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Key takeaways
- Momence offers a free plan, then $60 a month, making it the lowest-risk start for studios adding on-demand video and marketing.
- Punchpass at $59 a month is the simplest fit for small yoga and Pilates studios that sell passes first.
- Bookeo at $14.95 a month is the cheapest credible class booking in this list, with no extra fees added at checkout.
- Mindbody's marketplace reach suits established multi-location studios, but the real cost runs well past the $139 Starter tier.
- The billing model matters more than the booking flow: class packs, memberships and credit systems behave very differently on revenue.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|
 Momence | Studios adding video and marketing | Free; paid from $60/month | Yes |
 Punchpass | Small yoga and Pilates studios | $59/month | Free trial |
 Bookeo | Cheapest class booking | $14.95/month | Free trial |
 Vagaro | Studios sharing space with beauty/wellness | $23.99/month | Free trial (30 days) |
 WellnessLiving | Appointments plus classes in one system | $69/month | No |
 Mindbody | Marketplace discovery for established studios | From $139/month | No |
 TeamUp | Studios billing many members | ~$189/month (101-200 active) | No |
 Pike13 | Multi-instructor class schools | $139/month | Free trial |
 Glofox | Boutique chains wanting branded apps | See website | No |
 Mariana Tek | Premium studios scaling toward franchise | See website | No |
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The best fitness studio software
The myth in studio software is that class booking is a commodity, so the cheapest scheduler wins. Booking is the visible ten percent. The money lives in the billing model underneath it: how class packs, memberships, intro offers and late-cancel fees actually behave when hundreds of clients interact with them every week. A beautiful booking flow on top of the wrong billing logic leaks revenue every single day.
Studios are moving away from unlimited memberships toward credit-based systems for a reason. Credits let you price peak classes higher, fill off-peak slots dynamically and stop the small group of heavy users from subsidizing everyone else's unlimited plan. The platforms that handle credit logic, pack expirations and membership allowances cleanly earn their keep. The ones that treat every billing model as an afterthought create the exact administrative mess you bought software to escape.
The second correction is about discovery versus operations. Marketplace platforms put your classes in front of strangers, which matters when chairs are empty. But marketplace clients are the least loyal and the most expensive to acquire. Most studios make their money on retention, and retention comes from the unglamorous features: waitlists that actually fill, win-back automations, and a booking experience clients do not have to think about.
Starting priceFree; paid from $60/month
Free planYes
Momence is the modern studio platform for the hybrid era. The free plan covers real scheduling needs, and $60 a month opens up the combination that defines it: in-person classes, on-demand video libraries and marketing automation in one system. Studios running workshops, retreats and virtual programming alongside regular classes get event tools the pure schedulers lack.
The tradeoff is maturity. With fewer reviews than Mindbody or Vagaro, you are betting on a newer vendor, and some configurations go custom-priced. But for the studio whose business spans the physical room and the video library, Momence's hybrid-native design beats bolting video onto a legacy scheduler.
What we like- Genuine free plan for getting started
- Strong on-demand video and hybrid class support
- Scheduling and marketing in one modern interface
Watch out for- Smaller review base than the leaders
- Advanced features need paid tiers
- Custom pricing on some configurations
Starting price$59/month
Free planFree trial
Punchpass keeps it simple on purpose. Small yoga and Pilates studios that sell class passes get passes, memberships, standing reservations and class bookings without the enterprise feature maze. The 4.8-star ratings reflect a product that does its core job well and a support team that picks up the phone.
The simplicity has edges. There is no room or equipment booking, and multi-day class series require the $99 Flow tier. Studios with complex operations will outgrow it. But for the independent studio that wants software to disappear into the background, Punchpass's focus is a feature, and $59 a month is honest pricing.
What we like- $59 a month with passes-first logic studios understand
- Unlimited instructors on plans
- Exceptional customer support reputation
Watch out for- Room and equipment management is absent
- Multi-day series need the $99 Flow tier
- Smaller feature set than the suites
Starting price$14.95/month
Free planFree trial
Bookeo is the budget answer for class businesses that do not need fitness-specific workflows. At $14.95 a month, studios and course providers get class scheduling with capacity management, courses sold as single bookings, and private appointments, all without the platform adding fees at checkout. For the small studio watching every dollar, that checkout honesty matters.
It is not a fitness platform in the Mindbody sense. There is no marketplace, no branded app, no fitness-specific retention tooling. But many studios do not need those things; they need reliable booking at a price that does not require a budget meeting. Bookeo is the right tool when booking is the job and everything else is overhead.
