Does KADRE do WOD or benchmark tracking for CrossFit?

No. KADRE handles class booking, memberships, waitlists, and payments — not WOD logging, benchmarks, or leaderboards. If performance tracking is core to your box, pair KADRE with a purpose-built tool or choose one that includes it.

Is KADRE a good fit for a CrossFit box's booking and payments?

Yes for the booking/membership/payments side — class scheduling, capacity, waitlists, recurring memberships, a 0% platform cut, and your own branded site. Just know it's general class-booking, not a dedicated CrossFit product.

Will the platform take a cut of my membership revenue?

On KADRE, no — 0% platform cut, with payments going to your own Stripe account and only Stripe's standard processing applying. Some marketplace-connected platforms can take a cut on network-sourced bookings.

Does the AI message my members automatically?

No. It's recommend-and-approve: it drafts a weekly plan or a class-fill nudge, but a human approves every send.

How fast can I get set up?

KADRE is built for a single studio to self-serve quickly, and can draft a storefront from your existing website — no enterprise implementation project required.

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Choosing booking software for a CrossFit box (2026)

A buyer's guide to booking software for a CrossFit box: class scheduling, memberships, waitlists, and payments — plus KADRE's honest fit and limits.

If you run a CrossFit box, your booking software has to handle high-frequency class scheduling, memberships for members who train several times a week, and waitlists that fill fast. This guide covers what actually matters when you choose software for a CrossFit box in 2026, and where KADRE fits honestly — including where it doesn't.

What a CrossFit box needs from booking software

High-frequency class scheduling

A box runs many classes a day — early-morning WODs, midday, evening — across coaches, with capacity capped to floor space and equipment. You want to build a repeating schedule fast, cap each class cleanly, and offer waitlists so a full class still captures demand. Look for genuine waitlist support, not just a "full" label.

Memberships for people who train a lot

CrossFit members typically buy unlimited or high-frequency memberships rather than drop-ins. Your software should handle recurring memberships and the everyday lifecycle — pauses, renewals, cancellations — without you fighting the tool.

Payments you actually keep

A box with a committed membership base moves real revenue every month, and two questions decide how much you keep:

Does the platform take a cut of your sales? Some booking tools pair with a marketplace (Mindbody owns ClassPass) where a cut can apply on network-sourced bookings.
Who's the merchant of record? If you are, payments land in your own account and you keep the full price less card processing.

Your own brand and community

CrossFit communities are famously tight. Members should book on your site under your brand — not discover you through a shared marketplace directory where the platform owns the relationship.

Where a box may need more

Be honest with yourself about the extras. Many boxes want WOD/benchmark tracking, leaderboards, or programming tools (Wodify, SugarWOD, and similar exist for exactly this). If that performance-tracking layer is core to how you run, factor it in — it's a real need a general booking tool may not cover.

Where KADRE fits

KADRE is built for the independent boutique studio to get live quickly and keep its economics. For a CrossFit box, here's the honest picture:

General class-booking fit — not a dedicated CrossFit profile (yet). KADRE does class-based scheduling, per-class capacity, and waitlists well, which covers the core of a box's daily schedule. But KADRE does not currently have a dedicated CrossFit studio type, and it does not do WOD tracking, benchmark logging, or leaderboards. If those are must-haves, you'll want a purpose-built performance layer alongside (or instead of) a general booking tool.
Memberships. Recurring memberships are first-class, which fits how most boxes sell.
0% platform cut. You're the merchant of record; payments go straight to your own Stripe account. The only fee is Stripe's standard processing, paid to Stripe — no KADRE markup. (That's a 0% platform cut, not "no fees ever.")
Your own branded site. Members book on you.kadre.fit (or your own domain as an add-on), not a shared marketplace. KADRE can draft a storefront from your existing website to get you live fast.
Predictable, capped pricing. Free up to 50 active members, then $1 per active member per month, hard-capped at $99/month. Add-ons (AI Coach, SMS, branded app, custom domain) are off by default.
An operator, not just software — supervised. KADRE includes an AI that can draft a weekly training plan (coach-gated) and draft a nudge to help fill an under-booked class. It's recommend-and-approve: it drafts, a human approves every send, and it never messages your members on its own.

An honest note: KADRE is a strong fit for the booking, membership, and payments side of a box, and it lets you keep your economics. It is not a WOD-tracking or programming platform. We also don't claim proven fill or retention numbers — that's being validated with early studios.

How to run your evaluation

Split your must-haves: booking/membership/payments on one side, WOD tracking/leaderboards on the other. Decide what has to be in the same tool.
Do the money math: subscription + any platform/marketplace cut + processing + add-ons, on your member count.
Check the setup path: can you go live yourself this week, or does it need an implementation team?
Try a real demo and confirm it covers what you actually need.

Frequently asked questions

Does KADRE do WOD or benchmark tracking for CrossFit?: No. KADRE handles class booking, memberships, waitlists, and payments — not WOD logging, benchmarks, or leaderboards. If performance tracking is core to your box, pair KADRE with a purpose-built tool or choose one that includes it.
Is KADRE a good fit for a CrossFit box's booking and payments?: Yes for the booking/membership/payments side — class scheduling, capacity, waitlists, recurring memberships, a 0% platform cut, and your own branded site. Just know it's general class-booking, not a dedicated CrossFit product.
Will the platform take a cut of my membership revenue?: On KADRE, no — 0% platform cut, with payments going to your own Stripe account and only Stripe's standard processing applying. Some marketplace-connected platforms can take a cut on network-sourced bookings.
Does the AI message my members automatically?: No. It's recommend-and-approve: it drafts a weekly plan or a class-fill nudge, but a human approves every send.
How fast can I get set up?: KADRE is built for a single studio to self-serve quickly, and can draft a storefront from your existing website — no enterprise implementation project required.

Questions about your studio? Email support@kadre.fit.