If you run a yoga studio, a pilates studio, or a small gym, the scheduling problem you have is not the same one a hairdresser or a dentist has. A one-to-one appointment system is builtaround a single client and a single provider. A studio timetable is built around a room with a fixed number of spots in it, a rotating list of instructors, a weekly pattern that repeats until you change it, and a group of regulars who are paying by membership or by class pack rather than paying per visit. Those are different mechanics, and a lot of general-purpose booking software handles them poorly.

The other thing that has changed is where the booking actually happens. Pew Research Center's tracking of phone ownership among American adults puts smartphone ownership at 91%, which is high enough that a studio can reasonably assume almost every member is booking from a phone, usually outside business hours. That assumption has consequences for what you should be shopping for.

We compared ten platforms that are genuinely built for group class delivery, and we have organized the guide so you can find the fit for your studio type rather than reading ten reviews in a row.

How we compared these platforms

We evaluated each platform on the things that actually break in a studio: recurring timetable setup, per class capacity limits, waitlist behavior when a class sells out, membership and class pack billing, instructor rotation, and how the customer books on a phone. Pricing was taken from each vendor's own public pricing page, and where a vendor does not publish a price we have said so rather than guessing at one. Ratings are the overall scores shown on Capterra, with the review count included, because the count matters as much as the star.

One caveat about this category that is worth stating plainly. Most of the comparison articles you will find for class scheduling software are published by the software vendors themselves, and vendors routinely leave their closest competitors off their own lists. That is not a conspiracy; it is just how vendor marketing works, but it does mean that a single vendor-published roundup is structurally incomplete and you should read at least two of them.

What studio class booking actually requires

Group class booking means several unrelated customers reserving spots in one scheduled session. It is different from one-to-one appointment booking in one important way: the system has to hold a shared capacity counter for the session, and it has to decrement that counter correctly when two people book at the same moment from two different phones. Appointment software that was retrofitted for classes often gets this wrong at the edges.

Capacity and waitlists are the pair of settings that keep a class full without overselling it. A capacity limit is the number of spots in the session. A waitlist is what happens after the spots are gone. The useful question to ask a vendor is not whether they have a waitlist, because almost all of them do, but what the waitlist does when somebody cancels. Some systems notify everyone on the list and let them race for the spot. Some auto-book the next person in line. Some do nothing at all until a staff member intervenes. A second setting worth asking about is whether the platform can cap the number of spots one person can take in a single booking, which is what stops one customer from claiming six places in a twelve-person reformer class.

A recurring class schedule is a weekly pattern that repeats without being re-entered. Every platform here can do it, but they differ on how easy it is to handle the exceptions, which is the part that consumes staff time: a public holiday, an instructor swap for one week, a studio closure, a class that runs at a different time in summer.

Memberships and packages are how studios turn drop in traffic into recurring revenue. A membership bills on a cycle and usually carries an allowance, for example, eight classes a month or unlimited. A class pack, sometimes called a pass, is prepaid credit that gets drawn down per visit. If your revenue depends on either of these, membership billing is a first order requirement rather than a nice extra, and you should test it during a trial rather than trusting a feature list.

Studio types matter more than most buyer guides admit. Yoga and pilates studios tend to run high frequency timetables with a lot of members on recurring plans and small class caps, particularly for reformer pilates where the equipment is the constraint. Gyms and strength facilities tend to want programming, attendance history, and sometimes performance tracking alongside the timetable. Barre and cycling studios sit between the two, but often need spot or bike selection at the point of booking. And a growing share of the class market is not a weekly timetable at all: short course formats such as CPR and first aid certification, workshops, and multi week courses run as dated one off sessions with a roster, which is a different scheduling shape and not every studio platform handles it well.

For context on why class frequency matters commercially, the World Health Organization's guidance on weekly activity recommends that adults do at least 150 minutes of moderate activity each week. In practice that is two or three sessions for most members, which is why membership allowances in this category cluster around eight to twelve classes a month and why the billing logic has to be right.

