Arketa review (2026): is it worth $49 a month, billed yearly?
Class booking, video library and marketing for fitness studios
Arketa report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for solo instructors selling classes and video
Arketa schedules classes, privates and events, sells packages and memberships through Stripe and hosts an on-demand video library for studios and solo instructors. Only the Individual plan has a price, $49 a month billed yearly for one login plus a 3% fee on every sale, and marketing, point of sale and the branded app sit on studio plans quoted on a demo.
Who Arketa is for
- Fits if you're a solo yoga or fitness instructor selling live classes and on-demand video
- Works for boutique Pilates, yoga and spin studios willing to get a price on a demo
Who Arketa is not for
- Pricey if you sell a lot on Individual, as each sale carries a 3% fee on top of Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30
- Tight if anyone helps you run classes, because Individual allows a single team member login
- Not for you if you want campaigns or a branded app without a sales call: they need Studio Growth and Studio Suite
- Skip it if you want a full price list, as only Individual is priced and the Studio plans are quoted on a demo
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and there's no free plan to fall back on
Why Arketa gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyIndividual is $49 a month billed yearly, just under this category's middle ($49.90), but it adds a 3% fee to every sale on top of Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30. The Studio plans are only priced on a demo.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a free trial of the Individual plan. The listing doesn't say how long it lasts or whether a card is needed.
- BFeaturesGroup classes, privates, livestreams, workshops and retreats with check-in and waitlists, an on-demand video library, packages, memberships and intro offers, and payroll reports. Marketing needs Studio Growth and the branded app Studio Suite.
- CEase of useNo app store rating on record. Stripe must be connected before you take any payment, and you set up your schedule, pricing and video library yourself.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, Google Calendar, ClassPass, Wellhub, Mailchimp, Zapier, Zoom and Kisi. No desktop app and no API on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Arketa's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Arketa's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 6 of the 15 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 3 of 15) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $49.45 for the category: 5 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 16 salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Arketa’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 15, level with 9
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 15, level with 9
- BFeaturesAbove 3 of 15, level with 12
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 15, level with 11
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 15, level with 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 14 salon, spa and studio booking apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Arketa, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Arketa you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $588 a year.
What you could make
- Class booking, appointment booking and online courses: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Google Calendar and ClassPass among them.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Arketa’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Arketa?
Arketa is studio software for yoga, Pilates, spin, group fitness and recovery studios, gyms and solo instructors. It schedules classes, privates and events, sells packages and memberships through Stripe, hosts an on-demand video library, and manages clients and staff payroll reporting. Studio plans, quoted on a demo, add email and text marketing and a custom-branded app and website.
Worth knowing
- The Individual plan adds a 3% fee to each sale on top of Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 in the US; studio plans negotiate fees with sales.
- Only the Individual plan shows a price; the Studio plans are quoted after a demo.
- Marketing campaigns need Studio Growth, and the branded app and website need Studio Suite.
- Individual allows a single team member login.
Key features
- Classes, privates and events
- Schedule group classes, private and semi-private sessions, livestreams, workshops and retreats, with check-in, waitlists and Google Calendar sync.
- On-demand video and programs
- Build a video library with categories, collections and rentals, and sell programs and courses alongside live classes.
- Pricing and payments
- Sell drop-ins, class packages, memberships and intro offers through Stripe, which must be connected before taking any payment.
- Marketing and leads
- Email and text broadcasts, automations, lead pipelines and conversion tracking, on Studio Growth and above.
- Branded app and website
- Studio Suite adds an app under the studio's brand where clients book, pick a spot and pay with Apple Pay, plus a custom website.
- Team and payroll reporting
- Add instructors with their own permissions, track their time and run payroll reports from the same dashboard.
Arketa pricing
As of Oct 24, 2026, Arketa is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month, billed annually (Individual).
- Starts at
- $49 per month, billed annually (Individual)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial of the Individual plan; its length is not stated
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | $49per month, billed annually | One team member login, classes, privates and events, an on-demand library, packages and memberships, plus a 3% fee on top of Stripe's on each sale. |
| Studio Core | Custom | Unlimited team members, several rooms and locations, point of sale, staff and payroll reporting and an account manager. Priced on a demo. |
| Studio Growth | Custom | Adds email and text campaigns, automated workflows, lead pipelines, an AI email builder and one-to-one texting. |
| Studio Suite | Custom | Adds a custom-branded iOS and Android app, Apple TV and Roku display, push notifications and a custom-branded website. |
Read from arketa.com on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Arketa before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 17% with annual billing
Arketa's pricing page lists the Individual plan at $49 a month billed annually, a 17% saving on monthly billing.
Stated on arketa.com
Works with
- Stripe
- Google Calendar
- ClassPass
- Wellhub
- Mailchimp
- Zapier
- Zoom
- Kisi
Arketa alternatives
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Common questions
Does Arketa have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Arketa is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Arketa have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Arketa is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Arketa open source?
Arketa is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026.