honest comparison
momence vs boxing bachata
Momence is one of the strongest modern studio platforms, with slick software, deep automations, and a low entry subscription that is offset by per-transaction fees on cheaper plans. Boxing Bachata trades that breadth for depth on the front of the funnel: an AI front desk that answers DMs and texts, books classes, and runs a trial funnel, at a flat founding price with no platform cut of your sales. Event-heavy studios that want polish should shortlist Momence; boxing and dance studios that want leads handled automatically are who Boxing Bachata is built for.
pricing as of july 2026
pick momence if you are
- 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
pick boxing bachata if you are
- boxing and dance studios that want the AI front desk included, not priced as a premium add-on
- owners who want flat, predictable pricing with no cut of revenue
- studios whose leads come from Instagram DMs and texts
feature by feature
Our own column tells the truth about today: what is rolling out says rolling out, and what we do not offer says so. Where we could not verify a Momence feature, the table says check with them rather than guessing.
| feature | Momence | Boxing Bachata |
|---|---|---|
| class scheduling and booking | included | included Recurring schedules generate a rolling six-week calendar; public class pages take reservations without a login. |
| member profiles and directory | included | included Member directory, profiles, booking history, and a lead-to-member pipeline. |
| membership plans and class packs | included | rolling out Membership plans and class packs are being built now. Members and credits are tracked today; selling plans in-app is not live yet. |
| integrated payments | included Watch the per-plan transaction fees on top of processing. | rolling out Stripe checkout is rolling out. Not live for self-serve payments today. |
| branded mobile app | paid add-on Branded app offered on higher or custom arrangements; confirm pricing. | not offered No branded app. The booking experience is a fast mobile web page. |
| AI front desk (answers, books, escalates) | paid add-on An AI Agent exists as a paid add-on, reported around $399/mo. | included MIA answers Instagram DMs and texts, shares the live schedule, books people into classes, and hands the thread to a human on request. |
| lead pipeline / CRM | included | included Kanban pipeline from new lead to member, fed automatically by the website, Instagram, and public intake forms. |
| automated trial follow-up | included Automation sequences are a genuine strength. | included A five-email trial funnel plus text reminders runs automatically from the moment someone books a first class. |
| email + text class reminders | included | included Email and SMS reminders with real delivery confirmation; failures surface with the carrier's reason instead of disappearing. |
| digital waivers | included | included Native versioned waivers with immutable signed records; minors require a guardian signature. |
| room and floor rentals | check with them A renter-facing rental portal is not a published feature. | included Public availability page, renter portal with self-booking, and shared-floor capacity rules. |
| email + SMS marketing campaigns | included | limited Transactional email and SMS are live. Campaign and blast tooling is built and rolling out per studio. |
| reporting and analytics | included | limited Live dashboard for classes, members, and revenue. Deep reporting is on the roadmap. |
| consumer marketplace listing | limited A consumer app exists; its reach is far smaller than Mindbody's. | not offered No consumer marketplace, which also means no commission on the clients you acquire. |
| month-to-month pricing | check with them Confirm term and fee commitments in your quote. | included Month-to-month. Founding pricing is locked for early studios. |
pricing
pricing as of july 2026
momence
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.
| Basic | reported free, funded by transaction feesnot published; contact them for a current quoteRoughly 5% on you plus 4% on the client, as reported; contact them for a current quote. |
|---|---|
| Pro | about $60/monot published; contact them for a current quoteWith a reported 2.5% transaction fee. |
| Custom | about $199/monot published; contact them for a current quoteStandard card processing only, as reported. |
card processing: Card processing plus the plan's Momence fee on lower tiers; reviewers report wide real-world totals, so model your own volume.
- The AI Agent add-on is reported around $399 per month on top of the subscription.
- Reviewers report application fees and marketing add-ons that raise the real monthly total.
boxing bachata
Flat founding pricing for waitlist studios, month-to-month, no per-location multiplier and no marketplace commission. Join the waitlist for the current rate.
pricing as of july 2026
what momence does well
- The software itself is genuinely modern and fast, and the team ships constantly.
- Automation sequences for follow-up and marketing are among the best in the category.
- Courses, events, and appointments are handled as well as recurring classes, which suits mixed businesses.
where it can pinch
- Pricing is opaque: no published tiers, and the real total depends heavily on transaction fees against your volume.
- The AI agent is a significant add-on cost rather than an included capability.
- Reviewers report the low entry price growing into a much larger effective bill at scale.
switching from momence
- 1Export clients, memberships, and purchase history before your billing date.
- 2Rebuild automations deliberately on the new platform rather than copying every sequence; most studios use a fraction of them.
- 3Members re-enter card details on the new platform; announce it before the next billing cycle.
questions studios actually ask
how much does Momence cost?
Momence does not publish pricing as of July 2026. 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 an AI Agent add-on reported around $399 per month. Contact Momence for a current quote and model the fees against your revenue.
is Boxing Bachata a good Momence alternative?
For a boxing or dance studio, yes, with caveats: Boxing Bachata includes the AI front desk and trial funnel in the platform at a flat rate, but payments are still rolling out, there is no branded app, and event or course businesses are better served by Momence's breadth today.
does Momence charge transaction fees?
Yes on its lower plans as reported in July 2026: roughly 5% plus a client-side fee on the free tier and about 2.5% on Pro, with the roughly $199 Custom plan dropping to standard card processing. Confirm current numbers with Momence.
see it for yourself
Boxing Bachata is onboarding founding studios from the waitlist. No credit card, no sales call.