Junocal is flat per-plan ($15 / $29 / $69) with no per-booking transaction fee, pick-a-spot reformer booking on every plan, and term-based courses built in. Built class-first rather than video-first. Migration from Arketa handled in your first 30 days.
Sources verified May 2026. Arketa pricing references are from Arketa's public pricing page; Studio plan terms are custom-quoted.
Junocal is studio booking and management software for boutique pilates, yoga, barre, and dance studios. From $15/month. Studios keep their own Stripe account, with no marketplace commission and no annual contract. Pick-a-spot booking is included on every plan, alongside term-based courses and hybrid in-person + online classes. Public, transparent pricing in GBP and USD. Founded in 2026 by Sharon Onyinye.
Studios comparing Junocal with Arketa most often weigh pricing, payment terms, and contract length — the facts below cover all three.
Junocal is an Arketa alternative for boutique class-based studios that prefer flat pricing with no per-booking fee over Arketa's flat 3% on top of Stripe, pick-a-spot on every plan over no pick-a-spot, and class-first operations over video-first positioning. The two tools target similar studios; the choice is about pricing predictability and product emphasis.
Arketa charges a flat 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe on its Individual plans — roughly 6% effective once Stripe's own rate is included. For a studio with growing booking volume, that 3% grows with every booking. Junocal is flat per-plan: $15 / $29 / $69, with direct Stripe pass-through and no per-booking fee layered on top.
Arketa has no reformer pick-a-spot — clients can't choose their own reformer, station or bike at booking. Junocal includes pick-a-spot reformer/station/bike booking on every plan starting at $15. For reformer-led pilates studios where pick-a-spot is essential, that difference matters from day one.
Arketa's product investment skews toward on-demand video, livestreams and a wellness-platform positioning. Junocal's investment is in the class-first operational stack: pick-a-spot, packs, memberships, term-based courses, hybrid in-person + online. Same boutique customer, different product emphasis — the right one depends on what share of the studio's revenue runs through on-demand vs. live booked classes.
On Arketa, you run a term by setting up repeating classes and tracking the rest yourself. For studios running 8-week beginner blocks, classical pilates progressions or 200-hour teacher training cohorts, that hand-built setup makes attendance, makeup credits and refund policy fiddly to manage. On Junocal, you sell the whole block as one course, and swaps, refunds and per-course sign-up forms come built in.
| Junocal | Arketa | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (USD/mo) | $15 | $49 (Individual Basic) |
| Per-booking fee | None — direct Stripe | Flat 3% on top of Stripe |
| Reformer pick-a-spot | Yes, every plan | None |
| Annual contract | No, month-to-month | Individual plans annual-billed |
| Term-based courses | Built in | Stitched together by hand |
| Hybrid in-person + online | In-person and online spots counted separately | Yes (video-first emphasis) |
| Product emphasis | Class-first operations | Video-first wellness platform |
| Payment processor | Your own Stripe Connect direct | Stripe + flat 3% fee |
| Self-serve membership pause | Every plan | Partial |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 14 days |
Video-first wellness operations
If on-demand video, livestreams or downloadable content libraries are a major part of the studio's revenue mix, Arketa's video-first emphasis fits better. Junocal handles hybrid in-person + online classes well but is not a video-content platform.
Wellness brand positioning over class operations
Arketa positions itself as a wellness platform — the marketing surface and feature investment skew toward content creators and wellness entrepreneurs alongside studios. If the studio operates closer to a wellness brand than a class-based operation, Arketa's feature set fits the shape.
Pick-a-spot on every plan, term courses built in.
See the vertical page →Term-based teacher training, no marketplace commission.
See the vertical page →Class-first design, flat per-plan pricing.
See the vertical page →$15 flat. Predictable. No per-booking transaction fee.
See the vertical page →For boutique class-based studios that want a class-first platform without Arketa's video-first emphasis, Junocal is the closest direct alternative. Three structural differences: no per-booking transaction fee (Arketa charges a flat 3% on top of Stripe on its Individual plans), pick-a-spot reformer/station booking included on every plan from $15 (Arketa has none), and month-to-month with no annual contract. Arketa's Individual Basic starts at $49/month annual-billed.
Arketa's Individual plans are Basic $49, Growth $83, and Suite $124 per month (annual-billed), plus a flat 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe — roughly 6% effective once Stripe's own rate is included. Junocal is flat per-plan: $15 Starter, $29 Studio, $69 Growth, with no per-booking fee and direct Stripe pass-through. For a studio doing significant booking volume, the no-extra-fee model is more predictable — Arketa's 3% grows with every booking while Junocal's price stays flat.
The most common reasons in switcher conversations: no per-booking transaction fee (Arketa's flat 3% on top of Stripe grows with volume), pick-a-spot reformer booking on every plan where Arketa has none, term-based courses built in for teacher trainings and beginner blocks, and Stripe Connect Standard direct with no markup. Both tools target boutique class-based studios — Junocal is the simpler-pricing, class-first alternative.
Arketa is a respectable choice for pilates studios that prefer its video-first wellness platform positioning — on-demand content, livestreams, and class booking on one platform. For reformer-led pilates studios where pick-a-spot is the essential feature and on-demand video is a smaller part of the operation, Junocal is the closer fit: pick-a-spot on every plan (Arketa has no reformer pick-a-spot), term-based courses, hybrid in-person + online, and flat pricing with no per-booking fee.
Yes. Junocal handles migration from Arketa during your first 30 days at no extra cost. Arketa allows CSV export from its admin panel covering client list, schedule, memberships and packs. We import everything, review it with you, then pick a Sunday cutover. Most studios go from CSV to live on Junocal in five business days.
14 days free, no card. Flat per-plan pricing. Pick-a-spot on every tier. Term courses built in.