The platforms at a glance

The ten best platforms for booking fitness and studio group classes

1. Bookeo

Bookeo has been running since 2010 and sells three separate products rather than one general system, and the one that applies here is Bookeo classes and courses scheduling software. That split matters more than it sounds, because the class product counts its resources in teachers and rooms rather than in generic staff seats, which is closer to how a studio actually thinks about capacity. The vendor states on its own fitness page that it does not charge additional commission on payments, which is the pitch: the price you set is the price the customer pays.

Best for: studios and course providers that want online class booking without an extra fee being added to the customer at checkout.

• Classes and bootcamps that repeat automatically, with a specific trainer and a set number of seats assigned per class
• Waiting lists with automatic notification when a class sells out
• Prepaid packages, memberships with different payment plans, member only classes, member pricing, and class passes
• Automatic email and text reminders, plus online rescheduling and cancellation by the customer
• Calendar sync with Google, iCal, Outlook and Office 365, and paperless intake forms
• An embedded widget for your own website or a standalone branded booking page

Pricing: five tiers on the Classes and Courses plan, at $14.95, $29.95, $39.95, $79.95 and $119.95 USD per month. The published limits scale with the tier, so the $39.95 Standard plan covers 20 teachers and rooms, 20 staff logins and 1,000 bookings a month, and the $119.95 X-large plan covers 60 teachers and rooms and 3,000 bookings a month. Digital waivers are a paid add-on starting at $9 per month. There is a 30-day free trial with no credit card required and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 from 103 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: the tiers are metered on teachers, rooms and a monthly booking cap, so a studio with a large instructor roster or a heavy timetable climbs the tiers faster than the entry price suggests, and you should price yourself on the tier you will actually land on rather than the headline number. There is no free plan. It is also a booking and scheduling system rather than a full gym management suite, so if you want workout tracking, programming delivery, or performance leaderboards inside the same product, this is not that product.

2. TeamUp

TeamUp is the one we would look at first if a studio is running classes, courses and one to one appointments off the same calendar and does not want three systems to do it. It is widely used by multi instructor studios, and the membership logic is the strongest part of the product.

Best for: multi instructor studios running memberships, class packs and courses at the same time.

• Flexible class schedules with recurring or one off timeslots, and support for multiple schedules
• Membership limits that can be set per day, week, month, year or billing cycle
• Recurring plans, prepaid plans and class packs all supported in the same system
• Attendance recording, automated recurring billing, and card, direct debit or in person payment
• Native iOS and Android apps for customers, plus on demand class delivery and a Zoom integration

Pricing: the pricing page runs on a calculator based on active customers, defined as anyone who registers or purchases in a given month, and it shows $189 per month for 101 to 200 active customers. A custom branded app is an additional $99 per month. There is no setup fee and no long term contract.

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 from 346 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: because the price is driven by active customer count rather than by features, a studio with a large but low spending membership base can end up paying more than a studio with fewer, higher value members. The pricing page also does not advertise a free trial period, so you are relying on a demo and a month to month exit rather than on a trial.

3. Punchpass

Punchpass is deliberately narrow. It is built for small studios that teach classes, and it does not try to be a business management platform on top of that. For a solo or two instructor yoga studio, that narrowness is an advantage rather than a limitation, and the waitlist handling is better than the price band would suggest.

Best for: small yoga and pilates studios that want the timetable handled and not much else.

• Regular class schedule creation and modification, with substitutes and time changes handled without rebuilding the series
• Group classes, private sessions, class series, workshops and multi week courses in one system
• Standing reservations that auto book regulars into their weekly classes
• Waitlist management with a choice between alerting everyone waiting or auto filling the open spot
• Family accounts for parents managing several children, plus pass and membership tracking
• Booking rules including advance payment requirements and late cancellation fees

Pricing: three tiers at $59, $99 and $149 per month, separated by membership selling, video library minutes, automation limits and customization. There is a 14 day free trial with no credit card required, free data migration support, and the vendor states there are no surprise add ons or extra fees.

