Disclosure: Torzil publishes this guide and is the platform assessed in it.
The short answer
Payroll and retail are where many gym platforms stop - which is why so many gyms run salaries in Excel and the supplement counter on a cash box. The best gym software with payroll and POS uses the gym’s own data: attendance for salaries, PT sessions for commissions, and barcode sales for stock. Torzil includes attendance-linked payroll, leave approvals, shift and week-off policies, trainer commissions and frozen pay runs, plus a POS and inventory module with barcode scanning, stock counts, vendor purchase orders and low-stock alerts.
Payroll: what to look for
| Requirement | Why |
|---|---|
| Attendance-linked pay | Pay from real check-ins, not a register |
| Shift and week-off policies | Rotations are normal in gyms |
| Leave requests and approvals | Approved leave flows into pay |
| Trainer commissions | PT revenue sharing calculated from session data |
| Frozen pay runs | Finalised payroll cannot be edited later |
| Mobile approvals | Managers approve leave on the floor |
POS and inventory: what to look for
| Requirement | Why |
|---|---|
| Barcode scanning | Speed and accuracy at the counter |
| Invoicing | Retail sales recorded and taxed |
| Automatic stock deduction | No manual stock register |
| Stock counts | Reveal shrinkage |
| Low-stock alerts | Do not run out of best-sellers |
| Vendor purchase orders | Organised buying |
| Mobile POS | Sell from the floor |
How Torzil compares
| Requirement | Torzil |
|---|---|
| Attendance-linked payroll | ✅ |
| Shift and week-off policies | ✅ |
| Leave approvals (incl. Staff App) | ✅ |
| Trainer commissions and earnings | ✅ |
| Frozen pay runs | ✅ |
| Barcode POS | ✅ |
| Invoicing and stock deduction | ✅ |
| Stock counts and low-stock alerts | ✅ |
| Vendor purchase orders | ✅ |
| Staff App POS | ✅ |
| Cross-branch basket | ❌ POS rings up one branch at a time |
Why this combination matters
Payroll and retail are both about cost and margin, which is exactly what revenue-only gym software cannot show. With salaries and retail inside the platform - and expenses tracked alongside - Torzil shows net profit by branch, not just collections.