.
Generate a professional gym website from a questionnaire. SEO-optimised out of the box.
Real humans in Sydney. Not an offshore call centre. Phone, chat, and email.