ManageMemberships
ManageMemberships vs PushPress
ManageMemberships is built for owners who want fast daily workflows, a mobile friendly admin experience, and real human support. It includes member management, access control with door access logs, waivers, classes, events, resource booking, CRM pipelines, and automation. A custom branded app is included free on Core, and you can add a full POS without turning your operation into multiple disconnected systems.
PushPress offers a comprehensive platform with multiple products: Core (member management, billing, scheduling), Grow (lead generation and CRM), Train (workout tracking), and a branded member app. Built by gym owners with 200+ years of combined ownership experience, they emphasize AI-powered automation, no long-term contracts, and a free plan option. They serve diverse fitness specializations including CrossFit, martial arts, personal training, and strength facilities.
PushPress offers modular products (Core, Grow, Train, a branded app) with a free plan and processing rates that drop as you upgrade. ManageMemberships includes CRM and automation in the base platform, offers native access control as an $89/mo add-on, with real person support rather than AI-first support.
Why owners switch to ManageMemberships
💰No add-on ladder
PushPress sells its CRM, Grow, separately at $329/mo plus a $699 setup fee, and its branded app at $81–$97/mo. On our $99 Core, CRM, automations and a branded app are included.
🧾Do the processing math
PushPress's free plan charges 4.99% + $0.30 per card payment. "Free" still costs real money once you're billing members every month, and the CRM, branded app and door access are extra on top.
🔐Built‑in door access
PushPress door access runs through partners like Kisi or HybridAF, on Pro and Max. Ours is native and tied to membership status, an $89/mo add-on, $188/mo all-in.
🧰Beyond the CrossFit box
Classes, events, resource booking, waivers, and POS built for gyms, ranges, and studios of any style — not just WOD programming.
📈Automations & CRM included
Email drips and pipelines help you win trials and save cancellations — in the base plan.
🛎️Founder-level support
Direct help from the person who built the software, plus free migration from PushPress.
What you get with ManageMemberships
- Real human support, plus free migration assistance
- No onboarding fees
- Multiple admins with granular permissions
- Custom fields on member profiles
- Waiver customization
- Access control component, with door access logs
- Classes, events, and resource management
- Member communication, plus email drip campaigns
- CRM with customizable pipelines
- Integration with Trello and Zapier
- Time clock component
- Drag-and-drop homepage builder, pages and a blog
- Custom branded app, included free on Core
- Optional POS via ManageRegister
How this page is written
This is a marketing comparison for ManageMemberships. The PushPress column only states what is clearly described in public pages linked in Sources. If something is not clearly described there, it is labeled that way instead of guessing.
Side by side comparison
This table is designed to scan quickly, similar to common alternatives pages. The PushPress column links to public pages where possible.
| Feature | ManageMemberships | PushPress |
|---|---|---|
| Real human support | YesDirect help from a real person. | Free: self-serve resources and AI support with a 48-hour response time. Pro and Max add live and video support. 1 |
| No onboarding fees | YesNo onboarding fees, free migration assistance included. | No setup fees on Free. Grow has a $699 setup fee for new Grow customers. 1 |
| Free migration assistance | YesWe help move your data and get you live. | YesFree migration from Mindbody, Wodify, Zen Planner, GymMaster, Pike13 and Glofox, with most gyms live in 2–3 weeks. 3 |
| Multiple admin access | YesAdd staff accounts for front desk, coaches, and managers. | YesUnlimited admins and staff accounts on all plans. 1 |
| Granular permissions | YesGranular permissions by role. | Not clearly described on public pages. |
| Mobile friendly admin | YesDesigned to manage from a phone. | YesMobile check-in app and Amazon Fire Tablet retail functionality. 2 |
| Member app | YesYour own branded app, included free on Core, plus a member portal. | YesDedicated iOS and Android member apps. Branded app option $81-$97/month. 1 |
| Membership management | YesMemberships, billing, status tracking, and operations in one place. | YesClient profile storage with documents, membership details, and communication history. 2 |
| Custom fields on member profiles | YesTrack exactly what your gym cares about. | Not clearly described on public pages. |
| Waiver customization | YesCustomize waivers for your gym. | YesDigital waiver management and automated waiver delivery. 2 |
| Access control, door access logs | YesAccess control component with door access logs included. | Through integration partners such as Kisi or HybridAF, on Pro and Max. Hardware and partner costs aren't published. 4 |
