Junocal
From $15/month
Published monthly plans, no Junocal platform percentage and no annual contract. Best aligned with independent studios whose core revenue comes from live classes, packs, memberships and courses.
See a class-first workflow →The Arketa alternative for affordable, live-class studio operations
Junocal is the Arketa alternative for independent class-based studios that want published pricing, a current branded booking experience and no Junocal percentage fee as booking revenue grows. Arketa remains a strong candidate when its on-demand library and wider Studio bundle are central to the business.
Published by Junocal, one of the products discussed. This is a source-based comparison, not an independent hands-on review or a paid ranking.
Arketa Individual
$49/month annual-billed
The public plan adds a 3% Arketa fee plus Stripe fees and includes one login, one location and an unlimited on-demand library. Studio tiers and their payment terms require a current quote.
Check Arketa's current page →Compare the right plans first
Arketa lists Individual at $49/month billed annually, with one team login and a 3% transaction fee plus Stripe processing. Studio Core, Growth and Suite use custom quotes. Junocal Starter is $15/month for one location and up to five instructor seats; Studio is $29 for up to five locations and unlimited instructor seats. Growth is $69 for up to ten locations. These are Junocal's monthly USD prices, not annual equivalents.
A solo-teacher offer is not automatically comparable with a staffed studio plan. Ask for staff logins, locations, required add-ons, processing rates, setup charges and renewal terms in writing. Use the software cost calculator with that quote.
What a percentage fee means in practice
Illustration, not a Studio quote: at $5,000 of eligible monthly payments, a 3% fee adds $150. Adding the advertised $49 Individual annual-plan monthly equivalent gives $199 before Stripe and other costs. Junocal adds no platform percentage, but still has a subscription and payment processing costs.
Use eligible processed revenue, not total studio revenue. Compare the same currency, billing period and operating needs. An annual equivalent is not a promise of monthly billing or an identical feature set.
Where the products differ in scope
Arketa's product catalogue covers live scheduling, on-demand video, courses and events, staff operations and marketing. It is not simply a video tool. Choose from the workflows you actually need, not presumed gaps in a competitor's website.
Junocal brings classes, fixed-term courses, class packs, memberships and a public booking page together. Start with a Pilates or yoga workflow and your own price list. The current product previews below use illustrative studio data, not a customer endorsement.
Riverside Studio
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Schedule
Classes and appointments across your week.
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9:30Morning flow
12:00Foundation class
10:30Private session
14:00Open studio
11:30Morning flow
Schedule
Your week, one calendar
Scheduled classes, course sessions, appointments and virtual sessions in one calendar. Switch between day, week and agenda views, or filter by class type, instructor, room and location.
One calendar — Classes, courses and 1:1s together.
Useful filters — Instructor, room, location and offering.
Faster changes — Duplicate a week or notify a whole class.
Riverside Studio
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Booking page
Your public page, ready to share.
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Riverside Studio
Classes, appointments and courses in one place.
SchedulePrivatePlansAbout
Upcoming
Morning flowToday · 6:30 PMBook
Private sessionTomorrow · 4:00 PMBook
Storefront
Your own booking page — not a marketplace listing
Your brand, your schedule, your reviews, at junocal.com/yourstudio. Clients book in a few taps with nothing to download — and you keep the relationship instead of renting it from a marketplace.
Your brand — A polished booking page that feels like your business.
Always bookable — Clients can book classes or privates at any time.
Simple to share — Use one link across your site, socials and messages.
Run the same five tests in both products
- Publish a full-capacity class, book the final place, then try one more booking. Confirm the waitlist outcome.
- Sell your actual pack or membership and test eligibility, expiry and cancellation credit rules.
- If equipment selection matters, ask each vendor to demonstrate selecting and releasing a specific station in your proposed plan.
- Create a fixed-term beginner course and test enrolment, attendance and a missed session. Record any manual work.
- Complete checkout on a phone and reconcile the payment, processing charge and payout in the operator view.
Switch only after the reconciliation passes
Keep original exports, map the fields, and reconcile outstanding credits and future bookings before setting a cutover date. Confirm payment-method portability with the providers; do not cancel the old account before you know what needs rebuilding or re-authorising.
The migration control checklist uses Mindbody as its source example, but its reconciliation tests are useful for an Arketa move too. Junocal import scope and timing must be agreed for your account, not assumed from this guide.
Questions before you choose
Which Arketa alternative should a small studio consider?
Consider Junocal if you want published subscription tiers and direct booking without a Junocal transaction percentage. Test your classes, packs and memberships during the trial. If a bundled on-demand library, branded native app or advanced marketing suite is essential, include those requirements instead of choosing on subscription price alone.
Does every Arketa studio pay a 3% platform fee?
No. Arketa publishes that fee for Individual; Studio payment terms require a quote. Do not apply Individual fees to a Studio proposal.
Does Arketa require annual billing?
Its advertised Individual rate uses annual billing, but its FAQ also permits monthly renewals. Check the price for your chosen billing period.
Can all my data and memberships move automatically?
Do not assume that. Check export fields, unused credits, future bookings, consent records and payment authorisations separately. A contact CSV does not guarantee that existing subscriptions will continue charging in another system.
methodology & sources
Primary pages, checked by hand
We checked Arketa's official pricing and product pages on 20 September 2026. The public Individual price and fee are reported as published; Studio prices and payment terms remain custom-quoted and are not estimated. Junocal facts come from the current public plans and current product surface. Worked fee examples exclude payment processing on both sides.
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Junocal starts at $15/month on monthly billing, with no Junocal transaction percentage. Payment processing is separate. Check the plan limits and pricing, then test your classes before committing.