The Arketa alternative with one fee instead of two
Arketa charges a monthly subscription and then 3% on every sale on top. yoganear.me charges one or the other: 5% per booking with no subscription, or a monthly plan with no commission at all.
Arketa is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the wellness space, and the polish shows: modern scheduling, a built-in video library, and serious marketing tools. If your business spans spin, strength and recovery alongside yoga, it's a credible all-in-one choice.
The difference is what you pay for. Arketa's individual plans run $49 to $124 a month (billed annually; monthly billing costs more), and every one of them adds a 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe's processing fees. Studio-tier pricing isn't published at all: it's a "let's talk" demo call. On yoganear.me you pay a subscription or a commission, never both. The free plan has no monthly fee and takes 5% per booking; Solo ($39/month) and Studio ($99/month) take nothing per booking at all. At $10,000 a month in bookings that's $349 on Arketa Basic against $99 on Studio, flat — and unlike a percentage, it stops growing.
Then there's how your students book. Arketa has no shared client app — students complete bookings in the browser, unless you pay extra for a white-label branded app. yoganear.me students download one free app on iOS or Android, book and pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay or card, and get push notifications when a spot opens up or the schedule changes. No add-on, no per-message charges.
Arketa vs yoganear.me at a glance
Feature | yoganear.me | Arketa |
|---|---|---|
Pricing model | Free plan that charges per booking, or a flat monthly plan with no commission | Subscription tiers plus a 3% transaction fee on every individual plan |
Monthly subscription | None on the free plan; the paid plans are a flat monthly price | $49–124/month billed annually (monthly billing costs more); studio tiers unpublished ("Let's talk") |
Per-booking fee | 5% per booking on the free plan, 0% on every paid plan | 3% + Stripe fees on individual plans; studio-tier fee not public |
Built for yoga | Yes. Designed for yoga studios from day one | No — built for wellness broadly: yoga, pilates, gyms, spin, recovery |
Student mobile app | Yes. Free app on the App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android) | No shared client app; a branded app for your studio is a paid add-on |
Teacher pay tracking | 4 models built in (flat fee, %, fixed + bonus, salary) | Not publicly listed |
Multi-currency | 30+ currencies | Pricing in USD; supported currencies not publicly listed |
Multi-language | 8 languages, auto-detected for each student | Not publicly listed |
Marketplace commission | None. Your bookings stay yours | None |
Contract / lock-in | No contract, cancel anytime | Month to month; listed prices require annual billing |
Setup fees | None | Not publicly listed |
Pricing reflects publicly available information as of June 2026 and may change. Always verify directly with each provider.
Why yoga studios switch from Arketa
One fee instead of two. Arketa pairs a $49–124 monthly plan with a 3% transaction fee; here you pick a side — 5% per booking with no subscription, or a flat monthly plan with no commission.
Your students get a real app without an add-on: booking, Apple Pay or Google Pay checkout and unlimited push notifications in the free yoganear.me app on iOS and Android — no white-label app to buy, no metered SMS bundle.
Every feature from day one: memberships, passes, workshops, promo codes and staff accounts aren't gated behind a Growth or Suite tier.
Built specifically for yoga rather than wellness in general, from class scheduling to retreats and teacher training.
Teacher payroll with four payment models (flat fee, percentage, fixed plus bonus, salary) is built in.
8 languages and 30+ currencies for international students, teachers and retreats.
Pricing that matches how yoga studios actually work
You pay one thing, not two. The free plan has no subscription and takes 5% per booking; the paid plans have a flat monthly price and take nothing per booking. Whichever fits your month, you're never paying a subscription and a commission at the same time. Card processing fees from PayPal or Stripe apply on top, as they do with any platform.
Frequently asked questions
Is yoganear.me a good Arketa alternative?
If you run a yoga studio and want a bill you can predict, yes. Arketa is a polished all-in-one platform for the broader wellness space, but every individual plan pairs a $49–124 monthly subscription with a 3% transaction fee. yoganear.me is built specifically for yoga and never charges both: the free plan takes 5% per booking and no subscription, and the paid plans take a flat monthly price and no commission. Every feature is included either way.
How does yoganear.me pricing compare to Arketa's?
Arketa's individual plans cost $49–124 a month (billed annually) plus a 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe's fees; studio-tier pricing isn't published. On yoganear.me you pay one or the other. Arketa's 3% on its own is lower than our free plan's 5%, but it never comes on its own: at $2,500 a month in bookings, Arketa Basic costs $124 ($49 plus $75 in fees) against $125 on our free plan — or $39 on Solo. At $10,000 a month, Arketa Basic reaches $349 while Studio stays at $99 however busy you get.
Can I switch from Arketa without losing my students?
Yes. Export your client list from Arketa, recreate your schedule and prices, and share your new booking link. Every new studio gets 2–3 personal onboarding calls, and there's no contract, so you can run both side by side while you evaluate.
When is Arketa the better choice?
If an on-demand video library is central to your business, Arketa includes one and yoganear.me doesn't offer on-demand video. The same goes for campaign-style marketing automation: Arketa's Growth plan bundles email and SMS campaigns (15,000 emails and 1,500 texts a month), and SMS reaches students who never install an app. For booking reminders themselves, weigh what the message can do: an SMS can nudge, but the follow-through lands in a browser, while a push notification from the yoganear.me app opens right where rebooking is one tap, unlimited and free. And if you want an app under your own studio's name today, Arketa sells white-label branded apps as an add-on.
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