Software is free. Cash is free. Card and ACH payments cost a flat five cents each — never a percentage. The rest of this page proves it.
Software subscriptions, per-booking or per-reservation fees, per-member add-ons, and revenue percentages — the fees software platforms charge. Card processing isn't in this comparison: that runs on your own merchant account with any processor, and it's identical either way.
The torq+ figure is the complete platform cost: free software plus the flat 5¢ PaidYET gateway fee on card and ACH payments. Cash payments cost nothing. Your merchant account and processor are your own, whoever you choose — unchanged either way, so they don't belong in the comparison.
| torq+ | Legacy gym software | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly software fee | $0 — forever | $129 – $599 |
| Per-booking & per-member fees | None — ever | $2 – $5 per booking, per-member add-ons |
| Platform cut of your sales | None — 5¢ flat per card/ACH payment | Often 1 – 3% of revenue |
| Member portal & self-signup | Included | Higher tier |
| Loyalty, promos, e-sign documents | Included | Add-on or third-party |
| Failed-payment recovery | Auto-retry + member self-cure | Staff chases cards |
| Contract | None — leave anytime with a full export | 12-month lock-in |
| Merchant account | Bring your own — any processor | Forced to theirs |
Legacy figures reflect published list pricing across leading studio-management platforms as of 2026. Your numbers may differ — which is exactly what the calculator above is for.
Yes — that is the whole torq+ cost. Five cents per card or ACH transaction, flat: no software subscription, no per-booking fee, no per-member fee, no percentage of your sales, no monthly minimum. Cash payments and comps cost nothing. Card processing itself runs on your own merchant account with any processor you choose — that relationship is yours and is the same no matter what software you use.
No. The PaidYET gateway works with the merchant account you already have — any processor. Your rates and deposits are untouched; torq+ adds only the flat nickel.
No paid tier exists or is planned. torq+ is funded by the nickel, not subscriptions — the model depends on the software staying complete and free.
None. Leave anytime and take a complete export — members, history, documents, and signatures.
Upload your export and review a row-by-row preview before anything commits. Matching on email and phone merges existing people instead of duplicating them, and one campaign collects fresh e-signatures.
Import your members, publish your schedule, open the portal — the software costs nothing today, next year, and every year after.
