An honest comparison for clubs that care about fit, not slogans.
iClassPro is a mature American platform with a lot of happy clubs on it. Saltari is Australian software built around local pricing, GST and Xero, compliance and competitions. Here is where each one wins, including where we do not.
The short version
iClassPro was built for American gyms and it is good at being that. If your club is settled on it, your team knows it, and none of the Australian specifics below are costing you time, there is no good reason to move and we are not going to invent one.
The case for Saltari is fit rather than quality. It is built here, priced in AUD at a flat rate, and it does the Australian jobs directly instead of leaving them to a spreadsheet: GST on the invoice, coach hours into Xero payroll, working with children check expiry, Gymnastics Australia membership, four terms, and competitions in the box.
The honest cost of choosing it is maturity. Saltari is younger, with fewer clubs on it and a smaller pool of people who already know it.
Built for AU and NZ clubs
- One AUD price, unlimited students, coaches and locations, no tiers
- GST as its own invoice line, and approved coach hours into Xero payroll
- Working with children check and first aid expiry on the staff record
- Gymnastics Australia membership billing, pro rated for mid year joins
- Competitions with live scoring, judging and public scoreboards included
- Australian support on Australian hours, hosted on Azure in Australia
- Command Center and Retention Radar for the day in front of you
Maturity and reach
- Years of product maturity and a much larger installed base
- Party and holiday programme booking is more developed
- Reporting depth built up over a long time with US clubs
- An established parent app that many families already know
- A much larger pool of consultants and community knowledge
Side by side
What it costs
One price of $150 AUD a month, or $1,500 a year. The same whether you have 80 members or 800, across as many locations as you like.
Priced in bands by how many active students you have, in US dollars, so the bill grows with your club and moves with the exchange rate.
Accounting
GST shown separately on the invoice, and approved coach hours become Xero payroll timesheets against the earnings rate you choose.
Built around American accounting first. Australian clubs generally end up exporting and rekeying, or paying a bookkeeper to bridge the gap.
Compliance
WWCC numbers and expiry, first aid expiry and background check status on the staff record. GSA membership billed on a date and pro rated.
No concept of a working with children check or of Gymnastics Australia membership, because neither exists in its home market. Clubs keep a spreadsheet.
Competitions
Included. Judges score on tablets, results calculate per division and age group, and there is a public scoreboard families can watch live.
Not what the product is for. Clubs running meets usually buy separate scoring software and run it alongside.
The club year
Four terms, holiday programmes and the breaks between them, because that is how the Australian school year runs.
Sessions and semesters, following the American school calendar. Workable, but you are translating.
When something breaks
An Australian team on Australian hours. A problem at six on a Tuesday evening is dealt with that evening.
US support hours. A question sent during your working day is usually answered while you are asleep.
Written in good faith from what iClassPro publishes and from what Australian clubs tell us. Their pricing and features change, so check the current details with them before deciding anything on the strength of a comparison page, including this one.
The pricing model matters more than the price
The number on the invoice deserves less attention than how it is worked out. Per student pricing means a good year costs you more. Take on a second venue, run a strong intake, keep more families through the winter, and the software bill follows you up. It is a strange thing to be charged extra for.
A flat price does the opposite. The line in your accounts is the same in a bumper year as a quiet one, which makes budgeting a term ahead something you can actually do. There is also no moment where you look at adding a Saturday venue and find the software cost is part of that decision.
Currency compounds it. A subscription priced in US dollars moves with the exchange rate, so a bad month for the Australian dollar becomes a bill you did not agree to. Saltari is charged in AUD.
When iClassPro is the better answer
If parties and holiday programmes are a serious part of your revenue, iClassPro has spent years on that and it shows. If your team has built years of process around it and none of it hurts, the cost of moving is real and the benefit may not be. If you want a large community of other clubs and consultants who already know your system, that exists there and does not here yet.
We would rather tell you that now than have you a term in and unhappy. If any of those describe your club, stay where you are.
Common questions
Is Saltari cheaper than iClassPro?
It depends on your size, and it is worth doing the sum rather than taking anyone’s word for it. Saltari is a flat $150 AUD a month whatever your enrolment. iClassPro charges in bands by active student count and in US dollars. Small clubs may find the two land close together. The bigger you are, the further apart they get, and the gap widens again if the Australian dollar softens. Check their current pricing yourself, because it changes.
Is iClassPro a bad product?
No, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something. It is a mature platform with years of refinement behind it and a lot of clubs running happily on it. If your club is settled, your team knows it, and none of the Australian specifics on this page are costing you time, there is no good reason to move. The case for Saltari is fit, not quality.
What actually moves across if we switch?
Students and families, classes and enrolments. Payment history and saved cards do not come across, so ledgers start fresh and parents re-enter a card once. There is a written guide covering the order to do it in and what to check along the way. Founding clubs get the migration done for them. The two months free are there so you can run both side by side for a term rather than switching over a single weekend.
What is the honest risk of moving to Saltari?
It is younger. Fewer clubs on it, a smaller community to ask questions of, and fewer consultants who already know it. Some things iClassPro has spent years polishing, party bookings in particular, are less developed here. If that trade does not suit your club, iClassPro is a reasonable place to stay, and we would rather say so now than have you find out a term in.
Do we have to switch everything at once?
No. Most clubs run a term in parallel, putting new enrolments through Saltari while existing families finish their term where they are. The free period is two months precisely so nobody is paying twice while they make up their mind.
Where to next
Switching? See the migrate from iClassPro guide, or claim a Founding Club seat with free migration. Weighing the field more broadly, there is a fuller iClassPro alternatives rundown, a page on gymnastics club software in Australia. The case studies are still being written with our founding clubs, and that page is honest about it.
Run them side by side for a term.
Two months free, no credit card. Put new enrolments through Saltari and see how it handles your actual club before committing to anything.