Honest Comparison

Combat Control
vs
Hapana

Australian-built enterprise gym platform aimed at multi-location operators and franchise groups.

Hapana is the closest direct competitor to Combat Control on geography. Both are Australian-built, both run on Stripe, both target gyms wanting modern software with an AU-native experience. The differences are positioning and pricing model. Hapana is enterprise-shaped: multi-location operators, larger franchise groups, contact-sales pricing (Hapana publishes their transaction fees but not their base subscription tiers). Combat Control is BJJ-specific and publishes per-tier AUD pricing on the website. Here's the honest read for an Australian BJJ academy choosing between them.

Where Hapana Wins

  • ✓Larger feature surface for multi-discipline, multi-location operators across pilates, yoga, F45-style, boutique fitness and martial arts.
  • ✓Established enterprise relationships and a track record processing A\$300M+/year through Stripe.
  • ✓Mature multi-location infrastructure built for chains and franchise groups from day one.
  • ✓Custom contracted onboarding with dedicated account management for larger groups.
  • ✓Inventory, retail and merchandise modules out of the box.
  • ✓Australian-built brand recognition with mid-market and enterprise studios.

Where Combat Control Wins

  • ✓Published AUD tier pricing. No "contact for quote" friction — you can decide before a sales call.
  • ✓BJJ-specific. Belts, stripes and IBJJF-aligned promotion readiness are first-class concepts. Hapana treats martial arts as one of many verticals.
  • ✓Combat Control's transparent 2.5% platform fee is published rather than buried in bundled processing rates.
  • ✓Modern mobile-first student web app. No native app download, no App Store delays.
  • ✓Lifecycle re-engagement automations tuned for the BJJ student journey: trial conversion, at-risk re-engagement, win-back, dunning, promotion eligibility.
  • ✓Cohort retention matrix and gym health score. BJJ-tuned diagnostic depth out of the box.
  • ✓Embeddable trial booking widget with full brand customisation, no enterprise contract required.
  • ✓Direct Stripe with full account control. Your gym, your account, your dashboard.
  • ✓Onboarding measured in hours, not weeks. New gym live in under 30 minutes without an enterprise contract.

Feature by Feature

Feature Combat Control Hapana
BJJ belts + stripes + IBJJF promotion readiness Hapana: configurable. CC: first-class. ✓ ✓
Published per-tier pricing (no sales call) Hapana is contact-sales-only ✓ ✗
AUD pricing ✓ ✓
BECS direct debit (Australia) ✓ ✓
Direct Stripe (your money, your account) CC: transparent 2.5% platform fee on member payments ✓ ✓
Lifecycle re-engagement automations CC: BJJ-tuned · Hapana: general fitness ✓ ✓
Multi-discipline coverage (yoga, F45, martial arts) BJJ-only by design ✗ ✓
Inventory / retail module ✗ ✓
Multi-gym / franchise dashboard ✓ ✓
Tablet kiosk check-in ✓ ✓
Embeddable trial booking widget ✓ ✓
Cohort retention matrix + gym health score ✓ ✗
Injury freeze with auto subscription pause ✓ ✗
Badge + streak gamification ✓ ✗
Trilingual student app (EN · PT-BR · ES) ✓ ✗
Class capacity heatmap ✓ ✗
Brand-customised transactional email templates ✓ ✓
Automated Google review requests ✓ ✗
Free trial (no credit card) Hapana: demo + contract ✓ ✗

The Bottom Line

Running a multi-location enterprise group across several disciplines that wants Australian-built software with dedicated enterprise onboarding? Hapana is the right call. Running a BJJ academy or small multi-gym franchise network in Australia that wants published pricing, BJJ-specific operations, and to be live in 30 minutes without an enterprise contract? Combat Control is the better fit.

Honest math, your numbers

Combat Control vs Hapana: 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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