Quick Summary
Kilo is a well-regarded gym management platform built specifically for CrossFit affiliates. It covers the core operational needs — class scheduling, member management, billing, and some programming tools — and it has earned a solid reputation in the affiliate community over several years. If you are already on Kilo and it is working for you, there are legitimate reasons to stay.
If you are evaluating Kilo for the first time or looking for a Kilo alternative, this comparison will help you understand where the two platforms diverge. The most significant differences come down to pricing structure, what your members get access to, and how broadly each platform extends beyond gym operations into member health. AllStrong is a newer platform, so it lacks Kilo's years in the market — but it approaches gym management from a different angle that matters to gym owners who want to offer their members more than a class booking system.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AllStrong | Kilo |
|---|---|---|
| Class scheduling and booking | Yes | Yes |
| Member billing and payments | Yes (Stripe Connect, 0.5% fee) | Yes |
| Member management | Yes | Yes |
| Digital waivers | Yes (6 types, versioning) | Yes |
| CRM and lead pipeline | Yes (full pipeline + activity log) | Yes |
| WOD programming | Yes (workout library + leaderboard) | Yes |
| Benchmark tracking | Yes (117 platform benchmarks) | Yes |
| Coach scheduling | Yes (availability + session booking) | Yes |
| In-app messaging | Yes (direct + group) | Yes |
| Churn prediction AI | Yes (automated scoring + interventions) | No |
| Revenue analytics (MRR, ARR, LTV) | Yes | Basic |
| Multi-location management | Yes | Yes |
| Member nutrition tracking | Yes (AI-parsed, full micronutrients) | No |
| Member sleep tracking | Yes | No |
| Body composition tracking | Yes (InBody/DEXA scan OCR) | No |
| AI health coaching for members | Yes (Claude-powered) | No |
| Wearable sync (HealthKit / Health Connect) | Yes | No |
| Voice and natural language logging | Yes | No |
| QR check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | $99/loc + $2/member (all features) | $149-299/mo (tiered features) |
Where Kilo Wins
Longer track record in the CrossFit affiliate market. Kilo has been serving CrossFit gyms for several years and has accumulated experience, customer feedback, and product refinements specific to the affiliate operating environment. That track record means their edge cases are better known, their support team understands affiliate-specific workflows, and their product has been stress-tested by real gyms at scale. As a newer platform, AllStrong does not have that same depth of history — though we have built extensively from affiliate research and gym owner interviews from day one.
Established CrossFit-specific integrations. Kilo has built integrations and workflows specifically tailored to how CrossFit affiliates operate — Open-style workouts, movement standards, affiliate pricing conventions, and coach certification tracking. These CrossFit-specific details accumulated over years of working exclusively with affiliates, and they show in edge cases that generic gym management software often misses.
Familiar to staff who have worked at other CrossFit gyms. When you hire a coach or gym manager with CrossFit box experience, there is a meaningful chance they have used Kilo before. That familiarity reduces onboarding time. With AllStrong, staff are working with a newer platform that may require more initial orientation, even though the core workflows are designed to be intuitive.
Where AllStrong Wins
Pricing that includes everything without tiers. Kilo's pricing runs from $149 per month at the base tier up to $299 per month or more at higher tiers, with feature gating between levels. The features that matter most to growing gyms — advanced analytics, multi-location support, and additional tools — often require the higher tiers. AllStrong charges $99 per location plus $2 per active member, and every feature is included at every gym. No feature gating. No tier upgrades. What you see is what you get from day one.
At 150 members, AllStrong costs $399 per month — all-in, all features. At the same member count, Kilo's mid tier might run $249 per month for the platform alone, but that does not include the member health app (which Kilo does not offer at any tier). When you factor in what AllStrong gives your members, the comparison shifts decisively. See the full breakdown of all-in-one gym pricing here.
Every member gets a premium health app as part of their membership. This is the most consequential difference between the two platforms, and it is worth dwelling on. When a member joins your gym on Kilo, they get access to class booking, check-in, and WOD results. When a member joins your gym on AllStrong, they get all of that plus a full AI-powered health platform: nutrition tracking with natural language input, sleep logging, body composition monitoring, wearable sync, voice logging, and personalized AI health coaching — all included in their gym membership at no additional cost to them or to you.
This matters for retention. Members who only engage with gym software on WOD days think about their gym a few times a week. Members who use a health app daily — logging meals, checking sleep, reviewing their AI coach's recommendations — think about their health (and their gym's role in it) every single day. Daily engagement is one of the strongest predictors of membership longevity, and AllStrong creates that engagement loop in a way that pure gym management software like Kilo cannot.
AI-powered churn prediction with automated interventions. AllStrong's retention engine scores every member weekly using a weighted algorithm that factors attendance decay, booking cancellations, engagement gap, and tenure. When a member's score crosses into "high risk" or "critical" territory, coaches get a dashboard alert and can trigger a personalized "we miss you" push notification with one click. The system enforces a 7-day cooldown so at-risk members are not spammed. Kilo does not have predictive churn tooling — you discover a member is at risk when they cancel or stop showing up, which is too late for the most cost-effective interventions.
Lowest platform fee in the industry on payment processing. AllStrong charges 0.5% on member billing transactions processed through Stripe Connect. This is a direct charges model — you collect the money, AllStrong takes a small platform fee, and Stripe takes their standard processing fee. At $50,000 per month in member dues, that 0.5% is $250 — significantly less than what most gym management platforms charge for integrated billing. Kilo's payment processing fees vary by plan; compare carefully if your gym processes significant monthly billing volume.
Full-depth nutrition coaching for members. AllStrong lets gym members log meals in natural language, scan food barcodes, and get AI-generated nutritional gap analysis — all connected to their training data. A coach can see that a member who is not recovering well between sessions is also chronically under-eating protein. That kind of insight, combining training and nutrition data, is simply not available when your gym software and your members' health data live in separate apps. For gyms that offer any nutrition coaching as part of their programming or as an add-on service, AllStrong gives coaches the data they need to have those conversations in a meaningful way.
Pricing Breakdown
Here is how the numbers compare for a typical CrossFit box:
Kilo (gym management only):
- Starter tier: ~$149/mo (limited features)
- Growth tier: ~$199-249/mo (full features)
- Enterprise/multi-location: $299+/mo
- Member health app: not included at any tier
Strongly (at 150 members, all features included):
- Platform fee: $99/mo per location
- Per-member fee: $300/mo (150 x $2)
- Total: $399/mo
- Member health app: included for all 150 members
- Every feature included: no tier upgrades needed
The cost difference narrows depending on how many members you have and which Kilo tier you need. But Kilo's price never includes a member health app, because Kilo does not build one. AllStrong's price always includes it. That is a difference in kind, not just degree.
Who Should Choose Each Platform
Choose Kilo if: You are an established CrossFit affiliate that has been running on Kilo for years and your team knows the system well, you value platform longevity and CrossFit-specific feature depth over newer approaches, and you are not interested in providing a broader health tracking app as part of your member experience. Kilo is a solid, proven gym management tool and there are legitimate reasons to stay on it if it is working for your operation.
Choose AllStrong if: You want to give your members more than a class booking system as part of their gym experience, you want AI-powered retention analytics to identify at-risk members before they cancel, you are tired of the all-or-nothing feature tier pricing, or you want a single platform that covers gym operations and member health in one place. AllStrong is the right choice for gyms that see member health as a continuous journey — not just something that happens during the hour they spend at your box. If you are evaluating platforms for the first time or considering a switch, see the full AllStrong gym platform here and request a demo to see it in action.