Zen Planner Alternative
Every time you sign a new student, Zen Planner charges you more. House of Grapplers uses a free platform — $0/month, no matter how many members you have. Plus you get belt tracking, lineage management, retention AI, and every feature a grappling academy needs. Zen Planner gives you none of that.
50 Members
$159/mo
$29/mo
Save $130/mo
$1,560/yr
100 Members
$249/mo
$29/mo
Save $220/mo
$2,640/yr
200 Members
$399/mo
$29/mo
Save $370/mo
$4,440/yr
| Feature | Zen Planner | House of Grapplers |
|---|---|---|
| Belt & Rank Tracking | ||
| Lineage Management | ||
| Gi vs No-Gi Scheduling | ||
| Curriculum Management | ||
| Competition Tracking | ||
| Retention AI & Churn Prediction | ||
| QR Check-in | ||
| Automated Billing | ||
| Class Scheduling | ||
| Community Feed | ||
| Free Tier Available | ||
| Flat-Rate Pricing | ||
| Pricing Model | Per member | Flat rate |
Zen Planner charges per member. Sign 10 new students this month and your software bill goes up. House of Grapplers is free forever — every academy, every member, every feature. Your software cost never goes up.
Zen Planner was designed for CrossFit boxes and general fitness studios. There is no belt tracking, no lineage management, no curriculum tools, and no gi vs no-gi class types.
Zen Planner tracks attendance but cannot identify the patterns that predict churn in martial arts — like a white belt skipping their third week or a blue belt dropping from 3x to 1x per week.
Most gym software should get cheaper per member as you grow. Zen Planner does the opposite — your cost per member stays the same or increases. At 200 members you are paying nearly $400/mo for basic scheduling.
Zen Planner uses per-member pricing that scales as your gym grows. At 50 members you’re looking at ~$149/mo, at 100 members ~$234/mo, and at 200 members ~$349/mo. The more successful your gym becomes, the more you pay. House of Grapplers is free — every member, every feature, no per-member fees.
Zen Planner handles scheduling and billing well, but it was designed for CrossFit boxes and general fitness studios. It has no belt tracking, no curriculum management, no rank progression system, and no gig marketplace. BJJ academies end up using spreadsheets and workarounds for core features.
Yes. You can export your member list, billing data, and class schedule from Zen Planner and import it into House of Grapplers. Most gyms complete the migration in under 5 minutes. Our support team can assist with the transition at no extra cost.
House of Grapplers is free — the whole platform, every academy, every member. No per-member fees. At 100 members, you would save over $2,800/year compared to Zen Planner.
No. House of Grapplers is free — unlimited members, unlimited everything. Your cost never increases just because you signed up more students.
No contracts. No per-member fees. Free forever — every academy, every member.
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