Megaformer vs Sculptformer: Do You Need the Franchise?

Megaformer-style classes are the most booked boutique workout in Australia right now — slow-tempo, high-resistance, low-impact training that fills timetables and keeps members coming back. If you run a studio, the question isn't whether to offer it. It's whether you need the licensed machine to do it.

What you're actually paying for with a licensed machine

Buying into the official Megaformer ecosystem gets you three things: the machine itself, the right to use the protected brand names in your marketing, and access to the licensed method and training pathway. For some studios — especially those whose whole identity is built around the branded method — that's worth the ongoing costs.

But it comes with real strings: licensing fees, franchise rules, restrictions on how you program and market your classes, and import pricing on the equipment itself.

What the Sculptformer gives you instead

The Core Collab Sculptformer is built for the same style of training — slow, controlled, high-resistance work — without the licensing layer. You own the machine outright and program whatever you like on it.

• Adaptive resistance, not fixed springs. Progressive and adjustable resistance is what makes slow-tempo work possible — and it's the core of this training style.
• Commercial-grade and ultra-quiet. An 8-wheel carriage built for all-day, high-traffic studio use.
• Total programming freedom. Run Lagree-style classes, HIIT, flow, strength — or your own signature format. No one approves your timetable but you.
• A fraction of the imported price. At $8,499 with free Australia-wide shipping and a 10-year frame warranty, the maths per bed changes fast when you're outfitting a room of them.

The honest trade-off

Here's the part most comparison articles skip: without a license, you can't call your classes "Lagree" or "Megaformer" — those are protected brand names. You'll be marketing your own class format instead.

For plenty of studio owners, that's actually the point. Your class name, your method, your brand — and no ongoing fees attached to any of it. But if your business plan depends on the drawing power of the licensed name itself, factor that in honestly.

Which size?

• Sculptformer (326cm x 90cm) — the full-size studio model, built for high-capacity group classes.
• Dimi (290cm x 66cm) — the compact build. Same training experience and resistance system in a smaller footprint, suited to boutique studios, PT spaces, and serious home setups.

Both are the same price, so the choice is purely about your floor plan and class sizes.

Planning a studio fit-out? Email us at hello@reformance.com.au with your room dimensions and planned class size — we'll tell you straight how many beds fit and which size makes sense. No pressure, just the numbers.