What we like- $14.95 a month is the lowest paid entry here
- No extra fees added at checkout
- Courses, classes and appointments in one product
Watch out for- Fitness-specific depth is thin
- Interface is utilitarian
- Marketing features are basic
Starting price$23.99/month
Free planFree trial (30 days)
Vagaro fits the studio that lives between worlds: the wellness center offering yoga classes, massage appointments and retail from one front desk. At $23.99 a month per bookable calendar, it is dramatically cheaper than the fitness-native platforms while covering scheduling, point of sale and marketing. The 4.7-star ratings across thousands of reviews reflect real satisfaction.
Pure class businesses will feel the limits. Class pack logic, waitlist sophistication and programming depth trail Mindbody and TeamUp because salons, not studios, are the core customer. But for the hybrid business where classes are one revenue stream among several, Vagaro's price-to-coverage ratio is the best in this list.
What we like- $23.99 a month per bookable calendar covers classes, appointments and POS
- 30-day free trial
- Strong for hybrid beauty-wellness businesses
Watch out for- Class programming depth trails fitness-native tools
- Membership logic is basic
- Fitness is a secondary vertical
Starting price$69/month
Free planNo
WellnessLiving serves the studio that genuinely needs all three: group classes, private appointments and retail. At $69 a month, the Starter tier covers the combination that would otherwise require two systems, and Book-a-Spot handles the equipment and space reservations that mat-based studios need for reformers and rooms.
The tier structure deserves attention. One staff member on Starter is tight for any real studio, and event scheduling waits for the $199 Business tier. But for the Pilates studio selling classes, privates and retail together, WellnessLiving's unified approach beats stitching a class tool to an appointment tool.
What we like- $69 a month covers classes, appointments and retail together
- Book-a-Spot reserves equipment and spaces
- Rewards and loyalty built in
Watch out for- Event scheduling needs the $199 Business tier
- Starter allows only one staff member
- Interface carries the weight of doing everything
Starting priceFrom $139/month
Free planNo
Mindbody's marketplace is the reason established studios stay. No platform puts your classes in front of as many people actively searching for workouts nearby, and for multi-location studios with strong operations, that discovery compounds. The feature depth for boutique fitness, from dynamic pricing to advanced reporting, remains the benchmark.
The price reality needs stating plainly. Starter at $139 covers scheduling and the marketplace listing; room and resource management needs Accelerate; marketing automation lives higher still. Real deployments run $500-plus a month before processing. Independent studios usually overpay here. Established groups with the staff to exploit the platform get their money's worth.
What we like- Largest consumer marketplace for class discovery
- Deepest boutique studio feature set
- Branded apps and advanced marketing on higher tiers
Watch out for- Real costs run $500-plus with add-ons
- Room management needs Accelerate, not Starter
- Support reputation does not match the price
Starting price~$189/month (101-200 active)
Free planNo
TeamUp's usage-based pricing is the fairest model in studio software: you pay in proportion to the active customers the platform manages. Around $189 a month at 101 to 200 actives, growing studios never face a cliff where the software suddenly costs double. Memberships, course packs and class scheduling run together cleanly.
There is no free plan, and the ecosystem is narrower than Mindbody's. But the 4.8-star ratings reflect a product studios genuinely like using, and the pricing model means the software bill tracks revenue instead of fighting it. For the studio billing a few hundred members across varied programming, TeamUp is the value pick.
What we like- Usage-based pricing grows with active customers
- Excellent for memberships plus courses together
- 4.8-star ease-of-use ratings
Watch out for- No free tier
- $189 at 101-200 actives is mid-tier pricing
- Smaller integration ecosystem
Starting price$139/month
Free planFree trial
Pike13 suits the class business built around instructors: swim schools, martial arts academies, music studios, dance schools. The $139-a-month plans include unlimited client profiles, and the scheduling treats group classes and private lessons as equals rather than forcing one model. Multi-instructor operations run cleanly.
Reporting is the recurring complaint, and fitness-specific programming trails the gym-native tools. But for the instruction business where the class roster and the private-lesson calendar coexist, Pike13's hybrid scheduling is the right shape. Pure fitness studios will find the boutique specialists more fluent.
What we like- Unlimited client profiles
- Handles classes and private appointments together
- Straightforward $139 pricing
Watch out for- Reporting draws criticism
- Fitness programming depth is thin
- Smaller community than the leaders
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
Glofox targets the boutique fitness chain that wants its brand in members' pockets. Custom branded apps, centralized multi-location management and chain-level reporting serve the growing brand standardizing its experience. Costs reported by gyms range from $100 to $600-plus a month by configuration.
Single studios should not be here. The quote-only pricing, the sales process and the chain-oriented design all assume scale. But for the boutique brand growing from three locations toward ten, Glofox's branded-app architecture is exactly the infrastructure that growth needs, and adopting it early beats migrating later.
