Fitness & Wellness · head to head
Pike13 vs Hydrow
Pike13
Fitness & Wellness
Client management for service businesses
- From
- $129/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Pike13 the entry Essential plan is $159 per month billed monthly, or $139 with annual prepayment; Hydrow the vendor's own homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 31 December 2021 priced the Hydrow rowing machine starting at $56 per month via 0% APR Klarna financing with $0 down, alongside a 30 day risk-free trial and a 1 year hardware warranty
- They diverge on capability: Pike13 covers Online scheduling, Hydrow covers Live outdoor reality rowing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pike13 and Hydrow actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Fitness & Wellness).
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 Pike13
- Online scheduling
- Automated billing
- Client portal
- Staff management
- Reporting dashboard
- Stripe
- QuickBooks
- Mailchimp
Only in Hydrow
- Live outdoor reality rowing
- On-water filming
- Athlete-led workouts
- Performance metrics
- Community racing
- Apple Watch
- Bluetooth heart rate
- Hardware support
Both cover
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Pike13
- Class, course and appointment scheduling for fitness studiosnot Hydrow
- Membership billing, passes and automated collectionsnot Hydrow
- Multi-location reporting for growing studio and franchise businessesnot Hydrow
Hydrow
- Workout trackingnot Pike13
- Nutrition managementnot Pike13
- Health monitoringnot Pike13
- Fitness coachingnot Pike13
- Wellness improvementnot Pike13
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Pike13
- The entry Essential plan is $159 per month billed monthly, or $139 with annual prepayment
- SMS reminders and messaging, email marketing, digital waivers, payroll and staff time tracking and multi-location oversight all require the Advanced plan at $225 per month billed monthly
- Custom reporting and website widgets are excluded from the Essential plan
- API access and custom integrations require the Premium plan at $286 per month billed monthly
- On the Premium plan you must choose either a branded app or custom reports, not both
- Member progress tracking and skill assessments are Premium only
- The advertised lower prices require a single yearly payment up front
Hydrow
- The vendor's own homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 31 December 2021 priced the Hydrow rowing machine starting at $56 per month via 0% APR Klarna financing with $0 down, alongside a 30 day risk-free trial and a 1 year hardware warranty
Pricing, plan by plan
Pike13
$129/month- Studio$129/month
- Scheduling
- Billing
- Client portal
- Enterprise$249/month
- Multi-location
- Advanced reports
- API access
Hydrow
$44/month- All-Access$44/month
- Live workouts
- On-demand library
- Family profiles
Which should you pick?
Choose Pike13 if
- You need online scheduling.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want automated billing.
Choose Hydrow if
- You need live outdoor reality rowing.
- You work on Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want on-water filming.
Questions people ask
- Is Pike13 or Hydrow better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pike13 starts at $129/month and Hydrow at $44/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pike13 or Hydrow?
- Pike13 starts at $129/month and Hydrow at $44/month.
- Does Pike13 or Hydrow run on more platforms?
- Pike13 runs on Ios, Android, Web. Hydrow runs on Ios, Android, Hardware.
- What is Pike13 best used for?
- Pike13 is most often used for class, course and appointment scheduling for fitness studios, membership billing, passes and automated collections, multi-location reporting for growing studio and franchise businesses. Of those, class, course and appointment scheduling for fitness studios and membership billing, passes and automated collections are not what Hydrow is typically brought in for.
- What can Pike13 do that Hydrow cannot?
- Pike13 covers Online scheduling, Automated billing, Client portal, Staff management. Hydrow covers Live outdoor reality rowing, On-water filming, Athlete-led workouts, Performance metrics. Both handle Ios support, Android support.