Guide · last checked October 20, 2026

What are the best Mindbody alternatives for a small studio?

By Omar, founder, ohelloo. We make ohelloo Work, so we’re one of the options here, not a neutral reviewer. Every other price is linked to its source at the bottom.

For owners of a small yoga, Pilates or fitness studio who want off Mindbody. Nine other apps, with their prices and contracts, side by side. We make one of them, ohelloo Work: free to start, or Get booked at $79 a month for the whole team, month to month.

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For a small yoga, Pilates or fitness studio, the main Mindbody alternatives are Momence, Arketa, WellnessLiving, Walla, Glofox, Mariana Tek, Vagaro, Punchpass and OfferingTree. They differ most on the price you can see, contracts and who owns them. Momence and Mariana Tek price on a call, Mindbody prints only its starting plan and Arketa only its one-person plan. Mindbody, Mariana Tek and WellnessLiving renew for a year or more by themselves. ohelloo Work is free to start, or Get booked at $79 a month for the whole team, month to month, with the AI receptionist, texting, a simple website and your Google listing in the price.

Owners rarely leave Mindbody over features. In owner posts we read in 2026, they leave over bills that grow, contracts that renew by themselves and support that fades after setup. So the table leads with those.

Nine Mindbody alternatives, side by side

US prices from each company’s own pages, checked October 14 and 20, 2026.

Price, card fees and contract

App	Price (their own pages)	Card fees	Contract	Watch out for
Momence	Not published: a quote after a call	3.9% + 30¢ online, by our maths from its own example (a $60 sale nets $57.36)	Set in your contract; cancel after the date it names	Support complaints on Trustpilot (August and September 2026)
Arketa	Individual $49 a month, paid yearly; studio plans by quote	Stripe’s 2.9% + 30¢, plus 3% to Arketa on the Individual plan	No long-term commitment	Owner app rated 2.9 on iPhone (43 ratings); Trustpilot 2.8 from 6
WellnessLiving	$69, $199 or $349 a month ($39 or $69 for the first 2 months until October 31, 2026)	Not published	12 months, renews by itself, 30 days’ written notice, an early-exit fee	Trustpilot 2.0 from 13 reviews
Walla	Core $299 or Pro $599 a month, for each location. Branded app $149 a month + $500, texting $100, Google profile $149, website $199	2.7% + 5¢ in person (its own comparison page); online not published	Monthly; some add-ons have a 3-month minimum	Expensive for one small studio once the add-ons are in
Glofox	Essential $275, Boost $375 (2+ locations), Elite $625 a month, on a price page not linked from its menus; its plans page says from $99	Not published	Monthly or yearly terms	Owners describe yearly contracts that are hard to end (Trustpilot 3.5 from 399)
Mariana Tek	Not published: a quote after a demo. First 3 months free when you switch	Stripe’s standard rate, nothing on top (its FAQ)	Renews for 12 months unless you cancel 60 days before; leaving early costs the months left	Hidden price; owners report 3-year terms and a setup fee near $3,000
Vagaro	$30 a month, plus $10 for each instructor’s calendar (up to 7); check-in app $10 a month	2.6% + 10¢ tapped (under $4,000 a month), 3.5% + 19¢ typed in	“Cancel anytime”, with exclusions; its free card reader needs 12 months of payments	Owners say late fees and cancel cut-offs for classes are hard to set (r/pilates, August 2026)
Punchpass	$59, $99 or $149 a month	Stripe’s standard rate only; no card reader	Month to month	No texting, branded app, website or AI. Memberships start on the $99 plan
OfferingTree	$120, $180 or $250 a month ($100, $150 or $225 paid yearly); solo from $26	3.4% + 30¢ online, 3.2% + 5¢ in person	Cancel any time, 14-day trial	Branded app $100 to $120 a month and texting $25 to $30 more; automatic late-cancel fees only from the $180 plan
ohelloo Work	$0 to start, or Get booked at $79 a month for the whole team	Stripe’s own rate: 2.9% + 30¢ for a card, 1% for a bank payment, and Tap to Pay on your phone at 2.7% + 15¢ with no card reader to buy. ohelloo adds nothing on Get booked	None. Month to month, cancel any month	No app in the app stores: members add your class page to their home screen instead

Moving in, who owns it, and what it’s good for

App	Setup and moving in	Owned by	Good for
Momence	An onboarding specialist for eligible studios, typically 2 to 4 weeks	Xplor (majority owner Advent International), with Mariana Tek	Yoga, Pilates and dance; a waitlist that fills itself; per-head pay; video
Arketa	Done for you; most studios live within 4 weeks	Independent	A branded app in your own name, instructor pay, AI chat
WellnessLiving	Free setup and moving in	Independent	Lots of features; an AI phone agent (July 2026, no price shown)
Walla	Free and self-guided, or $429 for a full move	Independent	An easy front desk, instructor pay, automatic no-show fees
Glofox	A specialist or self-serve; help moving in can be added	ABC Fitness (owned by Thoma Bravo)	Franchises and class gyms; AI agents for calls, texts and chat (no price shown)
Mariana Tek	5 to 8 weeks, with weekly calls	Xplor (majority owner Advent International), with Momence	Busy boutique chains that want a polished branded app
Vagaro	Free data transfer in 1 to 2 business days	Vagaro	Salons first, with classes, a waitlist and memberships too. Fill My Books takes 20% of a brand-new client’s booking
Punchpass	Free import, self-serve, 14-day trial	Trillo, Inc. (independent)	Solo teachers and small studios that want simple
OfferingTree	Free move, 1 day to 4 weeks	Independent (“not owned by private equity”)	Independent yoga and Pilates studios; a website is included
ohelloo Work	Done for you, $0. We bring your clients over from your old app’s spreadsheet and put in the visits left on each pack and membership, and saved cards, copied where your old app’s payment company allows it, with a re-enter link for the rest	ohelloo LLC, a small independent company. You talk to Omar, who runs it	Small studios and trainers who want one flat price with the phone, texts and website in it

