Shortcuts vs. Zen Planner

Zen Planner

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Shortcuts	Score 3.6 out of 10	N/A	Shortcuts Software offers their self-named Shortcuts software to spas and salons looking for an end-to-end business management platform catering to their particular needs, emphasizing appointments and bookings management, and featuring mobile guest and member self-service application, SMS appointment confirmation, and cash flow tracking with reporting, scalable to meet the needs to single or multi-site operations.	N/A
Zen Planner	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	Zen Planner is a comprehensive member management software for gyms, affiliate gyms, martial arts schools, MMA schools and fitness studios. The vendor says this solution provides everything necessary to turn the user’s passion into a successful business. With integrated payment processing and automated billing, a self-service Kiosk iPad App, an engaging Member App for Android and Apple devices, scheduling, automations, Advanced Workout Tracking, belt and skill tracking, site templates and…	N/A

Pricing

Shortcuts

Zen Planner

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Shortcuts	Zen Planner
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Zen Planner offers straightforward, no-nonsense pricing plans for fitness businesses. Pricing is based off the number of active members your fitness business currently has. Pricing plans start at $75 a month. There are no contracts, startup fees or hidden fees, and key features like payment processing and workout tracking are included in the monthly plan.

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Community Pulse
	Shortcuts	Zen Planner
Considered Both Products	Shortcuts Verified User Anonymous Chose Shortcuts While Shortcuts has a more friendly UI, there are other vendors in the market that have developed their products in a way that suits user requirements from any industry. Shortcuts, in my opinion should look at expanding their use case to make it compatible for other industries … Incentivized Helpful?	Zen Planner Ben Egbert Realtor® Chose Zen Planner I have not used any product that are similar to Zen Planner in any way. Incentivized Helpful? Sanjit Mandal Digital Marketing Strategist, Founder Chose Zen Planner I switched from Mindbody because their costs were adding up, and I wanted to have the ability to have the students log in to track attendance. If I wanted a certain feature, I had to upgrade, then downgrade if I wasn't using it. ZenPlanner is paid by the number of students, not … Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Shortcuts	Zen Planner
Small Businesses	Kajabi Score 8.6 out of 10	Kajabi Score 8.6 out of 10
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Enterprises	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
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User Ratings
	Shortcuts	Zen Planner
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Shortcuts	Zen Planner
Likelihood to Recommend	It can actually handle the dynamic slotting, being an organization which is extremely operations-heavy, it becomes essential to manage inventory at out hand to increase efficiency and cut-down unnecessary cost to bring-in profitability; and Shortcuts solves perfectly for that Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I have used Zen Planner at 3 different Jujitsu schools. Every school that has used it, has had great success in keeping their attendance records straight for their students. This is great when promotions are coming up, or special seminars that need to reach everyone. I don't know that Zen Planner is a great product for places that don't need to communicate with their clients on a regular basis. Incentivized Ben Egbert Realtor® Read full review
Pros	Optimize Operations Reduce No-shows Plan Inventory and Staff Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Being able to log in from a phone saves quite a bit of time If I want to see if there is an upcoming class I can check in on the app I can have multiple accounts for any company that uses Zen Planner without having to download a separate app to log in. Incentivized Ben Egbert Realtor® Read full review
Cons	Shortcuts currently only provides expertise in salon and spa business, they can bring in expertise for different industries at hand The flexibility for rescheduling and cancelling the pre-booked slots can be relooked at Can offer additional features to the clients for a user-friendly UX Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	The kiosk (attendance) interface seems to be lagging. A stronger android app. Incentivized Sanjit Mandal Digital Marketing Strategist, Founder Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	No questions about that, I'm with Zen Planner for a while! They have everything I need and more. Incentivized Sanjit Mandal Digital Marketing Strategist, Founder Read full review
Alternatives Considered	While Shortcuts has a more friendly UI, there are other vendors in the market that have developed their products in a way that suits user requirements from any industry. Shortcuts, in my opinion should look at expanding their use case to make it compatible for other industries as well Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I have not used any product that are similar to Zen Planner in any way. Incentivized Ben Egbert Realtor® Read full review
Return on Investment	Increased Margin Reduced Costs Increase in Efficiency Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Zen Planner has cut the time I need to wait in line to sign in. I can do this right from my phone without any issues. Being able to track my progress and seeing special classes that will be coming up is a great way to find out, without having to go into the school and ask Incentivized Ben Egbert Realtor® Read full review
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