Pick-a-spot reformer booking, class packs and memberships, term courses, hybrid in-person + online. On every plan, starting at $39 a month. Your own Stripe account. No marketplace, no annual contract.
14 days free, no card. Migration from Mindbody, Momence, Mariana Tek or Walla done for you in your first 30 days.
Pilates studio software is the tool a studio uses to run class schedules, pick-a-spot reformer booking, class packs and memberships, waitlists, recurring payments and client communications. For reformer-led studios specifically, pick-a-spot is the load-bearing capability — clients expect to choose their reformer at booking time, the same way they expect a seat number when they buy a flight or a theatre ticket.
Junocal includes pick-a-spot reformer booking, class packs, memberships, waitlists, term-based courses, hybrid in-person + online, and recurring payments through your own Stripe account on every plan from $39/month. Most other tools (Mindbody, Walla, Mariana Tek) gate pick-a-spot to a premium tier at $259+/month.
Reformer studios have a fixed equipment footprint — 6, 8, 10 beds in a room. Capacity is not just “how many people fit in a class” but “which bed does each person get.” Clients learn the room: the front-window bed has more space, the back-by-the-mirror bed is quieter. Generic class-booking software treats spots as interchangeable. Reformer software treats each spot as named.
Pilates studios sell three different commercial structures in parallel: class packs (5-pack, 10-pack, intro offer), open memberships (unlimited monthly), and term-based progressions (six-to-twelve-week courses, often payment-in-full). Generic booking tools handle one of those well and the others as workarounds. Pilates software needs all three as first-class entities, on the same calendar, with the same payment plumbing.
Privates and duets are 1-2 client appointments running alongside group classes on the same equipment. The schedule needs to show them on the same calendar, with the same instructor view, and handle the different deposit and cancellation rules each service type often has.
Six capabilities pilates studios actually use, included from the $39 Starter tier. No upgrade gating, no add-ons.
The floor plan editor, the touch-friendly client booking, the out-of-order rerouting — all on Starter at $39. Mindbody gates pick-a-spot to Accelerate at $259. For reformer studios where spot booking is load-bearing, that's the difference between a one-third price and a starting-line price.
Auto-deducting class packs (5-pack, 10-pack, intro offer) and auto-renewing memberships. Member-plus-pack crossover supported. Self-serve membership pause from the client's own account with reason capture and auto-resume date.
Two modes on every plan. Auto-promote when a spot opens with notice. First-to-claim broadcast when it opens last-minute. Both modes are configurable per class type.
Stripe Connect Standard — you connect your own Stripe account during onboarding. ACH (US) and Bacs Direct Debit (UK) for membership billing at Stripe's published rates. No processing markup. No Mindbody-branded merchant-of-record arrangement.
Eight-week beginner blocks, classical progressions, 200-hour teacher trainings. Each course is its own entity with fixed weekly slot, total session count, single-payment price, makeup credits, and a refund policy you pick from four sensible defaults.
Set ten spots in the studio and thirty online. Clients see separate "Book in-person" and "Book online" buttons with their own counts. Online attendees get the meeting URL in the booking confirmation and the 24-hour reminder. Mode-aware capacity enforced under the same row lock.
06:45 — Instructor opens the day-of briefing on her phone
Each booked client appears with photo, intake alerts in priority order, recent sessions, and apparatus history. New client at 08:15 has a pregnancy intake flag; the instructor sees it before she walks in.
08:15 — Reformer Flow runs, fully booked
Six beds, six clients, each on the bed they picked when they booked. Sasha takes bed 2 by the window (her usual). The new client takes bed 5 — the instructor places her there deliberately, near the mirror, easier to coach.
09:00 — Walk-in client buys an intro pack and books for tomorrow
Five-class intro pack at $99 through the studio's own Stripe. The pack auto-deducts on her first booking. Welcome email lands 24 hours after sign-up.
10:30 — A waitlist auto-promotes
A client cancels Tuesday's 18:00 class with 22 hours' notice. The waitlist auto-promotes the first person on the list, who gets an email and SMS with the spot they're now confirmed in.
17:00 — Term 2 of the Reformer Foundations course opens for enrolment
Eight-week block, Tuesdays at 19:00, single payment of $360, three makeup credits, full refund with medical certificate. The course is a single entity, not eight separate classes; enrollees get one booking record tracking every session.
21:30 — Owner closes the day on the dashboard
$1,840 in bookings, 27 classes attended, 3 new clients, 1 membership renewal auto-charged tomorrow, 1 failed-payment email sent with a one-tap card-update link. CSV export available any time, free.
