Momence after two acquisitions: the 3.9% and what to ask
Momence comes up in almost every studio-software thread, usually as the modern alternative to Mindbody. Two things changed while that reputation formed. It was acquired by Clubessential Holdings in January 2025 and folded into Xplor Technologies in March 2026, and its pricing was rebuilt around transaction fees.
The plans
Per StudioStackPro and Vibefam's 2026 review: Basic is free with a 5% Momence fee on sales, Pro is $60 a month with a 2.5% fee, and Custom is $199 a month with no Momence fee. Momence's own pricing page prints none of these figures and says "Let's talk pricing." The subscription looks small because the platform is paid through your revenue instead.
The processing rate
StudioStackPro puts US online card processing on every Momence plan at 3.9% plus 30 cents per transaction. Against Stripe’s published 2.9% plus 30 cents, that is a full point on every sale. On $10,000 a month of packs and memberships, the point is $100 a month, before any platform fee.
Frontmat is $99 a month flat. Every feature, every location, month to month. Card processing is Stripe’s published rate and goes to Stripe.
Start free, no sales callFree trial without a card. Your data exports any time, including after you cancel.What owners report after the acquisitions
In studio threads, the recurring complaint is support: more automated replies, several reps in one thread, and an exit that required manually canceling members’ recurring subscriptions one by one. Vibefam's Momence review puts Momence's Capterra service score at 3.7 of 5. Vibefam sells studio software too. None of that means Momence is a bad choice. It means the questions to ask have changed.
Three questions for the demo
- Which tier removes the Momence fee, and what is the all-in at my volume with processing at 3.9%?
- What is the current processing rate in writing, and who is the processor?
- How do I bulk-cancel recurring subscriptions and export members if I leave?
For the record, Frontmat is $99 a month with no platform fee, processing at Stripe’s published rate paid to Stripe, and a data export from your own settings page at any time.
Frontmat is $99 a month flat. Every feature, every location, month to month. Card processing is Stripe’s published rate and goes to Stripe.
Start free, no sales callFree trial without a card. Your data exports any time, including after you cancel.Sources: StudioStackPro's Momence pricing guide, Vibefam's Momence review, studio-owner threads, all read September 2026. Tell us if a number has changed and we will fix it.