StudioFlow vs Arketa
Arketa is a polished wellness platform priced as a subscription plus 3% of your payments. StudioFlow charges per class registration — no subscription, no percentage.
What Arketa does well
Arketa is built specifically for wellness instructors and studios, and it shows: scheduling, booking pages, class packages, and bundled email and SMS allowances in a modern platform. Its individual-plan pricing is published openly — Basic at $49/month, Growth at $83/month, and Suite at $124/month, billed annually.
The terms are flexible too: plans renew month to month unless you opt into annual billing for the discount, and there’s a free trial on the Basic plan.
The structural difference
Arketa’s Individual Basic works out at $588 a year on annual billing — and every individual plan also adds a 3% Arketa transaction fee on top of Stripe’s processing fees. So the real cost is the subscription plus a slice of everything you earn through the platform.
StudioFlow has no subscription and takes no percentage of your revenue. You pay a small amount per class registration, plus credits for the SMS and email reminders you actually send. Your software cost tracks your teaching, not your turnover.
If you teach in terms with quiet periods between them, the difference compounds: with StudioFlow, a quiet month costs almost nothing, and busier earnings never mean a bigger software bill.
What a year actually costs
Based on a typical solo instructor: 4 classes per term, 4 terms per year, 10 clients per class.
| Platform | Annual cost |
|---|---|
| StudioFlow | $89.60 |
| Arketa | $588 |
Arketa price as of June 2026, from their public pricing page (USD). Shown in USD using indicative exchange rates. Payment processing fees not included.
Who should choose which
Choose Arketa if…
- You want a polished web platform with booking pages and packages
- Bundled email and SMS allowances suit how you market
- You’re comfortable with a subscription plus 3% of payments
- You expect to grow into the Growth or Suite plans
Choose StudioFlow if…
- You’re an independent instructor with 20–100 clients
- You don’t want a percentage of your revenue going to your software
- You teach in terms and want quiet months to cost almost nothing
- You want a simple mobile-first app, pay-as-you-go
Frequently asked questions
How much does Arketa cost?
As of June 2026, Arketa’s published individual plans are $49/month (Basic), $83/month (Growth), and $124/month (Suite), billed annually — so Basic is $588/year. All individual plans add a 3% Arketa transaction fee plus Stripe fees on payments. Studio plans are quote-only. Prices are in USD, from arketa.com/pricing.
Does Arketa charge transaction fees?
Yes — per their pricing page, all individual plans carry a 3% Arketa transaction fee in addition to Stripe’s standard processing fees.
Is there an Arketa alternative without a subscription?
StudioFlow has no subscription and no percentage fees — you pay per class registration plus messaging credits. A typical solo instructor running 4 classes a term, 4 terms a year, with 10 clients per class typically pays under €100 a year at current rates, compared with $588/year plus 3% of payments on Arketa Basic.
Does StudioFlow have a monthly fee?
No. StudioFlow is free to download, and core scheduling and booking features are free. You top up a credit balance and pay per class registration, SMS, and email — so quiet months cost almost nothing.