Fitnito vs Mindbody for a Small Gym
Mindbody's US pricing page starts at $79 USD per month per location. Accelerate, Ultimate, and Enterprise have no public price. Fitnito's software price is free, or one flat paid plan.
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How Fitnito Compares to Mindbody
Mindbody is the better fit if you want the Mindbody app listing, appointments, point of sale, and email or text campaigns on Ultimate, and a per-location starting price works for you. Fitnito is the better fit if you want the software price published before you talk to sales, and you do not need that marketplace.
Mindbody
- Starter starts at $79 USD per month per location. The plan table says Let's talk for Starter, Accelerate, and Ultimate.
- The page says unlimited staff logins per location. The price goes up when you add a location, not when you add staff. It does not say whether the client count changes the software price.
- A listing on the Mindbody app is included. A new client from that app can cost 20%, capped at $30 USD, on their first purchase. Later bookings have no fee.
- There is no onboarding fee. A data transfer can have a fee. The page does not publish that amount.
Free, or flat $34.95/mo $349.95/year billed annually
- A genuinely free plan to get started — no credit card
- One flat software price, with no per-booking fees. Fitnito Payments, if you use it, is $1.00 per member per month plus 1% on a paid plan. Stripe's card fees are separate.
- Month-to-month — cancel anytime, no lock-in
- Just what a gym needs — set up in one conversation
- We help migrate your members and classes for you
Comparison reflects each platform's typical positioning and publicly listed pricing, not exact quotes for your gym. Compare your current Mindbody bill to $34.95/month.
Published prices, Fitnito and Mindbody
Copied from mindbodyonline.com/business/pricing on 8 October 2026. The page states USD for the US starting price.
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Fitnito | ||
| Starter Plan | Free | No software subscription. |
| Monthly Plan | $34.95/mo | Fitnito Payments, if you use it, is $1.00 per member per month plus 1% on a paid plan. Stripe's card fees are separate. |
| Yearly Plan | $349.95/yr | Billed once a year. |
| Mindbody | ||
| Starter | From $79 USD/mo per location | Booking, payments, reporting, a website, and a Mindbody app listing. The comparison table says Let's talk. |
| Accelerate | No public price | The page says Let's talk. It adds analytics, room and resource scheduling, and Pick-a-Spot. |
| Ultimate | No public price | The page says Let's talk. It adds email and text campaigns, a lead pipeline, and 24/7 AI front desk support. |
| Enterprise | No public price | The page says they will create a customized plan for multi-location or franchise businesses. No dollar amount. |
- Mindbody pricing
- Mindbody class waitlists
- Pay-per-class drop-ins (Book now)
- Tax on member receipts
- Change a member's plan without cancelling
- Memberships that end after a set number of payments
- Pause a membership
- Signed documents and waivers
- Custom profile fields
- Required profile fields
- Family booking
- French interface
- Staff and coach logins
An Honest Feature Comparison
We're a smaller, cheaper tool and we don't pretend otherwise. Here's the real picture — including what Mindbody does that we don't.
| Feature | Fitnito | Mindbody |
|---|---|---|
| Classes, members, and price | ||
| Class scheduling & capacity caps | ||
| Member self-booking site | ||
| Memberships & punch-card passes | ||
| Online payments to your own bank | ||
| AI setup assistant | Not listed | |
| Genuinely free plan to start | — | |
| Flat monthly software price (unlimited members) | Varies | |
| Hands-on help moving your data over | Varies | |
| Waitlists with automatic promotion | — | |
| 1-on-1 / appointment booking | — | |
| Native member mobile app | — | |
| Email / SMS marketing campaigns | — | Varies |
| Retail / point of sale | — | |
| Performance / WOD tracking & leaderboards | — | Not listed |
| AI | ||
| AI Connector (MCP) that can run the gym On every plan. The address is https://mcp.fitnito.com. | Not listed | |
| WebMCP tools on the booking site On every plan. A signed-out visitor can list classes. A signed-in member can book or drop. | Not listed | |
| Booking and payments | ||
| Pay-per-class drop-ins (Book now) Needs Fitnito Payments, then a drop-in price on the program. | ||
| Sessions left on the schedule, plus a low-sessions email On every plan. | Not listed | |
| Email the owner when someone books a class On every plan. Off until you turn it on under Settings, Notifications. | Not listed | |
| Email the owner when someone cancels a booking On every plan. Off until you turn it on. One person dropped, including by staff. Cancelling the whole class does not email. A drop within 12 hours of the start is marked late. | Not listed | |