| Billing and transaction fees | One all-in rate per card payment, Stripe's fees included. | Free: 4.99% + $0.30 (cards), 2.89% + $0.30 (ACH). Pro: 2.89% + $0.30. Max: 2.75% + $0.30. ACH on Pro and Max: 0.79% + $0.30. 1 |
| POS for merchandise and retail | YesManageRegister is a fully functional POS that pairs with memberships. | YesRetail product sales within the app, Amazon Fire Tablet retail functionality. 2 |
| Resource management | YesBookable resources and services. | Not clearly described as resource management on public pages. |
| Classes | YesClasses and registration. | YesClass scheduling with attendance caps, member reservations, waitlist management. 2 |
| Events | YesEvents and registration. | YesEvents, seminars, and courses supported. 2 |
| Member communication | YesMember communication tools for day to day operations. | YesTwo-way SMS and email communications, automated member engagement. 3 |
| Email drip campaigns | YesEmail drip campaigns for leads and member retention. | YesAutomated email engagement for lead nurturing (part of Grow product). 2 |
| CRM with customizable pipelines | YesCustomizable pipelines for lead tracking. | YesLead capture, tracking with communication history, and status monitoring. Full CRM is Grow product at $329/month. 1 |
| CRM pricing | IncludedCRM with pipelines included in base platform. | Full CRM (Grow) is a separate product at $329/month plus a $699 setup fee. 1 |
| Integration with Trello | YesSync classes and resources to Trello. | Not listed in integrations (Zapier, MailChimp, Slack, Stripe, Facebook Ads, Google Analytics available). 2 |
| Integration with Zapier | YesZapier integration for automation workflows. | YesZapier integration available. 2 |
| Time clock component | YesTime clock component for staff tracking. | YesPayroll automation with per-class payment assignments and staff schedule management. 2 |
| Website builder | YesDrag-and-drop homepage builder with starter templates, plus rich-text pages and a blog, on our own plans. | A website builder is part of Grow, the $329/mo add-on. 5 |
| Free plan available | YesFree up to 50 members, no credit card required. | Yes$0/month Core Free, with unlimited members and higher processing rates. 1 |
| Starting price (paid plans) | Starter $29/month; Core $99/month with unlimited members. | Pro plan at $159/month, Max plan at $229/month. 1 |
The winning conversation is simple. ManageMemberships gives you CRM included in the base platform, native access control from the same vendor, real person support instead of AI-first support, and one all-in processing rate with no separate Stripe fees.
If you want modular products with a free starter option and AI-powered automation, PushPress offers that flexibility with transaction fees that decrease as you upgrade.
Where PushPress wins
PushPress has scale and a genuinely free plan. It says more than 5,000 fitness businesses use it and over a million people have checked in with it, and it was built by gym owners with "a combined 200+ years of ownership experience." Its free tier has "no countdown, no forced upgrade," and every tier includes unlimited members and staff. For a new gym watching every dollar, starting at $0 a month is hard to argue with.
It also publishes its rates and goes deep on training. Processing rates are on the pricing page for every plan, and they drop as you move up: 4.99% + $0.30 on Free, 2.89% on Pro, 2.75% on Max. Train adds workout logging, custom programs and PR tracking for CrossFit-style gyms, and PushPress leans into AI, with an assistant that answers questions about members, attendance, leads and revenue. It offers free migration from Mindbody, Wodify, Zen Planner, GymMaster, Pike13 and Glofox, and says most gyms are live in two to three weeks. If programming is central to your gym, PushPress is built for that.
Where ManageMemberships wins
The full stack costs less. PushPress's CRM, Grow, is $329 a month plus a $699 setup fee, its branded app is $81 to $97 a month, and both sit on top of a paid plan if you want the lower processing rates. On ManageMemberships Core, $99 a month, the CRM pipelines, email and SMS automations and your branded app are all included. Add door access and it's $188 a month.
Door access is native. PushPress offers 24/7 access through partners like Kisi or HybridAF, and only on Pro and Max, with hardware and partner costs not published. ManageMemberships door access is part of the same system as your billing and your app, and the door locks itself the moment a card is declined.
Support is a person, not a queue. PushPress describes itself as "AI-first," and its free plan's support is self-serve resources and AI with a 48-hour response time. Here you talk to the person who built the software. ManageRegister adds a full POS with inventory, barcode scanning and card-on-file charging tied to member profiles, for gyms that sell more than a few shirts.
