affordable studio software · 2026

Affordable studio software for solo instructors and independent studios

Booking, payments and memberships that run your whole studio — priced for independents, not chains. Pick-a-spot booking, term-based courses, hybrid classes, your own Stripe, no marketplace fees, no annual contract. From $15 a month.

priced for independents

Built for solo instructors and boutique studios, not the chains

The big platforms — Mindbody, WellnessLiving — are priced and built for multi-discipline chains, and their pricing shows it: $129 and up before you add the per-feature upsells. If you teach solo or run one to a handful of boutique locations, you're subsidising a feature set you'll never touch.

Junocal starts at $15 a month and means it. Affordable here does not mean flimsy — Starter is the full product, with the capabilities the mid-market platforms reserve for their top tiers. You pay an independent's price for a studio's toolkit.

what you actually need

What it takes to run classes online

To run a class-based studio you need a handful of things working together: a public booking page clients can find and use, a way to take and limit spots per class, recurring payments for memberships, packs and drop-ins for everyone else, intake forms and waivers, automated reminders so people show up, and a clean export of your own data.

Junocal bundles all of it from $15/month. You don't assemble it from add-ons or pay extra for the parts that keep clients coming back — the automated email lifecycle, the waitlist, the term-based progressions and the floor-plan booking are all included on the cheapest plan.

where the cost comes from

What makes studio software expensive, and how we avoid it

Marketplace cuts

Some platforms run a consumer marketplace and skim a commission — often around 20% — on classes their app sends you. Junocal has no marketplace and takes no commission on anything you book. Every client is yours.

Processing markup

Many platforms route payments through their own branded processor and add a margin on top of card fees. Junocal uses your own Stripe account (Connect Standard) — Stripe's published rates direct, no markup from us, disputes straight to Stripe.

Per-location fees

Mid-market pricing climbs fast as you add rooms or locations. Junocal Starter covers one location with up to 10 rooms and 5 seats; Studio covers up to 5 locations with unlimited rooms and seats — flat monthly price, no per-room surcharge.

Annual contracts

The enterprise platforms lock you into 12-to-24-month contracts. Junocal is month-to-month, with public pricing you can read before you sign up and free migration in your first 30 days. Leave whenever you like, with your data.

the full toolkit at $15

What Starter includes, at $15 a month

This is the anti-flimsy proof. Starter isn't a teaser tier — it's the complete product. One location, up to 10 rooms, up to 5 instructor seats, and everything below.

Pick-a-spot floor-plan booking

Clients pick their exact spot from your room's floor plan — reformer, mat space, barre position, seat. Set the layout once and every class books against it. Most platforms gate this behind their top tier; Starter ships with it.

Term-based courses

Run a 6- or 8-week beginner block as one course with a fixed weekly slot, total session count, one upfront price, makeup credits and a refund policy. Publish once and Junocal creates every weekly session for you. Drop-ins and memberships sit on the same calendar.

Hybrid in-person + online

Set spots in the studio and spots online on the same class, counted separately. Online attendees get the meeting link in the confirmation and the 24-hour reminder. No separate product, no upcharge.

Two-mode waitlists

Auto-fill open spots from the waitlist, or let clients claim a freed spot themselves — your choice per class. When someone cancels, the next person is offered the seat without you lifting a finger.

Intake forms + reviews + lead capture

Collect injury history, experience and waivers at sign-up. Gather post-class reviews automatically. Capture leads from your storefront and convert them into booked clients — all bundled, not add-ons.

Every automated client email

24-hour class reminders, welcome emails, win-back at 21 days dormant, renewal nudges before period end, failed-payment recovery with a Stripe hosted-invoice link. The full lifecycle, on Starter.

Digital products + 6 storefront themes

Sell recordings, guides and on-demand content alongside your classes. Pick from six storefront themes to match your brand. Your booking page looks like you, not like generic software.

Your own Stripe, ACH + UK Direct Debit

Connect your own Stripe account (Connect Standard). Stripe's published rates direct, no markup from us. Accept ACH (US) and Bacs Direct Debit (UK) at the standard rate — real savings on $100-$200 memberships.