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 from 190 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: the entry tier does not include membership selling, which is the feature many studios are actually shopping for, so the real starting price for a membership based studio is $99 rather than $59. It is also not the right tool for a facility that needs programming, retail inventory or a multi location structure.

4. Momence

Momence is the platform we would put in front of a studio that has decided to sell content and run marketing campaigns as well as fill classes. The scheduling is competent. The reason people choose it is usually the on demand video and the marketing suite sitting next to the timetable.

Best for: studios adding on demand video, retail and marketing to a class business.

• Class and appointment scheduling with membership and CRM functionality on every tier
• Booking and sales reporting, customer segmentation, gift cards and retail products on the paid business tier
• Unlimited teacher accounts on the business tier
• Premium add on modules for email and SMS marketing, leads and bookkeeping

Pricing: there is a free Basic tier for solo operators, but it carries a 5% transaction fee and a 4% service fee. Individual is $60 USD per month and Business is $199 USD per month, with the business tier removing the service charge on transactions. Card processing in the United States is quoted at 3.9% plus $0.30 for online payments and 3.7% plus $0.05 in person. Premium add ons range from $29 to $299 per month. A custom tier for franchises requires an annual contract.

Rating: 3.9 out of 5 from 76 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: this is the most fee heavy option in the comparison, and the free tier in particular is expensive in practice once the 5% transaction fee and 4% service fee are applied to real volume. The review score is also the lowest here and it rests on a small sample, so read the recent reviews rather than the average.

5. Zen Planner

Zen Planner comes out of the strength and martial arts side of the market rather than the boutique studio side, and it shows in what the product is good at. If your business runs programming, belt or skill progression, and attendance history alongside the class timetable, this is a better structural fit than a yoga first tool.

Best for: gyms, strength facilities and martial arts schools that run programming as well as classes.

• Class scheduling with member management, attendance tracking and automated billing
• Member progression and skill tracking, which is unusual in this category
• Website extension, branded app and marketing automation available as separate modules
• Payment device support for in person sales

Pricing: the Studio package starts at $99 per month, and pricing is tiered on active members, defined as anyone with a membership or who has attended an event in the past month. Add ons are priced separately: a website extension at $99 per month, marketing automation at $249 per month, a branded app at $39 per month and EMV devices at $39 per month. The subscription is described as month to month with a 12 month commitment, and annual contracts are available on request.

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 from 270 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: the add on pricing adds up quickly, and a gym that wants the branded app and marketing automation is looking at a bill several times the headline $99. The commitment language on the pricing page is also confusing, because it describes the subscription as month to month and then refers to a 12 month commitment, so get the term confirmed in writing before signing.

6. PushPress

PushPress is the one platform here with a genuinely usable free tier rather than a trial, and for a new gym with no revenue yet that is a real advantage. The trade off is visible and stated on their own pricing page: the free tier carries a much higher card processing rate.

Best for: gyms and studios that want to open without a software subscription and upgrade later.

• Free plan covering scheduling, membership management and payments for small gyms
• Pro and Max tiers adding reporting and operational features for larger facilities
• Separate products for programming delivery and marketing, sold alongside the core plan
• Branded member app available as an add on

Pricing: the Free plan is $0 per month with card processing at 4.99% plus $0.30 and ACH at 2.89% plus $0.30. Pro is $159 per month with processing at 2.89% plus $0.30, and Max is $229 per month with processing at 2.75% plus $0.30 and ACH at 0.79% plus $0.30. Additional products are priced separately, including a programming product from $79 per month, a growth product at $329 per month, and a branded app at $81 to $97 per month.

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 from 186 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: the free plan is only free until you process money through it, and at 4.99% plus $0.30 a gym doing $10,000 a month in card payments is paying roughly $500 in processing, which is more than the Pro subscription plus its lower rate would cost. It is also gym oriented rather than studio oriented, so a yoga or pilates studio may find the vocabulary and the defaults a poor fit.