Pricing comparison
| ManageMemberships | PushPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | FreeUp to 50 members. | Core FreeUnlimited members. 4.99% + $0.30 per card, 2.89% + $0.30 ACH. |
| Paid plans | $29 or $99/moStarter up to 150 members; Core unlimited. | $159 or $229/moPro (2.89% + $0.30) or Max (2.75% + $0.30). ACH 0.79% + $0.30. |
| CRM and lead pipeline | Included | Grow, $329/moPlus a $699 setup fee for new Grow customers. |
| Branded member app | Included free on Core | $81–$97/moNo setup fee; 30 days' notice to cancel. An Apple developer account is needed for iOS. |
| Workout programming | Not a focus | Train, from $79/mo |
| Door access | +$89/mo, $150 hubNative. | Through partnersKisi or HybridAF, on Pro and Max. Costs not published. |
| Payment processing | One all-in rateStripe's fees included. | Published by planRuns on the gym's own Stripe account. |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Month-to-monthNo long-term contracts on Core. |
Compare the setup you'd actually run. A gym on PushPress Pro with Grow and a branded app pays $159 + $329 + $81 to $97, or about $570 to $585 a month, plus $699 to set up Grow. The same gym on ManageMemberships Core pays $99, or $188 with door access. If you only need the basics and want $0 a month to start, PushPress Free does that, at a higher processing rate.
Migration from PushPress
Cards are the easy part. PushPress runs on the gym's own Stripe account, usually under the owner's email, so card tokens can move through Stripe's migration process and members don't re-enter anything. PushPress documents this itself: the receiving platform requests the migration from Stripe, and PushPress says it "won't hold your member data hostage."
Then we bring over the rest. We import your members, plans, billing dates and history, and map your PushPress plans to ManageMemberships plans one to one. If you use Grow, export your leads and contacts from it too, so your pipeline comes with you. If you have a PushPress branded app, it needs 30 days' notice to cancel, so give it once your cutover date is set.
Cutover is where double-billing happens, and we handle it by hand. Your old system stays live until you've checked that every member came across, and you pick the cutover date. Then we cancel each member's old billing individually, timed to land just before their next charge date, so nobody pays twice and nobody has a gap. Most migrations take two to three weeks from start to launch, and migration is included on every plan.
FAQ
Can I give coaches access without giving them everything?
Yes, you can add multiple admins and apply granular permissions so each role only has access to what they need. PushPress offers unlimited staff accounts on all plans.
Can I sell merchandise and run a real register?
Yes, ManageRegister is a fully functional POS that pairs with your membership data. PushPress also offers retail sales within their app.
Can I run access control and review door activity?
Yes, ManageMemberships includes native door access with door access logs. PushPress offers 24/7 door access through integration partners such as Kisi or HybridAF, on its Pro and Max plans.
Do you help migrate data?
Yes, free migration assistance is included with ManageMemberships. PushPress also offers free migration into PushPress, with most gyms live in two to three weeks.
What about CRM and lead management?
ManageMemberships includes CRM with customizable pipelines in the base platform. PushPress's CRM, with lead capture, a sales pipeline and automated email and SMS follow-up, is its Grow product at $329 a month, plus a $699 setup fee for new Grow customers.
Are there transaction fees?
Yes, on both. ManageMemberships charges one all-in rate per card payment with Stripe's fees included, so there's no separate Stripe bill, and we'll walk through what it comes to at your volume on a call. PushPress publishes its rates by plan: 4.99% + $0.30 per card on Free, 2.89% + $0.30 on Pro and 2.75% + $0.30 on Max, with ACH at 2.89% + $0.30 on Free and 0.79% + $0.30 on Pro and Max.
How much does PushPress cost?
PushPress Core is free, $159 a month for Pro or $229 a month for Max. Its add-ons are Grow (the CRM) at $329 a month plus a $699 setup fee, Train from $79 a month, and a branded app at $81 to $97 a month. ManageMemberships is free up to 50 members, $29 for Starter or $99 for Core, with CRM and a branded app included on Core.
Can I take my members' cards with me if I leave PushPress?
PushPress runs on the gym's own Stripe account, typically under the gym owner's email, so card tokens can move through Stripe's migration process. PushPress says the receiving platform requests the migration from Stripe, and that it won't hold your member data hostage.
Sources
These are the public pages referenced in the PushPress column.