Clubworx Comparison (Pricing, Features, & Benefits)

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Finding the right software to manage your business is an overwhelming process. It’s easy to get lost in comparing the hundreds of available software on the market, so it’s our mission at Exercise.com to provide you with clear comparisons to make the job a little bit easier.

In this review, we will be comparing Clubworx with Exercise.com. Although Clubworx has almost identical features to the Exercise.com software platform, it will be clear at the end of this review that Exercise.com is the business management software that will help your business grow for years to come! Book a demo today to learn more!

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Clubworx Software Review

Founded in 2014, Clubworx is a club management software designed for class-based gyms, studios, and martial arts clubs (taekwondo software, for example). It has adapted standard management features, such as scheduling and booking, reporting, payment processing, a Clubworx member portal, websites, apps, client automation, integrations, and more, to fit the needs of a fitness center.

Clubworx has four different packages: Start-Up, Growing, Accelerated, and Established. Here is a chart with the breakdown of features:

[Information from Clubworx’s website]

Clubworx seems to have the solutions for many needs of a fitness center, but how well does Clubworx tailor to the needs of your business? Keep reading to find out!

Unless otherwise stated, all images and reviews below are of/about the Exercise.com software platform.

Clubworx vs Exercise.com

Clubworx and Exercise.com offer almost identical software features in regard to business management. So what are the differences?

First, Exercise.com is more comprehensive than Clubworx for fitness centers. For instance, both software offers a workout creator/logger, but only Exercise.com comes with an extensive library of professional, instructive exercise videos to use in the workout creator! We will discuss how beneficial this is later on in the review.

Secondly, Exercise.com is more customizable than Clubworx. While Clubworx might have a great management foundation, it’s not tailored for your business! Only Exercise.com has the capability to organize and tailor features to your specifications. This is crucial because as you’ll see below, customers are increasingly demanding personalized services, including within the fitness industry. The more customized your software can be, the better competitive edge your business holds.

Let’s take a look at how the Established Plan of Clubworx compares with the comprehensive platform offered by Exercise.com.

Fitness Business Management Software

Fitness businesses are fast-paced environments that require managers to be out in the gym building relationships with customers and staff. That’s hard to do when you’re stuck behind a desk performing manual mundane tasks. Fitness managers need management software that automates tasks and has on-the-go capabilities.

As stated above, Clubworx and Exercise.com have very similar business management features. But what’s important to remember is that the Exercise.com software platform operates in a more comprehensive, customized way. Let’s get started.

Client/Class Scheduling

Clubworx and Exercise.com have compatible calendar features for easy viewing and booking.

The Exercise.com software platform allows customers and admins to view your schedule and book appointments anywhere, on any device. Most importantly, your calendar layout and features are personalized to your style and preferences so you manage your business the most efficiently and effectively!

Gym/Facility Management

Clubworx offers a business dashboard featuring seven different snapshots regarding your business’s current stats for members, revenue, attendance, and more. Clubworx states they a few other standard reports and custom reports, but Clubworx does not give any detail about what standard reports are provided or how custom reports are generated. Business owners need more than a snapshot of their business, so this uncertainty of Clubworx’s report capabilities should give a manager pause.

Regardless of what Clubworx might or might not offer, you can be confident in the powerful and insightful reports provided by Exercise.com. With our software, you get tons of easy-access, accurate reports for sales, subscriptions, charges, training, staff and client insights, tax and payroll reports, shared packages report, e-commerce commission reports, and more. We also offer custom reports, and we can create those for you. You get a ready-to-go, personalized report without the time and frustration of figuring out templates and equations.

Client Automation

Clubworx and Exercise.com have compatible client automation services. They each have email and SMS templates that can be used to send a variety of messages to customers automatically.

