Kicksite Alternatives: Seven Options for Martial Arts Operations

A Kicksite replacement should be judged against your school's current membership and teaching processes. Identify whether the problem is a workflow, a plan limit, an integration, or a process that needs clarification. Do not assume that changing systems fixes an unclear promotion or payment policy.

This guide is published by ProgresslyAI. Vendor descriptions below come from the linked official pages reviewed on September 7, 2026; they are not hands-on competitor tests or a performance ranking. Numbers identify entries, not quality scores. Missing information is not proof that a product lacks a feature.

Establish the current baseline

Lists belt tracking, attendance, recurring billing, and messaging. Monthly tiers run from $49 to $199 by active-student count; processing and optional services need checking. Official source.

Compare the complete workflow and quote with each alternative, including functions you would lose or have to handle separately.

Build your demo around these scenarios

Preserve promotion evidence

Inventory belt history, attendance, assessments, and instructor decisions. Ask the destination supplier to demonstrate their import and correction process. A current rank field is not the same as a complete promotion history.

Test membership continuity

Use a family account with an active subscription, a freeze, and a failed payment in a sandbox. Establish how payment mandates, balances, and renewal dates would move. Prevent two systems from collecting the same charge during a cutover.

Evaluate communications deliberately

Demonstrate the messages needed for a trial, a missed class, and an upcoming renewal. Check recipients, consent, stopping rules, delivery failures, and costs. Review any AI-generated text before relying on it in a school workflow.

1. ProgresslyAI

ProgresslyAI provides student records, staff-defined curricula, weekly class rosters, attendance, approved registration requests, waitlists, and manual invoice records. Linked, verified parents can view permitted student records. Paid plans offer private AI report drafts that owners and instructors review, edit, and explicitly publish. Publishing does not email the report; later edits remain private until republished.

It does not currently provide recurring membership collection, belt prerequisite enforcement, grading events, contract freezes, SMS campaigns, or full historical migration. Use it only after confirming that its records and staff-reviewed reports cover the intended work.

Starter is free for up to 25 students and 1 instructor seat. Pro costs USD $49/month for up to 200 students and 5 instructor seats. Business costs USD $99/month with unlimited students and instructor seats. AI reports require a paid plan; retention insights require Business. Review the plans and included features before choosing.

Demo check: Create a test school, configure one curriculum, record an assessment, process a full-class registration, and publish a reviewed report to a linked test parent. Check the invoice workflow separately if it is part of your intended use.

2. Zen Planner

Studio includes belt/skill tracking, billing, and payroll from $99/month, scaling by active members. Engage adds marketing and AI content tools at a separate price. Official source.

Demo check: Get written terms for the complete package, including extensions and processing. Demonstrate belt requirements, family permissions, staff pay, and a membership freeze.

3. nextRec (formerly PerfectMind)

The vendor identifies PerfectMind as nextRec and advertises membership, facility, payment, and martial arts records. Official source.

Demo check: Confirm the product offered to your school, current contract, and implementation cost. Demonstrate cross-location permissions and the exact promotion process before choosing.

4. Spark Membership

Advertises member records, payments, messaging, and booking. Public offers and help-center base prices differ; SMS, processing, and Ignite charges need confirmation. Official source. Official pricing clarification.

Demo check: Ask for a written regular-price quote, not only the promotion. Trace a trial prospect through consented follow-up, enrollment, a failed payment, and cancellation.

5. DojoTrack

Advertises martial arts attendance, belts, billing, and AI tools across free and paid plans. Verify the plan limits and included services. Official source.

Demo check: Try the required belt rubric and approval process, then demonstrate family access, payment failure, and staff review of any AI output.

6. Gymdesk

Advertises family memberships, rank records, booking, attendance, and automated payment collection. Official source.

Demo check: Request a quote for your active members and payment processing. Test a shared family membership, class limits, permission changes, and an overdue payment.

7. WellnessLiving

Lists booking, payments, marketing, and AI tools. Regular monthly Starter pricing is $69; promotions and annual rates differ, with plan-specific staff and feature limits. Official source.

Demo check: Quote the required staff, locations, apps, messaging, and AI services. Ask for the post-promotion total and a demonstration of your family records.

Compare the complete quote

Compare the full cost for your school: currency, taxes, student or staff counts, locations, usage, payment processing, messaging, apps, setup, and import work. Ask for regular prices after any promotion and the actual commitment and cancellation terms. A free trial, a free website, a free subscription tier, and a plan with transaction charges are different offers. A dollar sign alone does not establish that two quotes use the same currency.

Before changing systems

Use a test school and synthetic records to rehearse the essential workflows before moving live operations. Confirm who owns each step, what data can be exported, and how records will remain readable. ProgresslyAI's CSV import covers supported student roster fields; it is not a service for importing historical attendance, assessments, documents, or payments. Keep those records available and reconcile any opening balances through an agreed process.

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