Free CSV export, always

Your client list, bookings and revenue are yours. Export everything to CSV any time, free. No hostage data, no export fee, no lock-in.

when you grow

What Studio adds, at $29 a month

When you outgrow a single space, Studio steps up without a re-platform. Everything in Starter, plus the multi-location and team capabilities.

Up to 5 locations, unlimited rooms and seats

Grow past a single space without re-platforming. Studio covers up to 5 locations with unlimited rooms and instructor seats, plus multi-location storefront, memberships and reporting.

Front-Desk role + substitute pool

Give your front desk booking, refund and check-in rights without exposing pricing or membership creation. Build a substitute pool so cover instructors slot in cleanly.

Email broadcasts + Mailchimp/Klaviyo

Send announcements and campaigns to your client list, and sync segments to Mailchimp or Klaviyo for deeper marketing. Insights and upsells help you grow revenue per client.

Embed widget + webhooks + priority support

Embed your booking flow on your own site, wire Junocal into your stack with webhooks, and get priority support. The toolkit for a studio that's scaling past one room.

honest fit

When Junocal fits, and when it doesn't

Junocal fits solo instructors and independent, boutique studios running class-based programming — pilates, yoga, barre, dance, pole, movement and the like. Weekly classes, term-based progressions, drop-ins, packs and memberships, one to ten locations. If that's you, the price is genuinely low and the product is genuinely complete.

It's not the right tool for a large multi-discipline chain that wants a consumer marketplace driving foot traffic, or for a children's program built around recital management, costume tracking and multi-child family billing. Those are different shapes, and purpose-built tools serve them better. We'd rather scope honestly than oversell.

switching is the easy part

Move over for free, in your first 30 days

Coming from a pricier platform? Migration is done for you in your first 30 days, no extra cost. Client lists, booking history, memberships, class packs and intake forms all carry across. Read the pricing in full before you sign up — it's public.

the things buyers ask

Questions

How much should studio software cost?

For a solo instructor or independent studio, full-featured booking, payment and membership software should cost $15 to $69 a month — not several hundred. Junocal Starter is $15/month and includes pick-a-spot booking, term-based courses, memberships, automated client emails and your own Stripe. The mid-market platforms start at $129+ because they're priced for chains. If you're paying more than $69/month and you run one to a handful of locations, you're overpaying.

Is Junocal a good fit for solo instructors?

Yes — solo instructors are a core audience. Junocal Starter at $15/month covers one location, up to 10 rooms and up to 5 instructor seats, with the full feature set: pick-a-spot floor-plan booking, term-based courses, hybrid in-person + online, two-mode waitlists, intake forms, reviews, lead capture, every automated client email, digital products, six storefront themes and your own Stripe. Nothing is gated behind a higher tier just because you teach solo.

Is Junocal a good fit for independent and boutique studios?

Yes. Independent and boutique studios are exactly who Junocal is priced for. Starter ($15) runs a single location; Studio ($29) adds up to 5 locations, unlimited rooms and seats, a Front-Desk role, a substitute pool, email broadcasts, Mailchimp/Klaviyo sync, insights, upsells, an embed widget and webhooks. You get the capabilities the big platforms charge enterprise rates for, without the enterprise price or the annual contract.

Do you charge marketplace fees?

No. Junocal has no marketplace and takes no commission on classes booked. You connect your own Stripe account (Connect Standard), so you pay Stripe's published processing rates direct with no markup from us — and disputes route straight to Stripe. There are no per-booking fees, no app-store commissions and no annual contract.

What is included in Starter at $15?

Everything you need to run classes online: pick-a-spot floor-plan booking, term-based courses, hybrid in-person + online classes, two-mode waitlists, intake forms, reviews, lead capture, all automated client emails, digital products, six storefront themes, ACH and UK Direct Debit, free CSV export, and your own Stripe via Connect Standard. One location, up to 10 rooms, up to 5 instructor seats. Starter is the full product, not a stripped-down trial tier.

Affordable, and genuinely complete

14 days free, no card. The full product from $15 a month. No marketplace fees, no processing markup, no annual contract. Migration done for you in your first 30 days.