Zivvy vs Kicksite
Here is the honest version. Kicksite is martial arts CRM software — member management, billing, attendance, prospects, run by a family company that's been at it since 2007. Zivvy is the growth platform for martial arts schools — it connects to the machinery you already run and finds the money hiding inside it.
first, an honest question
Owners search "Kicksite alternative" for two very different reasons. The first is the software — a feature is missing, the fit is wrong, you want different machinery. If that's you, Zivvy is not your answer, and we won't pretend it is. Gymdesk, MyStudio, Zen Planner and Spark all compete for that job.
The second reason is the money — Kicksite works fine, the classes are full-ish, and the bank account still doesn't match the effort. That's not a software problem. That's hidden profit: failed payments nobody chased, students drifting toward the door, prospects that never got a second call. That problem doesn't get fixed by switching CRM software. It gets fixed by finding it.
If the software is the problem, switch software. If the money is the problem, you don't have to switch anything.
two different jobs.
The machinery of the day.
Kicksite is martial arts CRM software — their words. Member management, lead management, attendance and billing, with websites and local search visibility sold alongside. Priced by student count from $49 to $199 per month, every feature at every tier, first 30 days free. Family-owned, launched 2007, born inside a Taekwondo school. If you want martial-arts-only machinery from people who've run the floor, that is the job they're built for.
The money inside the building.
Zivvy is the growth platform for martial arts schools. It doesn't take attendance, run your billing, or host your website — and it doesn't ask you to leave whatever does. It connects to the school you already run and finds the hidden profit: the failed payments sitting unrecovered, the students quietly going cold, the follow-ups that never happened. Then it helps you recover it — or does the recovering for you.
Kicksite runs the building. Zivvy finds the money already inside it.
seeing a past-due list is not the same as clearing it
Credit where due: Kicksite's dashboard puts the right things in front of you — the very first panel in their own hero screenshot is Past Due Invoices. That's honest software design. But a list is a to-do, and every owner knows what happens to the awkward to-dos — the calls about money, the follow-ups with a parent who's been dodging you. They wait. Zivvy's entire job starts where the list ends: The Vault works the failed payments, The Family Room flags the students drifting before they quit, and on the higher tiers Zivvy's team does the chasing for you. The dashboard shows you the leak. Zivvy plugs it.
A list tells you who owes. Recovery is what changes the bank account.
side by side, honestly
Yes means yes, no means no. Nobody wins a row they don't earn.
| Feature | Kicksite | Zivvy |
|---|---|---|
| Runs billing, attendance, member management | Yes — that's the job | No — works alongside yours |
| Martial arts only | Yes — BJJ, Karate, Krav Maga, MMA, TKD, Wrestling | Yes — schools only |
| Websites and local search | Yes — sold alongside | No |
| Publishes full pricing on the site | Yes — $49–$199/mo by student count | Yes — $397 / $597 / $897 |
| Free unlimited texting | Yes | No — different job |
| Two-way Zapier integration | Zapier integration shipped July 2026, included free [Verify two-way trigger/action depth] | Yes — it's how Zivvy connects alongside |
| Shows past-due invoices | Yes — first panel on the dashboard | Yes — and works the list. The Vault |
| Flags students likely to quit before they quit | [Verify] | Yes — The Family Room |
| Works without replacing your current software | No — it is the software | Yes — that's the whole point |
| Trial | First 30 days free | 14 days for $1 |
| Take your data if you go | [Verify] | Yes — always |
[Rows marked verify are pending a documented capture of Kicksite's current feature set. Do not publish unverified rows as No.] Kicksite rows reference kicksite.com and zapier.com pages as of August 2026.
you can keep Kicksite. really.
If Kicksite runs your school and runs it well, keep it. Kicksite shipped a Zapier integration in July 2026, included free with every subscription — and Zapier is exactly how Zivvy connects. We integrate with any provider that allows two-way Zapier integrations. No switching, no migration, no hostages. Kicksite keeps taking attendance and running billing. Zivvy watches what falls through: the payment that failed in month eight, the kid whose attendance faded in October, the prospect that never got a third touch. Different layer, same school.
Keep the software. Add Zivvy.
when to choose which
Choose Kicksite if
You need management software — you're opening, switching systems, or your current machinery genuinely doesn't work. It's martial-arts-only, publicly priced from $49, and backed by people who've been in the industry since 2007.
Choose Zivvy if
Your systems already mostly work and the money still doesn't add up. The gap between effort and bank account has a name — hidden profit — and finding it is the entire job.
Choose both if
You want Kicksite running the day and Zivvy working the books. They were built for different layers of the same school.
the questions owners actually ask.
Is Zivvy a Kicksite replacement?
No. Kicksite is CRM software for martial arts schools; Zivvy is a growth platform. Kicksite ships a free Zapier integration, and Zapier is how Zivvy connects — alongside, not instead. Nothing about your daily operation moves.
What does Zivvy actually cost?
$397, $597, or $897 per month — REVEAL, RECOVER, and RUN. The difference is how much of the recovery work Zivvy's team does for you. Full detail is on the pricing page.
Kicksite already shows me past-due invoices. Isn't that the same thing?
Seeing the list and clearing it are different jobs. Kicksite's dashboard surfaces what's past due; Zivvy works the list — automated recovery on every tier, and on RECOVER and RUN, a team that does the chasing for you.
Do I have to migrate my data to use Zivvy?
No. Nothing moves. And if you ever leave, you take your data with you.
What support does Zivvy include?
In-app chat, live one-on-one calls, a ticketing system, and email — staffed Monday through Friday, 9am–5pm Central. When something's wrong with your money, you talk to a person.
Where do I start?
The Diagnostic. It's free, it takes minutes, and it shows you what your school is hiding before you spend a dollar. No card, no call.
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