pricing explained · 2026

Mindbody pricing, explained

The three published Mindbody tiers, what each costs, what's included, and the marketplace commission and processing that don't show up on the sticker price. Updated May 2026.

the short answer

What Mindbody costs, at a glance

  • Starter: about £89 / ~$99–$159 per location a month. No pick-a-spot; the branded website booking widget is included.
  • Accelerate: around $259 a month and up. Adds Client Pick-a-Spot. Most multi-instructor studios end up here.
  • Ultimate: enterprise pricing on request. Adds the native branded mobile app and marketing automation.
  • Plus: 20% marketplace commission on app-discovered bookings, capped at $30 per transaction; bundled payment processing; 12-month contracts with auto-renewal as standard.

Pricing approximate as of May 2026. Mindbody historically published an Ultimate Plus tier; enterprise pricing is now quoted on request.

tier by tier

What each tier actually includes

Starter

£89 / ~$99–$159 per location a month

Entry tier with scheduling, payments, basic reporting, marketplace listing, and the branded website booking widget.

  • Class scheduling and bookings
  • Branded website booking widget
  • Mindbody-branded client app and marketplace listing
  • Basic reporting
  • Email support
  • Payment processing through the Mindbody-branded relationship

No pick-a-spot. The native branded mobile app is gated to the top tier; the branded website booking widget is included here.

Accelerate

~$259 a month and up

Mid tier — adds Client Pick-a-Spot and more advanced reporting.

  • Everything in Starter
  • Client Pick-a-Spot booking with floor plan editor
  • More advanced reporting
  • Priority support tier

Where most multi-instructor pilates studios end up. Pick-a-spot lands at Accelerate and above, starting at $259.

Ultimate

enterprise pricing on request

Top tier — adds the native branded mobile app, marketing automation, and deeper customisation.

  • Everything in Accelerate
  • Client Pick-a-Spot (Accelerate and above)
  • Native branded mobile app (the studio's name and logo in the app)
  • Marketing automation (email and text campaigns)
  • Advanced custom reporting
  • API access (limited)

Reachable for established multi-instructor studios. The native branded mobile app and marketing automation are the main differentiators over Accelerate. (Mindbody historically published an Ultimate Plus tier; enterprise pricing is now quoted on request.)

what's not on the sticker

Four costs beyond the subscription

The published tier price is the floor, not the ceiling. Four extra costs apply to most studios.

  1. 01

    Marketplace commission — 20%, capped at $30 per transaction

    Mindbody charges 20% on bookings made through the consumer app by attributed clients, inside an attribution window, capped at $30 per transaction. For a studio with $200K annual bookings and meaningful marketplace share, that adds up to several thousand dollars a year.

  2. 02

    Bundled payment processing

    Mindbody is the merchant of record; the studio is a sub-account. Standard processing is charged as a gross rate, and the Stripe relationship belongs to Mindbody — not to you — when you leave.

  3. 03

    Annual contract auto-renewal increases

    Standard 12-month contracts with auto-renewal and a 30-day cancellation notice. The auto-renewal price may differ from the initial-term price; renewal increases of 5-15% YoY are common across the category.

  4. 04

    Complete-record data export fee at cancellation

    Standard CSV export from Reports is free. A complete-record Subscriber Data Export including years of intake form versions and detailed financial transactions is $500. Most migrations don't need this; it applies only on specific request.

the things buyers ask

Questions

What is the cheapest Mindbody plan in 2026?

Mindbody Starter is the cheapest published tier at about £89/month per location on Mindbody's UK page (roughly $99–$159 per location per secondary sources). It covers class scheduling, payments, basic reporting, the branded website booking widget, and the Mindbody marketplace listing. It does not include pick-a-spot — for that you need Accelerate at around $259 a month and up. Mindbody doesn't publish a single flat sticker price; the per-location range reflects configuration and number of locations.

How much does pick-a-spot cost on Mindbody?

Client Pick-a-Spot is available on Accelerate and above, starting at $259 a month. For reformer studios where pick-a-spot is essential, Accelerate is the practical floor. Junocal includes pick-a-spot on its £15 / $15 Starter tier — the same feature at roughly a third the entry-tier price.

What's the Mindbody marketplace commission?

Mindbody charges 20% commission on bookings from clients who discovered the studio through the Mindbody consumer app and marketplace, capped at $30 per transaction, on top of payment processing fees. The commission applies inside an attribution window — once a client is attributed via their first marketplace booking, subsequent bookings inside the window (typically 30-90 days, varies by configuration) also pay the commission, even when booked through the studio's own page. For a studio doing $200,000/year with half attributed to marketplace, the commission can run to several thousand dollars a year before the $30-per-transaction cap is applied.

Is Mindbody's payment processing included?

Mindbody uses bundled payment processing — Mindbody is the merchant of record, the studio is a sub-account. Standard processing is charged as a gross rate. When a client disputes a charge, Mindbody mediates rather than the studio dealing directly with the processor. When you leave Mindbody, the Stripe relationship belongs to Mindbody, not to you.

Are there annual contracts on Mindbody?

Yes. Standard Mindbody contracts run 12 months with auto-renewal and a 30-day cancellation notice; miss the window and you're committed for another year. The auto-renewal price may differ from the initial-term price, and the renewal letter is usually the moment studios first see the new rate. Junocal, OfferingTree, and Arketa offer month-to-month with one-click cancel as the default.

Is there a Mindbody data export fee?

The standard CSV export from Mindbody Reports is free and covers most fields needed for migration. A separate Subscriber Data Export ($500) applies when requesting a full historical archive including year-over-year intake form versions and detailed financial transactions at cancellation. The standard export is sufficient for most migrations — the fee scenario is real but avoidable.

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

For a UK pilates studio doing £150,000/year with 20% attributed to marketplace, on Mindbody Accelerate: subscription (around $259/month) plus marketplace commission (20% capped at $30 per transaction on app-attributed bookings) plus gross payment processing adds up to several thousand pounds a year all-in. A comparable studio on Junocal Studio at £29/month is ~£350/year — no marketplace commission and no contract.

Looking at alternatives?

Junocal Studio at £29 / $29 a month covers the operational shape of Mindbody Accelerate at roughly a third the total annual cost. No marketplace commission, no processing markup, no annual contract.