# Arketa review (2026): is it worth $49 a month, billed yearly?

> Class booking, video library and marketing for fitness studios

Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Salon, Spa & Studio Booking
- **Made by:** Arketa
- **Website:** https://www.arketa.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you sell a lot on Individual, as each sale carries a 3% fee on top of Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30.
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 24, 2026

## Pricing

As of Oct 24, 2026, Arketa is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month, billed annually (Individual).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Free trial of the Individual plan; its length is not stated.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Individual | $49 per 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 https://www.arketa.com/pricing on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Arketa before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 17% with annual billing** (Annual discount): Arketa's pricing page lists the Individual plan at $49 a month billed annually, a 17% saving on monthly billing. Source: https://www.arketa.com/pricing

## 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.

## Good for

- Solo yoga and fitness instructors who sell classes and video
- Boutique Pilates, yoga and spin studios
- Studios that want a branded app and website from the same vendor

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Oct 24, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: C.** Individual 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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** No 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.
- **Features: B.** Group 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.
- **Ease of use: C.** No 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.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, Google Calendar, ClassPass, Wellhub, Mailchimp, Zapier, Zoom and Kisi. No desktop app and no API on record.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/service-booking

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Class booking, appointment booking and online courses: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- You could not: Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- You could not: Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Stripe, Google Calendar and ClassPass among them.
- You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Stripe, Google Calendar, ClassPass, Wellhub, Mailchimp, Zapier, Zoom, Kisi

**Tags:** Class booking, Appointment booking, Online courses, Email campaigns, Marketing automation, SMS marketing

## Alternatives

- [Momence](https://toolgpa.com/tools/momence): Class booking, memberships and marketing for fitness studios. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arketa-vs-momence)
- [Mindbody](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindbody): Studio, gym, spa and salon software with a consumer booking app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arketa-vs-mindbody)
- [Glofox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/glofox): Gym and studio management with a branded member app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arketa-vs-glofox)
- [WellnessLiving](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wellnessliving): Booking and management for gyms, studios, spas and salons. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arketa-vs-wellnessliving)
- [TeamUp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/teamup-fitness): Gym and studio booking software priced by active customers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arketa-vs-teamup-fitness)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026:

- https://www.arketa.com/pricing
- https://www.arketa.com/features/branded-app
- https://www.arketa.com/integrations-partners
- https://help.arketa.com/getting-started/welcome

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