Slotly vs Glofox
Glofox is purpose-built studio-management software for boutique gyms and fitness studios: it handles recurring memberships, class packs, a branded member-facing app, access control, and reporting designed around a physical fitness business. Slotly is a booking-first scheduler built on the open-source Cal.com engine, hosted and managed for you — it focuses on the public booking-and-reminders layer, syncing to your existing Google Calendar or Outlook, taking deposits and payments through Stripe, and cutting no-shows with automated SMS and email reminders. If you need a full membership-and-app suite to run a gym end to end, Glofox is built for exactly that. If your studio mainly needs reliable class and appointment booking, reminders, deposits, and per-room scheduling without a heavy membership platform, Slotly is simpler, cheaper, and quicker to launch.
Slotly vs Glofox: feature by feature
| Feature | Slotly | Glofox |
|---|---|---|
| Shareable booking page & embeddable widget | ✓ | ✓ |
| Two-way Google + Outlook / Microsoft 365 sync | Both | Glofox-centric |
| Class / group & capacity events | Group & capacity events | Built for classes |
| Payments & deposits | Built in (Stripe) | Built in |
| No-show protection (deposit / card on file) | ✓ | Via billing rules |
| Automated SMS + email reminders with one-tap reschedule | ✓ | Reminders / notifications |
| Per-provider & per-resource/room availability | ✓ | Instructor & room scheduling |
| Membership management, class packs & branded member app | ✕ | ✓ |
| Custom booking-page slug & custom domain | ✓ | Limited |
| Built on open-source engine (Cal.com) | ✓ | ✕ |
Why choose Slotly
- Flat, predictable monthly pricing that does not balloon per staff seat as your studio grows
- Keeps your existing Google Calendar or Outlook/Microsoft 365 as the source of truth with two-way sync, instead of a separate proprietary calendar
- Fast to launch — no full membership platform or member app to configure before you can take a booking
- Strong booking hygiene out of the box: deposits or card-on-file no-show protection, plus SMS and email reminders with one-tap confirm or reschedule
- Per-provider and per-room/resource availability so it won't double-book an instructor or a studio room, with round-robin, collective, and group/capacity events
- Built on the open-source Cal.com engine, but hosted, managed, and supported for you
Slotly trade-offs
- No membership management, class-pack, access-control, or branded member app — if running a gym on recurring memberships is the core of your business, Glofox does that and Slotly does not
- Not a full studio/practice-management suite: no POS hardware, and reporting is booking-focused rather than gym-business-focused
- No one-click importer from Glofox — services, members, and schedules are recreated manually
- Newer, less-known brand than an established fitness-studio platform, with a smaller third-party app marketplace (core integrations like Google, Outlook, and Stripe are covered)
Glofox strengths
- Purpose-built for boutique fitness and gyms, with recurring memberships, class packs, and access control designed for that model
- Includes a branded member-facing app so clients can browse schedules, book classes, and manage their membership under your studio's brand
- Handles the full gym back office — billing, member management, and fitness-specific reporting — in one platform
- Established, widely used in the boutique fitness industry with workflows tailored to studios and gyms
Glofox weaknesses
- Heavier to set up and learn because it's a full studio-management suite, not just a booking page
- More platform than a studio needs if you mainly want reliable class booking, reminders, and payments — you pay for membership and app features you may not use
- Calendar sync and booking-page branding are more constrained, and it's geared to running a physical fitness business rather than general online-first booking
- Most valuable once you commit to its ecosystem and member app, which is more than a lightweight studio requires
How to migrate from Glofox
- List your Glofox classes and appointments with their durations, capacities, prices, instructor assignments, rooms, and any intake questions.
- Recreate each one as a Slotly event type — using group/capacity events for classes — and set per-provider and per-room availability so instructors and rooms are never double-booked.
- Connect the same Google or Outlook/Microsoft 365 calendar so existing commitments block availability immediately, and connect Stripe for deposits and payments.
- Turn on SMS and email reminders with one-tap confirm or reschedule, add deposit or card-on-file no-show protection where you want it, and attach your intake forms to the relevant bookings.
- Set your custom booking-page slug and custom domain, remove Slotly branding on the Pro plan, then swap your Glofox booking links across your site, social profiles, and email signature.
- Run both tools in parallel for a week, then retire Glofox once bookings flow cleanly — keeping it only if you still rely on its membership management or branded member app.
Glofox is the right choice if you run a boutique gym or fitness studio on recurring memberships and want one platform to handle member billing, class packs, access control, a branded member app, and fitness-specific reporting end to end. Slotly is the better fit if your studio's real need is dependable class and appointment booking — group and capacity events, per-instructor and per-room availability, Stripe deposits with no-show protection, and automated SMS and email reminders — kept in sync with your existing Google or Outlook calendar, on flat monthly pricing, and quick to launch. Choose Glofox to run the whole membership business; choose Slotly when great, low-friction booking is what you actually need and a full membership suite would be more platform than you'll use.
Start free with SlotlySlotly vs Glofox: FAQs
Is Slotly a good Glofox alternative?
It depends on what you need beyond booking. If your studio mainly needs reliable class and appointment booking, reminders, deposits, and per-room scheduling, Slotly is a simpler, cheaper, and faster-to-launch fit. If your business runs on recurring memberships, class packs, access control, and a branded member app, those are Glofox's core strengths and Slotly — a booking-first scheduler — does not replace them.
Can I import my Glofox setup into Slotly?
Not automatically — Slotly has no one-click importer from Glofox. You recreate your classes and services as Slotly event types, set instructor and room availability, connect your Google or Outlook calendar and Stripe, and turn on reminders. It's manual, but for most studios it's a short setup because you're rebuilding a booking layer rather than migrating a whole membership database.
Does Slotly handle memberships and a member app like Glofox?
No. Slotly is a booking-first scheduler, not a membership platform, so it doesn't include recurring membership management, class-pack tracking, access control, or a branded member app. It takes deposits and payments through Stripe and can run group/capacity class bookings with reminders, but ongoing membership management and a member-facing app are things Glofox does natively and Slotly does not.
How does Slotly's pricing compare to Glofox?
Slotly uses flat monthly plans (Starter $19, Pro $49, Business $99) that don't scale per staff seat, with a 14-day free trial that does collect a card — there's no free-forever plan. Glofox is typically priced as studio-management software around your membership base and features. Slotly is generally the leaner, more predictable option for booking-focused needs; Glofox may be worth its cost if you use the full membership-and-app suite.
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