A yoga studio's calendar is more complicated than it looks from the front desk. There is the weekly timetable of flow, yin and hot classes, each with a teacher who may need a sub on Sunday. There are students on a ten-class pack, students on unlimited, and a new student halfway through an intro month. There is a Saturday inversions workshop with its own ticket price, a retreat deposit due in March, and a 200-hour teacher training that brings in more revenue in one weekend than a month of drop-ins. Each of those is sold, scheduled and paid for differently.
This roundup is for yoga studio owners and teachers building a studio: timetable-led studios, small studios that earn as much from workshops and trainings as from classes, and teachers moving from renting rooms to their own space. If you teach on reformers too, see our pilates studio software roundup. We compare six of them below, including Deelo, which we make, and say who each one is for. A timetable-led studio, where students self-book weekly classes on a pass, belongs on a platform built around class booking, and five of the six tools here are that.
Three Ways a Yoga Studio Sells Time
Yoga studios sell time in three shapes, and the software needs to handle all three. The first is the weekly timetable: recurring classes with a capacity, online booking, waitlists, check-in and teacher assignments, plus a way to cover classes when a teacher is out. The second is passes: drop-ins, class packs that expire, unlimited memberships that bill monthly, and intro offers designed to turn a first visit into a habit. How a studio mixes packs and unlimited is one of its biggest pricing decisions, and the software has to track balances, expirations, freezes and failed payments without the front desk doing math.
The third shape is programs: workshops with their own tickets, multi-week series, retreats with deposits and payment plans, and teacher trainings that combine an enrollment agreement, tuition in installments, course materials and a certificate at the end. Many studios also sell on-demand or livestreamed classes to students whose schedules do not fit the timetable. Add retail for mats and apparel, waivers, email newsletters and a website, and you have the full job. A timetable-led studio lives in the first two shapes; a small studio built on workshops, trainings and privates lives in the third.
What We Compared
- Timetable: Recurring classes, online self-booking, capacity, waitlists and substitutions.
- Passes: Drop-ins, class packs, unlimited memberships, intro offers and freezes.
- Programs: Workshops, series, retreats and teacher trainings with payment plans.
- Online delivery: On-demand video libraries and livestream support.
- Business breadth: Retail, waivers, marketing, website and phone handling.
- Pricing clarity: Published prices you can verify today versus quote-based pricing.
Quick Comparison
| Tool | Best For | Self-Booked Class Timetable | Pricing (as of 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deelo | Small studios built on workshops, trainings and privates | Not included: classes rostered by staff; workshops sold as event tickets | Free plan; paid plans $19-$69/user/mo |
| Mindbody | Timetable studios that want marketplace discovery | Yes, plus a listing in the Mindbody consumer app | Starter from about $79/mo per location |
| Walla | Boutique studios focused on retention and a branded app | Yes, with Book-a-Spot | Core about $299/mo per location |
| Punchpass | Small studios that want simple passes and Zoom classes | Yes, with waitlists and Zoom integration | From about $59/mo |
| Vagaro | Budget-conscious studios that want a local marketplace | Yes, clients reserve mat spots online | About $30/mo, with intro rates and add-ons |
| Arketa | Studios selling teacher trainings, retreats and on-demand video | Yes, classes, workshops and series on one calendar | Individual about $49/mo; studio plans quote-based |
1. Deelo — Best for Small Studios Built on Workshops, Trainings and Privates
Our own product goes first, with a caveat in the same breath: Deelo earns the top spot only for studios whose money comes from workshops, retreats, teacher trainings and privates, or teachers running a small space without a large self-booked timetable, where the hard part is selling programs, collecting tuition, waivers, retail and marketing. It is not a class-pass booking platform, and the limits section below is specific about that.
Workshops and special classes run through Events: a public event page, ticket types with early-bird pricing that switches automatically by date, quantity limits, Stripe checkout, confirmation emails and QR check-in at the door. Teacher trainings combine three apps. Academy holds the course side, with video and text lessons, progress tracking and a certificate issued when a trainee completes the course, and it can charge enrollment through Stripe Checkout; E-sign handles the enrollment agreement; and Invoicing splits tuition into an installment schedule. The same Invoicing app bills an unlimited membership as a recurring invoice tied to a Stripe subscription.
Private yoga and yoga therapy sessions book through Bookings with deposits, card on file, late-cancel fees and intake forms, and group classes can be set up with a capacity and a roster the front desk manages. Class packs are tracked per student with sessions remaining and an expiry date. The POS sells mats, props, apparel and gift cards, Marketing sends newsletters and intro-offer follow-ups, Sites builds the studio website, and the AI assistant can answer the phone during class (phone and texting run on the Communications add-on).
