Best ClubConnect Alternative: Exercise.com vs. ClubConnect

Exercise.com: Your Competitor Alternative

Why Choose Exercise.com?

Here are five reasons why fitness professionals use Exercise.com vs. Competitor.

If you’re ready to get started with an easy-to-navigate, all-in-one fitness software, designed to fuel your business, request a demo with Exercise.com today.

And, if you want to see how Competitor’s additional features stack up to Exercise.com software features, check out our in-depth guide below.

What is ClubConnect?

Launched in 2013 and headquartered in Gilbert, Arizona, ClubConnect is a health club platform designed to onboard, educate, and retain gym staff members. ClubConnect’s mission is to help health clubs grow and has provided over 8,000 clubs the tools to bolster their staff knowledge and success.

A notable problem with ClubConnect’s software platform, however, is its focus is almost entirely on features for staff members and has absences in features for other areas of a fitness business. Exercise.com, on the other hand, is designed to give your staff the tools they need to succeed and also your clients the necessary features that enable them to thrive as well.

If you’re looking for a software platform for your business and may have come across ClubConnect as an option, wait just a moment! This article will tell you all you need to know about ClubConnect and why Exercise.com is the best alternative.

Unless otherwise stated, all images and reviews below are of/about the Exercise.com All-In-One Fitness Business Management software platform.

Fitness Business Management Software

Whether it be scheduling appointments or processing invoices, a software platform designed to manage your fitness business as a whole can undoubtedly help streamline your business. With Exercise.com, we created our gym management software that allows you to manage just about all areas of your fitness business. ClubConnect does have some gym management features as well and we’ll see how they stack up against Exercise.com below.

Client/Class Scheduling

As ClubConnect’s focus is geared mainly towards features for staff development, they miss out on some notable features, such as client/class scheduling. For many fitness businesses, this is a prominent feature that is utilized on a routine basis. Exercise.com provides scheduling features that allow you to track visits, book classes and sessions, and automate booking reminders via email and text.

Gym/Facility Management

Providing solutions for staff development is ClubConnect’s strong suit. They offer features such as incentive training levels, video courses/tutorials, and staff leaderboards with staff development and business growth in mind. Although those are good features, many businesses need dedicated features in management. On the ClubConnect website, it is not directly stated if certain features like tracking attendance and permissions are included in the software.

With Exercise.com these features are included, in addition to other capabilities, such as:

• Being able to sort reports by client, location, services, and time
• The ability to assign staff roles
• Managing availability

Business Dashboard Reports

Evaluating the progression and the areas that need improvement in your business is vital for growth and success. Both Exercise.com and ClubConnect are able to run business dashboard reports. Some of ClubConnect’s key reporting metrics include course enrollments, active users, and certification status.

Exercise.com allows you to run custom reports on different areas of your business, such as for revenue, staff, or clients, allowing for endless possibilities to analyze your business.

Client Automation

ClubConnect does not mention any features in regard to client automation, as their features are more geared towards staff members.

Exercise.com allows you to put your business on autopilot with automation features that include:

• Automatic Emails and Texts
• Automatic Workout Delivery
• Automatic Resource Delivery
• Automatic Assessment Delivery
• Automatic Reminders/Alerts via app, text, and email

Dedicated Zapier Support

One unique feature that Exercise.com provides is the ability to fully integrate with over 2,000 applications using Zapier. With many applications such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter being utilized on a daily basis, Exercise.com allows the ability to source your content through such applications. ClubConnect does not offer this ability.

Dedicated Account Manager

Whenever you are navigating new software, you may need ongoing assistance. At Exercise.com, we want to ensure that you are receiving assistance because we know how important your business is to you. With Exercise.com, you’re assigned your own dedicated account manager who will tend to any of your questions and concerns.

Customized Software

For your business, one of the most important aspects is your visibility and brand. You want people to know who you are as a business and resonate with your brand when they see it.  ClubConnect does not give you the ability to customize its software. Exercise.com, however, provides a plethora of customizable options, allowing your business and brand to effectively be seen.

Custom-Branded

Exercise.com allows you to fully customize your websites and apps, not only in colors and verbiage, but also in integrations, custom dev work, assessments, and more.

iOS & Android Apps

On the ClubConnect website, there is no mention of an offering of an iOS and/or an Android app. With Exercise.com, you are given a customizable iOS and Android health and fitness app from which you can access all of the Exercise.com features.

Websites

ClubConnect does not provide you your own website. Exercise.com offers custom-branded SEO-optimized fitness business websites that are feature-rich and tailored-made to fit your brand and style.

Some of the features that are custom websites provide include:

• SEO optimization
• Unlimited theme changes
• Built to convert visitors to leads
• Custom graphic work
• Google Certified Partner

Security Features

ClubConnect does offer security features in Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption and states to use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to keep personal information protected.

Exercise.com ensures that all of your information is secured. Our platform’s website and mobile apps are designed to process data in accordance with the responsibilities under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). All purchases are secured by Stripe and encrypted using SSL. We also utilize measures that include Privacy Shield Framework and Google Cloud.