With Exercise.com, easily stay in control of scheduling and membership renewals with our automatic notification settings. These push notifications can be sent through the app, text, and/or email, or a customizable combination. Our software goes beyond email and SMS messaging to automatically deliver fitness-specific notifications such as:

• Workout plans, videos, and more
• Resources and files for easy client access
• Performance assessments
• Charges and payment receipts
• Reminders and alerts for appointments or classes via app, text, and email

Dedicated Zapier Support

Integrations are one of the best ways to make your business unique and stand out in a sea of fitness centers. However, accumulating individual integrations can be a costly venture.

This is where Zapier comes in! Zapier offers over 2,000 apps that you can integrate into your custom website and platform. With so many integrations to choose from, your business will run at its peak efficiency and keep customers satisfied with a personalized experience.

Both Clubworx and Exercise.com have integration with Zapier, but Clubworx requires users to pay their own Zapier account fees, which range from $20-$600/month. That can be a huge extra expense annually. On the other hand, Exercise.com doesn’t require our customers to pay for their own Zapier account; the account comes included with our software.

Dedicated Account Manager

Like many companies, Clubworx offers customer service by phone and email during business hours and 24-hour chat support. They also offer 1:1 onboarding with a Clubworx representative. While this is an adequate system, Exercise.com goes above and beyond standard customer service.

When you partner with Exercise.com, you’ll receive a dedicated account manager who is your personal contact for all your software-related needs–indefinitely. Your account manager will set up your website, app, and software to your specifications and walk you through the software at your own pace. Have questions later? No problem. Simply reach out to your account manager for assistance at no extra charge.

As your business grows, you may find the need for adjustment with your website, app, or software, or perhaps an addition like an e-commerce store. Your account manager becomes an especially invaluable asset as they work tirelessly behind the scenes to see your vision come to fruition. This saves you countless admin hours and maximizes your brand’s full potential.

Customized Software

Customized software is crucial to a fitness business because customers are demanding personalized services in all industries. When your software is customized to provide the personalized services your customers desire, you’ll have better marketing, higher new member rates, retention, and revenue.

Clubworx and Exercise.com both offer customizable software features and functions, but as you’ll see below, Execise.com has a more comprehensive approach. Let’s examine the ways Exercise.com emphasizes and prioritizes customization so you can confidently grow your business.

Custom-Branded

Clubworx allows you to upload a custom logo to your app and website but otherwise has no custom branding.

Exercise.com promotes your brand from start to finish. With Exercise.com, you can easily fine-tune the details so your website and app feel authentically yours with custom colors, language, integrations, features, custom dev, and so much more. When your unique brand is celebrated, your customers stay strongly connected and engaged with your business.

iOS & Android Apps

Clubworx and Exercise.com both offer customizable mobile apps, however, Exercise.com’s app is superior because it offers more than Clubworx’s app.

With Clubworx’s app, members can view the schedule and book classes, log workouts, and update their profile. (It also tracks martial arts grading, but this doesn’t often apply in the fitness center setting) The Exercise.com software app offers the same functions, but additionally enables members to:

• View assessments, measurements, and goals
• Communicate with their trainer
• Receive reminders and notifications
• Track nutritional intake
• View and purchase items from your e-commerce store
• and more!

Further, Clubworx doesn’t clearly state if or how their app can be used by admins. The Exercise.com software app allows admins and trainers to view and perform all business-related tasks on our app that could be done on a computer. Reports, payments, membership management, workout creation, assessments, client communication, and more, are all possible on our app for the on-the-go accessibility managers and trainers need.

While Clubworx offers more in their app than most companies, it’s clear to see that the Exercise.com software platform’s comprehensive app gives you all the tools your business–and clients–need to succeed.

Websites

Clubworx offers a very basic customizable website. Users can upload their own logo and banner picture, choose one theme color, light or dark color scheme, and upload all your custom business information. This is not a bad start to a website, but there’s so much more to a website that makes it engaging and informative.