Pros
- Workshops and retreat events with ticket types, early-bird pricing, Stripe checkout and QR check-in
- Teacher trainings with a course, enrollment agreement and tuition payment plan across connected apps
- Unlimited memberships billed as Stripe subscriptions, and packs tracked per student
- Privates, retail, newsletters, website and bookkeeping in the same login
- Free plan with no time limit; paid plans from $19/user/month
Cons
- The public booking page books one student per teacher per time slot, so the weekly timetable is not self-booked with passes
- Class packs are recorded by the front desk and redeemed by staff rather than deducted at booking
- Memberships are a billing record, not a booking entitlement checked at class
- No on-demand video library or livestream class schedule for students
- No branded member app or teacher sub-request system
At a Glance
- Pricing: Free / $19 / $39 / $69 per user per month, with lower rates on annual billing
- Best for: Studios and teachers whose revenue leans on workshops, trainings, retreats and privates
- Key gap: A self-booked class timetable with passes; timetable-led studios should run a studio platform
2. Mindbody — Best for Timetable Studios That Want Marketplace Discovery
Mindbody offers dedicated software for yoga and pilates studios, and it describes support for the core yoga workflows on every plan: drop-ins, memberships, class packs, intro offers, workshops, waitlists, teacher schedules, digital waivers and recurring billing. Every plan includes class and appointment booking, integrated payments, staff management, reporting and a bookable website, and pricing models cover limited and unlimited memberships, class packs, and membership freezes and pauses.
The distinctive piece is the Mindbody consumer app, where people search for classes nearby. Every plan includes a listing, and studios can promote intro offers in the app's deals section, paying only when a client buys a promoted offer; Mindbody's pricing page also lists a commission when the app delivers a new client, so check the current terms. For a studio in a neighborhood where students already use the app to find classes, that discovery channel can matter more than any single feature. A studio-branded mobile app is available as an add-on. Mindbody's Starter plan starts at about $79 per month per location as of 2026, with Accelerate and Ultimate plans priced through sales, and every plan includes one-on-one setup; check current pricing for your location count.
3. Walla — Best for Boutique Studios Focused on Retention and a Branded App
Walla describes itself as built for boutique fitness and nothing else, and it names yoga, pilates, barre, Lagree, indoor cycling and HIIT studios as its focus, promising scheduling, memberships and retention built for yoga studios. The retention angle is its signature: WallaPredict retention intelligence and AI churn prevention aim to flag students who are drifting before their membership lapses, which is where most studios quietly lose revenue.
Every plan includes unlimited users, class and appointment booking, enrollments, payroll and pay rate setup, and Book-a-Spot, and Walla also offers video on-demand courses. The Pro plan includes a branded studio app and expanded marketing, and two-way texting and the branded app are available as add-ons on the Core plan. For an established studio that already fills its timetable and wants to keep more of the students it has, the combination of churn prediction and a branded app is the case for Walla. Pricing is published per location: Core is about $299 per month and Pro about $599 per month as of 2026, with custom pricing for franchises and multi-location groups. Check current pricing and which add-ons you need.
4. Punchpass — Best for Small Studios That Want Simple Passes and Zoom Classes
Punchpass calls itself simple, powerful studio management software for yoga studios, fitness centers and dance schools, and its appeal is exactly that simplicity. Every plan includes unlimited classes, passes and instructors, online sales, waitlists and a Zoom integration for virtual classes, along with a video library whose size grows with the plan. There are no transaction fees beyond Stripe payment processing, and plans are month to month.
The tiers map neatly onto how a small studio grows. The Grow plan covers class passes and online booking with a small number of automations. Flow adds recurring memberships with autopay, multi-day series, family accounts and discount codes, which is where most studios running unlimited memberships will land. Pro adds custom intake forms, a customizable homepage, customer tagging and unlimited automations. For a teacher opening a first studio or a community studio with a modest timetable, Punchpass covers passes, memberships and virtual classes without a long setup. Pricing is published: Grow is about $59 per month, Flow about $99 and Pro about $149 as of 2026. Check current pricing and the video library limits for each plan.
5. Vagaro — Best for Budget-Conscious Studios That Want a Local Marketplace
Vagaro serves a wide range of wellness, beauty and fitness businesses, and its yoga studio software covers the basics of a timetable studio. Students can reserve mat spots through 24/7 online booking, social media integrations and a branded app, and the studio can create renewable memberships and class packages to keep revenue recurring. A branded check-in app handles the step from booking to arriving on the mat.
Vagaro also runs a free marketplace where studios can showcase themselves to people looking for yoga nearby, which gives a new studio a discovery channel alongside its own website and social accounts. Payment processing runs through Vagaro Merchant Services. For a small studio that wants online booking, memberships and a local marketplace without a large monthly bill, that is a practical starting point, and the platform also covers appointments if you teach privates. The yoga software is listed at about $30 per month, with a discounted introductory rate of about $23.99 for the first months as of 2026, and some features such as email marketing, text marketing and a branded app are priced as add-ons. Check current pricing and add-on costs on the vendor site.
