Arketa vs Bookamat

Arketa provides fitness and wellness studio software for scheduling, payments, payroll, and business automations. Clients can book classes, appointments, and events, with waitlists and guest passes. The Individual plan includes class, private, and event scheduling, client management, an on-demand library, memberships and packages, and an embeddable booking widget. Higher-tier plans add features such as staff management, payroll reporting, email and text campaigns, automated workflows, lead management, and an AI-powered email builder. Studios can publish a branded app in the App Store and Google Play for clients to book, pay, and watch classes. Listed integrations include Google Calendar, Google Business, Facebook, ClassPass, Wellhub, Kisi, Mailchimp, and Zapier. Arketa targets businesses including yoga, Pilates, gyms, recovery, personal training, and massage, and says it supports operations from one to 100 locations. Individual costs $49 a month billed annually, plus a 3% Arketa transaction fee and Stripe fees. The stated U.S. Stripe card processing fee is 2.9% plus $0.30.

Bookamat brings bookings, payments, memberships, and client self-service together for boutique studios and independent teachers. It supports online and desk bookings, calendar scheduling, class capacity, booking policies, waitlists, QR check-in, and automated reminders. Studio tools cover recurring memberships, class packs, credits, coupons, private sessions, gift cards, billing, and invoicing. Payment options include Stripe in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Canada; Square in Australia; and Paystack in South Africa. Listed connections include Google Calendar and Mailchimp sync, plus online and hybrid class links such as Zoom and Google Meet. Members can book, pay, and reschedule in a mobile browser; the Progressive Web App can optionally be installed on a phone or desktop home screen. Bookamat supports unlimited venues on one subscription with reporting across the business. Free access costs nothing after the trial for studios with 10 or fewer active clients. Pricing counts clients with at least one booking in the subscription month, and SMS may cost separately.