DojoTally vs. Gymdesk
DojoTally and Gymdesk: what changes if your academy lives on WhatsApp
Gymdesk is US software for martial arts academies and gyms, with years on the market. DojoTally was born in a BJJ academy in Argentina. Here we compare them, and add Zen Planner and Kicksite, two other systems priced in dollars.
- Public prices, checked on 14 October 2026
- For a 50-student academy
- Sources at the bottom
The big difference: the agent
Gymdesk and Kicksite automate emails and texts, but publish no AI agent. Zen Planner has conversational AI in Engage, over text, web chat and social DMs, from US$382 a month with 50 students; WhatsApp isn't listed. DojoTally's agent lives in your academy's WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger and works with your data:
- Answers at any hourWith your real timetable, plans and prices, and it knows which discipline they mean.
- Books the trial classIn a real slot, with a 6-digit kiosk PIN; it reschedules or cancels if asked.
- Reminds and collects duesOn WhatsApp, with the link to pay by MercadoPago or Stripe.
- Messages students who stop comingAnd notes their reply for you.
- Waiting listTells the next in line when a spot opens.
- Hands the chat overWhen a question needs a person, it alerts you with the reason.
More detail in what the agent does.
The comparison
A check mark means the company says so on its website. "Not listed" means we didn't find it published, not that it doesn't exist.
| DojoTally | Gymdesk | Zen Planner | Kicksite | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price with 50 active students | US$59Base plan. In Argentina, ARS 70,000 | US$100US$75 if you collect with Gymdesk Payments | US$133Studio package, 46 to 60 active | US$9926 to 50 students |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 30 days, no card | Not listed on pricing | 30 days |
| Every feature on every plan | Management features; the agent from Base up | Depends on the packageStudio, Essentials or Ultimate | ||
| Belts and ranks | With requirements and promotion | |||
| Payments | MercadoPago (with automatic debit) and Stripe | Gymdesk Payments or your own processor | Its own processor (Zen Planner Payments) | Basys, its partner processor |
| MercadoPago | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | |
| AI agent on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger | +US$15 on Base; included in Pro and Full | Email, SMS and push automations | Conversational AI in EngageText, web chat and social DMs; WhatsApp not listed. In Ultimate or +US$249 | Free one-way texting and prospect flows |
| WhatsApp messages | From the academy's WhatsApp | Not listedUses SMS | Not listedUses SMS | Not listedUses SMS |
| System languages | 7, including Spanish and Portuguese | 6, including Spanish and PortugueseIts website is in English and Japanese | Not listed | Not listed |
| Migration from another system | Free if your system exports the data; done by us | Done by them; 2 to 4 weeks | Done by them | Switch page; 2 business days |
| Customers, per their website | Our first academies | 4,500+ owners | 5,000+ businesses | 2,100+, in 23 countries |
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Monthly cost with 50 students
In dollars, and for academies in Argentina, in pesos at the Banco Nación official rate (ARS 1,540), not counting the taxes and surcharges added when paying in dollars with an Argentine card.
| Per month, as of October 2026 | DojoTally | Gymdesk | Zen Planner | Kicksite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published price | US$59ARS 70,000 list price in Argentina | US$100US$75 with Gymdesk Payments | US$133 | US$99 |
| In Argentine pesos | ARS 70,000 | ≈ARS 154,000≈ARS 115,500 with Gymdesk Payments | ≈ARS 204,800 | ≈ARS 152,500 |
| With a WhatsApp agent | US$74ARS 85,000 in Argentina | No agent offered | US$382Ultimate, with Engage: ≈ARS 588,300. No WhatsApp | No agent offered |
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When to choose each
Gymdesk, if…
- Your academy is in the United States and collects with Stripe
- You want a system with years of track record and thousands of academies
- You need custom fields and tags, a lead funnel by channel, a referral program or integrations such as Zapier, which DojoTally doesn't have yet
Zen Planner or Kicksite, if…
- You operate in the United States and prefer their payment processor
- Zen Planner: you also run a gym or a box, besides the dojo, or want its conversational AI over text and web chat (Engage)
- Kicksite: you want martial-arts-only software with every feature at every tier
DojoTally, if…
- Your students message you on WhatsApp and Instagram and you want an agent that replies, books the trial class, reminds dues and messages whoever stops coming, for less than their system alone
- You collect with MercadoPago, with automatic debit, or with Stripe
- You want the system and the support in Spanish or Portuguese
- You're in Argentina and want to pay in pesos, without taxes on dollar purchases
- DojoTally pricing
- Gymdesk pricing (Micro Gym, up to 50 active) and its migration page and its automations
- Zen Planner, prices by active members and packages; Engage and its conversational AI (Engage on its own, +US$249)
- Kicksite pricing, home page and switch page
- Banco Nación official dollar, selling rate, ARS 1,540 (El Cronista, October 2026)
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