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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mindbody

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMindbody is business management software for gyms and spas, as well as fitness and yoga studios built around appointment scheduling and online bookings and calendaring, from the company of the same name in San Luis Obispo, California. Notably, the platform also contains marketing automation to maintain club member engagement, and enrollment.

    $129

    per month

    PAR POS

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/APAR POS is a cloud-based point-of-sale solution (POS), that also offers solutions for omnichannel ordering and fulfilment, enterprise-grade hardware, and contactless payments. PAR provides their partnership for Quick Service, Fast Casual, and Table Service brands.N/A
    Pricing
    MindbodyPAR POS
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $129
    per month
    Accelerate
    $259
    per month
    Ultimate
    $399
    per month
    Ultimate Plus
    $599
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MindbodyPAR POS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MindbodyPAR POS
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    Mindbody
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    65%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    68%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MindbodyPAR POS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (39 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (23 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MindbodyPAR POS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mindbody
    Mindbody excels in areas that rely on the "bread and butter" of its design: scheduling, member management, and payment processing. Overall as a fitness center management solution, Mindbody is by far the best product we have used and they have evolved their capabilities in good alignment with our needs as well.
    Incentivized
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    Brink just needs to continue to develop its technology for the every-changing industry.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Mindbody
    • Mindbody does a great job of sending out reminder emails to clients so they do not miss a class.
    • Mindbody does a great job at giving instructors a fast and easy way to check in clients and to see who is all signed up for their classes for the week.
    • Mindbody has a great payroll feature. All you have to do is set the dates and it generates a nicely laid out PDF of all the classes you taught during that time period and what you have made from them.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Brink has a simple interface for the team to use in their day to day.
    • Brink is mostly simple to reconfigure to our needs in the field.
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    Cons
    Mindbody
    • There is so much functionality and not enough accountability. I wish there were more tracking of all transactions done on the clients or operations end to be able to review history and learn from mistakes.
    • The Mindbody branded app connection needs more attention.
    • Please add a covid vaccination checker to the application (not just to use in the web browser). It has taken way too long to get this feature.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Brink could update its hardware to the sign of the times with guest interactive POS.
    • Appears clunky at times with its processes and steps.
    • Brink needs to be able to edit it reporting features to get the desired result for time clock compliance especially in CA with Meal Break Laws.
    • Brink needs to integrate its time clock process in CA, for a team member to accept or decline time clock edits and to waive a mandatory break.
    • Brink needs better integration with KDS systems to do exactly what we need it to do as our business model develops into the future.
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    Usability
    Mindbody
    Settings are often buried, user interface rules vary depending on whether it's a newer feature or an older one. From daily usage, people learn how it works and get used to it, but it's not something someone could just pick up without any training or hand-holding.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Mindbody
    Constant errors and TERRIBLE PRODUCT support
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
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    Performance
    Mindbody
    Fails at everything form availability to reliability.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
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    Support Rating
    Mindbody
    Mindbody support takes forever to get back to you via email in my experience. The process is not as simple as it was back when they had the chat feature. I really wish they would bring that back! Most items are normally some weird glitch that they can fix in minutes but you have to wait days now.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    I believe Brink has been very responsive to our needs and requests
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    Alternatives Considered
    Mindbody
    Mindbody is really the only system of its kind that is widely used by fitness and yoga studios. Its app is the industry standard for looking up and signing up for classes, so most students rely on it exclusively. If there were another viable alternative it would have to promise more ease of use and intuitive backend.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    I inherited Brink and it works for us for now. But as we grow in CA and other markets, Brink maybe becomes a challenge with time record compliance and the ability to perform up to expectations with KDS systems.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Mindbody
    Constant errors and ZERO support from the company.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
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    Return on Investment
    Mindbody
    • I've had agents help me set something up that ended up costing time and money because it was done wrong. [In my experience], less senior agents need to stop guessing or going with "I think so" and talk to a senior agent to make sure what they are telling the client is correct.
    • The app is good exposure.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Positive impact on its simplicity with our growth and ability to teach and transform our business.
    • Negative impact on the business with time clock compliance in CA. We need more functionality for the Team Member experience in time clock management.
    Incentivized
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