Honest Comparison

Combat Control
vs
BJJLINK

US-based BJJ-native platform with a curriculum builder and a fresh UFC Gym franchise deal.

BJJLINK is the closest comparable to Combat Control on positioning. Both are purpose-built for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Neither is a generic gym tool. The differences are geographic and architectural. BJJLINK is US-based with USD pricing and native iOS and Android apps. Combat Control is Australian-first with BECS direct debit, AUD pricing, lifecycle automations, and a no-download mobile-first web app. Here's the honest read on which fits your academy.

Where BJJLINK Wins

  • ✓Curriculum builder for academy-wide consistent teaching. Genuinely unique among BJJ platforms.
  • ✓Native iOS and Android apps for students, distributed through the App Store and Play Store.
  • ✓Recent UFC Gym franchise deal covering 45 new BJJ studios. Significant brand validation at scale.
  • ✓Built-in payroll processing for instructors and staff.
  • ✓Retail and inventory management module.
  • ✓Longer track record in the US BJJ market with a substantial existing customer base.
  • ✓Flat-rate pricing tier ($149 USD/mo CORAL plan) without a transaction fee for higher-volume gyms.

Where Combat Control Wins

  • ✓Australian-first. BECS direct debit through Stripe, AUD pricing, AU tax and payroll context.
  • ✓Lifecycle automations covering at-risk re-engagement, trial conversion, win-back and dunning. Tunable per gym, with editable templates and visible trigger rules.
  • ✓Direct Stripe with a transparent 2.5% platform fee on member payments. Your money goes to your Stripe account, never held by us. BJJLINK BLACK is cheaper on paper ($49 USD + 1% transaction fee), but you give up BECS direct debit, AUD pricing and the lifecycle automation suite.
  • ✓Multi-gym and franchise dashboard with cross-gym analytics, one-click impersonation, and platform-level fee collection. Better fit for AU regional networks.
  • ✓Mobile-first web app. No App Store friction, no install prompts, works on any phone browser. Trade-off is no native push notifications.
  • ✓Cohort retention matrix, gym health score, attendance heatmaps. Diagnostic depth beyond standard reporting.
  • ✓Embeddable trial booking widget for the gym's existing website with full brand customisation.
  • ✓Injury reports with automatic Stripe subscription pause and resume.
  • ✓Published tiered pricing in AUD. No "contact for quote" friction.

Feature by Feature

Feature Combat Control BJJLINK
BJJ-specific belts, stripes, promotion tracking ✓ ✓
Curriculum / LMS builder On our roadmap; not shipped yet ✗ ✓
Lifecycle re-engagement automations ✓ ✗
Cohort retention matrix + gym health score ✓ ✗
Direct Stripe (your money, your account) CC: 2.5% platform fee · BJJLINK BLACK: 1% transaction fee · CORAL: 0% ✓ ✗
BECS direct debit (Australia) ✓ ✗
AUD pricing published ✓ ✗
Native iOS / Android student apps We use a mobile-first web app ✗ ✓
Tablet kiosk check-in ✓ ✓
Built-in payroll processing ✗ ✓
Retail / inventory management ✗ ✓
Multi-gym / franchise dashboard ✓ ✓
Embeddable trial booking widget ✓ ✓
Injury freeze with auto subscription pause ✓ ✗
Published tier pricing (no quote required) ✓ ✗
Free trial (no credit card) CC: 14 days · BJJLINK: 30 days ✓ ✓
Badge + streak gamification ✓ ✗
Trilingual student app (EN · PT-BR · ES) ✓ ✗
Class capacity heatmap ✓ ✗
Brand-customised transactional email templates ✓ ✓
Automated Google review requests ✓ ✗

The Bottom Line

Running a US academy and want a battle-tested BJJ platform with a curriculum builder, native apps, and built-in payroll and retail? BJJLINK is the obvious pick. Running an Australian academy and care about BECS direct debit, AUD pricing, automated retention, or a franchise-grade multi-gym dashboard? Combat Control is the better fit. The two products overlap on positioning but diverge on geography. Pick the one that matches where your gym actually operates.

Honest math, your numbers

Combat Control vs BJJLINK: your numbers

Drag the sliders to match your gym. We show Combat Control's all-in monthly cost (SaaS + 2.5% platform fee + Stripe processing) next to your current platform's loaded equivalent.

Combat Control
per month, all-in
SaaS :
2.5% platform fee:
Stripe processing:
per month, all-in
Difference
25500
A$80A$400
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Combat Control: tier auto-selected by member count (Academy ≤75, Pro ≤200, Unlimited above). Application fee 2.5% on member payments via Stripe Connect. Stripe AU rates: 1.7% + A$0.30/txn on cards · 1% capped at A$3.50/txn on BECS direct debit.

Estimates only. Real costs depend on payment mix, FX, and tier. Run the numbers against your own statement before deciding.

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