Luckily, Exercise.com builds you a secure, SEO-optimized website that converts visitors to leads and keeps members engaged with your brand! Choose from unlimited theme changes, custom graphic work, colors, features, custom dev, and more. After set up, your dedicated account manager manages and alters your website according to your specifications. This saves you hours of valuable admin time.

Security Features

Clubworx uses secure payment methods for payment processing such as Stripe, Bluefin, Gocardless, Integrapay, and Ezidebit, but Clubworx doesn’t explicitly list out their security policies in regard to the storage of customers’ private health information. One can hope that this information is stored securely, but there’s no clear assurance.

On the other hand, Exercise.com emphasizes using the highest standard of security for payment processing and storage of clients’ health information and assessments. Our websites and apps are SSL Secure, client information is protected with the internationally-secure Privacy Shield Framework, and we utilize Google Cloud for storing and transferring data. We also use Stripe for secure online and in-app purchases and transactions.

Marketing Integrations

Clubworx and Exercise.com are very compatible with marketing integrations. Both have social media integrations and Zapier support. Some popular integrations Exercise.com provides include:

• ConstantContact
• ConvertKit
• Zapier
• Google Analytics
• Facebook Pixel

Exercise.com gives you all the integrations your business needs to succeed!

Workout Software

Workout software is an excellent way to incorporate and promote personalized fitness services for your customers. This aids in customer satisfaction, retention, and ultimately increased profit.

Clubworx and Exercise.com both offer workout software, but Exercise.com once again offers more options–and therefore greater customer personalization that results in satisfied customers.

Let’s check out the exciting features of Exercise.com’s workout delivery system.

Workout Creator/Logger

Workout creators allow trainers to generate individualized workouts for each specific client. These are sent automatically to the client so they can perform and record their workout in the setting of their choosing. While Clubworx and Exercise.com both offer a workout creator/logger, there are a few distinct but important differences:

• Clubworx doesn’t mention communication capabilities between clients and trainers in their app. This would discourage clients from performing a workout program they don’t understand and couldn’t clarify with their trainer. But with Exercise.com, we enable client-trainer communication so clients stay motivated and on-pace with their workouts.
• Exercise.com allows trainers to create pre-designed workouts for easy assignments. This keeps trainers productive and saves lots of time! Clubworx doesn’t list pre-designed workouts as a feature, which means every workout must be designed every time and eat away at a trainer’s time.
• Workout creators are only as good as the videos in your exercise library. Clubworx requires its users to upload their own videos into the exercise library, but this can be problematic if trainers don’t have a video with which to assign an exercise. Only Exercise.com comes with an extensive library of professional workout videos and allows you to merge your own videos into the exercise library!

Although Clubworx is better than most software by offering a workout creator/logger, it’s clear to see that the Exercise.com workout creator is superior. With our workout creator/logger, you can provide the best-personalized service that impresses clients and supports their fitness progress.

Exercise.com knows that every trainer-client relationship is different, so our workout creator/logger has countless possibilities to deliver workouts, tips, and encouragement to clients in any scenario, including:

1-1 Training

Trainers can customize their clients’ next set of workouts by choosing various instructional methods, such as videos, pictures, intervals, alternates, blocks, modifications, descriptions, individualized instructions and reminders, and notes. These plans are automatically sent to the clients’ app for easy accessibility to be performed and recorded at any time, anywhere.

Keep all your clients’ workouts, nutrition plans, resources, goals and progress reports, and performance assessments in one accessible location–your app. Clients can also communicate with their trainer at any time for support or program clarification. This encourages better program adherence, which leads to improved results and greater client satisfaction.

Group Training

Utilize the flexibility of our platform by using the same resources and support as 1-1 training for group training. Exercise.com allows you to easily create, schedule, and track attendance, so you experience the benefits of group classes without the headache of managing all the moving pieces.

Online Training

The workout creator is particularly helpful for training and retaining busy traveling clients or online-only clients. Just like 1-1 training, trainers can provide a variety of workouts that keep clients engaged and motivated while also being performed anywhere. Trainers can track progress and clients can communicate with their trainer via the app.

