Best TopDog Sports Alternative: Exercise.com vs. TopDog Sports

Exercise.com: Your TopDog Sports Alternative

Why Choose Exercise.com?

Here are five reasons why fitness professionals use Exercise.com vs. TopDog Sports.

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 TopDog Sports’s additional features stack up to Exercise.com software features, check out our in-depth guide below.

What is TopDog Sports?

Founded in 1990, TopDog Sports is a league management software for tennis, pickleball, Bocce, Patel, platform tennis, and squash. TopDog Sports provides features such as scheduling, scorekeeping, standings, and online registration. You can arrange round-robin events, tournaments, box leagues, and a ladder-style leader board. Customers can make reservations for courts, swim lanes, or fields.

TopDog Sports may be an excellent league management software, but it is very clear that TopDog Sports doesn’t have any features to manage a fitness business. In fact, the only valuable feature TopDog Sports has for a fitness facility is its scheduler. Otherwise, TopDog Sports is missing everything you need to run a business: facility management, reporting, marketing integrations, custom branding, an app, and a website.

Additionally, TopDog Sports is missing fitness-related functions, such as workout software, health and fitness assessment software, fitness-related ecommerce options, and nutrition tracking.

Exercise.com is proud to include every business management and fitness-specific feature you need to help your fitness business succeed! Let’s jump into the review to see how Exercise.com’s comprehensive gym management software can help grow and manage your fitness business.

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

Let’s start with the basics: you need a business management software platform in order to run your business. However, TopDog Sports lacks any business management features except a scheduling function. To put it simply, TopDog Sports is only a league management software and is not fit to run a business.

Exercise.com Fitness Business Management (FBM), on the other hand, has every feature to create and sustain a thriving business, plus personalized assistance to help every step of the way.

Client/Class Scheduling

With TopDog Sports, you can make reservations for courts, swim lanes, and fields. The scheduler allows you to match players for round robins, tournaments, and box leagues. “Pros” (or trainers, in the case of a fitness business) can input their availability into the schedule for private lessons and clinics, which can be booked online.

Exercise.com has a robust but user-friendly scheduler. Staff can easily create and manage your schedule for classes, events, and trainer sessions. Our calendar is viewable on any device and is simple to use, which boosts bookings. Plus, our calendar syncs with Apple and Google calendars.

Gym/Facility Management

TopDog Sports doesn’t have any facility management features.

The Exercise.com FBM software has all the tools and integrations you need to manage your facility. You never have to worry about sales, staff, clients, or data logged falling between the cracks. Our comprehensive reporting is easily accessible in your custom web and mobile apps. Our FBM also helps manage a staff of any size with assignable staff roles so you can put staff management on autopilot.

Business Dashboard Reports

TopDog Sports doesn’t have business dashboard reports. The closest thing TopDog Sports has to reports is scorecards, but these aren’t useful to a fitness business.

Exercise.com offers you a client and a business dashboard to easily access and monitor everything for facility management. With Exercise.com, you get reports for transactions, taxes, subscriptions, ecommerce commissions, inventory, and so much more! We can even customize reports specifically for your business.

Client Automation

TopDog Sports doesn’t have client automation features. This forces you to manually complete tasks, which adds more to your managerial load.

This is not the case with Exercise.com! Not only do we have business automation, but we also have fitness-specific client automation, such as:

• Automate Emails and Texts/Other Automatic Features
• Automate Workout Delivery
• Automate Resource Delivery
• Automate Assessment Delivery
• Automate Reminders/Alerts via app, text, and email

Dedicated Zapier Support

Our partnership with Zapier improves the efficiency of your business and helps your unique business stand out. Zapier has over 2,000 apps, so you can enjoy personalizing your business! But this is only a benefit you receive with Exercise.com, as TopDog Sports doesn’t integrate with Zapier.

Dedicated Account Manager

TopDog Sports has standard email and phone customer service support. Exercise.com takes customer service very seriously, which is why you receive a dedicated account manager with Exercise.com to handle all aspects of your account! Your account manager handles all the behind-the-scenes tasks such as initial set-up and training, website creation and management, updating your custom app, and more, so you can stay focused on your customers.

Customized Software

You can better meet the needs and expectations of your customers and staff with custom software. When software is customized to fit your specific brands and needs, you can reach your target customer base effectively, resulting in more memberships and sales.

Customization is another area that TopDog Sports does not provide. However, Exercise.com excels at promoting your brand through customization! Let’s take a closer look below.

Custom-Branded

TopDog Sports doesn’t have custom branding options for its software. The software your staff use and the schedule customers interact with feature the TopDog Sports branding. This reduces your opportunities to engage customers with your brand.

