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A Punchpass alternative without feature tiers

Punchpass is simple, friendly class scheduling for small studios, sold in three feature tiers from $59 to $149 a month. Groopla is priced by how many people book instead: free for your first 20 active customers, with monthly passes, waitlists and text reminders on every plan.

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At a glance

Compared Groopla Punchpass
Pricing By active customers: people who book or buy that month. Every plan has every feature. By features: Grow, Flow and Pro.
Entry price Free for up to 20 active customers. €25 / $29 a month (Solo) up to 75. Grow, $59 a month.
Monthly passes and memberships On every plan, Free included. From Flow, $99 a month.
Free plan Yes, with every feature. No; a 14-day free trial.
Contract and setup Month to month or yearly, no setup fee. Month to month, or yearly at 12% off; no setup fee.
Fees on payments None on paid plans beyond Stripe’s. 2% on the Free plan. None beyond Stripe’s.
Reminders Text and email. Email.
How clients book Phone number and a texted code. No password. An account on your Punchpass booking site.

Punchpass’s details as published on : Punchpass pricing, Punchpass on Capterra. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.

Pay for size, not for features

On Punchpass, a studio that sells monthly memberships needs Flow at $99 a month whatever its size, and custom intake forms or customer tags need Pro at $149. On Groopla nothing is held back for a higher plan: you move up only when more people book.

A studio with 60 people booking a month pays €25 / $29 a month (Solo); with 120, €59 / $69 a month (Studio). Groopla only moves you up a plan after two months in a row above your limit, and emails you first.

Text reminders included

Punchpass sends reminders and receipts by email. Groopla also texts them, which is what gets read on the morning of a class, and texts the next person on the waitlist when a spot opens.

What you get on every plan

Every plan, Free included, has:

  • Recurring classes, courses and one-off workshops on one timetable.
  • Class packs, monthly passes, drop-ins and deposits, paid into your own Stripe account.
  • Automatic waitlists that book the next person and text them.
  • Text and email reminders, booking windows and a no-show rule.
  • The Groopla Business staff app, reports, an API and webhooks.

Moving from Punchpass

Set up your timetable and passes, test a booking yourself, then swap the link on your website. Clients sign in with their phone number the first time they book. For passes bought on Punchpass, create a free pass for the classes someone has left and give it to them from their client record.

When Punchpass is the better choice

  • You sell on-demand video alongside your classes and want a video library in the same tool.
  • You want to customise the homepage of your booking site and tag customers (Punchpass Pro).
  • Your clients already have Punchpass accounts and you’d rather not change how they book.

Questions

Does Groopla have a video library?

No. Groopla is for booking live classes, sessions and workshops.

Are memberships really on the Free plan?

Yes. Monthly passes, class packs and deposits are on every plan. On Free, Groopla keeps 2% of online payments; paid plans add nothing to Stripe’s fee.

Do my clients need new passwords?

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

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

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