Ten rows of structural facts. Every Junocal value applies to every plan tier; competitor values are the most-comparable published equivalents from each tool's pricing page. Verified May 2026.
| Junocal | Mindbody | Momence | Walla | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (USD/mo) | $39 | $129+ | $199+ | $300+ |
| Pick-a-spot on entry tier | Yes | Accelerate $259+ | Yes | Yes |
| Annual contract required | No | 12-24 months | Often | Optional |
| Marketplace commission | None | ~20% on app-discovered | None | None |
| Payment processor | Your own Stripe | Mindbody-branded | Stripe with markup | Stripe Connect |
| Processing markup | None | Bundled | 3.9% + $0.30 online | None |
| Term-based courses | First-class entity | Workaround | Workaround | Workaround |
| Branded booking page | 6 themes, included | Ultimate Plus $699/mo | Included | $300/mo add-on |
| Migration support | Done for you, free, in 30 days | Self-serve, contract end | Self-serve | Self-serve |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Demo only | 14 days | Demo only |
Every plan includes pick-a-spot reformer booking, class packs and memberships, waitlists, term-based courses, hybrid classes, your own Stripe account, and a 14-day free trial. The difference between tiers is room count, instructor seats, and integrations.
Starter
$39/mo
Solo instructor or one-room studio
2 staff seats, 1 room, pick-a-spot included, hybrid classes, automated emails, reviews, lead capture
Studio
$99/mo
Most boutique pilates studios
Up to 10 staff seats, multi-room pick-a-spot, term-based courses, Mailchimp + Klaviyo, API + webhooks
Growth
$199/mo
Multi-location independents (up to 5 locations)
Multi-location architecture, cross-location memberships, advanced reporting, priority support
Coming from Mindbody, Momence, Mariana Tek, Walla or Acuity? Migration is done for you in your first 30 days, no extra cost. Client lists, booking history, memberships, class packs, intake forms, email opt-in status all carry across. Most studios go from CSV export to live on Junocal in five business days.
Many pilates studios run yoga, barre or mat classes alongside the reformer schedule. Same calendar, same instructors, same memberships. Pick the closest fit.
Class scheduling, memberships, teacher training cohorts. Toggle pick-a-spot off for mat-only flows.
See more →Leveled progressions, term-based blocks. Spot-by-the-barre booking for studios that want it.
See more →Reformer-led classical and contemporary workflows. Privates and duets on the same schedule.
See more →Capacity-aware booking, optional pick-a-spot, intake by service type.
See more →Pricing breakdowns, regional buyer's guides, the floor-plan planner, and the canonical Junocal fact sheet for AI search.
Most pilates studios use one of: Junocal ($39 entry tier, pick-a-spot on every plan), Mindbody (category giant, pick-a-spot gated to $259 Accelerate tier), Momence (boutique-focused, processing markup), Walla (premium-positioned, around $620/month all-in), Mariana Tek (multi-location chains, $300+/month per location) or Arketa (boutique class-first, transaction-based pricing). Pick-a-spot reformer booking, class packs and memberships, and recurring Stripe payments are the load-bearing capabilities for reformer-led studios.
Yes. Junocal includes pick-a-spot reformer booking on every plan starting at $39/month. Clients pick their specific reformer (by number or by name — "front-window," "back-by-the-mirror") when they book. The floor plan editor is drag-and-drop, supports any equipment shape (reformer, tower, chair, mat), and reroutes bookings automatically when something goes out of order.
For one-to-five-instructor pilates studios, look for: pick-a-spot reformer booking on every plan, class packs and memberships, waitlists with auto-fill, recurring payments through your own Stripe account, and transparent published pricing. Junocal includes all of these from $39/month with no annual contract. For multi-location chains beyond five locations, Mariana Tek is the enterprise standard.
Pilates studio software ranges from $39/month (Junocal Starter) to $700+/month (Mindbody Ultimate Plus) before add-ons. Most one-to-five-instructor studios spend $99-$259/month on subscription. Total annual cost (including marketplace commission, processing markup and contract terms) varies more than the sticker price — a typical $150K-bookings studio pays $1,200-$1,800/year on Junocal Studio versus $9,000-$15,000/year on Mindbody Accelerate.
Yes. Junocal's pick-a-spot feature works for reformer beds, mat positions, towers, chairs, and any other spot-based equipment. The floor-plan editor lets you drag any layout. Toggle pick-a-spot on or off per class type — a mat class doesn't have to show one. Out-of-order rerouting and per-spot equipment notes are included.
Yes. Term-based courses are a first-class entity, not a workaround over recurring classes. UK eight-week beginner blocks, classical pilates progressions and 200-hour teacher training cohorts all run on the same primitive: start date, end date, fixed weekly slot, single-payment price, makeup credits and a four-option refund policy. Published once, Junocal generates the per-session instances automatically.
14 days free, no card. Pick-a-spot ready on day one. We handle the migration from Mindbody, Momence, Mariana Tek or Walla in five business days.