alternatives
best walla alternatives
Studios looking past Walla usually want a lower monthly base or a different specialty. Momence undercuts it on subscription price if you accept transaction fees, Arketa fits wellness studios with video on demand, Glofox suits gyms scaling toward franchise, and Boxing Bachata fits boxing and dance studios that want an AI front desk at a flat founding rate. Per-location pricing is Walla's real cost lever, so multi-room single locations often stay.
pricing as of july 2026
why studios look beyond walla
Walla does real things well, and for the right studio it is the correct choice. The reasons studios go shopping tend to be:
- the monthly base outgrowing a lean studio's budget
- add-on costs for texting and the branded app
- needing dance-school features Walla does not build
what to evaluate in any replacement
- 1the all-in monthly cost: base plan, add-ons, per-location multipliers, and any platform fee on transactions
- 2contract terms, and what leaving costs if the fit is wrong
- 3how leads are captured and followed up, since that is where studios actually grow
- 4what your members must redo, starting with re-entering stored payment cards
- 5whether the vendor publishes pricing, because opacity now predicts surprises later
the alternatives
momence
full comparisonA fast-moving modern platform for classes, courses, and events, with strong automations and a low entry price offset by transaction fees.
Momence does not publish pricing on its site. Third parties report a free Basic plan funded by roughly 5% seller plus 4% client transaction fees, a Pro plan around $60 per month with about 2.5% fees, and a Custom plan around $199 per month with standard processing only.
right for: studios running a mix of classes, courses, events, and appointments; teams that will actually build and use deep automation sequences; businesses comfortable trading transaction fees for a low subscription
arketa
full comparisonA modern, design-forward booking platform popular with yoga, pilates, and wellness studios, with strong video on-demand.
Arketa lists individual instructor plans in the tens of dollars per month range, while studio plans are quoted by sales after a demo. Individual plans carry an Arketa platform fee of about 3% on transactions in addition to card processing.
right for: yoga, pilates, and wellness studios where the booking page is part of the brand; instructors and studios selling video on demand or hybrid virtual classes; teams that want a modern interface over an exhaustive feature list
glofox
full comparisonABC Fitness's boutique gym platform, quote-priced, with a strong branded app and sales pipeline aimed at gyms scaling toward franchise.
Glofox does not publish pricing; quotes are reported between about $110 and $400+ per month depending on plan and add-ons, with the branded app commonly reported around the $199 per month level, annual contracts common, and processing fees added to standard rates.
right for: boutique gyms scaling to multiple locations or franchise; businesses whose growth runs on a sales team and pipeline; gyms where the branded app is central to the member experience
boxing bachata
vs wallaStudio management software built inside a working boxing and dance studio in Las Vegas. Flat founding pricing for waitlist studios, month-to-month, no per-location multiplier and no marketplace commission. Join the waitlist for the current rate.
What is different: MIA, an AI front desk that answers DMs and texts, quotes the live schedule, books the class, and escalates to a human; a five-email trial funnel with text reminders that starts the moment a first class is booked; per-channel consent handling, so email and SMS opt-ins are tracked separately and honored everywhere.
honest caveats: payments are still rolling out, and there is no branded mobile app.
questions studios actually ask
how much does Walla cost?
As of July 2026, Walla publishes Core at $320 per month and Pro at $599 per month, per location, plus a custom Enterprise tier. Processing is standard Stripe with no platform markup, and the branded app, custom website, and two-way texting are reported add-ons around $100 to $160 per month each.
is Boxing Bachata a good Walla alternative?
For a lean boxing or dance studio, yes: it costs less, includes an AI front desk and automated trial funnel, and adds room rental management. Walla remains the stronger pick for established boutique fitness studios that want its published, processing-markup-free stack and a branded app; Boxing Bachata's payments are still rolling out and it has no app.
does Walla charge transaction fees?
No platform fee beyond standard Stripe processing, about 2.9% + $0.30 online as of July 2026. That is genuinely rarer in this category than it should be.
see where we fit
Boxing Bachata is onboarding founding studios from the waitlist. No credit card, no sales call.