Comparison
An honest, feature-by-feature comparison of CompTeam and Zen Planner — for BJJ academies deciding between a competition-first European platform and a US martial-arts CRM.
General tools lack the soul of BJJ. BJJ needs a tool built around competition — your club has to be able to manage preparation, participation, and results analysis effectively. No other tool does this today. That is where CompTeam wins: we built the features that actually matter to practitioners, and left out everything we don't need in BJJ.
Zen Planner is a US martial-arts platform; CompTeam is built for European BJJ academies. Here is the quick take.
Where CompTeam is stronger
Where Zen Planner is stronger
A note on kiosk check-in: CompTeam offers an optional branch-scoped iPad kiosk, but it is intentionally narrow. The kiosk focuses on the current class or the next class that day. If multiple visible classes share the same start time, the kiosk shows that tied set and lets the athlete choose one before searching. It does not expose billing, profile editing, or general account access, and gyms should still use Guided Access or MDM restrictions for extra device lockdown.
Zen Planner facts: martial-arts management platform owned by Daxko, with family billing, automated belt-eligibility reports, lead-nurturing CRM (Zen Planner Engage add-on), staff/member mobile apps and SugarWOD integration. Pricing starts around €117/month for the base tier, with higher tiers and add-ons priced separately in USD.
CompTeam
€19–299/month
No transaction fees. EU pricing.
Zen Planner
from $117/month
Tiered US pricing, billed in USD. Add-ons (Engage, SugarWOD) cost extra.
| Feature | CompTeam | Zen Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Competition | ||
| Competition sign-ups & management | ||
| Competition result import & history | ||
| Competition travel groups & cost splitting | ||
| Weight logs & competition weight tracking | ||
| Athlete management | ||
| Athlete profiles & management | ||
| Belt & stripe promotion history | ||
| Athlete self-registration portal | ||
| Guardian self-registration for kids | ||
| Unlimited athletes | ||
| QR-coded recruitment poster | ||
| AI bulk athlete import (CSV/PDF/photo) | ||
| Kids belt variants & stripe tracking | ||
| Signed belt certificate with QR verification | ||
| Apple Wallet membership pass | ||
| Family account grouping & shared billing | ||
| Billing & payments | ||
| Membership plans | ||
| Stripe card payments | ||
| Automated billing with proration | ||
| IBAN / manual billing | ||
| Direct debit support | ||
| SEPA direct debit file generation | ||
| Multi-branch memberships (athlete) | ||
| Membership pause requests | ||
| Cancellation notice periods & scheduled end dates | ||
| Billing simulation / dry run before invoicing | ||
| Finance | ||
| Accounting & journal ledger | ||
| Bank clearing & AI reconciliation | ||
| Coach payroll (salary & withholdings, double-entry journal) | ||
| AI features | ||
| AI Companion (plain-English queries) | ||
| AI bulk athlete import (CSV/PDF/photo) | ||
| Gym operations | ||
| Weekly training schedule | ||
| Public booking page for trial classes | ||
| Embeddable public class timetable widget | ||
| Paid drop-in classes, private lessons & seminars | ||
| Attendance check-in (athlete mobile browser + coach confirmation) | ||
| Attendance via in-gym kiosk | ||
| Class & staff scheduling | ||
| Staff mobile app for coaches and admins | ||
| Staff payroll / pay-rate tracking | ||
| Gear storefront | ||
| Gym POS integration with SAP S/4HANA Retail (merchandise management) | ||
| Theme & background customisation | ||
| Direct support from the founder — issues addressed personally | ||
| Analytics | ||
| Attrition analytics and churn drilldown | ||
| SaaS platform analytics for branches and leads | ||
| Enterprise | ||
| Org-level admin access | ||
| Cross-branch reporting & analytics | ||
| Enforce org-wide rules | ||
| Compliance & marketing | ||
| GDPR tools (audit log, export, erasure) | ||
| Self-service data export and account erasure | ||
| Ambassador programme w/ remuneration | ||
| CRM / lead generation & nurturing | ||
| Lead-to-athlete conversion lifecycle | ||
| Marketing email & CMS via HighLevel bundle | ||
| Academy LMS / curriculum video library | ||
| Referral tracking (member-to-member) | ||
| Kids program | ||
| Kid managed profiles (no email required) | ||
| Guardian consent for training & competitions | ||
| Guardian self-registration for kids | ||
| Kids-only training sessions | ||
| Kids belt variants & stripe tracking | ||
| Competition consent with document upload | ||
2027 = planned for 2027 · 2028 = planned for 2028
Zen Planner facts: martial-arts management platform owned by Daxko, with family billing, automated belt-eligibility reports, lead-nurturing CRM (Zen Planner Engage add-on), staff/member mobile apps and SugarWOD integration. Pricing starts around $117/month for the base tier, with higher tiers and add-ons priced separately in USD.
Competition-focused, GDPR-compliant, SEPA-ready — and a fraction of the cost of a US-priced platform.
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Zen Planner is a registered trademark of Zen Planner, LLC (a Daxko company). This comparison is provided for informational purposes only, based on publicly available information as of June 2026. CompTeam is not affiliated with or endorsed by Zen Planner, LLC.