ClassMetrix vs Punchpass
Punchpass is booking-and-payments software: students buy passes online, reserve a place, and Punchpass takes the card payment through Stripe, with check-in at class and revenue reports by class. Its plans are US$59, $99 and $149 a month. ClassMetrix has no bookings and takes no payments: the door records who came and how they paid (cash, card, pass or IOU), and the owner sees profit per class after hall hire and teacher pay, plus teacher pay owed and cash tin counts. Plans are AU$29, $69 and $129 a month (US$19, $49, $89). If your students book ahead and pay online, Punchpass. If they turn up and pay at the door and you want the hall and the teachers taken off each night's takings, ClassMetrix.
Side by side
| ClassMetrix | Punchpass | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | AU$29, $69 or $129 a month by classes a week (US$19, $49, $89). Students, check-ins, staff and venues never counted. | US$59 (Grow), $99 (Flow) or $149 (Pro) a month; about 12% less paid yearly. Unlimited classes, passes and instructors on every plan. |
| Free trial | 30 days, everything included, no card. | 14 days, no card. 50% off the first two months is offered. |
| Takes card payments | No. Records cash, card, pass or IOU; you keep your own terminal and tin. | Yes, through Stripe, on every plan. Stripe's card fee applies per payment. |
| Online booking | No. No bookings, class limits, waitlists or online sales. | Yes: online reservations, standing reservations, waitlists, online pass sales, video library. Check-in at class is included. |
| Memberships that bill automatically | No. Passes only; nothing bills automatically. | Yes, recurring memberships from the Flow plan. |
| Punch-card passes, shared passes, IOUs | Yes: punch cards on screen, shared by a couple, staff comp passes, IOU for a forgotten card. | Yes, sold online or in person, with pass balances per client. Family accounts from Flow. We found no shared-pass or IOU feature on its site. |
| Profit per class after hall hire and teacher pay | Yes: per class night, after hall hire, teacher pay and one-off costs, with break-even. | Revenue per class ("attributed revenue", including a share of pass and membership income), and which classes and instructors perform best. We found nothing on subtracting hall hire or teacher pay to give profit per class. |
| Teacher pay owed and paid | Yes: flat, per head, share of takings or own rate; unpaid list; paid from bank or a cash tin. | Its reports give "the data you need to pay your instructors". We found no pay rules or paid/unpaid list. |
| Cash tin counts | Yes: what each tin should hold, and the count. | We found no cash-tin count on its site. |
| Who has stopped coming | Yes: regulars not seen for two to four weeks, with the class they were last at. | Client retention reporting, and automations (up to 3, 10 or unlimited by plan) that message customers. |
| What students need | No app, no account. A QR code sign-up with the waiver. | An account to buy passes and reserve online. |
| Getting your records out | Student list and every check-in as CSV, any time. | Yes, to Excel or Google Sheets. |
Which to choose
Choose Punchpass if
- Students book places online and pay by card before class
- You sell passes and memberships from your website
- You run online or recorded classes
- You want automated emails to students
Choose ClassMetrix if
- People turn up and pay at the door, and you want that recorded in one tap
- You run classes in hired halls and want profit per class after the hall and the teachers
- Couples share passes, and someone always forgets the card
- You want to keep your own card terminal and pay nothing per transaction
We make ClassMetrix, so read this as one side's honest account. Facts about Punchpass come from its own website on the date below; if we have something wrong, email hello@classmetrix.app and we will fix it.
Sources
Checked on 8 October 2026 against each product's own website (pricing and feature pages); prices and features change, so check theirs before you decide.
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Questions
Is ClassMetrix a Punchpass alternative?
Only for classes that don't take bookings. Punchpass is built around online reservations and payments; ClassMetrix has neither. If your door is "turn up and pay", ClassMetrix does that job for less and adds profit per class, teacher pay and cash tins. If you need bookings, it isn't an alternative at all.
Which is cheaper, Punchpass or ClassMetrix?
ClassMetrix, at US$19 to $89 a month against Punchpass's US$59 to $149, and with no card fees because it takes no payments. But Punchpass does more: bookings, online sales, memberships, video. Cheaper only matters if you don't need those.
Does Punchpass track profit per class?
Punchpass shows revenue per class, including a share of pass and membership income, and which classes and instructors perform best. ClassMetrix goes a step further and subtracts each night's hall hire and teacher pay, so you see the profit and the break-even head count. We found nothing on Punchpass's site about subtracting those costs; if it matters to you, ask them directly.