7. WellnessLiving

WellnessLiving is the broadest product in this comparison. It covers classes, appointments, retail, rewards, events and marketing, and it is aimed at businesses that sell more than one kind of thing. Breadth has a cost in complexity, but for a studio that also does one to one sessions and sells product, that breadth is the point.

Best for: studios selling classes, appointments and retail from one system.

• Class and appointment booking with client and staff apps
• Point of sale, notifications and free data migration included from the entry tier
• Unlimited staff, rewards programs, events and marketing tools from the Business tier
• White label client app on BusinessPro, and multi location and parent account structures on Enterprise
• Free training and onboarding included with purchase

Pricing: the Starter plan is $69 per month. The Business plan is listed at $199 per month and BusinessPro at $349 per month, both currently discounted, and Enterprise is quote only. Annual billing saves roughly 10%. Add ons include API access at $19 per month, a white label app, a custom website and an AI front desk product.

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 from 613 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: the promotional pricing on the pricing page is aggressive enough that it is genuinely hard to tell what you will pay in month three, and the Starter tier is limited to a single staff member, which rules it out for most studios with an instructor roster. Ask for the renewal price in writing.

8. ABC Glofox

Glofox, now sold as ABC Glofox, is aimed squarely at boutique fitness: small group training, HIIT, cycling, and multi site studio brands that want their own app in the app stores. The member facing app is the strongest part of the offer and it is where the product justifies its price.

Best for: boutique fitness businesses and small chains that want a branded member app.

• Class scheduling and booking with a member facing branded mobile app
• Membership, credit pack and course selling
• Multi location and franchise structures
• Reporting aimed at studio owners rather than at gym floor operations

Pricing: not published. The pricing page invites a quote and indicates that the figure depends on business type, number of locations and other details.

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 from 356 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: quote only pricing is a real problem for a small studio doing an honest comparison, because you cannot put it in a spreadsheet next to a $59 or $99 competitor without booking a sales call first. The contract term is also negotiated rather than published, so ask for the length, the renewal price and the exit terms in writing before you sign anything.

9. Vagaro

Vagaro is the option we would suggest when the fitness business shares a roof, or an owner, with beauty and wellness services. It came up through salon and spa scheduling and it still handles that side better than the fitness specialists do, while covering classes competently.

Best for: studios that also offer massage, beauty or wellness appointments.

• Class and appointment booking on the same calendar, priced by bookable calendar
• Consumer marketplace listing at no additional cost, which brings in some discovery traffic
• Point of sale, payroll and inventory tools aimed at multi service businesses
• Branded app, email marketing and text marketing available as paid extras

Pricing: the pricing page shows $23.99 per month as an exclusive rate for the first six months for a single location, and $30.00 per month for multiple locations, with the price scaling by the number of bookable calendars from one up to seven or more. There is a 30 day free trial that excludes email marketing, text marketing and the branded app. Cancellation carries no fee.

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 from 3,642 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: the headline price is an introductory rate for six months rather than the ongoing price, and the per bookable calendar model means a studio with eight instructors pays substantially more than the advertised figure. The class specific features are also thinner than the dedicated studio platforms, particularly around course and multi week program delivery.

10. Mindbody

Mindbody is the incumbent, and it appears on almost every list of this kind, which is precisely why we have placed it last rather than first. It is a capable platform with an enormous consumer marketplace attached, and for some studios that marketplace is worth the price on its own. For many small studios it is more system than the business needs.

Best for: studios that want discovery through a consumer marketplace and are large enough to absorb the cost.

• Class and appointment scheduling with reporting across three plan tiers
• Consumer marketplace listing that drives new client discovery
• Advanced scheduling and real time insights on the middle tier
• Email and text marketing tools on the top tier
• Branded mobile app available as a paid add on

Pricing: starting at $79 USD per month per location, but the individual tier prices are not published and all three plans route to a sales conversation. The vendor's own FAQ states that the total is the plan plus any add ons plus fees tied to how you sell and get paid, which includes transaction fees, text message fees and integration fees.

