Wodify is the platform for CrossFit boxes and functional fitness gyms that make performance tracking central to the member experience. Mako is the platform for independent gyms and studios that need financial intelligence and automated retention. The fit question decides it.
Wodify built its platform around one specific gym type: the CrossFit affiliate. Performance tracking, WOD logging, athlete leaderboards, and programming delivery are first-class features — not add-ons. If your gym lives and dies by the whiteboard, Wodify fits the workflow. If you run a general gym, boutique fitness studio, or multi-service wellness business, you're paying for a CrossFit operating system you don't need while missing the financial intelligence layer that tells you whether your business is healthy.
Wodify: $149–$299/month on published tiers, but the real picture is more complex. The base plan at $149/month covers up to 50 active members. Mid-tier at $199/month covers up to 150 members. Above that, pricing scales with member count and add-ons. A 300-member CrossFit box on a full feature set typically runs $250–$350/month for software alone, plus processing at 2.9% + $0.30 via Stripe.
Mako: $99–$299/month flat-rate by feature tier, not member count. Pro tier at $199/month — no per-member pricing, no add-on fees, month-to-month.
At 300 members, the 12-month software cost comparison:
For a CrossFit box that actively uses performance tracking and programming tools, the $1,200/year premium may be justified. For a general gym using 30% of the feature set, it isn't.
Wodify's athlete performance tracking is the best in the category for functional fitness. Members log WODs from their phones, PRs are tracked across movements, and performance history is visible over months and years. The coach dashboard shows who is improving, who has stalled, and which athletes haven't been in recently — all tied to workout data, not just attendance. For a CrossFit box where performance coaching is the product, this is a genuine differentiator.
Wodify's programming module lets coaches write and schedule multi-week training blocks that members follow in the app. Programming can be built with video demos, notes, and substitutions. Members see their daily workout, can plan attendance around it, and track their results against it. No equivalent exists in Mako or most general gym management platforms.
In-gym leaderboards that show class performance in real time — who hit the fastest time, who lifted the heaviest load — are native in Wodify and actively used in CrossFit culture to drive retention and class energy. If leaderboards are part of how your gym creates community, Wodify delivers.
Membership structures built around drop-ins, class packs, and unlimited CrossFit memberships; coach management with skills and certifications tracked; benchmark workout history (Fran, Grace, Cindy) — these are native Wodify features that reflect a decade of building for this specific business model.
Wodify surfaces revenue totals, membership counts, and class fill rates. It does not natively show MRR trending, LTV by cohort, churn rate, or CAC — the metrics that tell a gym owner whether the business is financially healthy, not just operationally busy. Mako's financial dashboard shows all of it natively. The difference between "I know my revenue" and "I know whether my business is healthy" is meaningful when you're running on thin margins.
Automated retry sequences, dunning emails, and SMS card-update requests are native in Mako. Wodify's failed payment handling relies more heavily on manual follow-up or Stripe's built-in retries. For a 300-member gym at $42,000 MRR, the difference between 25% manual recovery and 70% automated recovery is $5,000–$8,000/year in recovered revenue — enough to cover a year of Mako Pro software cost several times over.
At-risk member identification, automated win-back sequences, and intro-to-member conversion automation are native in Mako's base plan. Wodify's automation layer is functional but less sophisticated outside its CrossFit-specific workflows. For a gym that doesn't track WODs, "engagement" has to be measured differently — attendance patterns, billing history, class booking frequency — and Mako's retention engine is built around those signals.
If your gym runs group classes alongside personal training, nutrition coaching, or retail, Mako handles the hybrid model more cleanly. Wodify is optimized for the CrossFit box model — drop-ins, memberships, and class packs. Mixed-service operations require more workarounds.
Wodify's member-count-based pricing creates friction as you grow. Every 50–100 new members triggers a tier review. Mako's flat-rate by feature tier means growth doesn't change your invoice until you choose to upgrade for features, not because you crossed a member count threshold.
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Your wellness business is a business. Not a hobby, not a side project, not a calendar with a cash register. It deserves software that treats it accordingly. If your CRM can't tell you whether your business is financially healthy, it's not doing its job. And in 2026, you have better options.
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