Exercise Library

Exercise libraries are crucial to the workout creator because they make workouts come alive, clarify proper form, and add a personalized touch. Both Clubworx and Exercise.com offer exercise libraries, however, there is a big catch: Clubworx doesn’t include any videos with their exercise library. Clubworx simply has the capability for its users to upload and store their own videos in the exercise library. This has some major drawbacks:

• The workout creator is most beneficial with videos or other media uploaded into the exercise library. If your fitness center utilizes personal trainers, this makes filling your exercise library a top priority so trainers can use the workout creator instead of learning your new software and transitioning your staff and customers to the new system.
• Filming and uploading every exercise takes hours of planning, filming, editing, and uploading–but it’s something admins must do in order to effectively use the workout creator.
• If a video for an exercise is missing, trainers may not be able to assign that exercise, leaving a hole in their clients’ workout.
• Uploading new videos for your trainers adds another admin task to your plate.

On the other hand, Exercise.com includes an extensive exercise library full of professional, instructive videos, and allows fitness centers to upload their own videos to the exercise library. This way, your trainers (and by extension, clients) will never be without a beneficial exercise in their workouts, but you can also add a personal touch with your own videos uploaded on your own time.

Custom Exercises

Merging with your YouTube or Vimeo accounts is easy and fun for everyone. Many trainers enjoy being featured in videos as it builds trainer familiarity and credibility, and clients appreciate learning from trainers they know and respect. This is an excellent way to promote your brand and customer loyalty.

TV Workouts

Cast an Exercise.com or custom video onto a TV screen during a personal or group training session for added engagement and a personal touch.

E-Commerce Software

E-commerce is a tremendous opportunity for fitness businesses because you can substantially grow your revenue without expanding the walls of your business. However, you can only maximize e-commerce profit if your software supports a variety of e-commerce options.

Clubworx is limited to mobile bookings and point-of-sale products. While these are beneficial to your business, they’re standard features and don’t help your business stand out.

Exercise.com also accepts online and mobile payments, but our platform provides an array of creative e-commerce options that engage your customers and grow your revenue. Check out some of the most popular ways our customers use the Exercise.com software platform’s e-commerce feature that Clubworx doesn’t provide.

Payment Processing

Clubworx uses Stripe, Bluefin, Gocardless, Integrapay, and Ezidebit for payment processing. Exercise.com uses Stripe to keep things simple.

Sell Products

Significantly boost your revenue and brand with an e-commerce store. You can sell just about anything–from custom-branded apparel and gym merchandise to supplements and energy bars. The options are endless and keep customers engaged with your brand.

Sell Workout Plans

With the Exercise.com software platform, you can keep your members engaged in your brand by building and selling your own customized workout plans. Since you know your clientele, you have an advantage over generic workout videos by tailoring workout plans to your customers’ interests and needs.

Because Exercise.com doesn’t restrict how many plans you can sell, you can let your creativity shine. Offer a variety of levels, styles, and lengths to keep customers engaged and boost your revenue.

Offer Online Workout Memberships

Many clients are willing to pay a premium price for online customized workouts. While the premium price is a big benefit to your revenue, creating and managing dozens of personalized workouts can be time-consuming for your trainers. This ultimately cuts down on the overall profit from selling these plans.

But with Exercise.com, trainers create a client’s entire plan in one sitting, schedule automatic delivery intervals, and then track client progress through their program. Our software allows you to capitalize on this e-commerce opportunity because it keeps your trainers productive, your clients happy, grows your client pool, and allows your business to gain the most profit from this service.

Sell Workout Challenges

A fun and popular way to build a positive gym culture is through offering workout challenges. Through workout challenges, participants can push themselves, have additional fitness accountability, channel a competitive spirit, and cheer on other gym members at the same time.

The Exercise.com software platform makes workout challenges easy through customization and automation. Simply input the details and let our software take care of the rest.