| Choose whether members can cancel When Fitnito Payments is on. On by default, they cancel from Manage payments. Off, they send you a note, and the payment page hides cancel. | Not listed | |
| Booking reminders Premium. Off until you turn them on. | Not listed | |
| Tax on member receipts When Fitnito Payments is on, and you have tax registrations in Stripe. No tax line until then. | ||
| Memberships | ||
| Change a member's plan without cancelling On every plan. Both plans bill the same way and in the same currency. | — | |
| Memberships that end after a set number of payments On every plan. | ||
| Visits that top up, or reset on the 1st On every plan. | ||
| Pause a membership Premium. Paid plans, including the trial. | ||
| Members and forms | ||
| Signed documents and waivers Premium. Off until you publish one. | ||
| Custom profile fields Premium. The list starts empty. Nothing here is required to book. | Varies | |
| Required profile fields Premium. Staff at the desk can still skip one. Phone stays optional until you mark it required. | ||
| Family booking Premium. You can turn it off in Settings. | Varies | |
| French interface The booking site and the console follow the browser. Emails stay English. | ||
| Staff | ||
| Staff and coach logins On every plan. Free includes up to five staff. A coach does not see payments, passes, or the member desk. | ||
Mindbody's capabilities reflect its generally-marketed feature set and vary by plan — check their current pricing for specifics. If a missing feature is a dealbreaker for you, we'll tell you straight.
An outside assistant can run the gym from https://mcp.fitnito.com. Sign in and approve. It is on every plan. How to connect an AI agent
Built Because One Gym Got Priced Out
Fitnito started when an independent gym faced a steep price hike on its booking software — an increase that cut too deep into a small business's margins to justify. With weeks to spare before members would lose the ability to book classes, we built a simple, affordable alternative and got them back up and running before the next billing cycle.
That's why affordability isn't a marketing angle for us — it's the entire reason Fitnito exists.
Read our storyEverything a Small Gym Actually Needs
No bloat. No enterprise complexity. Just the tools that keep your gym running.
Scheduling & Self-Booking
Set recurring weekly classes once with caps and a coach. Your gym gets its own booking site where members reserve and cancel their own spots.
- Recurring & one-off sessions
- Class capacity caps
- Mobile-friendly booking site
Members & Passes
Keep client profiles, punch cards and unlimited memberships in one place. Insights names who's running low and who has nothing booked. Who's gone quiet is Premium.
- Member profiles & history
- Punch cards & unlimited passes
- Insights on the gym
Payments, Your Bank
Collect membership and class fees with Fitnito Payments — recurring billing, automatic pass access, deposited straight to your own bank account.
- Recurring membership billing
- Stripe-powered, paid to your bank
- Optional — only if you want it
We'll Help You Move Off Mindbody
Leaving Mindbody shouldn't mean your members lose access overnight. Tell us what you're on now and we'll help bring your members, programs and weekly schedule across — so your gym keeps running through the transition, usually before your old bill renews.
- Import your members and class schedule
- AI setup assistant builds your gym in one chat
- Real human support at every step
Fitnito vs Mindbody FAQ
Is Fitnito a good Mindbody alternative for a small gym?
If you want scheduling, member booking, passes, and a software price you can read first, yes. Mindbody is the better fit when you want their consumer app, appointments, and point of sale.
What does Mindbody publish for price?
Starter starts at $79 USD per month per location. Accelerate, Ultimate, and Enterprise have no public price. Fitnito's paid software plan is $34.95/month or $349.95/year, and there is a free plan.
Where is Mindbody the better fit?
Choose Mindbody if a listing in the Mindbody app, appointment booking, point of sale, or Ultimate's email and text campaigns matter. Fitnito does not ship a consumer marketplace, appointments, or a marketing suite.
Does Mindbody publish a free plan?
Not on the pricing page. The lowest published software price is Starter, starting at $79 USD per month per location. The page says there is no onboarding fee.
Can I connect an AI assistant to Fitnito?
Yes. Add a connector in your assistant and use https://mcp.fitnito.com. Sign in and approve. The steps are at https://help.fitnito.com/owners/advanced/connect-ai-agents. It is on every plan. The assistant can run the gym the way the in-app Assistant does. Read only can look, and cannot book or change anything.
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