Honest comparison
AskFitness vs Glofox
Glofox built a clean product for European boutique studios — but India’s payment, tax, language, and member-communication realities don’t map cleanly onto it. UPI mandates aren’t native, e-invoicing isn’t supported, support hours don’t cover Indian peak times, and the mobile app is a paid add-on with limited customisation.
Across 59 compared features
AskFitness
58/59
Available
Glofox 🇮🇪
16/59
30 missing · 13 partial
Source: Glofox's public docs, customer reviews, hands-on testing. Updated quarterly.
UPI mandates without the workarounds
Glofox treats UPI as one-time only. AskFitness uses NPCI-issued recurring mandates — same standard as Razorpay, Paytm, PhonePe.
AskBooks ERP replaces 3-4 vendors
Glofox needs Tally + a CA + a separate WhatsApp tool + a payroll system. AskFitness consolidates all of it natively, with India-aware tax engine.
White-label app on every plan, fully native
Glofox’s branded app is a paid Pro tier and limited to colour/logo. AskFitness ships native iOS + Android + PWA with your domain in 48 hours — included on Growth+.
Indian language + IST support
Glofox UK/EU support hours don’t cover Indian peak ops (6 AM IST gym opens). 11 Indian languages and 24×5 IST support — both stock.
Feature-by-feature.
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Indian payments & tax
8 featuresUPI mandate auto-debit
Glofox supports one-time UPI; recurring requires card-on-file.
Razorpay native integration
Cashfree, PayU, Paytm, BHIM UPI
No-cost EMI on Indian banks
GST e-invoicing with IRN
GSTR-1, 3B, 9 filing
TDS 194J / 194H auto-deduction
GST invoices with HSN codes
Member operations
7 featuresMember CRM + profiles
Family + corporate memberships
Membership freeze + holiday rules
Indian biometric scanners (Essl, eBio, ZK-Teco)
NRI multi-currency for diaspora members
Per-member churn risk scoring
Tag-based segmentation
Scheduling & classes
6 featuresClass capacity, waitlist, recurring
PT marketplace with commission rules
Embeddable booking widget
Virtual class streaming + on-demand library
Tournament / workshop / retreat module
Late-cancel + no-show fee engine
Communications & marketing
6 featuresWhatsApp Verified Business API
Hindi UI for members
11 Indian regional languages
Festival campaign templates (Diwali, Holi, Onam, +37)
Email + SMS automations
Drip / lifecycle journeys
Mobile apps
6 featuresNative iOS + Android
Fully white-label (your domain + brand)
Glofox branded app is a paid Pro upgrade.
PWA fallback for budget devices
Apple Pay / Google Pay / UPI in-app
Push notifications
48-hour store submission
Multi-vertical & multi-location
5 featuresGym + Studio + Clinic + Academy on one tenant
Glofox is gym/studio focus only.
Per-vertical dashboards
Consolidated multi-location P&L
Location-scoped staff RBAC
Franchise headquarter mode
Healthcare / clinic specific
6 featuresSOAP notes with sign-off + audit trail
ABDM / ABHA / NDHM integration
NABH digital record alignment
Indian insurance pre-auth + TPA filing
AYUSH practitioner Rx templates
HIPAA-ready BAA
Accounting, books & ERP
5 featuresBuilt-in ERP (P&L / BS / CF)
Auto bank reconciliation
Tally Prime export
Zoho Books export
CA-ready audit trail
Compliance & data residency
5 featuresData hosted in India (Mumbai ap-south-1)
DPDP Act 2023 audited
ISO 27001 + SOC 2
GDPR support
p99 latency in India
Implementation & support
5 featuresFree migration team
Median migration time
Support hours
Dedicated CSM (Enterprise)
Public roadmap with voting
“Glofox was great for our Bandra studio when we had 200 members. By the time we hit 1,200 across three locations, we needed something built for our payment reality, not theirs.”
— Anjali Krishnamurthy, Founder, Lotus Verve Studios
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