Marketing Integrations

ClubConnect does not state to offer marketing integrations. Exercise.com provides various ways to market your business and interact with your clients and staff on numerous platforms. Some of our popular integrations include:

• MailChimp
• ConstantContact
• ConvertKit
• Zapier
• Google Analytics
• Facebook Pixel

Workout Software

As a fitness business, having dedicated workout-related features bolsters the scope and possibilities for your business. ClubConnect does state to have a workout feature (a workout builder) but lacks in many others that are known to help fitness businesses succeed. Exercise.com has built workout software that is designed to conveniently tend to clients’ workout needs.

Workout Creator/Logger

ClubConnect does state to have a workout builder that includes 1,300 videos. Exercise.com’s workout creator/logger gives endless possibilities for delivering workouts, tips, and encouragement to clients in any scenario, including:

1-1 Training

One-on-one training sessions are fully customized to your liking. Since every individual client has different fitness journeys, body compositions, etc., having options to fully customize your client’s training regimen is essential, and our software enables you to do just that for in-person and/or online clients.

Group Training

As many people enjoy fitness classes, Exercise.com gives you the capability to create customized group training content. Your group training content can be specially designed for any group activity, in-person and/or online.

Online Training

The online marketplace has replaced the physical marketplace for many, and in regards to the fitness industry, this trend is being constantly seen as well. Many people are going online for workout content and plans, so, having software designed to market and deliver online workout content can be a game-changer, and Exercise.com allows you to do so.

Exercise Library

Exercise.com provides you with a pre-built library filled with thousands of exercises that can be used to create customized workouts for your clients, in addition to custom exercises that you can add as well. You can easily search for any type of exercise needed and each exercise comes with video demonstrations, tips, location of muscles worked, and more.

Custom Exercises

There may be specific workouts that need to be conducted in certain locations for some of your clients. Or, you may be trying to create workout plans with demonstrations that feature you, so that clients can resonate more with the content. Exercise.com provides a solution for such instances.

With Exercise.com, you have the ability to create custom exercises that can be filmed anywhere and be used for any of your training package offerings.

TV Workouts

Although your clients can view demos of your workout content through Exercise.com’s software, Exercise.com also gives you the ability to cast those same demos onto gym television screens for your training sessions or presentations.

Gym Ecommerce Software

Profiting from your workout content is a notable goal for many, and Exercise.com gym ecommerce software gives you the tools to do so. ClubConnect does not have any features in gym ecommerce so we will focus on the gym ecommerce features that Exercise.com offers below.

Payment Processing

Exercise.com utilizes Stripe and gives you the ability to access all of your payment tools in the same custom-branded web and mobile app. Clients can pay using direct deposit or a one-time or recurring price with cash, check, or credit card. Exercise.com also allows clients to pay in-person or online.

Sell Products

Exercise.com gives you the ability to sell products online on your own personalized website, or in-store.

Sell Workout Plans

With Exercise.com, you can sell specialized or customized workout plans to anyone, anywhere.

Offer Online Workout Memberships

Exercise.com allows you to automate online workout memberships where workouts can be sent automatically at any designated time/situation.

Sell Workout Challenges

With Exercise.com you are able to create and sell customized workout challenges. These challenges can be designed to give current clients incentives for accomplishing their fitness goals, or attract potential clients so that they can experience your content offerings.

Health and Fitness Assessment Software

Although working out is important for fitness, it is only a piece of the puzzle to an overall healthy lifestyle. The health of your clients is oftentimes what enables them to reach their fitness goals. Unfortunately, ClubConnect does not have features designed to assess the health of clients. Thankfully, Exercise.com provides you with fitness assessment software that enables you to assess, monitor, and help improve clients’ health.

Fitness Assessments

Exercise.com allows you to perform custom assessments that can automatically trigger custom workouts based on the data acquired. These custom assessments can provide history, measurement data, injuries, photos/videos, and goals, giving you the ability to pinpoint what each client needs to improve upon and how they are improving.

Performance & Measurement Reports

As part of your custom assessments, you can also record patients’ performance and measurement metrics. Such metrics include weight, height, activity level, distance runs, power output, and range of motion measurements, providing you with numerous possibilities to assess a client.

Nutrition

If you are truly looking for your clients to reach their fitness goals, you cannot disregard nutrition. Nutrition and fitness go hand-in-hand and properly managing both allows for optimal results. Exercise.com allows you to monitor your client’s eating habits and track daily nutrients such as carbs, fat, protein, etc. You are also able to upload meal plans, files, and pictures.

ClubConnect Pricing

The cost of ClubConnect is not revealed on the ClubConnect website. You must contact ClubConnect to get a quote.

ClubConnect Alternatives

Some notable alternatives of ClubConnect include:

The Bottom Line: Pros and Cons

You need software that is capable of assisting you with many areas of your business. Thankfully, Exercise.com does, but ClubConnect doesn’t quite fit the bill. Below, we will get into some pros and cons so you can see for yourself why Exercise.com is the best alternative.

ClubConnect Cons

ClubConnect may have some decent features for staff development, but it pretty much ends there. ClubConnect misses out on some notable features in customization, client/class scheduling, health assessments, and more. You would have to use another software platform for many areas of your business when using their software, which puts you at a disadvantage.

Exercise.com Pros

We want your business to succeed, which is why we offer a true all-in-one software platform that covers all areas of your business. From custom apps and websites to automated workout delivery, business dashboard reports, and much more, Exercise.com equips you with features that can not only help your business to grow but operate as well.

If you’re looking for an alternative to ClubConnect and are ready to grow and manage your business with fully customizable software, book a demo with Exercise.com.