Arketa
The studio platform built by studio owners
About Arketa
Arketa is an all-in-one platform for boutique fitness and wellness studios that handles class and appointment scheduling, payments, memberships, payroll, and marketing automation. It is popular with Pilates, Lagree, yoga, and group fitness studios, offering reformer spot booking, an on-demand video library, and an optional custom branded mobile app.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Native reformer and megaformer spot booking, which suits Pilates and Lagree studios where each machine matters
- Booking widgets embed directly in the studio website with two-click checkout and Apple Pay, no redirect to a marketplace
- On-demand video library and courses are built in, so hybrid or online-only studios don't need a separate streaming platform
- Built-in marketing automations cover intro offer journeys, lead nurture, and win-back flows
- Team members have studio and instructor backgrounds, and reviewers frequently praise responsive live-chat support
- Free migration of clients, packages, and stored payment cards from other platforms, with most studios live within 4 weeks
Cons
- Studio plans are not publicly priced and require a sales demo
- Branded app, branded website, and advanced marketing sit in higher tiers or paid add-ons
- The Individual plan adds a 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe processing fees
- Some reviewers report occasional glitches in sign-up, payment, and time zone settings
- Younger company than Mindbody or Mariana Tek, with a smaller integration ecosystem
Key Features
Spot booking
Clients pick their exact reformer, megaformer, bike, or mat when they book, so regulars claim a favorite spot and newcomers know where to go.
Two-click booking and checkout
Embeddable booking widgets keep clients on the studio's own site, with two-click checkout, Apple Pay, and studio branding throughout.
Automated waitlists and policies
Cancellations refill from the waitlist automatically, and studios set their own no-show and late-cancellation fees and advanced booking windows.
Class packages and memberships
Sell class packs, recurring memberships, guest passes, gift cards, upsells, and bundles from the same system that handles booking.
On-demand video library and courses
Host a branded library of recorded classes, programs, and courses that clients stream anytime, sold standalone or bundled into memberships, plus livestream class support.
Custom branded mobile app
An iOS and Android app published under the studio's name, with spot selection, Apple Pay checkout, push notifications, and Apple TV and Roku display (Studio Suite or add-on).
Marketing automations
Behavior-based email, SMS, and push workflows, including intro offer and first-class journeys, lead nurture, and win-back sequences, with AI-generated copy.
Staff management and payroll
Instructor schedules, sub requests, role permissions, and automatic hours tracking with payroll reporting exports.
Teacher trainings and events
Sell teacher trainings, workshops, retreats, and events with a dedicated events widget for ticketing.
Reporting and integrations
Unified reporting across in-person and online revenue, plus a developer API and a Claude connector for querying reporting data.
Pricing
- Billed annually (save 17%)
- 3% transaction fee + Stripe fees
- 1 team member login
- Class, privates + event scheduling
- Client CRM + management
- Unlimited on-demand library
- Class packages + memberships
- Embeddable booking widgets
- Free trial available
- Unlimited team members
- Multiple rooms + locations
- Class, privates + event scheduling
- Unlimited on-demand library
- Class packages + memberships
- Point of sale
- Staff management + payroll reporting
- Dedicated account management
- Everything in Core
- Email + text campaigns
- Automated workflows
- Lead generation + pipeline management
- AI-powered email builder
- Task management
- 1:1 text messaging
- Everything in Growth
- Custom branded mobile app (iOS + Android)
- Apple TV + Roku display
- Push notifications
- Custom branded website with in-house editor
- Facebook + Google ad integrations
- Dedicated onboarding support
Best For
Reformer Pilates and Lagree studios
Let clients reserve a specific reformer or megaformer, manage waitlists and cancellation fees, and sell intro offers, class packs, and memberships.
Hybrid studios with on-demand content
Combine in-person classes with a branded on-demand library and courses sold as standalone purchases or bundled memberships.
Solo instructors
Run bookings, payments, and an on-demand library from a single link in an Instagram bio on the Individual plan.
Multi-location studio brands
Manage multiple rooms and locations, memberships, payroll, and reporting from one dashboard with a white-label app.
Teacher training programs
Sell teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats alongside regular classes from the same platform.
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