But with Exercise.com, your entire platform is custom branded! Your software, app, website, schedule and booking, notifications, and more, are personalized with your business name, logo, colors, wording, and vibe.

iOS & Android Apps

TopDog Sports software lacks an Apple and Android app. Most customers expect services in an app, so this can be a disappointment to your customers. TopDog Sports also does not mention its software as being mobile-optimized, which will make viewing and changing schedule details a challenge for staff and customers alike.

Exercise.com gives you a custom-branded app for personal trainers and gyms. With our app, trainers can perform all their client management tasks, like create workouts, view upcoming appointments, and communicate with clients. Clients can easily book appointments and classes, view and complete their workouts, log nutrition intake, and track their progress.

Websites

TopDog Sports doesn’t offer website creation with its software. There is also no mention of embedding the TopDog Sports schedule into an existing website. This makes booking a hassle for your customers and leaves you with the burden of creating and managing your own website.

With Exercise.com, we take care of your website for you! Our top-ranked custom dev team creates customized, custom-branded, SEO-optimized fitness websites that are sure to convert leads to customers. And your account manager will monitor and update your website as needed, so you can stay focused on your business and customers!

Security Features

TopDog Sports doesn’t describe its security features on its website, but one can hope that TopDog Sports has some security measures.

Either way, you never have to worry about the security of private information with Exercise.com. Every website and app created by Exercise.com is SSL Secure. We protect your clients’ information with the internationally-secure Privacy Shield Framework, and we utilize Google Cloud for storing and transferring data. Payments are made and processed through Stripe.

Marketing Integrations

TopDog Sports doesn’t have marketing integrations. Instead, you can send your customers newsletters in email format.

Exercise.com knows the importance of marketing integrations for growing your business and keeping customers engaged with your brand. We go beyond the basics and integrate with an abundance of popular integrations such as:

• MailChimp
• ConstantContact
• ConvertKit
• Zapier
• Google Analytics
• Facebook Pixel
• And more!

Don’t see an integration that you use? There’s no need to worry! We can integrate with just about every program, making Exercise.com one of the most versatile and valuable fitness management platforms around!

Workout Software

Workout software and personal training software is where Exercise.com differs from standard business management software or league management software. Because TopDog Sports is league management software, it is understandable that TopDog Sports doesn’t have designated workout software. But workout software is crucial to the success of your fitness business!

Exercise.com includes both business management and workout software, which gives your customers a seamless, professional, and personalized workout experience. Since TopDog Sports doesn’t have workout software, let’s take an in-depth look into how Exercise.com’s workout software enhances your business.

Workout Creator/Logger

Exercise.com has a premium workout creator and logger that keeps clients engaged and motivated on their fitness journeys. Trainers can quickly select pre-designed workouts or create personalized workouts. These are then delivered automatically to your client in your app so they can view and log their workout anytime, anywhere! Clients and trainers can easily communicate using your custom-branded app between sessions.

Exercise.com knows that every trainer-client relationship is different. Our workout creator/logger offers endless possibilities for delivering workouts, tips, and encouragement to every client, including:

1-1 Training

This traditional method of personal training is still a staple in most fitness centers. It takes a lot of organization, communication, and creativity to manage multiple clients and deliver a quality training experience. Exercise.com is here to help!

With features like customized workout and nutrition plans, goals and progress reports, performance and fitness assessments, and more, trainers can easily manage their clients while delivering a customized personal training experience. Clients have everything they need to stay on track and motivated towards achieving their goals!

Group Training

Exercise.com’s group training feature allows you to easily create, schedule, and track group classes. Trainers use the same resources and support as in 1-1 training, but group participants provide additional support and positive morale. This boosts social connections and creates a tight-knit gym community that aids in customer retention.

Online Training

Online training is quickly becoming vital to fitness businesses. It not only caters to those with a busy lifestyle, but also to those who prefer to exercise in the comfort of their own homes.

Exercise.com allows you to offer online workouts to any client! These workouts give greater flexibility for clients to perform their workouts whenever and wherever they choose. Our extensive video and exercise library gives clear instructions and clients can stay in communication with trainers via the app!

Exercise Library

Exercise.com offers an extensive exercise library with our workout software. Our videos are professionally made and feature proper form and technique. Trainers use these videos in your workout creator to enhance the personalized workout experience.

Custom Exercises

In addition to our professional exercise library, our software enables you to merge with your YouTube or Vimeo accounts so you can use your own videos in the workout creator! This is an excellent way to promote and add value to your brand.

TV Workouts

Finally, our videos can be viewed on a computer or mobile device and can also be cast onto a TV screen during a group training session. This switches up the presentation style and adds a personal touch to a group workout.

Gym Ecommerce Software

Most customers expect to be engaged with your brand through ecommerce opportunities. This is handy, because ecommerce boosts sales, draw attention to your business, and gives customers additional ways to experience your brand. The more options you offer, the more customers your business will appeal to.

TopDog Sports has no ecommerce options except payment processing, which means your business misses out on all the benefits of ecommerce! Exercise.com’s gym ecommerce software, however, has dozens of standard and fitness-specific ecommerce options that keep customers engaged with your brand and boost your revenue.

