Best martial arts website builders in 2026
A martial arts website has a few jobs. It shows the timetable and prices, gets a parent or an adult beginner to book a trial, and looks like a place someone would trust with their child. There are two ways to build one: a general website builder you design yourself, or the website your gym software offers, wired to the timetable and sign-up you already run. Each is right for some academies.
Who wrote this. MatPilot publishes this guide, and MatPilot sells websites, so it is one of the products in it. So there is no winner here: each group is in alphabetical order, every price is copied from the vendor's own pricing page on 4 November 2026, and anything a vendor does not publish says so. Prices change, so check the vendor's page before you pay, and tell us at support@matpilot.io if a figure here is out of date.
- General builders' entry plans with your own domain cost about $4 to $17 a month billed annually; class booking and recurring memberships usually need a higher plan or a separate product.
- Wix includes booking from its Core plan; Squarespace sells booking as a separate product, Acuity; WordPress.com and Webflow do not list booking on their plans.
- Gymdesk includes a gym website on every plan, Zen Planner on Essentials and Ultimate, and MatPilot sells one at $25 a month on Pro.
- Several builders take a fee on memberships or sales on their lower plans: up to 7% on Squarespace Basic and 10% on WordPress.com Free.
- A website from your gym software keeps the timetable, prices and trial booking in step with the software; a general builder gives you more design control.
- Whichever you pick, test a trial booking from a phone before you publish.
What a martial arts website needs
- A timetable that is always right, including holiday closures.
- Prices, or at least where to find them, and what a first class costs.
- A trial booking a parent can finish on a phone in under a minute, with the waiver signed before they arrive.
- Where you are: a map, parking, and a link to your Google Business Profile.
- Who teaches: coaches, their ranks and their background.
- Pages for each program, kids, adults, competition, so search engines can match what people look for.
- Photos you have consent for, especially of children.
General website builders
Read from each builder's own pricing page on 4 November 2026, in US dollars, tax extra. Wix shows its US dollar prices for reference and says prices vary by location, and some may be promotional for the first term; Squarespace's dollar prices were read with the currency set to US dollars from Ireland.
| Builder | Plans a month | Own domain | Class booking and memberships | Fee on sales or memberships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squarespace | Basic $14, Core $21, Plus $37, Advanced $80 billed annually; $20, $28, $49, $92 monthly | Free for a year on annual plans | Booking through Acuity, a separate product from $16 a month; memberships with automated billing on Acuity Standard, $27 | Memberships 7% on Basic, 5% on Core, 1% on Plus, 0% on Advanced; store 2% on Basic |
| Webflow | Basic $15, Premium $25 billed yearly; $25, $39 monthly | From Basic | Not listed on its pricing page | Ecommerce Standard 2%, higher plans 0% |
| Wix | Light $17, Core $29, Business $39, Business Elite $159, on a yearly term | From Light | Booking and recurring plans from Core | On recurring plans: 4% on Core, 2% on Business, 0% on Business Elite |
| WordPress.com | Personal $4, Premium $8, Business $25, Commerce $45 billed annually; $9, $18, $40, $70 monthly | Free for a year on annual plans | Payment buttons from Premium; booking not mentioned | On payments: 8% on Personal, 4% on Premium, 2% on Business, 0% on Commerce |
Self-hosted WordPress, from WordPress.org, is free software; you pay for hosting and a domain, and for any booking or membership plugins, and you look after it yourself. Card processing comes on top of every fee above.
Websites from gym software
Some gym platforms sell or include a website, and many let you embed their timetable or sign-up form in a site you build elsewhere. What each says on its own site:
- Gymdesk: a gym website is included on every plan.
- Kicksite: builds and manages websites in four tiers, from Basic to Multi-Location; the price is not published.
- MAAT: works with your existing website; a builder is not stated.
- Martialytics: a booking widget for WordPress, Wix or Squarespace; a builder is not stated.
- MatPilot: a website designed, built and hosted for you, with the timetable, prices and join links live from the software: $25 a month on Pro, or $49.90 a month on its own, with setup priced on scope and up to $500 of it waived on Pro.
- Mindbody: a customized website at no additional cost for eligible customers, with domain fees extra.
- PushPress: a website with the full CRM on Grow, $329 a month.
- Spark Membership: a page builder for landing pages and sales funnels.
- Wodify: a custom website on Ultimate, and an add-on on lower plans at a price not published.
- Zen Planner: a website included in Essentials and Ultimate, or $99 a month on Studio.
The trade-off
- A general builder gives you full control of design and content, a huge choice of templates, and a site that stays yours if you change gym software. The cost is keeping the timetable and prices in step by hand, and joining booking and sign-up to your gym software with embeds or links.
- A website from your gym software shows the live timetable and prices and sends a trial straight into the software, with nothing to keep in step. The cost is less design freedom, and a site tied to that software.
- A middle way: build the site on a general builder and embed your gym software's timetable, trial booking or sign-up form, if it offers one.
Test it before you publish
- Book a trial class from a phone on mobile data, start to finish, and time it.
- Change a class in your gym software and check the website shows the change.
- Search your academy's name and your town, and check the Google Business Profile links to the site.
- Check every photo of a child has a parent's consent on file.
- Ask someone who has never trained to find the price of a first class.
See what MatPilot costs
Free for up to 20 members, with no card. Pro is $79 or €79 a month with unlimited members and no contract.
FAQ
What is the best website builder for a martial arts school?
If you want design control and will keep the timetable up to date yourself, a general builder such as Squarespace, Webflow, Wix or WordPress. If you want the timetable, prices and trial booking to stay in step with your gym software, a website from that software, or an embed from it. This guide does not rank them, because MatPilot sells websites.
How much does a martial arts website cost?
On 4 November 2026, a general builder's entry plan with your own domain costs about $4 to $17 a month billed annually, more billed monthly and more again for booking and memberships. Gym software websites vary: Gymdesk includes one on every plan, MatPilot's is $25 a month on Pro with setup priced on scope, and Zen Planner's is $99 a month on Studio and included in its higher plans.
Can my website take class bookings?
Wix includes booking from its Core plan, and Squarespace sells it as Acuity, a separate product. Otherwise, embed your gym software's booking or trial form, or use a website from the gym software itself.
Do website builders take a cut of membership payments?
Some do on their lower plans: Squarespace takes 7% of memberships on Basic, WordPress.com up to 10% of payments on its free plan, and Wix 4% of recurring plans on Core. The fee falls to 0% on their top plans. Card processing is charged on top.
Should a martial arts website show prices?
Showing at least the price of a first class and how memberships work saves you calls and brings in people who are ready to start. Some academies prefer to talk prices at the trial; if you do, say what the trial costs.
How this comparison was put together
Each builder's prices and plan features were read from its own pricing page on 4 November 2026, from Ireland. Gym software websites come from each vendor's own site. Third-party review sites were not used. Each group is in alphabetical order because we sell one of the products, and ranking ourselves first would tell you nothing. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will correct it.