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mariana tek alternative · UK · 2026

A Mariana Tek alternative for UK reformer studios

Junocal ships the pick-a-spot reformer booking Mariana Tek pioneered, with flat per-account £ pricing (£15 / £29 / £69), up to 10 locations on Growth, Bacs Direct Debit on memberships, and no annual contract. No per-location surcharge. Migration handled in your first 30 days.

Sources reviewed 24 August 2026. Mariana Tek pricing is quote-based; figures are operator-reported and vary by studio size and location count. Prices shown exclusive of VAT.

junocal at a glance

How Junocal compares

Junocal is booking and business software for pilates, yoga, barre, dance, fitness and music studios, and independent instructors. Start free, or pay from $15 a month with no Junocal transaction fee. Payments go straight to the studio's own Stripe account, with no marketplace commission and no annual contract. Pick-a-spot booking, term-based courses and hybrid in-person and online classes are included. Founded in 2026 by Sharon Onyinye.

Studios comparing Junocal with Mariana Tek most often weigh price, payment fees and contract length. The facts below cover all three.

Pricing
Free plan, or Starter $15, Studio $29 and Growth $69 a month. The same numbers in pounds and euros.
Fees
No Junocal transaction fee on paid plans. The Free plan adds 4% to payments taken through Junocal. Stripe processing is separate.
Payments
Paid straight into your own Stripe account. There is no marketplace, so no commission on your bookings.
Contract
Month-to-month, cancel in one click. No annual contract.
Your data
Free CSV export of clients, bookings and payments, whenever you want it.
Pick-a-spot
Included on every plan, Free included.
Built for
Pilates, yoga, barre, dance, fitness and music studios, and independent instructors.
Founded
2026, by Sharon Onyinye.
the short answer

What Junocal replaces, plainly

Junocal is a Mariana Tek alternative for UK single-location and small multi-location reformer studios that want the same pick-a-spot booking without the per-location pricing, the quote-based sales process, or the 12–24 month contract. Mariana Tek's premium is built for 11+ location franchise scale; up to ten locations, Junocal covers the same operational core at flat per-account pricing with Bacs Direct Debit included.

why UK studios pick junocal over mariana tek

Four structural differences

Per-location pricing instead of per-account

Mariana Tek prices per location — each site adds to the monthly cost, so a two-location UK operation pays roughly twice a single location and it climbs from there. Junocal is flat per account: Growth at £69/month covers up to 10 locations with cross-location memberships and reporting. At ten sites that's about £7/location.

Quote-based, no public number

Mariana Tek's current page routes buyers to a custom proposal. Junocal publishes three flat tiers — £15 / £29 / £69 — so the complete subscription price is visible before a sales conversation.

12–24 month annual contracts with auto-renewal

Mariana Tek's standard contracts run 12–24 months with auto-renewal and a cancellation window typically 30–60 days before term end. Junocal is month-to-month with one-click cancel — no term to time your exit around, no auto-renew to diarise.

Bacs Direct Debit, included

UK reformer studios run memberships on Direct Debit. Junocal includes Bacs Direct Debit alongside card on every plan, through your own Stripe account at standard UK rates — plus the same pick-a-spot reformer booking Mariana Tek pioneered, term-based courses and hybrid in-person + online.

side by side

Junocal vs Mariana Tek (UK pricing)

JunocalMariana Tek
Starting price (GBP/mo)£15Custom quote
Pricing modelFlat per account, publicQuote-based, per location
Cost of 10 locations£69/mo (Growth)Scales per location
Pick-a-spot bookingEvery planYes (pioneered it)
Annual contractNo, month-to-month12–24 months, auto-renew
Bacs Direct DebitIncluded, every planSupported
Best fitSolo to 10-location studios11+ location franchises
Payment processorYour own Stripe Connect directYour own Stripe
Free trial14 days, no cardDemo / quote
research record · 24 august 2026

Quote-only pricing, clearly separated from calculation

Mariana Tek does not publish a standard price on its website, so the range on this page stays labelled as operator-reported. We use its official product pages for feature scope and route the pricing trail through the dated pricing explainer. A buyer's written proposal is the authoritative Mariana Tek price.

Junocal calculations

Studio: £29 × 12 = £348/year. Growth: £69 × 12 = £828/year. At ten locations, £69 ÷ 10 = £6.90 per location/month before VAT.

specialist requirements to compare

Who Mariana Tek is built for

  • Eleven or more locations as one franchise brand

    Mariana Tek's per-location architecture is built for enterprise scale: cross-location memberships, central instructor scheduling across dozens of sites, franchise-tier HQ reporting and location-specific P&L. For 11+ location franchise operations, the per-location pricing aligns with the per-location operational complexity.

  • You're committed to an annual term anyway

    If you're already comfortable with annual contracts and don't value month-to-month flexibility, contract length stops being the deciding factor and the platform's enterprise depth becomes the trade-off question instead.

the things UK buyers ask

Questions

What is the best Mariana Tek alternative for UK studios?

For UK single-location and small multi-location reformer studios that don't need enterprise franchise tooling, Junocal is the closest direct alternative to Mariana Tek. Both ship the pick-a-spot reformer booking Mariana Tek pioneered. Three structural differences for UK operators: flat per-account pricing instead of per-location (up to 10 locations on Growth at £69/month), public pricing from £15/month with no quote, and Bacs Direct Debit on memberships included — month-to-month, with no 12–24 month annual contract.

How does Mariana Tek pricing compare to Junocal in pounds?

Mariana Tek is quote-based. Its official page names Core, Core + Growth and Full Growth Bundle without publishing a current price. Junocal is flat per account: £15 Starter, £29 Studio and £69 Growth, with up to 10 locations on Growth. Junocal Studio is £29 × 12 = £348/year and Growth is £69 × 12 = £828/year before standard Stripe processing.

What is the per-location surcharge on Mariana Tek?

Mariana Tek's architecture prices per location: each site adds to the monthly cost, so a two-location operation pays roughly twice a single location, and it climbs from there. That model is built for enterprise franchise scale. Junocal prices per account regardless of location count up to ten — Growth at £69/month covers multi-location storefront, location-aware memberships and cross-location reporting, which works out to roughly £7/location at ten sites.

Does Junocal support Bacs Direct Debit for UK memberships?

Yes, on paid plans, through your own Stripe account. UK reformer studios can collect recurring membership payments by Bacs Direct Debit as well as card, at Stripe's standard UK rates with no markup from Junocal. You keep your own Stripe Connect Standard account; Junocal does not hold funds. Paid plans have no Junocal transaction fee; Free has a 4% fee plus Stripe processing.

Can I migrate from Mariana Tek to Junocal in the UK?

Yes. Junocal handles migration from Mariana Tek during your first 30 days at no extra cost. We export your client list, schedule, memberships, packs and pick-a-spot assignments, import everything into a staging copy of your studio, review it with you, then pick a Sunday cutover. Most UK studios go from export to live in five business days. If you're inside a 12–24 month Mariana Tek term, parallel-run during the Junocal trial and cut over at term end.

Switching from Mariana Tek?

14 days free, no card. Flat per-account £ pricing. The same pick-a-spot booking. No per-location surcharge, no annual contract, Bacs Direct Debit included.