6. Arketa — Best for Studios Selling Teacher Trainings, Retreats and On-Demand Video
Arketa is studio management software for yoga, pilates, gyms and other modalities, and its yoga page speaks directly to studios whose revenue goes beyond the timetable. Weekly classes, one-time workshops and multi-week series live on the same calendar. Beyond memberships and class packs, Arketa is built to sell teacher trainings as high-ticket programs with payment plans and digital materials, and to handle retreats and multi-day offerings with booking and payment collection in one place.
For online delivery, Arketa includes an on-demand video library so students can access your content without being sent to a separate platform, and it offers branded apps, websites and booking widgets in your own colors. For a studio where the 200-hour training, the annual retreat and a growing video library are as important as Tuesday's flow class, having all of it next to class booking is the draw. Pricing is partly published: an Individual plan for single teachers is about $49 per month as of 2026, while studio plans are quote-based, with marketing automation and a custom-branded mobile app on higher tiers. Request a demo for studio pricing and check current details.
Deelo's Limits for a Timetable Studio
The core gap is the timetable. The Deelo public booking page is built for appointments and books one student per teacher per time slot, so it does not publish a weekly timetable where students self-book with a pack or membership; group classes are rostered by your staff. Class packs are recorded and redeemed by staff rather than deducted at booking, and an unlimited membership in Deelo is a Stripe subscription for billing, not an entitlement the booking page checks. Deelo also has no on-demand video library or livestream class schedule, no branded member app and no teacher sub-request system.
The practical upshot: if your studio lives on a weekly timetable that students book from their phones with passes and memberships, choose a studio platform: Mindbody or Vagaro if marketplace discovery matters, Punchpass for simplicity, Walla for retention and a branded app, or Arketa if trainings and video are central too. If your revenue leans on workshops, retreats, teacher trainings and privates, and your pain is selling those programs, collecting tuition, waivers, retail and marketing, Deelo runs that business in one login, and Deelo for yoga studios walks through the configuration. If you would end up running a studio platform and Deelo side by side, ask whether a second student list is worth it; for most timetable-led studios it is not.
Quick Picks by Studio Model
- Timetable studio in a neighborhood where students search an app: Mindbody or Vagaro for their consumer marketplaces.
- Small or community studio that wants simple passes, memberships and Zoom classes: Punchpass.
- Established boutique focused on keeping members: Walla for churn prediction and a branded app.
- Teacher trainings, retreats and an on-demand library alongside classes: Arketa.
- Revenue led by workshops, trainings, retreats and privates: Deelo for event tickets, course sales, tuition payment plans, retail and marketing in one login.
- Still planning the studio: Read how to open a yoga studio and how to start a yoga studio business before you choose software.
Sell your workshops, trainings and privates from one login
Open a free Deelo account and set up a workshop event with early-bird tickets, a teacher training payment plan, your privates calendar and your retail shelf in an afternoon. You can stay on the free plan for as long as it fits. See how Deelo Events sells workshop tickets.
Start Free — No Credit CardFrequently Asked Questions
- What is the best yoga studio software?
- That turns on where your revenue comes from. Studios built on a self-booked weekly timetable usually choose a studio platform such as Mindbody, Walla, Punchpass, Vagaro or Arketa. Studios whose revenue leans on workshops, retreats, teacher trainings and privates may fit an all-in-one business platform like Deelo for event tickets, course sales, tuition payment plans, retail and marketing.
- Should a yoga studio sell class packs or unlimited memberships?
- Most studios sell both. Class packs suit occasional students and visitors, while unlimited memberships create predictable monthly revenue from regulars. Price the unlimited membership so a student attending about twice a week sees clear value over a pack, set expiry dates on packs, and use an intro offer to move new students toward a membership.
- Can yoga studio software run a teacher training program?
- Some studio platforms, such as Arketa, sell teacher trainings as programs with payment plans and digital materials. In Deelo, a training combines an Academy course with video and text lessons and a completion certificate, an enrollment agreement sent through E-sign, and tuition split into an installment schedule in Invoicing.
- Do yoga studios need on-demand video or livestreaming?
- Not every studio does. On-demand libraries and livestreams help studios with students who travel, work shifts or live far away, and they can add revenue between in-person classes. Platforms such as Arketa, Walla and Punchpass list video libraries, and Punchpass integrates with Zoom. Deelo does not offer an on-demand class library or livestream schedule.
- How much does yoga studio software cost?
- Published plans range from roughly $30 per month for basic booking to several hundred dollars per location for boutique platforms with branded apps, as of 2026, and some vendors quote only after a demo. Ask about payment processing and marketplace fees too. Deelo has a free plan, with paid plans at $19, $39 and $69 per user per month.
- Can students book yoga classes online in Deelo?
- Students can book appointment-style services such as privates online, and workshops can be sold as event tickets with capacity limits. Deelo's public booking page books one student per teacher per time slot, so a weekly group timetable is rostered by staff rather than self-booked with passes. Timetable-led studios should use a studio platform.
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