What Mindbody actually costs a studio in 2026

August 10, 2026 · Updated October 25, 2026

Mindbody’s pricing page shows a starting price. Studio owners in every forum thread report a different number on their invoice. This post lays out where the gap comes from, with sources, so you can do your own math before a demo.

The tiers are per location

Mindbody now sells three plans, priced per location. Its own pricing post says Starter “costs $79/month per location in the U.S.” and that Accelerate and Ultimate are “priced based on each business's needs.” FitBudd's 2026 breakdown, built from third-party sites and user reports, still lists four tiers: Starter at $99 to $159 a month, Accelerate at $259 to $279, Ultimate at $499, and Ultimate Plus from $699. Per location means a two-studio business on Starter pays for two Starters. Spot booking and advanced reporting sit on Accelerate, and marketing automation sits on Ultimate, so the tier most boutique studios actually need is not the one on the front page.

Processing and the marketplace

Card processing through Mindbody runs about 2.99% plus 30 cents card-present and 3.6% plus 30 cents online (FitBudd's breakdown). Mindbody's own pricing page prints no rate, only “a payment processing rate plus a fixed fee of $0.10 to $0.30” per transaction. Processing is a cost of doing business anywhere, so compare it against Stripe’s published 2.9% plus 30 cents rather than against zero. The marketplace is different: when the Mindbody app brings you someone new, Mindbody takes 20% of that client's first purchase, capped at $30, and every booking after it is commission-free. That is a fee on the relationship, not on the card.

The add-ons

The branded member app is an add-on in the $75 to $300 a month range. Mindbody's pricing page lists it as an add-on on both Accelerate and Ultimate and does not include it on Starter. Owners in studio threads report similar amounts for advanced reporting and messaging. None of these are hidden in the sense of secret; they are simply not in the starting price.

The math for a two-location studio

Take a two-location reformer studio that wants spot booking and a branded app. Accelerate at two locations is about $520 to $560. Add the app, and you are near $650 a month before processing. Third-party guides put the real all-in range for a working two-location boutique at $1,000 to $1,700 a month once processing and the app are counted, before any marketplace fee (FitBudd). One owner in a recent thread put three locations at about $2,200 all-in.

How to use this

Ask every vendor, Mindbody included, for the number at month twelve for your member count with the app, your locations, and processing at your volume. Then ask what a member export looks like. The first question tells you the price. The second tells you the price of changing your mind.

For the record, Frontmat is $99 a month for every feature and every location, processing is Stripe’s rate paid to Stripe, and there is no marketplace. We do not do payroll or retail point of sale, so if those run your studio, Mindbody may genuinely fit you better.

Updated October 25, 2026: Mindbody now sells three plans with Starter at $79 a month and Accelerate and Ultimate by quote, so the tier ranges are FitBudd's, and the processing, app fee and branded app lines follow Mindbody's current pricing page. unverified: the unlinked owner report of three locations at about $2,200 and the owner reports on reporting and messaging costs, which cite no specific thread.

Sources: FitBudd, Koalendar, and Mindbody’s pricing announcements, all read September 2026. Tell us if a number has changed and we will fix it.