Since TopDog Sports has no ecommerce opportunities, let’s take a look at how Exercise.com’s ecommerce software grows your business and customer pool!

Payment Processing

TopDog Sports makes no mention of payment processing besides accepting credit card payments. It’s unclear which vendor is used to process payments or if TopDog Sports has recurring and/or automated payment options.

Exercise.com uses the ease and security of Stripe for all payments, which gives you more money for your business. Invoices are sent automatically, which relieves mundane billing tasks that can eat away at your time.

Sell Products

A fun way to engage your customers is through a personalized online store. Our online store allows you to sell branded merchandise like apparel, bumper stickers, water bottles, and exercise gear, as well as products like supplements, energy bars, and more.

Sell Workout Plans

With Exercise.com’s software, you can sell your own pre-built workout plans. This is an excellent way to give customers the experience of a personalized trainer in the comfort of their own home. There’s no limit to how many workout plans you can sell, so the more you offer, the greater your profit!

Offer Online Workout Memberships

Embrace the opportunities for customized workout plans with the Exercise.com platform. Trainers create customized workouts in one sitting and program the workouts to be delivered at automatic intervals. Trainers then monitor and track progress as clients make their way through the workout program. This efficient process improves trainer productivity so they can take on more clients at a premium price while clients have a personalized workout experience!

Sell Workout Challenges

Workout challenges are an excellent way to motivate gym members and come together around the common goal of better fitness. The Exercise.com software makes workout challenges a simple way to boost revenue and encourage a positive gym culture! Our workout challenges are customizable and automated, so they increase your revenue without increasing your workload.

Health and Fitness Assessment Software

Health and fitness assessment software is another important fitness feature that is missing from TopDog Sports. Trainers using TopDog Sports will have to find other methods of tracking and organizing assessments, performance measurements, and nutrition.

Exercise.com’s health and fitness assessment software, on the other hand, keeps everything in one place for optimal organization. Since TopDog Sports doesn’t offer any assessment features, let’s examine Exercise.com’s comprehensive assessment software.

Fitness Assessments

Trainers can use standard and customizable fitness assessments, which increases the personalization of the workout experience. This leads to better fitness results, greater retention, and highly satisfied customers.

Performance & Measurement Reports

Just a few of the measurements and assessments in our software include weight, height, activity level, distance runs, power output, range of motion measurements, and others. These are easily organized and conveniently located in your app.

Additionally, Exercise.com includes personalized interactions to keep your customers engaged and motivated on their fitness journey. Automatically deliver interactions such as:

• Workout reminders
• Goal achievements
• Recurring assessments
• Progress photos
• Measurements
• and more!

Nutrition

Trainers know how important nutrition is for achieving fitness goals. Exercise.com seamlessly merges with the top nutrition tracker MyFitnessPal so clients can easily log and track their daily dietary intake. This accountability keeps clients focused on meeting their fitness goals and ultimately improves customer satisfaction.

TopDog Sports Pricing

TopDog Sports has a Club Package, an A La Carte Package, and an Intraclub/Interclub Package.

The Club Package is $40/month and includes member management, registration and payments, reservations, lesson bookings, and in-house modules (box leagues, round robins, tournaments, etc).

The A La Carte allows you to choose any one in-house module (box leagues, ladder, round-robin, schedule play, or tournament). This is $1/player, with a $20 minimum, for a maximum of three months.

The Intraclub/Interclub Package is $1 per player per team, with a $15 team minimum. Features of this package include registration and payment, scheduling, player availability, mass emails, scores, custom standings, and player profiles.

TopDog Sports Alternatives

Alternatives to TopDog Sports include:

It’s worth noting that many of TopDog Sports’ competitors are sports management software and not designed for gym management, indicating that TopDog Sports should not be used for business management.

The Bottom Line: Pros and Cons

Choosing the right business software is a big decision! Let’s take a final look at TopDog Sports and Exercise.com.

TopDog Sports Cons

TopDog Sports doesn’t have much to offer a fitness facility. There are no business management tools beyond scheduling, no customized software, app, or website. There is also no workout software, ecommerce software, or health and fitness assessment software.

Exercise.com Pros

Exercise.com, on the other hand, has all the features your business needs to succeed. First and foremost, Exercise.com’s Fitness Business Management software gives you the scheduling, reporting, and facility management tools to stay organized and profitable. Plus, your entire software, app, and website are custom-branded and customized to fit your needs.

But what makes our software better than generic recreational management software is our fitness-specific features. Our workout and assessment software keeps trainers productive and maximizes client fitness results. Finally, our fitness-specific ecommerce software generates revenue by keeping customers engaged with your brand.

If you’re looking for an alternative to TopDog Sports and are ready to grow and manage your business with fully customizable software, book a demo with Exercise.com.