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Coachfront vs Mindbody

Mindbody is booking, payments and marketing software for studios and gyms, with a consumer marketplace app. It costs from £89 a month per location on a fixed-term contract.

Choose Coachfront for

No monthly fee and no contract
Clients book without creating an account
Send a client a few times on WhatsApp. They pick one and pay a deposit
Programmes and session logging

Choose Mindbody for

A consumer marketplace app that can send you new clients
Done-for-you websites on every plan
Built for multi-location businesses and large teams

Create your booking page

Import your clients from a spreadsheet when you're ready.

Side by side

We make Coachfront. Mindbody's details come from their own website.

Feature	Coachfront	Mindbody
Monthly price	No monthly fee. 1% of online payments, never more than £49 a month	From £89 a month per location
Plan with no monthly fee	Yes, with every feature, including taking payments	No free plan
Contract	None. Cancel any time	Fixed terms, for example 12, 24 or 36 months
Clients book without an account	Yes	No. Clients sign in or create an account
Apple Pay and Google Pay	Yes	Apple Pay in Safari on their web tools. Google Pay not stated for the UK
1:1 self-booking	Yes. You can also send a client a few times to pick from	Yes
Memberships	Yes	Yes
UK Direct Debit	Yes (Bacs, through Stripe)	Yes
Marketing automations	Win-back emails, review requests and broadcasts	Automated email and text campaigns on their top plan
Exporting your data	Free CSV export, any time	Self-serve reports. Assisted export for an added fee
Write programmes and log sessions	Yes. Write a client's week and log sets as you coach	Not stated on their site

Monthly price

Coachfront: No monthly fee. 1% of online payments, never more than £49 a month
Mindbody: From £89 a month per location

Plan with no monthly fee

Coachfront: Yes, with every feature, including taking payments
Mindbody: No free plan

Contract

Coachfront: None. Cancel any time
Mindbody: Fixed terms, for example 12, 24 or 36 months

Clients book without an account

Coachfront: Yes
Mindbody: No. Clients sign in or create an account

Apple Pay and Google Pay

Coachfront: Yes
Mindbody: Apple Pay in Safari on their web tools. Google Pay not stated for the UK

1:1 self-booking

Coachfront: Yes. You can also send a client a few times to pick from
Mindbody: Yes

Memberships

Coachfront: Yes
Mindbody: Yes

UK Direct Debit

Coachfront: Yes (Bacs, through Stripe)
Mindbody: Yes

Marketing automations

Coachfront: Win-back emails, review requests and broadcasts
Mindbody: Automated email and text campaigns on their top plan

Exporting your data

Coachfront: Free CSV export, any time
Mindbody: Self-serve reports. Assisted export for an added fee

Write programmes and log sessions

Coachfront: Yes. Write a client's week and log sets as you coach
Mindbody: Not stated on their site

Mindbody details from their own website, checked on 8 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check source 1, source 2, source 3. Card processing fees are charged by the payment provider on both. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.

Questions

Is Coachfront cheaper than Mindbody?

Yes. Coachfront has no monthly fee. Mindbody starts at £89 a month per location, on a fixed-term contract.

Can I move from Mindbody to Coachfront?

Yes. Export your clients from Mindbody as a spreadsheet and import them with their remaining sessions. You can use both until you're ready.

When is Mindbody the better choice?

Mindbody suits you if you want new clients from its marketplace app, a website built for you, or you run several locations.