Switching to bliply has been made to be as simple as possible. When Duncan founded bliply, he needed it to be simple, because he was switching too! With smart import tools, your data integrity is the priority.
Switching made simple...
Worried about moving systems? Don't be.
Bliply is built to make switching simple — not stressful.
Import your data in minutes using:
CSV uploads for members, memberships, classes and more
JSON imports for structured system exports
Even smart screenshot capture — upload a screenshot of your existing platform and we'll intelligently extract and structure the data for you
And if you’re coming from Wodify, switching is even easier. With direct API access, we can bring across your key data — so you don’t lose your members, your history, or your setup.
No spreadsheets marathons. No manual re-entry. No starting from scratch.
We'll help you migrate your members, payments, programmes and history — safely and cleanly.
And if you want extra support? We'll walk the switch with you.
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Choosing the right gym management software can significantly impact member retention, operations, and growth. This comparison highlights the key differences between Bliply and other popular platforms including Wodify, PushPress, Zen Planner, Mindbody, and BoxMate.
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Feature Comparison
bliply vs other gym management software
Member Management & Gym Operations
Membership & Member Management — Create membership packages, sell subscriptions to clients, and manage member accounts and access — the core system that powers your gym.
Family Accounts — Group family members under one account with a shared payment method — while allowing parents to manage child memberships, bookings, and activity on their behalf.
Member Payments & Financial Management — Track membership revenue and payments in one place — simple financial visibility for running your gym.
Communication Automation — Use the node builder for automation of member email and comms.
Coach & Staff Payroll Management — Track classes, sessions, and work completed by your team while managing fixed salaries, hourly pay, and custom deductions — keeping gym payroll simple and accurate.
Business Contracts & Agreements — Manage every non-membership agreement your gym needs — from PT contracts and sub-leases to licences to occupy — with built-in signing and expiry management.
Maintenance Tracker — Log your gym equipment, schedule preventative maintenance, report faults with photos and QR-code scanning, and keep a full service history.
Gym Task Management — Task management for gym operations.
Mind Map Planning Boards — Planning Boards give your gym a visual, node-based way to organise ideas, plans, and workflows. With flexible access levels and private boards, your team can collaborate securely or work independently—keeping everything structured, clear, and actionable.
Member Engagement & Retention System
Member Engagement Intelligence Score — Get an instant insight into which members might be reducing engagement with your gym, before they even realise! EIS is a churn-risk score with a retention dashboard, risk tiers, and trend analysis - you took time to gain this members, now keep them.
Female Training Insights - 'Your Rhythm' — Member App - Personalised female training insights including cycle-aware performance analysis, Your Rhythm, and pregnancy-safe recommendations.
Injury Logger — Members flag an injury on a body map; coaches see a marker beside their name on bookings and the gym display, enabling faster triage and adaptations to workouts during a session.
Body Transformation Tracker — Member App - Private and secure member before & after body progress photo and media tracking.
Nutrition Tracking & AI Guidance — Member App - Food & nutrition tracking with macronutrient display and calorie intake/expenditure analysis. With bliply AI insight and guidance.
Member Communication & Management
Unified Member Communication — Manage and send email, SMS, WhatsApp and in-app messages in one inbox.
Member of the Month — Staff-nominated member of the month with voting, EIS auto-suggestions, and hall of fame. Make your members feel seen and keep them motivated and happy.
Payment Date Self Management — Member App - Enables members to self administer a change of payment date. You don't need to take time to perform complicated and clunky alterations to a members account to change a payment date anymore.
Gym to Member Chat — Member App - Chat messaging between gym staff and members.
Mobile App Push Notifications — Member mobile app (iOS & Android) with push notification system for gym communication.
Growth & Marketing Tools
Custom Branding — Add your gym’s logo and colours so the platform and member app feel like an extension of your brand.
Website Homepage Builder — Gym website builder and hosting, ability to use your own domain name.
Lead Management — Lead pipeline and sales management.
Advanced Multi-Page Website Builder — Create and manage multiple website pages with nested navigation and simple block based editing. Available on bliply Engage
Advance Blog with AI Content Generation/Suggestion — Manual and AI-powered blog, enabling gyms to produce highly informative original content for their gym website.
Referral Marketing — Let members refer friends in just a few taps from the bliply app, with easy link and QR code sharing. Create your own reward structure for both the member making the referral and the friend joining — then let bliply handle the rest.
Workout Programming & Coaching Tools
Workout Builder — Create and manage workout programmes.
Smart PDF Import for weekly programming by Mayhem, CompTrain, HWPO, etc — Smart PDF Import allows gyms to instantly turn professionally designed programming PDFs from providers like Mayhem, CompTrain and HWPO into fully structured, editable workout schedules, with coaching notes, inside bliply.
Workout Display — Workout display, coach check-in, member check-in.
AI Workout Generator — AI-powered workout generation. Create professional cycle/phase-based training programmes that will make a real impact on your clients and save you hours of time. Full coaching notes provided for every day generated.
Cycle / Phase-Based AI Workout & Coaching Note Generation — Use AI to generate structured training cycles with workouts and coaching notes — helping coaches plan progressive training blocks quickly and consistently.
Scheduling & Booking
Class Booking System — Publish your class schedule and let members reserve their spot in seconds — simple booking that keeps your classes full.
Appointments — Appointment booking and management system.
Coach Rota — Coach scheduling and rota management. Including holiday/leave management and the ability to fun complex staff rotations (if you have coaches working weekends on rotation for example).
Class Types & Colour Coding — Organise classes by type with colour-coded schedules, making it easier for members to quickly find the sessions they want.
Coach Assignment & Visibility — Show members which coach is leading each class on the schedule, helping them choose sessions with the coaches they know and trust.
Athlete Development & Grading
Athlete Development & Grading — Grading & progression system: assessments, scoring profiles, levels and achievements for youth S&C, performance gyms and academies.
Alternative scoring strategies — Use formula or percentile (relative) scoring strategies in addition to banded tables.
AI coach commentary — Generate AI-written summaries of an athlete's assessment result.
Development leaderboards — Show cross-member leaderboards of total points and level distribution.
Printable report cards — Print or share a member-friendly PDF summary of an assessment event.
bliply Competition Management
bliply Competition OS — Plan, run, and manage gym competitions from one place — organise workouts, track scores, manage leaderboards, and keep members engaged with friendly competition.
Switch to bliply Without the Headache
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