Mat Track vs 
Glofox
The Glofox alternative built for combat sports.
Glofox is boutique fitness software with a branded-app-first pitch and pricing you get on a call. Mat Track takes the opposite approach on both: the app is included rather than the headline upsell, and all three prices sit on a public page.
Every figure on this page checked against Glofox's public pricing, August 2026.
The fair version first
What Glofox is, honestly
Glofox, now part of ABC Fitness, sells boutique studios and gyms a polished package with a branded member app at the centre of the pitch, plus booking, payments and lead management. It is a serious product with a real base in boutique fitness. What it does not sell is a price: the pricing page is a quote flow, and the number you get depends on the conversation.
For a martial arts gym there are two gaps. The quote gate means you cannot budget, compare, or even confirm the ballpark without a sales cycle. And the product is built for boutique fitness, not the mat: belts, gradings and rank tracking are not part of the advertised feature set, and in our August 2026 crawl only 1.8% of software-running martial arts gym sites used it. Mat Track publishes its prices, includes its app in every plan, and treats ranks as the core of the product.
Our data
What 5,191 gym websites told us about Glofox
In our August 2026 crawl of 5,191 martial arts gym websites, Glofox appeared on 1.8% of the 1,146 sites with identifiable booking software. Its real strength lies in boutique fitness studios, where it is a far bigger name. The martial arts gyms that do run it tend to be boutique-styled operations, and the ones searching for alternatives usually want two things back: a public price and features that understand a grading.
Share of the 1,146 sites with identifiable booking software, not of all gyms. The crawler reads public website signals only, so platforms that leave no public footprint on a gym's own site are not measured.
Side by side
Mat Track vs Glofox at a glance
| Mat Track | Glofox | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and plans | ||
| Published pricing | All plans: $0, $99, $199 | None; quote flow only |
| Free plan | Yes, full features to 200 contacts | No |
| Budgeting the year | One public page, one minute | A sales cycle |
| Platform transaction fees | None | Not published |
| Member experience | ||
| Member app | Included in every plan | Branded app, central to the offer |
| Reasons to open it daily | Streaks, badges, leaderboards, community feed | Bookings, payments, push notifications |
| Guest passes | Members share from the app | Not advertised |
| Retention and coaching | ||
| Retention alerts | Each member vs their own 60-day pattern | Reporting and engagement tools |
| Comeback flows | Comeback challenges built in | Marketing automation |
| Per-coach retention view | Yes | Not advertised |
| Martial arts fit | ||
| Belt and rank tracking | Multi-art ranks, criteria in the app | Not advertised |
| Gradings and promotions | Criteria-based, visible to members | Not advertised |
| Public gym page | Your page on an 11,000-gym directory | Not offered |
Sources: Glofox's public pricing page and Mat Track's pricing, both checked August 2026.
Three prices, zero calls
Glofox's pricing page asks who you are and hands you to sales; the number depends on the deal. Mat Track's pricing has no moving parts: free to 200 contacts, $99 Growth, $199 Pro, billed monthly, no platform transaction fees, and you can be running today without speaking to anyone. If the quote-gate is what sent you searching, this is the fix.
The app is included, not the upsell
Glofox leads with the branded app because that is its differentiator in boutique fitness. Mat Track ships its member app in every plan, free included, and builds it for daily habit rather than brand presence: session logging, streaks, badges, leaderboards, challenges and community. An app is a retention lever only if members open it between visits.
Software that knows what a grading is
Glofox's feature set speaks boutique: classes, memberships, leads, revenue. Mat Track speaks mat: multi-art rank ladders, grading criteria members read in the app, attendance patterns per member, day passes with QR entry and phone-signed waivers for the drop-in crowd. For a combat sports gym the vocabulary difference is the product difference.
The rest of the toolkit
Also in Mat Track, so nothing is lost in the move
The front desk
- Kiosk and QR check-in. Members self-scan on the way in; the register fills itself.
- Class scheduling. Bookings, waitlists and capacity limits, synced to the member app.
- Digital waivers. Signed on a phone at the door, stored against the member, no paper.
- Guest passes. Members share a pass from the app, so trials walk in pre-registered.
The money
- Stripe and GoCardless billing. Cards and direct debits, with failed payments chased automatically.
- Family and group billing. One payer, several members, one invoice.
- Day passes and drop-ins. Paid at the door with QR entry and a waiver in the same flow.
- No platform transaction fees. You pay your processor's rate and nothing on top.
Keeping people
- Email and SMS inbox. Messages to members from the console, replies back in one place.
- Automations. Welcome sequences, missed-payment chases and comeback nudges on paid plans.
- Multi-location reporting. Every site on one screen, on Pro.
- Your page on the directory. A claimed profile on the 11,000-gym Mat Track directory, pointing searchers at your door.
Who moves
The gyms that switch from Glofox
The gym that just wants the number
If you have been through one quote cycle and would rather read a pricing page, that is the whole story: Mat Track's three prices are public and the trial needs no call.
The boutique-styled academy
Gyms that chose Glofox for the app's polish switch when they realise the polish they need is under the surface: ranks, gradings and retention alerts a boutique platform does not carry.
The club under 200 contacts
Whatever Glofox quotes, a club this size pays Mat Track nothing. The free plan carries the app, billing, check-in and retention alerts.
The part nobody else has
Practitioners in your area may already be on Mat Track
Mat Track is not just gym software; it is the app martial artists use to log their training, keep streaks and find somewhere to train on the 11,000-gym directory. That is a pool of active practitioners no other platform on this page can show you. Claim your gym's page and your timetable, trial offer and grading culture are in front of the people already searching your postcode.
Switching
What moving from Glofox looks like
- Export members, memberships and payment records from Glofox (ask support for CSV exports).
- Import into Mat Track, set up rank ladders, invite members to the app; payment consent is collected in the invite flow.
- Run both for one billing cycle, check your Glofox agreement for notice terms, then cancel.
The honest bit
When Glofox is the better pick
Pick Glofox if you run a boutique-style fitness business where martial arts is one strand, if a heavily branded member app is your priority, or if being inside the ABC Fitness ecosystem matters to you. In boutique fitness it is a leading name; that is simply a different sport from this one. Comparing the whole market rather than just us? Our best Glofox alternatives roundup covers the field.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Glofox cost?
Is Glofox built for martial arts gyms?
What does Glofox have that Mat Track does not?
How do I compare prices when one vendor is quote-only?
Can I try Mat Track while waiting for a Glofox quote?
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Try the switch without the risk
Free up to 200 contacts, no card. Import your members, run one real week, and keep Glofox until you are sure. And practitioners already log their training on the Mat Track app; claiming your gym's page puts your timetable in front of them.