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 from 2,993 reviews on Capterra.

Where it falls short: the effective cost is well above the advertised starting price once add ons and transaction fees are counted, and the review score is the second lowest in this comparison despite by far the largest install base. Small single location studios in particular tend to pay for capability they do not use.

Matching the platform to your studio type

Yoga and pilates studios. You are running a high frequency timetable with small caps, a membership base, and instructors who swap classes at short notice. Punchpass and TeamUp are the two we would shortlist, because both handle recurring series and substitutions without rebuilding the schedule, and both have proper class pack and membership logic. Reformer pilates studios should test the per booking cap specifically, because equipment count is the real constraint and you do not want one customer taking four of your ten reformers.

Gyms and fitness studios. If the business runs programming or tracks progression alongside the timetable, Zen Planner and PushPress are the closer structural fit, and ABC Glofox is worth a quote if a branded app matters to your positioning. A general booking platform can run your class timetable, but it will not carry your programming, and you will end up with a second system.

Small and independent studios on a budget. Bookeo Classes and Courses and Punchpass are the two cheapest credible entry points, and PushPress has a free tier if you can live with the processing rate. Momence has a free tier too, but the transaction and service fees on it make it the most expensive free plan in this comparison once you have real volume.

Course and workshop providers. If what you sell is a dated multi week course, a certification session, or a workshop series rather than a weekly drop in timetable, check that the platform treats a course as a single enrollable object with a roster rather than as a set of unrelated sessions. Punchpass, TeamUp and Bookeo all handle this. Several of the gym oriented tools do not do it cleanly.

How to choose class scheduling software

Work out your real monthly cost before you compare anything else. Almost every vendor in this category prices on something that grows with your business, whether that is active customers, active members, bookable calendars, teachers and rooms, or bookings per month. The advertised starting price is usually the price for a business smaller than yours. Take your actual instructor count, your actual monthly booking volume and your actual card volume, and calculate the number for each shortlisted vendor before you look at a single
feature.

Check the review count as well as the star rating. A 4.8 built on 350 reviews and a 3.8 built on 16 reviews are not comparable claims, and in a category this fragmented there are vendor profiles resting on fewer than twenty reviews, where two or three new entries move the average by most of a point. Read the recent reviews rather than the headline number.

Test the waitlist during the trial rather than reading about it. Book a test class to capacity, add two test customers to the waitlist, then cancel one booking and watch what the system does. This is the single most useful ten minutes you will spend in a trial, and it separates the platforms quickly.

Decide how much you care about the member app. The American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 trends report, which draws on a survey of industry professionals covering 2,000 clinicians, researchers and exercise professionals, put mobile exercise apps and wearable technology in the top five trends for the year. If your members expect an app experience, a branded app is a real line item and it is priced as an add on almost everywhere.

Ask what happens to your data if you leave. Several vendors in this comparison offer free data migration in, which is generous, while being much less clear about export on the way out. Get the export format confirmed before you migrate a member database into a new system.

Finally, be skeptical of any comparison that only lists a vendor's non competitors. If you are shopping specifically for fitness scheduling software that does not add a booking fee to your customer's checkout, Bookeo is the option in this comparison built around that promise, and it is aimed at studio owners and instructors who want the price they advertise to be the price the customer pays. It is worth putting on the shortlist alongside one of the studio specialists so you can see the difference in approach.

The bottom line

There is no single best class scheduling platform, and any list that says otherwise is selling something. The useful question is narrower: what shape is your timetable, how many instructors and rooms are you paying for, and how do you take money. Answer those three and the field of ten reduces to two or three fairly quickly.

If you want a short version: Punchpass for a small yoga or pilates studio, TeamUp for a multi instructor studio with real membership complexity, Zen Planner or PushPress for a gym running programming, and Bookeo Classes and Courses if the deciding factor is keeping extra fees off your customer's checkout. Whichever you pick, run a real class through a free trial before you migrate anything, and cancel a booking on purpose to see what the waitlist does.