Zivvy vs MyStudio
Here is the honest version. MyStudio is membership management software — sign-ups, payments, member apps, built for enrichment programs from martial arts to swim schools. 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 "MyStudio 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, Kicksite, Zen Planner and Spark all compete for that job.
The second reason is the money — the software works fine, sign-ups happen, 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, leads that never got a second call. That problem doesn't get fixed by switching membership 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.
Memberships for many industries.
MyStudio is membership management software for enrichment programs — martial arts, yoga, dance, camps, swim and coding schools. Sign-ups and sales, member and business apps, marketing tools, with SMS as an add-on. Public three-tier pricing from $79 per month with a free trial, no card required, and real scale behind it. If you want capable, transparent membership machinery, that is the job they're built for.
Money for one industry.
Zivvy is the growth platform for martial arts schools. Only martial arts schools. It doesn't take sign-ups, run your billing, or ship a member app — 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.
MyStudio runs memberships for many industries. Zivvy finds money for one.
"designed for martial arts" — this week
Look closely at MyStudio's homepage headline: "Membership management software designed for martial arts." The vertical word rotates — the same hero also reads yoga, dance, camps, swim and coding. There's nothing dishonest about that; it's how a multi-vertical platform speaks to everyone. But a rotating word can't know that a failed payment from a kids' program parent needs different handling than a lapsed adult, or that attendance fading after a belt test means something specific. Zivvy was built inside the martial arts business and never has to rotate the word.
A platform for everyone is a platform for anyone. Your school isn't anyone.
side by side, honestly
Yes means yes, no means no. Nobody wins a row they don't earn.
| Feature | MyStudio | Zivvy |
|---|---|---|
| Runs sign-ups, billing, memberships | Yes — that's the job | No — works alongside yours |
| Member and business mobile apps | Yes | No |
| Martial arts only | No — martial arts, yoga, dance, camps, swim, coding | Yes — schools only |
| Publishes full pricing on the site | Yes — three tier-sets from $79/mo | Yes — $397 / $597 / $897 |
| SMS included | No — add-on | No — different job |
| Zapier integration | Yes — leads in and out only, requires Growth or Scale plan plus Zapier Pro webhooks | Yes — two-way, it's how Zivvy connects alongside |
| Finds unrecovered failed payments in your data | [Verify — churn-reduction features exist; recovery workflow unverified] | Yes — 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 | Free trial, no card required | 14 days for $1 |
| Take your data if you go | [Verify] | Yes — always |
[Rows marked verify are pending a documented capture of MyStudio's current feature set. Do not publish unverified rows as No.] MyStudio rows reference mystudio.io and help.mystudio.io pages as of August 2026.
you can keep MyStudio. mostly, really.
If MyStudio runs your school and runs it well, keep it. One honest caveat, because we promised honest: MyStudio's Zapier integration moves leads in and out, and it requires their Growth or Scale plan plus Zapier's Pro tier for webhooks. We integrate with any provider that allows two-way Zapier integrations — so the connection is real, and narrower than some. The Diagnostic still shows you what your school is hiding before any connection is made, and nothing about your daily operation moves.
Keep the software. Add Zivvy. Read the fine print on both sides — we just did.
when to choose which
Choose MyStudio if
You need membership software — you're opening, switching systems, or you run multiple program types under one roof. It's transparent, publicly priced from $79, and proven at scale.
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 MyStudio 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 MyStudio replacement?
No. MyStudio is membership management software; Zivvy is a growth platform. MyStudio supports Zapier for lead data on its Growth and Scale plans, and Zapier is how Zivvy connects — alongside, not instead.
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.
MyStudio says it reduces cancellations. Isn't that the same thing?
Same territory, different method. MyStudio's churn tools live inside its own membership system. Zivvy reads your school across whatever you run, flags who's drifting before they quit, and works the recovery — including the failed payments a churn tool never touches.
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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see what your school is hiding.
Run the free Diagnostic. If the number surprises you, start the full platform — 14 days for $1.