Capitan vs HelmBot
Capitan confirms 3 of the features we check on its own site; HelmBot confirms 4. Starting prices: Capitan not published, HelmBot USD 95/mo · per month.
Capitan
Climbing gyms that want membership, waiver and booking management with automated member journeys.
Watch out: Built specifically for climbing gyms; pricing depends on daily check-ins and requires a demo.
HelmBot
Wellness studios, spas and similar appointment-based businesses that want scheduling, POS, memberships and marketing in one system.
Watch out: Pricing scales by business size rather than users, and the text shows no hotel PMS or channel manager features.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Booking & Hospitality | Booking & Hospitality |
| Specialty | Gym management | Appointments POS |
| Based in | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Best for | SMBs | All sizes |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | USD 95/mo · per month |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | ✕No |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Online booking · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Robust online scheduling for services and practitioners |
| Payments / deposits · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Take payments in person and online through POS |
| Memberships / packages · Core features | ✓Membership and entry pass management with automated offers | ✓Recurring billing and member management |
| Multi-location · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Multi-location pricing for two shops up to franchises |
| Public API · Platform | ✓Fully documented open API | Unconfirmed |
| Onboarding / implementation · Support | ✓Personalized onboarding and data migration included | Unconfirmed |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Stripe, Gravity | Unconfirmed |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.