Comparison

Zen Planner vs DojoOS

Zen Planner is the legacy heavyweight in martial arts software — feature-rich, but pricey, contract-bound, and built on a UI that's been showing its age for years. If you're tired of $117+/mo bills, year-long lock-ins, and watching your card processor sit between you and your own members, here's the honest comparison.

Price checkDojoOS Studio (150 members) $55/mo annual — comparable Zen Planner tiers run $150–250/mo, plus setup.

Feature	Zen Planner	DojoOS
Starting price Zen Planner pricing scales with active member count and is quote-based	~$117/mo	$29/mo (annual)
Annual contract required Zen Planner typically locks you into 12-month terms
Setup / onboarding fee	$300+
All features on every plan Zen Planner gates automation, retention tools, and integrations behind higher tiers
Your own Stripe account (you're the merchant) Zen Planner routes payments through their processor (PaySimple)
Members' saved cards portable if you leave
Flat, transparent platform fee	varies	1% flat
Modern, mobile-first UI
Custom branding included	tier-gated
Automations included on every plan	tier-gated
Multi-location rollup reporting
Full CSV export anytime	limited
14-day trial, no credit card
Built specifically for martial arts (belts, ranks, stripes)

Where Zen Planner wins

• Two decades of feature accumulation — niche workflows are covered
• Established support team and onboarding services (you pay for it)
• Familiar to long-tenured studio owners and staff

Where DojoOS wins

• Roughly half to a third of the price at every comparable tier
• Month-to-month — no annual contract, no setup fee
• Every feature on every plan — automations, branding, multi-location
• You own your Stripe account, your members, and your data
• Built in 2026 — fast, mobile-first, modern UI staff actually enjoy
• 14-day trial with no credit card up front

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No credit card. Migration help included.