Arketa vs OfferingTree

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.

OfferingTree is business software for wellness professionals, solo practitioners, and studios, combining booking, payments, marketing, and digital content. It schedules classes, appointments, workshops, retreats, events, and family bookings; users can also publish video libraries, courses, and challenges for on-demand access. Email marketing and automation are included, and plan comparisons list Facebook and Instagram ad integrations. The payment dashboard supports credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, plus memberships, packages, refunds, cancellation fees, and payment plans. Named integrations include Zoom, ClassPass, Google Calendar, and Zapier. Clients can use Apple and Android apps; a custom branded app is an add-on for $100/mo. Plans start at $26 a month billed annually, with a 14-day trial and no free plan. OfferingTree describes a fit for independently owned studios with up to five locations, not franchisors. It lists email and chat support on every plan.