Who owns each app

Some owners told us they avoid apps owned by private equity firms. Here are the facts, so you can decide.

Mindbody and ClassPass belong to Playlist, which merged with EGYM on March 31, 2026.
Momence and Mariana Tek both belong to Xplor, which merged with Clubessential on March 30, 2026. Advent International, a private equity firm, is the majority owner.
Glofox belongs to ABC Fitness, which is owned by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm.
Zen Planner belongs to Daxko.
Arketa, Walla, WellnessLiving, Punchpass and OfferingTree are independent.
ohelloo is ohelloo LLC, a small independent company.

If you’re looking because of the phone

Three of the big apps added AI to answer or follow up calls in 2026. None of them publishes a price for it.

Mindbody’s AI Concierge (July 2026) follows up missed calls by text and chat, on the Ultimate plan.
WellnessLiving’s CAASI Phone Agent (July 28, 2026) answers calls by voice and books appointments.
Glofox’s AI Agents (September 2026) cover calls, texts and chat.
In ohelloo Work: an AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and takes down what they want (100 calls a month on Get booked, $79 a month). It books them into a class too.

Mindbody and ohelloo Work

	Mindbody	ohelloo Work
Monthly price	Starter from $79 per location; the rest by quote	$0 to start, or Get booked at $79 a month for the whole team
Cut of new clients	20% of a new client’s first purchase from its app, up to $30	None. A client who finds you on Google or your website is yours
Contract	12, 24 or 36 months, renews by itself, 30 days’ notice	None. Month to month, cancel any month
Moving in	Free onboarding	Done for you, $0. We bring your clients over from your old app’s spreadsheet and put in the visits left on each pack and membership, and saved cards, copied where your old app’s payment company allows it, with a re-enter link for the rest

US prices before tax, from the sources at the bottom, last checked October 20, 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.

Which should you pick?

Momence or Arketa, if

You want a polished app for members and are happy to get a quote
You run yoga, Pilates or dance and want on-demand video

Punchpass or OfferingTree, if

You teach mostly on your own and want the simplest, cheapest tool
You don’t need texting or a phone answered

Mariana Tek or Glofox, if

You run several busy locations or a franchise
You can commit to a longer contract for a big branded app

ohelloo Work, if

You want one flat price that doesn’t grow with your members
You want the phone answered, texts and your website in one place
You want the move done for you, timed to your renewal date

Start ohelloo Work free, or talk it through with Omar first. We move your studio over for you, and can time it to your old app’s renewal date.

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Questions

What is the cheapest Mindbody alternative?

Among apps that print their prices, Punchpass starts at $59 a month and OfferingTree at $100 a month paid yearly (solo teachers from $26). ohelloo Work has a free plan where your client pays 5% + 25¢ only when they pay online, or Get booked, $79 a month for the whole team with a website and your Google listing.

Which Mindbody alternatives have no contract?

Punchpass, OfferingTree, Arketa, Zen Planner and ohelloo Work are month to month. Walla is monthly, with 3-month minimums on some add-ons. Mariana Tek and WellnessLiving renew for 12 months by themselves.

Is Momence cheaper than Mindbody?

Momence doesn’t publish its prices. Its own help page shows a $60 sale paying $2.64 in fees, which works out to 3.9% + 30¢. See Momence pricing.

Which Mindbody alternative answers the phone?

WellnessLiving’s CAASI Phone Agent and Glofox’s AI Agents answer calls, with no published price. ohelloo Work’s AI receptionist answers the calls you miss and is in Get booked, $79 a month.

Will I lose ClassPass if I leave Mindbody?

ClassPass connects to several studio apps, including Momence and Glofox, and ohelloo Work adds ClassPass and Wellhub bookings to your roster with a cap on spots per class (the automatic link is in progress). Check that your new app connects before you give notice, and remember ClassPass asks for 90 days’ notice to leave it.

Can you move my studio over?

Yes, and we do it for you at no charge. Download your client list from Mindbody, and we bring it in, put in each person’s visits left on their pack or membership, and set up your classes and prices with you on a call. Saved cards come over where your old app’s payment company allows it, and everyone else gets a link to add their card again. Keep your old app running until you’re ready.

Is there a contract with ohelloo Work?

No. The free plan has no monthly price at all, and Get booked, $79 a month for the whole team, is month to month with your first 14 days free. Cancel before a month ends and you don’t pay for the next one.

Sources

Last checked October 20, 2026. Owner reviews are single voices, said in our own words; click through to read them. Spot something out of date? Email omar@ohelloo.com and we’ll fix it.

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