Zen Planner Alternative: A Streamlined Solution for Small Businesses with Zenamu
If you’ve been searching for a fitness studio management platform, you’ve likely come across Zen Planner. While it offers a robust set of features, many freelancers and small business owners find it overwhelming and more suited for larger organizations. Zenamu steps in as the perfect alternative—giving you everything you need to manage your business without unnecessary complications or high costs.
Zenamu is designed for studios (yoga, pilates, dance, and more...), independent instructors, and small businesses that want a simplified, intuitive solution. Unlike Zen Planner, which can feel bloated with features you may never use, Zenamu focuses on essential tools that help you grow—like unlimited client management, effortless class bookings, and easy-to-use payment processing—all at a fraction of the price.
Easy to Use, Without the Learning Curve
Managing bookings with Zenamu is a breeze. Whether you’re embedding your schedule into your website or letting clients book directly from their phones, our platform ensures a smooth experience. No extensive training is needed—Zenamu’s intuitive interface does the heavy lifting for you. Plus, we offer features that help you stay in control, such as automatic fee application for late cancellations, so you never miss out on potential revenue.
All the Features You Need, None of the Extras You Don’t
If you’re looking for a solution that helps your business grow, without the added costs and complexity, Zenamu is the ideal alternative to Zen Planner. Our platform is user-friendly, designed specifically for small businesses, and offers all the tools you need to succeed—without locking you into expensive plans or overwhelming you with features you won’t use.
Zenamu gives you everything essential to run your business smoothly—helping you focus on what truly matters: your clients.
An extensive range of features to meet all your booking requirements
Open classes, courses, events, and workshops
Offer and promote your courses, open classes, single events, or multi-day workshops.
Credit Card Payments
Instant payments for your classes. Accept card payments through the Stripe payment gateway.
Class templates
No need to fill in the same information over and over again. Create templates for your classes instead.
Custom Class Schedule Page
Make it simple for your clients to book and pay for classes by adding a link to your website or social media profile.
Integration with Your Website
Connect your class schedule in Zenamu with your Webnode, WordPress, Wix or custom JavaScript integration.
Credit packs and entry passes
Offer discounted bundles - credit pack or entry pass that your clients can use to pay for your classes.
Online classes
Give your clients the opportunity to practice from the comfort of their own home.
Generate PDF receipts for clients
Zenamu can issue receipts to your clients for purchased credit packs, entry passes, and booked classes.
Booking and cancellation windows
Set up cancellation fees for when clients need to cancel their booking. Customize your own rates, whether it's a few hours or minutes before the class starts.
Make-up sessions
If a course session is canceled in advance, the client may receive a refund, which can be applied to any other class.
Discounted prices
Customize your pricing to fit your clients' needs. Offer discounted rates for students or seniors, and provide loyalty discounts for regular customers.
Discount Codes and Gift Vouchers
Including the ability to redeem discount codes and offer gift vouchers!
Statistics of Income and Teachers' Pay
Track your income from events and bundle sales effortlessly.
Client Management & Attendance Tracking
Track class attendance and manage orders seamlessly.
Waiting Lists
Allow clients to book a place even if the class is at capacity.
Unexcused absences
If a client doesn't show up without notifying, the reservation can be marked as "Unpaid." In all overviews and for each subsequent reservation, there will be a notification about the unsettled dues.
Custom booking forms
Customize the booking forms to your needs and add your own specific questions for clients (health restrictions, experience, date of birth, etc.).
Custom Terms and Conditions and Data Protection (GDPR)
Writing up rules and conditions is never fun. Zenamu will automatically generates it for you and display it on your schedule page.
Various permissions for teachers
Invite other teachers who lead classes at your studio to join your team. Set different permissions for them to manage the system according to their role.
Send messages to registered attendees
Notify your clients about class changes in one click. Email marketing tools integration (Mailchimp, MailerLite, Smartemailing, Ecomail).
Manage multiple practice locations
Do you practice in several different locations? Does your studio have multiple rooms? Add them all so your clients can easily find where to go.
Client bookings (including without registration)
Enable your clients to book quickly, without registering an account. All they need is an email address.
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