pricing explained · 2026

Mariana Tek pricing, explained

Xplor Mariana Tek doesn't publish a sticker price. Here's what reformer studios actually pay based on operator reports, how tiering works for single-location versus multi-location, and the all-in cost compared to alternatives. Updated May 2026.

the short answer

What Mariana Tek costs, at a glance

  • Base subscription (per location): $179-285/month (secondary-source figures). Quote-based — not publicly advertised. Tiers are Core, Core + Growth, Full Growth Bundle.
  • All-in (per location): roughly $260-360/month once the $80-100/month add-on modules most studios run are included.
  • Branded app: a separate add-on module (~$80-100/month), not bundled into the base.
  • Payment processing: Stripe, with payouts direct to the studio's bank account and no published markup.
  • Marketplace commission: none. No consumer marketplace.
  • Contracts: 12-month annual contracts standard, with auto-renewal.
when it's worth the price

Mariana Tek is worth the premium if

  1. 01

    You run eleven or more locations as one franchise brand

    Per-location franchise architecture on Mariana Tek is built for enterprise scale: cross-location memberships, central instructor scheduling, franchise-tier HQ reporting, location-specific P&L. For eleven-or-more-location franchise operations, the per-location pricing aligns with the per-location operational complexity. For two-to-ten-location independent studios, Junocal Growth at $69/month covers the multi-location storefront, location-aware memberships, and cross-location reporting at flat per-account pricing — roughly $7/location at ten sites versus $179-285/location on Mariana Tek.

  2. 02

    You're a premium-priced reformer studio (£35+/class drop-in)

    Mariana Tek's polish and operator-UX maturity are best-in-class for reformer specifically. For studios where the price-per-class is high enough that the platform cost is a small fraction of revenue, the polish is part of what you're paying for.

  3. 03

    You want the native branded app and add-on modules

    Mariana Tek sells the native branded app as an add-on module (~$80-100/month) on top of the per-location base, alongside other module add-ons. For studios that specifically need a polished native app under their own brand and are happy to pay for it as a module, that depth is part of what the premium buys.

  4. 04

    You're committed to staying for 12+ months anyway

    If you're already comfortable with annual contracts and don't value month-to-month flexibility, the platform's depth becomes the trade-off question rather than the contract length.

when it's overkill

Mariana Tek is overkill if

  1. 01

    You're a single-location reformer studio

    The multi-location architecture is the main thing you're paying the premium for. Single-location studios pay thousands a year more than they need to versus operator-friendly alternatives that ship the same core features.

  2. 02

    You want month-to-month flexibility

    Annual contracts are standard on Mariana Tek. If contract length matters structurally to your studio, Junocal, OfferingTree, and Arketa all offer month-to-month with one-click cancel.

  3. 03

    Your studio is below $200K/year in revenue

    At lower revenue scales, the roughly $3,600/year all-in Mariana Tek subscription is a meaningful share of net margin. Junocal Studio at $350/year covers the same operational shape until your studio meaningfully outgrows the single-location feature set.

the things buyers ask

Questions

Does Mariana Tek publish its pricing?

Mariana Tek (Advent / Xplor) does not publish a single sticker price the way Junocal, OfferingTree, or Arketa do. Pricing is quote-based — you contact sales, describe your studio, and receive a custom proposal. Secondary sources (Exercise.com) place the base subscription at $179-285/month per location, rising to roughly $260-360/month all-in once you add the $80-100/month modules most studios run.

What's the cheapest Mariana Tek option?

Mariana Tek's tiers are Core, Core + Growth, and the Full Growth Bundle. The Core base runs from $179-285/month per location (secondary-source figures), with pick-a-spot and the core scheduling features Mariana Tek pioneered. The native branded app is a separate add-on module (~$80-100/month), not bundled into the base. Annual contracts are standard at this tier and most others.

How does Mariana Tek price multi-location operations?

Pricing scales with location count off the $179-285/month per-location base. A two-location chain pays roughly twice the single-location price. At enterprise franchise scale — beyond ten locations — is genuinely where Mariana Tek's premium price is justified: franchise-tier HQ reporting, central instructor scheduling across dozens of sites, and location-specific P&L are mature in a way built for that scale. Up to ten locations, Junocal Growth covers cross-location memberships and cross-location reporting at flat per-account pricing.

Is the marketplace included on Mariana Tek?

Mariana Tek doesn't operate a consumer-facing marketplace in the same way Mindbody and Momence do. There's no equivalent of the Mindbody app where consumers browse and book directly across studios. Mariana Tek studios run their own customer-acquisition channels — Instagram, Google, local marketing — without paying marketplace commission on attributed bookings.

What's the processing setup on Mariana Tek?

Mariana Tek runs on Stripe, with payouts direct to the studio's bank account and no published markup on processing. This is broadly the operator-friendly pattern — different from Mindbody's bundled merchant-of-record model — and the studio pays the published processing rates without a separately advertised platform fee.

What does an annual contract on Mariana Tek look like?

Standard contracts run 12 months with auto-renewal at the end of the term. The auto-renewal price may differ from the initial-term price. There is typically a notice window before the term ends. Multi-year deals are sometimes available with a discount, though most operators run on 12-month renewals.

What's the total annual cost of Mariana Tek for a typical studio?

For a single-location reformer pilates studio at roughly $300/month all-in (within the ~$260-360 all-in range once add-on modules are included): around $3,600/year in subscription, plus the published processing rates on the studio's own Stripe payouts, plus any optional add-ons (the branded app module, marketing services, etc.). For a comparable studio on Junocal Studio at $29/month all-in: approximately $350/year. The annual difference for a single-location studio runs in the thousands in Junocal's favour.

When is Mariana Tek worth the premium price?

For multi-location reformer brands scaling beyond ten locations where central-HQ franchise-tier reporting and complex per-location P&L structures are essential. The per-location architecture is built for enterprise franchise scale. For up-to-ten-location operations, Junocal Growth at $69/month covers multi-location storefront, location-aware memberships, and cross-location reporting at a flat per-account price — and for single-location studios, the Mariana Tek premium typically doesn't pay back versus operator-friendly alternatives that ship the same core features at a fraction of the cost.

Single-location reformer studio?

Junocal is built on the same design patterns Mariana Tek pioneered — pick-a-spot, flexible cancellation policies, term-based courses, and a first-to-claim waitlist that alerts everyone at once so the first to tap gets the spot — at $29/month, with no annual contract.