Zen Planner is built for CrossFit boxes and martial arts schools. For boutique pilates, yoga, barre or class-based fitness studios, Junocal is the class-first alternative — flat per-plan pricing, pick-a-spot on every plan, your own Stripe direct, month-to-month. Independent, not part of the Daxko portfolio.
Pricing and terms verified against Zen Planner's official pages on 24 August 2026. See the source-linked price table.
Junocal is studio booking and management software for boutique pilates, yoga, barre, and dance studios. From $15/month. Studios keep their own Stripe account, with no marketplace commission and no annual contract. Pick-a-spot booking is included on every plan, alongside term-based courses and hybrid in-person + online classes. Public, transparent pricing in GBP and USD. Founded in 2026 by Sharon Onyinye.
Studios comparing Junocal with Zen Planner most often weigh pricing, payment terms, and contract length — the facts below cover all three.
Junocal is a Zen Planner alternative for boutique class-based studios that find Zen Planner's CrossFit / martial arts heritage a mismatch for their daily operations. Three structural differences: built class-first (vs. gym-shaped), flat per-plan pricing (vs. active-member bands), and a narrower product surface. From $15/month, month-to-month.
Zen Planner's heritage is CrossFit boxes and martial arts schools — belt tracking, attendance leaderboards, ranking progression, and workout-of-the-day formats are front and center. For boutique pilates, yoga, barre or dance studios, much of this surface is paid-for complexity that doesn't apply to daily operations.
Zen Planner includes belt and skill tracking, advanced workout tracking, member and staff apps, payroll and retail in every Studio band. Junocal gives class-based boutiques a faster purpose-built workflow for capacity, spot selection, packs, memberships and courses.
Zen Planner never charges for staff, but its Studio price rises from $99 to $289 as active-member count grows. Website, Engage, a branded app and EMV hardware are separate published products. Junocal prices by plan rather than client count.
Zen Planner is month-to-month by default and offers a 12-month commitment on request. Contract length is not the reason to switch; workflow fit and the total of member-based pricing plus any extensions are the useful comparison.
| Junocal | Zen Planner | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (USD/mo) | $15 flat | $99 Studio (0-45 active members) |
| Built for | Boutique class-based studios | CrossFit, martial arts, gym-shaped |
| Pick-a-spot booking | Every plan | Limited |
| Term-based courses | Built in | Stitched together by hand |
| Price scaling | By plan | By active members; never staff |
| Annual contract | No, month-to-month | Optional; monthly is standard |
| Payment processor | Your own Stripe Connect direct | Bundled |
| Ownership | Independent | Daxko |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Demo only |
The structural advantages boutique studios feel every week:
A cleaner boutique workflow
Junocal centres scheduled classes, visual spot selection, packs, memberships, terms and instructor cover in one focused operating surface.
Predictable cost at every stage
Junocal's $15, $29 and $69 plans stay flat as the member list grows, with month-to-month terms and direct Stripe payments.
Pick-a-spot reformer booking, term courses, your own Stripe.
See the vertical page →Classes, memberships, term-based teacher training cohorts.
See the vertical page →Spot-by-the-barre, leveled progressions, term blocks.
See the vertical page →Purpose-built class operations with flat plans from $15.
See the vertical page →Zen Planner allows full CSV export. We take it from there — client list, booking history, memberships, packs and intake form data all carry across. No extra cost on any plan.
For boutique pilates, yoga, barre, dance and fitness studios, Junocal is the Zen Planner alternative purpose-built for class-first workflows. Flat published pricing ($15 / $29 / $69), pick-a-spot on every plan, direct Stripe ownership and month-to-month terms create a stronger operating model for independent studios.
The most common reasons in publicly verified reviews: Zen Planner's feature set is built for CrossFit boxes and martial arts schools (belt tracking, attendance leaderboards, ranking progression) rather than boutique class-based studios. Boutique pilates, yoga and barre operators find significant parts of the UX irrelevant to their daily workflow. Daxko ownership has also produced the documented post-acquisition pricing-pressure pattern.
Zen Planner Studio starts at $99/month for 0-45 active members and rises to $289/month at 251+, with the full Studio feature set at every band. Junocal publishes flat pricing at $15, $29 and $69, so member growth never changes the subscription price. Every Junocal plan is month-to-month.
Zen Planner is owned by Daxko. Ownership is less useful to a buyer than the current published terms: Studio is priced by active members, includes the same core features at every band, and is month-to-month by default. Junocal is independently operated and publishes flat plan prices.
Yes. Junocal handles migration from Zen Planner during your first 30 days at no extra cost. Zen Planner allows CSV export covering client list, schedule, memberships and packs. We import everything, review it with you, then pick a Sunday cutover. Most studios go from CSV to live on Junocal in five business days.
14 days free, no card. Class-first by design. Flat per-plan pricing. Migration done for you in five business days.