What we like- Branded member apps for boutique chains
- Strong class and membership management
- Backed by ABC Fitness
Watch out for- Quote-only pricing with no public rates
- Overkill for single studios
- Sales-led buying
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
Mariana Tek is the platform premium boutique brands choose when they are building toward franchise scale. The client experience tooling, multi-location architecture and brand controls suit concepts where consistency across locations is the product. It competes with Mindbody's upper tiers for the serious boutique operator.
Everything about it is enterprise: quoted pricing, long implementations, professional onboarding. Independent studios will drown in it. But for the well-funded boutique concept planning ten locations, Mariana Tek's franchise-ready foundation is the right long-term bet, and its Pilates and premium-fitness focus shows in the product details.
What we like- Premium positioning for high-end boutique brands
- Built for multi-location and franchise operations
- Sophisticated client experience tools
Watch out for- Quote-based enterprise pricing
- Long onboarding
- Far too much platform for independent studios
The waitlist test
Ask every vendor to walk through this exact scenario: a Saturday 9 a.m. class with 20 spots, a waitlist of 8, and three cancellations at 7 a.m. Who gets notified, in what order, how fast, and what happens if the first person does not respond in ten minutes? Then ask what the studio's fill rate looks like across a month.
The quality of the answers reveals whether waitlists are a real revenue feature or a checkbox. The best platforms auto-promote with time-boxed confirmations and backfill aggressively. The worst send a single email and call it done. A five-point difference in class fill rates across hundreds of classes a month is the revenue difference between these platforms, and it never appears on a feature matrix.
How we picked these ten
We started from vendor pricing pages and documentation, then cross-checked against September 2026 comparisons and public reviews on Capterra. Every published price above reflects 2026 plan pricing, including Momence's $60 tier, Punchpass's $59 plan and Bookeo's $14.95 entry. Where vendors keep pricing quote-only, we say so instead of repeating estimates.
We did not claim hands-on testing of any platform. We weighted studio-specific capabilities over generic scheduling: class packs and credit logic, waitlist management, late-cancel and no-show policies, instructor management, hybrid in-person and video support, and equipment booking. Pure gym management platforms without class depth and generic appointment tools did not make the cut.
Credit systems, packs and memberships
The billing model decision deserves its own deliberation because the software locks it in. Unlimited memberships are simple to sell and brutal on margins when a fraction of members attend daily. Class packs expire and create urgency but need expiration logic that does not anger clients. Credit systems price peak demand properly but confuse newcomers.
Most successful studios end up hybrid: memberships for the committed, packs for the dabblers, credits for dynamic pricing. Confirm your platform handles all three simultaneously with clean reporting on each. And check the dunning: failed recurring payments silently cancel memberships on weak platforms, while strong ones retry, notify and recover. The billing engine is the business; the booking flow is the brochure.
Frequently asked questions
How much should a small studio budget for software?
For under 200 active clients, $15 to $150 a month in subscriptions plus processing. Most small studios land between $60 and $150. Budget processing separately; it usually exceeds the subscription at real class volumes.
Do we need a marketplace like Mindbody's?
Only if empty classes are the problem. Marketplace discovery fills chairs but brings the least loyal clients at the highest acquisition cost. Studios with full classes should invest in retention instead. Do not pay marketplace prices for an operations problem.
Class packs, memberships or credits?
It depends on attendance patterns. Unlimited memberships favor heavy users and punish margins. Packs create urgency with expiration headaches. Credits enable dynamic pricing with complexity. Most studios run a hybrid. Pick software that handles all three cleanly.
How do we handle no-shows and late cancels?
With policy enforced by software, not by front-desk confrontation. Late-cancel fees, no-show charges and waitlist backfill should run automatically. Studios that enforce policy consistently see no-show rates drop by half within months.
Should we offer on-demand video too?
If your clients travel or want off-day content, yes, and platforms like Momence make it native. Do not build a video library as a separate business unless the demand is proven. Hybrid works when video supports the in-person habit rather than replacing it.
How hard is switching studio software?
Moderately painful. Client lists, pack balances and membership billing tokens migrate, but class histories and staff habits do not transfer cleanly. Plan a quiet-season migration with two weeks of parallel running. January is the worst month to switch.
Sources we checked (12)
- https://momence.com/pricing
- https://punchpass.com/pricing
- https://www.bookeo.com/pricing
- https://www.vagaro.com/pricing
- https://www.wellnessliving.com/pricing
- https://www.mindbodyonline.com/pricing
- https://www.goteamup.com/pricing
- https://www.pike13.com/pricing
- https://www.glofox.com/pricing
- https://www.marianatek.com/pricing
- http://blog.zumvu.com/best-fitness-studio-class-booking-software/
- https://www.offeringtree.com/blog/best-pilates-studio-software/
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