Performance Health Software

Performance assessments ensure the safety of trainers and clients, aid in creating effective workouts, and track client progress. Because performance assessments are objective data, they can often be used to motivate and encourage clients, which boosts client satisfaction, program adherence, and improved results.

Performance assessments are taken at the beginning of a fitness journey and periodically through a training period. These allow clients to see their baseline, need for improvement, goals that have been and are yet to be met, and progress made. Essentially, performance assessments are the objective data used to motivate your clients.

Clubworx allows for personal trainers to input and compare basic measurements, such as weight, height, blood pressure, girth, and more. This is more than most software companies provide, but Exercise.com is still superior because we offer standard and customizable performance assessments.

Assessments

The Exercise.com software platform allows trainers to easily record standard measurements (like weight and blood pressure) and customized assessment data (such as range of motion restrictions). These custom assessments give an exceptionally personalized fitness experience for your customers.

Once completed, these assessments are automatically delivered to the client’s app for easy viewing and accessibility.

Performance & Measurement Reports

In addition to customized performance assessments, Exercise.com also provides personalized interactions. Add a personal touch for better customer engagement by automatically delivering workout reminders, PDFs, resources, goal achievements, recurring assessments, progress photos, measurements, and more.

Nutrition

Fitness experts how important nutrition is to a client’s overall fitness success. Diet, nutrition, education, and incorporating consistent healthy habits are essential to transforming a client’s life with lasting health results.

With Exercise.com, your clients get a powerful nutrition tracker to record and analyze their dietary intake. This helps clients remain accountable and helps trainers determine if the client prioritizes pre and/or post-workout meals.

Although Clubworx provides other forms of assessments, it does not provide nutrition tracking. Clubworx users will have to use another app to track nutrition, but toggling between apps can be frustrating for clients and may result in poor adherence. The Exercise.com nutrition tracker is built right into our app for easy accessibility. This is only a feature you’ll get with Exercise.com.

Clubworx Software Pricing

As stated above, Clubworx has four plans which can be paid for monthly or annually:

• Start-Up: $59/month
• Growing: $89/month
• Accelerating: $129/month
• Established: $149/month

As previously mentioned, the Established plan is the optimal choice for a fitness business because it is the only plan that offers workout software and assessments. But even with the Established plan, Clubworx doesn’t deliver a fully-comprehensive fitness management software.

Clubworx Software Competitors

Competitors to Clubworx include:

And of course, Exercise.com!

The Bottom Line: Pros and Cons

The right management software can help create a thriving, growing business. While Clubworx has many beneficial management and fitness features, it’s not the comprehensive package of Exercise.com. Our platform is here to help your business flourish. It’s easy for managers, trainers, and customers to use, which boosts customer satisfaction, aids in retention, and creates raving fans.

Clubworx Cons

Clubworx offers a number of excellent management and fitness-specific features but lacks the fully-customized and comprehensive capabilities of Exercise.com. For instance, Clubworx has no nutrition tracking software, limited e-commerce opportunities, a very basic workout creator, and you must upload all of your own videos to the exercise library. While Clubworx isn’t bad software, it won’t bring about the business growth or profit that Exercise.com will.

Exercise.com Pros

The Exercise.com all-in-one fitness software is customized specifically to the needs of your business! This helps your business run at peak efficiency so you can give quality personalized services to your customers. We aid your business by:

• Increasing your business’s revenue through easy-access reporting and unlimited marketing integrations.
• Engaging customers with your custom-branded website and app.
• Customizing workout and nutritional plans for every client to maximize their fitness potential.
• Capitalizing on every e-commerce opportunity to better engage members.
• Providing an easily-accessible scheduling and booking experience for your staff and customers.

Exercise.com helps grow your business for years to come. Streamline your business with the convenience of one software that delivers a professional, personalized customer experience every time. Interested in learning more? Book a demo today!