Cheapest pole studio software (2026)

If you run a pole studio and you are shopping for the cheapest software that still does everything a pole class needs — small-capacity bookings, level tags, packs and memberships, and a waiver every student signs — this guide lays out how to compare true all-in cost and where the lowest number actually lands in 2026.

The short version is in the Short answer callout at the top of this page: Junocal starts from $15 a month flat, and because it has no per-member fee, no payment markup, and no contract, that subscription is your real cost rather than a teaser figure that grows with your class list. The rest of this post explains how to check that for yourself.

"Cheapest" is the all-in number, not the sticker price

The headline price on a studio software pricing page is rarely what a pole studio actually pays. The number that matters is the all-in monthly cost once every line item is added up, and there are four places where the sticker price and the real cost diverge in this category.

Per-member or per-active-client pricing. Several platforms charge by the number of members, contacts, or active clients. A $20 plan that allows 50 members can become a $60 plan the month you cross into the next tier. For a pole studio that runs popular intro courses and fills up, the bill rises exactly as the business grows — which is the worst time for software cost to climb.

Payment markups. Some platforms add a percentage on top of the standard card-processing rate, on every transaction. On a studio doing $120,000 a year in class and pack revenue, even a 2% markup is $2,400 a year that never appears on the subscription line.

Annual contracts. A low monthly figure quoted only on a 12-month commitment locks you in before you know whether the software fits your timetable. The real cost includes the months you would have left if you could.

Add-ons for the basics. Waivers, automated emails, lead capture, and a day-of roster are sometimes sold as paid extras. A pole studio needs all of them, so the "starting" plan is rarely the plan you end up on.

Junocal collapses all four into a single flat number. There is no per-member fee, no payment markup, no contract, and the features below are included on the $15 Starter plan rather than sold as add-ons. That is the mechanism behind the lowest all-in cost — see the full breakdown on affordable pole studio software.

What a pole studio specifically needs

Pole is not a generic group-fitness timetable, and the cheapest option is only the cheapest if it covers the things pole classes actually require. Here is what to check against any price you are quoted.

Small-capacity classes. Pole classes are limited by the number of poles in the room, not by floor space. You need per-class capacity caps and the ability to run several small classes in parallel. Junocal supports up to 10 rooms on the $15 Starter plan, so a studio with a main floor and a smaller training room can timetable both, each with its own pole count as the cap.

Level tags. Intro, Level 1, Level 2, inverts, flow, choreography — students need to find the class that matches where they are, and you need to keep a beginner out of an advanced inversion class. Level-tagged classes on the timetable handle this so booking is self-serve and correctly gated.

Packs and memberships. Pole studios sell both: class packs for casual students and recurring memberships for regulars. Junocal includes packs and recurring memberships on the Starter plan, with packs decremented automatically as students book and memberships billed on a recurring schedule through your own Stripe account.

Waivers via intake. Every pole student signs a liability waiver and usually a health screen before their first spin. Junocal's conditional-logic intake is built for exactly this: a student completes the form as part of booking, the questions branch based on their answers, and you have the signed record attached to their profile — no separate waiver subscription required.

Term-based intro courses. Many pole studios sell a fixed multi-week beginner course that runs as a cohort, not a drop-in. Junocal includes term-based courses on the Starter plan, so you can sell a six-week intro block as a single purchase that books the student into every session in the term.

Waitlists and pick-a-spot. Popular pole classes sell out, and students often want a specific pole. Two-mode waitlists and pick-a-spot booking are both included, so a sold-out class still captures demand and students choose their station when that matters.

Why Junocal lands lowest in practice

Put the pricing model and the feature list together and the math is straightforward for a single-location pole studio.

The $15 Starter plan covers one location, up to 10 rooms, and up to 5 instructor seats, and includes online booking, the class timetable, level-tagged classes, term-based intro courses, 1:1 and duet appointments for private lessons, conditional-logic intake waivers, packs, recurring memberships, two-mode waitlists, pick-a-spot booking, hybrid in-person and online classes, automated emails, reviews, lead capture, a day-of roster for the front desk, check-in, and coupons. That is the working software, not a stripped trial.

On top of that, the cost does not move as you grow. A pole studio that fills its intro courses and converts students to memberships pays the same $15 a month at 400 students as it did at 40, because nothing is metered per member. Payments run through your own Stripe account at Stripe's published rate with no Junocal markup and no marketplace commission, so your processing cost is whatever you would pay Stripe directly — card, ACH in the US, and Direct Debit for recurring memberships are all supported. And there is no annual contract, free CSV export, and a free 30-day migration if you are coming from another platform, so switching costs you nothing.

If you want to step up later, Studio at $29 a month ($290/yr) and Growth at $69 a month ($690/yr) add capacity and tooling — but the point of the cheapest-software question is that most single-location pole studios never need to. The $15 plan is a complete operating system for a pole studio, and the price you see is the price you pay.

How to compare before you commit

When you are weighing the cheapest pole studio software, run every quote through the same four questions: Does the price change as my member count grows? Is there a markup on top of standard card-processing rates? Is the monthly figure tied to an annual contract? Are waivers, emails, lead capture, and a day-of roster included or sold separately?

Answer those four and the all-in cost becomes comparable across platforms instead of a guess. Junocal's answers are no, no, no, and included — which is why a single-location pole studio's real monthly cost is the $15 on the page.

See the full pricing on the pricing page, or start with the pole studio software overview to see how the timetable, packs, memberships, and waivers fit together for a pole business.