Glofox vs Hapana (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Glofox if

• Fits if you run a boutique fitness studio and want members booking in an app under your name
• Works for franchises and multi-location gyms that need roaming memberships and royalty billing

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price before a sales call, as Glofox only quotes after a form and a demo
• Not for you if you want to try it first: there's no free plan, trial or self-serve sign-up
• Not for you if you run a salon or spa, since Glofox is built for class-led fitness studios and gyms

Pick Hapana if

• Fits if you run a studio or small chain and want your own branded app
• Works for multi-location operators who need transfers between sites

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a posted price, since the three tiers are quoted by call
• Watch out: card-not-present fees are 3.0% + $0.30 on Basic, and failed payments cost $2.50
• Watch out: a chargeback costs $25, and a phone number is $7 with calls at $0.095 a minute
• Skip it if you want a trial, as none is listed

Glofox

• Glofox publishes no prices: its pricing page is a form that asks for business type and locations before giving a quote.
• There is no self-serve sign-up or free trial; new customers start with a demo.
• Glofox says it is built for class-led fitness studios and gyms; its listed business types do not include salons or spas.

Hapana

• The pricing page publishes no subscription prices for the three tiers; they are billed per location and quoted through a call.
• Card not present fees: 3.0% + $0.30 on Basic, 2.95% + $0.30 on Premium, 2.9% + $0.30 on Pro. Failed payments cost $2.50 and chargebacks $25.
• Hapana lists a $7 phone number fee and $0.095 per phone minute.
• Full read and write API access is limited to Pro.

Glofox

Class and appointment booking

Flexible calendars for classes and appointments, with waitlists and automated reminders; members book in the app or a web portal.

Branded member app

An app with the studio's name, logo and colors, listed under the studio as publisher in the App Store and Google Play, with Apple Pay and Google Pay checkout.

Memberships and billing

Recurring memberships, credit packs, point of sale and payment links, with automatic retries and card updating for failed payments.

CRM and automated messaging

Lead capture, segmentation and nurture journeys that send email, text and push messages from first visit to renewal.

AI agents

A front desk agent answers calls, texts and website chats in more than 30 languages, and a sales agent follows up with leads until they book.

Check-in and multi-location

Kiosk and barcode check-in with door access hardware, plus roaming memberships, franchise royalty billing and roll-up reporting across locations.

Hapana

Scheduling and billing

Class booking, billing and staff management on every tier.

Branded member app

A branded member app is included from Basic; Pro allows full customization.

Marketing tools

Email and SMS tools, lead capture forms and segmentation, with pre-built nurture and win-back templates from Premium.

Multi-site

Multi-location support from Premium and central campaign management on Pro.

Reports

15 reports on Basic, 40+ on Premium and 50+ on Pro with custom dashboards.

Glofox

Pricing could not be confirmed. See glofox.com.

Hapana

• BasicCustom

  Scheduling, billing, staff management, promo codes, 15 reports, email and SMS tools, a branded member app, a website widget, and Zapier, Zoom and ClassPass integrations.

• PremiumCustom

  Adds gift cards, spot booking, room and resource management, multi-location support, 40+ reports, staff commission tracking and read-only API access.

• ProCustom

  Adds family accounts, client transfers between locations, 50+ reports, custom dashboards, read and write APIs, audit logs and central campaign management.