GoHighLevel alternative

Built for fitness, not agencies

GoHighLevel is a powerful all-in-one, built for agencies to assemble and resell. Helios is that caliber of platform built for fitness, and set up for you: your booking and membership data native, your lifecycle playbooks ready on day one.

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Helios
Built for fitness
  • Bookings & no-shows
    Native fitness data, not middleware
  • Booking system connected
    No Zapier or webhooks to babysit
  • Set up for you
    Playbooks built, not a blank canvas
Built for fitness, set up for you

Helios vs. GoHighLevel, an honest side-by-side.

GoHighLevel is a powerful, flexible all-in-one. Here's where the two line up, and where a fitness-built platform fits better.

Built for

GoHighLevel

Agencies and SMBs across any industry

Helios

Fitness: bookings, memberships, classes, no-shows

Fitness data

GoHighLevel

Booking/POS data via Zapier, Make, or webhooks

Helios

Booking/POS data native in one fitness profile

Out of the box

GoHighLevel

A flexible blank canvas you configure

Helios

Fitness lifecycle playbooks, ready on day one

Channels

GoHighLevel

Email, SMS, and calling (usage billed via add-ons)

Helios

Text, email, and voice on one member profile

Pricing model

GoHighLevel

$97 to $497/mo plus usage for phone, email, and AI

Helios

Sales-led, scoped to your studio

Switching over

GoHighLevel

Self-serve or agency-led

Helios

White-glove migration: data imported, playbooks rebuilt

Comparison based on publicly available information as of June 2026. GoHighLevel pricing and features may have changed since.

The Helios Platform

Everything you need, working as one. Email, text message, and voice, all running off the same playbook, across every location.

Flows

Automate the follow-up that drives revenue

Build lifecycle flows that welcome new leads, nudge no-shows, and win back lapsed members automatically. Then see exactly how many conversions and how much revenue each one drives.

  • Trigger on member activity, segments, and class behavior
  • Conversion and revenue reporting on every flow
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Win back lapsed members

Active

Trigger

No visit in 21 days

Wait

Best time to reach

Send

Win-back offer · SMS

Conversions

312

Revenue

$48,200

Customer Data

Every lead and every source, in one place

Contacts come together from your booking software, paid ads, calls, and forms, with opt-in status and source attribution built in. No spreadsheets, no silos.

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All contacts

2,481 members
Maya Rivera

Maya Rivera

Paid ads
Opted in
Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Mariana Tek
Opted in
Casey Lin

Casey Lin

Web form
Opted in
Devin Carter

Devin Carter

Mindbody
Email only
Unified Inbox

Know every member before you reply

Class history, membership status, spend, and upcoming bookings sit right next to the conversation, so every message feels personal, even across thousands of members.

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Maya Rivera

Maya Rivera

Member · 14 months

Unlimited
Last visitToday
Lifetime spend$2,940
Next classSat · 9:00 AM HIIT
Do you have any openings this weekend?
Hi Maya! Saved you a spot in Saturday's 9am HIIT. See you there 💪
Blasts

Fill classes with a single message

Launch a class-pack promo or event blast in minutes and watch delivery, clicks, and revenue land in real time. 98% of texts get read, so your offers actually get seen.

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Saturday class-pack promo

Sent to 1,204 members

Sent
3 spots left in Saturday's 9am HIIT. Grab a class pack and save 20%.

Delivered

98%

Clicks

32%

Revenue

$5,240

Email Builder

On-brand email, no designer required

Build branded, drag-and-drop emails for every location, then send them as part of the same automated journey as your SMS and voice outreach.

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Barre3 Studio Lobby

Member Appreciation Week is here

Mobile App

Never miss an opportunity, even at your busiest

The Helios iOS app turns every inbound call into context. See who's calling, why they reached out, and what they're worth before you pick up, so a hot lead never slips away while you're away from the desk.

  • Caller context: source, intent, and lifetime value at a glance
  • Answer, message, or set a reminder in a single tap
9:41
Incoming call
Maya Rivera

Maya Rivera

Tour booked · 2h ago
From Paid ads
Remind
Message
Decline
Accept
“The product has delivered excellent results so far and significantly boosted our conversions.”
Alpha Fit Club
Alejandro Amador
Alpha Fit Club WNY

Which one is right for you?

GoHighLevel is built for agencies. Helios is built for fitness operators. Here's the honest call.

Stick with GoHighLevel if

You're an agency or DIY builder

  • You run a marketing agency and want to white-label and resell a platform to clients
  • You want a flexible, do-it-yourself all-in-one across any industry
  • You're comfortable assembling and maintaining your own funnels and workflows
Switch to Helios if

You're a fitness operator

  • You run a fitness business, not an agency, and want a platform built for it
  • You want booking and membership data native, not wired up through middleware
  • You want fitness lifecycle playbooks ready to go, not a blank canvas
  • You'd rather a dedicated team set it up and run it with you than DIY it

Switching is easy. The Helios team imports your data, replaces the middleware with native booking data, and rebuilds your automations for fitness, usually live within a week.

Book a demo to see why fitness brands are switching

First, tell us about yourself. What describes your brand?

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