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The sharpest difference between these two platforms isn’t a feature — it’s transparency. WodGuru is open about how its pricing works (usage-based, scaling with your active member count, with a free plan for small gyms), while WellnessLiving publishes its plans on its pricing page but our capture couldn’t bind the current figures to specific plans this round, so you’ll need to check there directly. Everything else flows from what each platform is actually built to do — so let’s get into it.
What Each Platform Does
WodGuru is built around the core operational needs of a fitness business: class scheduling (including member self-booking, cancellation, and rescheduling), online payments and payment processing, attendance tracking, access control, staff management, member data management, and marketing features. It also offers a custom-branded fitness app, integrated websites, and what it describes as an effective support team. The positioning is direct: save time, streamline tasks, and let your fitness business grow.
WellnessLiving covers a notably wide range of business types — gyms, yoga studios, pilates studios, martial arts schools, dance studios, functional fitness, personal training studios, pole fitness studios, wellness studios, ninja gyms, events businesses, play cafés, swim schools, med spas, massage clinics, spas, integrative health centers, salons, barbershops, dental practices, music schools, tattoo shops, and multi-location enterprise operations. Its feature set includes online booking, client management, an integrated payments and point-of-sale system, custom forms and surveys, a rewards and loyalty program, two-way SMS messaging, direct mail (postcards), door access, enterprise cloud management with multi-location reporting, and integrations including Zapier (connecting to over 5,000 apps), AccuroFit, GoHighLevel, Wellhub, and FitGrid.
Pricing
| WodGuru | WellnessLiving | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes — for small gyms | Not captured |
| Pricing model | Usage-based, scales with active member count | Plans published on pricing page; current figures not captured this round |
| Add-ons | Optional check-in add-ons | Not captured |
| Get pricing | wod.guru/pricing | wellnessliving.com/pricing |
WodGuru’s pricing structure is self-serve — no sales call required. There’s a free plan for small gyms, and paid tiers scale with how many active members you have rather than locking you into fixed feature bundles. Optional check-in add-ons let you expand without paying for things you don’t need yet.
WellnessLiving does publish its pricing publicly, but we weren’t able to capture the current plan figures in our latest research pass — check their pricing page directly for up-to-date numbers.
Features, Theme by Theme
Scheduling and Booking
Both platforms offer online booking. WodGuru specifically captures class scheduling with member-initiated booking, cancellation, and rescheduling. WellnessLiving’s booking covers appointments, classes, and events, with clients able to schedule online.
Payments
Both tools handle online payments. WodGuru frames payments around eliminating no-shows and easy payment processing. WellnessLiving includes an integrated point-of-sale system described as accepting payments from anywhere.
Member / Client Management
WodGuru lists member data management as a core feature. WellnessLiving’s client management covers client data access and interaction. WellnessLiving also includes a rewards and loyalty program and a two-way SMS message center — neither of which appears in WodGuru’s captured features.
Marketing
WodGuru lists “useful marketing features” as a category, without further specifics captured. WellnessLiving’s captured marketing-adjacent features include the rewards program, two-way SMS, direct mail postcards, Zapier connectivity, and a GoHighLevel sync for marketing automation.
Mobile App and Branding
WodGuru explicitly offers a custom-branded fitness app — a white-label app you can create under your own brand. WellnessLiving’s captured features don’t include a custom-branded app equivalent.
Access Control
WodGuru lists access control as a feature. WellnessLiving lists door access as a feature. Both cover facility access management.
Business Types Supported
WodGuru’s captured data mentions “Business Types” as a category without enumerating them. WellnessLiving’s captured features enumerate a broad list spanning fitness, wellness, beauty, health, and more — including business categories like dental practices, music schools, and tattoo shops that go well beyond the traditional gym/studio space.
Multi-Location and Enterprise
WellnessLiving explicitly lists enterprise and multi-location management with cloud reporting as a feature. WodGuru’s captured data does not include a multi-location or enterprise feature.
Integrations
WellnessLiving captures specific named integrations (Zapier, AccuroFit, GoHighLevel, Wellhub, FitGrid) and references additional integration partners. WodGuru’s captured features don’t include integration specifics.
Staff Management
WodGuru lists staff management as a feature. WellnessLiving’s captured features don’t name staff management explicitly.
Friction Worth Noting
We have no third-party review data for WodGuru, so we can’t speak to real-world friction from independent sources.
For WellnessLiving, some users in reviews we scanned report friction with customer support, onboarding and setup, scheduling, invoicing and payments, and features and functionality. These are common themes worth asking about specifically during any sales conversation or trial.
Choose WodGuru If…
- You want pricing you can evaluate today without a sales conversation — including a free plan while your gym is small
- A custom-branded fitness app under your own name is a priority
- Your business is a gym or fitness studio and you want a lean, focused toolset covering scheduling, payments, attendance, access control, staff management, and marketing
- You prefer usage-based pricing that grows with your active member count rather than fixed tiers
Choose WellnessLiving If…
- You run a business type that goes beyond the traditional gym — wellness, beauty, health, or multi-format operations
- Multi-location or enterprise-scale management is on your roadmap
- You need a rewards and loyalty program, two-way SMS, direct mail, or specific integrations like GoHighLevel or Wellhub
- You want an events management capability alongside class and appointment booking
- You’re comfortable checking their pricing page directly to get current plan figures before committing
Both tools deserve a hands-on look before you decide. WodGuru’s pricing transparency makes it easy to model costs early; WellnessLiving’s breadth across business types and integrations is worth exploring directly on their site — just go in with pointed questions about support and onboarding given what reviewers have flagged.