PT Suite vs Gymcatch
Gymcatch is a genuinely cheap, well-built booking tool for class-based instructors. PT Suite is the better fit once you want a branded website, native memberships, workout programming, and client records without stacking bolt-ons.
Gymcatch charges a genuinely low flat £10+VAT/month platform fee for unlimited bookings, plus optional £2+VAT/month bolt-ons for memberships, waivers, discount codes, courses, and website integration (gymcatch.com/business/pricing, July 2026) — no commission or per-booking fee. It's a strong fit for class-only and bootcamp instructors. PT Suite includes memberships, workout programming, AI session planning, video sales, client records, and a branded website in one flat price from £49/month, without the per-feature bolt-on model.

Memberships, waivers, and a website are included, not separate £2/month bolt-ons stacked on top
Real workout programming and AI session planning for 1:1 and small-group clients
Sell on-demand video content directly from your branded site
What changes when you move off Gymcatch
Gymcatch charges a flat £10+VAT/month platform fee for unlimited bookings and customers — genuinely one of the cheapest tools in the category. But features like memberships/subscriptions, custom waivers, discount codes, courses, and website integration are each separate £2+VAT/month bolt-ons, and there's no native workout programming, on-demand video sales, or website builder. PT Suite bundles the equivalent capability — memberships, programmes, video, a branded website, and client records — into one flat price.
Useful when you need a quick sense of whether you are comparing against a narrow point tool or a heavier platform category.
Choose Gymcatch if you run class-only or bootcamp-style sessions and want the cheapest possible booking tool with pay-as-you-need bolt-ons. Choose PT Suite if you also want memberships, workout programming, video content, client records, and a branded website included at one flat price.
Why trainers transfer from Gymcatch
Tired of adding a £2/month bolt-on for every extra feature you need
Want real workout programming and client progress tracking, not just a booking log
Want to sell on-demand video content for passive income
Want a real branded website, not a widget embedded in someone else's site
Key numbers: PT Suite vs Gymcatch
- Cost per Gymcatch bolt-on — memberships, waivers, discount codes, courses, and website integration are each separate add-ons
- £2+VAT/mo each
- PT Suite's flat Studio price including memberships, programming, video sales, and a branded website
- From £49/mo
Source: Gymcatch pricing
Source: PT Suite pricing
Feature-by-feature breakdown
Honest comparison for trainers deciding whether they need another point solution or one platform clients can actually buy from.
| Class & Group Booking | ||
| Unlimited Bookings & Customers | ||
| Payment Processing (Stripe/GoCardless) | ||
| Recurring Memberships & Subscriptions | Bolt-on (+£2/mo) | |
| Client Waivers & Intake Forms | Bolt-on (+£2/mo) | |
| Workout Programming | ||
| AI Session Planning | ||
| Sell On-Demand Video Content | ||
| No-Code Marketing Website | Bolt-on (embed only) | |
| Client Progress Records & Programme History | ||
| PARQ Health Screening |
Why choose PT Suite
Where Gymcatch fits
The Verdict
Choose Gymcatch if you run class-only or bootcamp-style sessions and want the cheapest possible booking tool with pay-as-you-need bolt-ons. Choose PT Suite if you also want memberships, workout programming, video content, client records, and a branded website included at one flat price.
PT Suite vs Gymcatch: frequently asked questions
- Is Gymcatch good value for instructors?
- Yes, on pure platform cost Gymcatch is hard to beat: £10+VAT/month covers unlimited bookings and customers, with no commission or per-booking fee from Gymcatch itself. Where the value shifts is once you need more than bare booking — memberships/subscriptions, custom waivers, discount codes, courses, and website integration are each a separate £2+VAT/month bolt-on, and there's no native workout programming, video sales, or client progress tracking. For a class-only or bootcamp instructor with simple needs, Gymcatch's base price is excellent; for a business needing several of those bolt-ons plus programming, the maths starts to favour an all-in-one.
- What's included in Gymcatch's base plan versus the bolt-ons?
- The £10+VAT/month base plan covers web and mobile booking, unlimited bookings and customers, scheduling, waitlists, passes and bundles, notifications, and payment processing via GymcatchPay, Stripe, or GoCardless. Memberships/subscriptions, customised waivers, discount codes, courses, auto credit-backs, and website integration are each separate £2+VAT/month bolt-ons you add individually. PT Suite includes recurring memberships, waivers, and a branded website as standard, without a per-feature add-on model.
- Does Gymcatch include workout programming?
- No. Gymcatch is a booking and payments platform for classes, courses, and appointments — it does not include structured workout programming, an exercise library, progress tracking across training blocks, or AI-assisted session planning. Instructors who also do 1:1 or small-group personal training typically pair Gymcatch with a separate programming tool. PT Suite includes real workout programming, AI session planning, and client progress records natively alongside booking and payments.
- What's a Gymcatch alternative with a website builder?
- PT Suite is the closest alternative that adds a full no-code branded website — Gymcatch's website integration bolt-on lets you embed its booking widget into a site you already have, but it doesn't build or host the site itself. PT Suite includes a fully branded website with services, pricing, schedule, and on-demand video library, on your own domain, as part of the base price.
- Does Gymcatch charge booking or commission fees?
- No — Gymcatch's own pricing page states there are 'no booking fees, admin fees, or hidden charges' beyond the flat £10+VAT/month platform fee and any bolt-ons you choose to add. Standard payment-processor fees apply from whichever processor you use (GymcatchPay, Stripe, or GoCardless), set by the processor rather than Gymcatch. PT Suite works the same way: no platform transaction fee, only your connected Stripe account's standard processing rate.
- Gymcatch vs PT Suite — which should I choose?
- Choose Gymcatch if you run class-only or bootcamp-style sessions and want the lowest possible flat platform fee, adding bolt-ons only as you need them. Choose PT Suite if you want memberships, workout programming, AI session planning, on-demand video sales, client progress records, and a branded website included in one flat price rather than assembled from separate add-ons. Instructors running a mix of classes and 1:1 or small-group coaching tend to get more from PT Suite's bundled approach.
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