honest comparison
glofox vs boxing bachata
Glofox, part of ABC Fitness, is an app-first gym platform with strong sales pipeline tooling, quote-only pricing reported between about $110 and $400+ per month, and annual contracts common. Boxing Bachata publishes a flat founding rate, runs month-to-month, and includes an AI front desk and automated trial funnel, but has no branded app and its payments are still rolling out. Gyms scaling toward franchise with an app-first strategy should shortlist Glofox; independent boxing and dance studios are who Boxing Bachata is built for.
pricing as of july 2026
pick glofox if you are
- boutique gyms scaling to multiple locations or franchise
- businesses whose growth runs on a sales team and pipeline
- gyms where the branded app is central to the member experience
pick boxing bachata if you are
- independent boxing and dance studios that want published, flat pricing
- owners who want month-to-month terms and no setup fees
- studios that want an AI front desk included rather than a sales pipeline to staff
feature by feature
Our own column tells the truth about today: what is rolling out says rolling out, and what we do not offer says so. Where we could not verify a Glofox feature, the table says check with them rather than guessing.
| feature | Glofox | Boxing Bachata |
|---|---|---|
| class scheduling and booking | included | included Recurring schedules generate a rolling six-week calendar; public class pages take reservations without a login. |
| member profiles and directory | included | included Member directory, profiles, booking history, and a lead-to-member pipeline. |
| membership plans and class packs | included | rolling out Membership plans and class packs are being built now. Members and credits are tracked today; selling plans in-app is not live yet. |
| integrated payments | included Processing fees on top of standard rates are reported. | rolling out Stripe checkout is rolling out. Not live for self-serve payments today. |
| branded mobile app | paid add-on The branded member app is the flagship, on higher plans. | not offered No branded app. The booking experience is a fast mobile web page. |
| AI front desk (answers, books, escalates) | check with them ABC markets AI features across its portfolio; an agent that answers and books across DM and text is not a published Glofox capability. | included MIA answers Instagram DMs and texts, shares the live schedule, books people into classes, and hands the thread to a human on request. |
| lead pipeline / CRM | included Sales pipeline tooling is a genuine strength. | included Kanban pipeline from new lead to member, fed automatically by the website, Instagram, and public intake forms. |
| automated trial follow-up | limited Lead nurture automations exist on higher plans. | included A five-email trial funnel plus text reminders runs automatically from the moment someone books a first class. |
| email + text class reminders | included | included Email and SMS reminders with real delivery confirmation; failures surface with the carrier's reason instead of disappearing. |
| digital waivers | included | included Native versioned waivers with immutable signed records; minors require a guardian signature. |
| room and floor rentals | not offered | included Public availability page, renter portal with self-booking, and shared-floor capacity rules. |
| email + SMS marketing campaigns | limited Depends on plan and add-ons. | limited Transactional email and SMS are live. Campaign and blast tooling is built and rolling out per studio. |
| reporting and analytics | included | limited Live dashboard for classes, members, and revenue. Deep reporting is on the roadmap. |
| consumer marketplace listing | not offered | not offered No consumer marketplace, which also means no commission on the clients you acquire. |
| month-to-month pricing | not offered Annual contracts are commonly reported; confirm terms. | included Month-to-month. Founding pricing is locked for early studios. |
pricing
pricing as of july 2026
glofox
Glofox does not publish pricing; quotes are reported between about $110 and $400+ per month depending on plan and add-ons, with the branded app commonly reported around the $199 per month level, annual contracts common, and processing fees added to standard rates.
| Base | about $110/mo, reportednot published; contact them for a current quoteContact them for a current quote. |
|---|---|
| Plus (with branded app) | about $199/mo, reportednot published; contact them for a current quoteContact them for a current quote. |
card processing: Reported around 2.5% to 2.9% depending on agreement, on top of the subscription; confirm your all-in rate.
- Setup fees and annual contracts are commonly reported.
- Add-ons can push the real total well past the base quote.
boxing bachata
Flat founding pricing for waitlist studios, month-to-month, no per-location multiplier and no marketplace commission. Join the waitlist for the current rate.
pricing as of july 2026
what glofox does well
- The branded member app experience is among the best in the category.
- Sales pipeline and lead management tooling genuinely help gyms that run a sales motion.
- ABC Fitness backing means franchise-scale infrastructure and support exist when you grow into them.
where it can pinch
- A pricing page with no prices; every comparison starts with a sales call.
- Annual contracts plus reported setup fees and processing markup raise the real cost of trying it.
- Independent single-location studios are not the center of the product's gravity.
switching from glofox
- 1Check your contract end date and any setup fee amortization before planning the move.
- 2Export members, memberships, and payment schedules with support's help.
- 3Members re-enter card details on the new platform; announce it a billing cycle ahead.
questions studios actually ask
how much does Glofox cost?
Glofox does not publish pricing as of July 2026. Third parties report quotes from about $110 per month for the base plan to $199 and up with the branded app, with annual contracts, setup fees, and processing fees on top of standard rates commonly reported. Contact Glofox for a current quote and ask for the all-in number.
is Boxing Bachata a good Glofox alternative?
For an independent boxing or dance studio, yes: flat founding pricing, month-to-month terms, and an included AI front desk and trial funnel. A gym scaling toward franchise or one whose strategy centers on a branded app is better served by Glofox; Boxing Bachata has no app and its payments are still rolling out.
does Glofox require a contract?
Annual contracts are commonly reported as of July 2026, along with setup fees. Confirm the term, the exit terms, and the all-in monthly cost in your quote before signing.
see it for yourself
Boxing Bachata is onboarding founding studios from the waitlist. No credit card, no sales call.