A Mindbody alternative for studios that just run classes

Mindbody does a lot: appointments, retail, marketing, a consumer marketplace. If what you run is a weekly timetable of group classes, you may be paying for a system built for a bigger business. Groopla is booking, passes, payments, waitlists and reminders for group classes, with prices on the page.

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At a glance

Compared	Groopla	Mindbody
Pricing	By active customers: people who book or buy that month. Clients who do nothing are free.	Per location. Adding a location raises the price; adding staff doesn’t.
Entry price	Free for up to 20 active customers. €25 / $29 a month (Solo).	Starter from €99 a month per location ($79 in North America and Asia).
Published prices	Every plan, on the pricing page.	Only the Starter starting price. Accelerate, Ultimate and Enterprise are by quote.
Features by plan	Every plan has every feature.	Email and SMS marketing only on Ultimate. A branded app is an add-on on Accelerate and Ultimate, not available on Starter.
Setup and moving data	No setup fee.	No onboarding fee. Data transfer fees may apply; premium implementation is priced separately.
Fees on payments	Stripe’s rates only on paid plans; Groopla keeps 2% on Free.	Mindbody Payments. New clients who find you through the Mindbody app cost 20% of their first purchase, up to $30.
How clients book	From your link, with their phone number and a texted code. No app or password.	Your website widgets or the Mindbody consumer app.

Mindbody’s details as published on 25 October 2026: Mindbody pricing. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.

Pay for the people who book

Mindbody prices each location by tier, and the tiers above Starter are agreed on a sales call. Groopla charges by active customers, anyone who books a class or buys a pass in a month, so a quiet August costs less than a busy January and you know the price before you sign up.

There are no contracts on Groopla: plans run month to month, or yearly with two months free, and you can drop to Free whenever you like.

Built for a weekly timetable

Groopla does the parts of studio software a class-based studio uses every day:

Recurring classes set up once, with a teacher, room capacity and booking window.
Class packs, monthly passes and drop-ins, paid by card into your own Stripe account, or a deposit.
Automatic waitlists that book the next person in line and text them.
Reminders by text and email, and a no-show rule that pauses online booking for repeat no-shows.
Owner, staff and instructor roles, reports, an API and webhooks.

Moving from Mindbody

Set up your timetable and passes in Groopla, then run both side by side for a week and switch the booking link on your website and Instagram. Clients sign in with their phone number the first time they book, so there are no accounts to move or passwords to hand out. For passes bought on Mindbody, add the classes left to each client’s record by hand.

When Mindbody is the better choice

You run appointments, spa services or retail alongside classes and want one system for all of it.
You want to be found in the Mindbody consumer app and accept its fee on first purchases.
You need a branded app of your own. Groopla doesn’t offer one.
You run a franchise or many locations and need enterprise reporting.

Questions

Is Groopla cheaper than Mindbody?

For most single-location class studios, yes: Groopla is free up to 20 active customers and €59 / $69 a month (Studio) for up to 150. Mindbody starts at €99 a month per location for Starter, and quotes the plans above it.

Can my clients keep their passes?

Yes. Give each client a pass by hand with the classes they have left and the same expiry date.

Do clients need to download an app?

No. They book from your link with their phone number and a code we text them.

Try Groopla next to Mindbody

Set up a week of classes on the Free plan and book one yourself before you move anyone over.