Gym & studio management

PushPress review

Transparent gym management — a genuinely usable free tier.

Refreshingly transparent gym/box software. A real free plan (higher processing fee) plus flat paid tiers, with Grow and Train sold as add-ons.

CrossFit boxesGyms wanting flat pricingOwners who hate sales calls
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8.1Great

Overall · Great

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How we scored it

Six weighted categories. Weights are published and identical for every platform.

Value for money25% weight
8.0
Features & depth22% weight
8.0
Ease of use16% weight
7.5
Client / member experience15% weight
8.0
Pricing transparency12% weight
9.5
Support & onboarding10% weight
8.0

Pros

  • Truly transparent, published pricing
  • Usable free plan to start (higher card fee)
  • Modern POS, membership and check-in tooling

Cons

  • Free plan card processing is a steep 4.99%
  • Grow and Train are paid add-ons
  • Less brand recognition with consumers than Mindbody

Pricing, decoded

Transparent flat tiers + add-ons.

Headline price

Free

What the marketing shows

True monthly cost

$0 (4.99% fees) or $159–$229/mo flat

What you actually pay

Transparent flat tiers + add-ons

Free

4.99% payment processing

$0/mo

Pro

Lower processing, full core

$159/mo

Max

Advanced automations & reporting

$229/mo

Common add-ons

  • PushPress Grow (marketing)add-on
  • PushPress Train (workouts)add-on

Payment processing

PushPress Pay (~2.9%) or 4.99% on Free

Real fee calculator

See the true monthly cost, not the headline.

120
$12,000
Base plan
$159
Processing (2.90%)
$348
Add-ons
$50
True cost / month
$557

Switch to to see the ~15% savings.

Headline was Free. Based on published pricing.

Who should NOT buy PushPress

  • Boutique studios needing deep class-marketplace reach like Mindbody’s.
  • Anyone who wants every feature bundled — Grow (marketing) and Train (workouts) cost extra.
8.1

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