Arketa is the modern favourite of US boutique wellness — beautiful UX, strong video and retreat features, and a branded app on higher tiers. But individual plans add a 3% platform fee on top of Stripe, studio pricing is sales-led, and Europe isn't the focus. Class Booking is the transparent, EU-native alternative.
Why studios switch
Arketa's individual plans add a 3% transaction fee on top of Stripe's processing. For a studio selling €10,000/month, that's €300/month before the subscription. Class Booking adds nothing on top of Stripe.
Arketa publishes individual-plan prices, but studio plans are quote-only — publicly reported from around $250/month. Class Booking's prices are on one public page, the same for everyone.
The $49–$124/month individual prices are billed annually. Class Booking is monthly rolling at the listed price — cancel any time.
Arketa is built for the US boutique market. Class Booking hosts in Denmark, supports European payment habits via Stripe, and ships its UI in six languages.
We export your data, import it, verify it with you on a call and switch your domain on a weekend. No migration project on your desk.
Side by side
No spin. Both columns reflect public pricing and published features at the time of writing.
| Class Booking | Arketa | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual starting price | €10 / £8 / $13/month | $49/month (billed annually) + 3% fee |
| Platform transaction fee | None — Stripe only | 3% + Stripe on individual plans |
| Studio pricing transparency | Public | Sales-led ("Let's talk") |
| Studio plan price | €50 / £40 / $60/month | Reported from ~$250/month |
| Contract | Monthly rolling | Month-to-month or annual |
| Branded member app | Branded web app included | Native app on Suite tiers |
| Retreats & events | Yes — built in | Yes — a genuine strength |
| Stripe integration | Native — your own account | Native |
| EU GDPR-compliant hosting | Yes — Denmark | No (US-based) |
| Multi-language UI | EN, DA, DE, SV, NB, ES | English-first |
| Free trial | 14 days | Available on individual plans |
| Data migration | Done for you | Onboarding assistance |
Honest take
We're not the right fit for everyone. Here's when you should stay with Arketa.
Tell us when you want to switch. We export your members, classes, schedules and active subscriptions from Arketa, import them to Class Booking, sit on a video call with you to verify everything looks right, and switch your domain over the weekend. Your customers don't notice.
Typically 5–7 business days. We export members, class history and pass balances, import everything to Class Booking, verify with you on a video call, and switch your domain on a weekend.
Usually yes, cleanly. Arketa runs payments on Stripe, and so does Class Booking — active subscriptions transfer via Stripe's official tokenisation with billing dates and prices preserved. Members don't notice a thing. We confirm your setup on the discovery call.
A studio selling €10,000/month on an Arketa individual plan pays €300/month in platform fees on top of Stripe, plus the subscription. On Class Booking, the same studio pays €30 / £20 / $35/month total on Pro — Stripe fees are the only per-transaction cost on both platforms, so the €300 simply disappears.
Honest answer: no. We don't host video-on-demand content. If VOD revenue is central to your business, Arketa's video platform is a real reason to stay — or pair Class Booking with a dedicated video service. We'll tell you straight on the call.
We run both systems in parallel and time the cutover to your renewal date so you don't pay double. Start the migration a few weeks before renewal; the parallel period costs you nothing extra on our side thanks to the free trial.
Start a 14-day free trial. We'll migrate your data for you. Cancel anytime.