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ABC Fitness vs Insight Salon Software

ABC Fitness logo

ABC Fitness

Fitness & Wellness

Complete fitness business solutions

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Insight Salon Software logo

Insight Salon Software

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ABC Fitness split across separate products by business type, so ABC Ignite, Glofox, Trainerize and Evo are different systems rather than tiers of one; Insight Salon Software cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • They diverge on capability: ABC Fitness covers Payment processing, Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ABC Fitness and Insight Salon Software actually diverge.

Attributes where ABC Fitness and Insight Salon Software differ
AttributeABC FitnessInsight Salon Software
Starting price$150/month$40/month
PlatformsIos, Android, WebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryFitness & WellnessBeauty & Salon
Founded19812012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ABC Fitness

  • Payment processing
  • Member management
  • Data analytics
  • Mobile check-in
  • Salesforce
  • Mindbody
  • HubSpot
  • Ios support

Only in Insight Salon Software

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Advanced analytics
  • Revenue tracking
  • Performance metrics
  • Point of sale
  • Stripe

Both cover

  • Marketing automation
  • Mailchimp

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ABC Fitness

  • Membership management and billing for gyms and health clubsnot Insight Salon Software
  • Boutique studio scheduling and class booking through Glofoxnot Insight Salon Software
  • Personal training programme delivery through Trainerizenot Insight Salon Software
  • Failed payment recovery and dues collectionnot Insight Salon Software
  • Multi-location and franchise operationsnot Insight Salon Software

Insight Salon Software

  • Running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spanot ABC Fitness
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot ABC Fitness

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ABC Fitness

  • Split across separate products by business type, so ABC Ignite, Glofox, Trainerize and Evo are different systems rather than tiers of one
  • ABC Evo is sold for Latin American markets rather than globally
  • GymSales and XLerate are separate products on top of the core management system
  • Pricing is not published

Insight Salon Software

  • Cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • Premium Cloud's two way SMS is capped per tier, from 500 messages a month on Solo up to 8,000 on Enterprise
  • The installed one time purchase version only includes free software upgrades for 1 year, after which upgrades are not covered
  • Multi-year pre-purchase discounts of 10, 15 and 20 percent require paying 1, 2 or 3 years upfront

Pricing, plan by plan

ABC Fitness

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • Billing
    • Member management
    • Basic reports
  • Complete$350/month
    • Full platform
    • Marketing
    • Analytics

Insight Salon Software

$40/month
  • Starter$40/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$70/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced analytics
    • Staff performance tracking
  • Enterprise$120/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location analytics
    • Custom reports

Which should you pick?

Choose ABC Fitness if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want member management.
ABC Fitness review

Choose Insight Salon Software if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Insight Salon Software review

Questions people ask

Is ABC Fitness or Insight Salon Software better?
Neither clearly leads. ABC Fitness starts at $150/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ABC Fitness or Insight Salon Software?
ABC Fitness starts at $150/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month.
Does ABC Fitness or Insight Salon Software run on more platforms?
ABC Fitness runs on Ios, Android, Web. Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is ABC Fitness best used for?
ABC Fitness is most often used for membership management and billing for gyms and health clubs, boutique studio scheduling and class booking through glofox, personal training programme delivery through trainerize, failed payment recovery and dues collection. Of those, membership management and billing for gyms and health clubs and boutique studio scheduling and class booking through glofox are not what Insight Salon Software is typically brought in for.
What can ABC Fitness do that Insight Salon Software cannot?
ABC Fitness covers Payment processing, Member management, Data analytics, Mobile check-in. Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Client management, Staff scheduling, Advanced analytics. Both handle Marketing automation, Mailchimp.
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