MatGoat is management software for BJJ, martial arts, and contact-sports gyms. Its website also offers a free “student tracking template.” Based on the information on the page, it aims to solve the day-to-day manual management problems gym owners and coaches face around students, attendance, payments, promotions, and related operations. It is especially suitable for small gyms still relying on paper records, Excel, or Google Sheets.
The free template is built on Google Sheets and covers student rosters, contact details, join dates, current plans, notes, monthly attendance statistics, belt promotion history, current rank, time spent at each rank, monthly fee status, and overdue payment reminders. It also includes conditional formatting, automatic formulas, and a visual Dashboard, which can automatically flag pending payments, inactive students, and students approaching promotion. The website says the full MatGoat software can further automate processes such as tablet check-in, automatic payments, and communication, but does not provide detailed explanations.
The information currently disclosed on the page is limited: the student tracking template is 100% free, and users only need to submit their name, email address, and an optional academy name to receive the download link. No credit card is required. MatGoat software offers a 30-day free trial, but the site does not show official plans, pricing, billing cycles, or payment methods, making it difficult to assess long-term costs.
Its main advantage is a very clear vertical use case, with features designed around the core management needs of BJJ, MMA, boxing, Muay Thai, and similar schools. The free template lowers the barrier to getting started with digital management and is practical for small gyms with up to around 50-80 students. The downside is that publicly available information lacks many details commonly needed in enterprise software purchasing, such as third-party integrations, team permissions, security and compliance, APIs, and data migration. Since the template depends on Google Sheets, its automation capabilities may be limited as a gym scales.
MatGoat is better suited to small or growing martial arts schools, contact-sports gyms, independent coaches, and gym owners looking to replace paper forms or basic Excel-based management. If a gym already has a more complex membership structure, multiple locations, granular permissions, or local payment integration needs, it should further verify the capabilities of MatGoat’s full software.
The page does not provide information about access, payment, or localization for mainland China. Since the free template requires a Google account, Google Drive, and Google Sheets, Chinese users may face uncertainty around network access. Alternatives to compare include Mindbody, Zen Planner, Wodify, and Gymdesk, or local Chinese gym/training institution management systems.
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