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Best Mindbody Alternatives in 2026

Mindbody is business software for yoga studios, gyms and salons, from scheduling and marketing to a point of sale. Starter is from $79 a month per location, and its larger plans are priced on request. If that is more than one studio needs, here are three alternatives and what each one does.

By the Fabricate teamWe make Fabricate5 min readPrices checked
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A salon booking site made with Fabricate: services to choose from before a stylist, a date and a time
A booking app made with Fabricate, shown with sample data.

Key takeaways

  • Mindbody Starter is from $79 a month per location; its larger plans are priced on request.
  • Vagaro is $30 a month for one person at one location, after a 30-day free trial, with a lower rate for the first 6 months.
  • Fresha starts at $19.95 a month and charges a one-time 20% commission, at least $6, on new clients from its marketplace.
  • Fabricate builds a booking site around your own classes, services and staff; reminder texts, calendar sync and a point of sale are not built in. Building and previewing are free; publishing is on Pro and Max.

Why Are Studios Looking for Mindbody Alternatives?

  • From $79 per Location

    Starter is from $79 a month per location, and the larger plans are priced on request.

  • A Lower Monthly Price

    Vagaro is $30 a month for one person at one location, and less for the first 6 months.

    Fits: Vagaro

  • New Clients From a Marketplace

    Fresha lists you on its own marketplace, with a one-time commission on each new client it sends.

    Fits: Fresha

  • A Site Shaped Around Your Studio

    Your own timetable, class packs and staff, in a booking site you describe, with no price for each teacher who signs in.

    Fits: Fabricate

Compare at a glance

Fabricate beside Mindbody, feature by feature.

  • Builds From a Description
    Fabricate
    Yes
    Mindbody
    No, ready-made software
  • Free Plan
    Fabricate
    Build and preview
    Mindbody
    None
  • Class and Appointment Booking
    Fabricate
    Whatever you describe
    Mindbody
    Yes
  • Point of Sale
    Fabricate
    Not built in
    Mindbody
    Yes
  • Reminder Texts
    Fabricate
    Not built in; reminder emails on Pro and Max
    Mindbody
    Part of what Mindbody sells
  • Paid Plans From
    Fabricate
    $25 a month
    Mindbody
    $79 a month per location
Number 1

Fabricate

We make this

Best for: A booking site shaped around your studio

Builds a booking website for your studio or salon from your description: classes with a limit on places, or services with a length and a price, booked without an account, and staff who join with an invite code you give them. On Pro and Max, it can email the client a confirmation and a reminder 24 hours before. On Pro and Max, the app can take card payments through Stripe Checkout, paid into your own Stripe account, which you connect under More > Payments. Reminder texts, calendar sync and a point of sale are not built in. Building and previewing are free; publishing is on Pro and Max.

Checks before you publish

Fabricate's security check on an app: one problem to fix and two quality warnings, each with a Fix in chat button
Each finding comes with a Fix in chat button. A real Fabricate screen, shown with sample data.

What it does well

  • Your own classes, services and hours
  • Clients book without an account
  • No price per staff member who signs in
Paid plans from
$25 a month
350 credits a month on Pro
Free plan
60 credits
A month, to build and preview
A live app
Pro and Max
Publishing is on paid plans

See the plans

How to Move from Mindbody to Fabricate

  1. 1

    List your classes and prices

    Write down each class or service, how long it takes, how many places it has, its price and who teaches it.

  2. 2

    Describe the booking site

    Tell Fabricate what people choose, what they leave, how they pay and who signs in to see the bookings.

  3. 3

    Bring your clients over

    Save your client list as a CSV file and ask for an import page that adds it to the app's own database.

  4. 4

    Make test bookings

    Book more places than a class holds in the preview to check the limit, and buy a pack with a Stripe test card.

  5. 5

    Put it online

    On Pro, one press of Publish gives it its own address to share, after the same browser check.

Chat

Fabricate's chat on a phone: the owner asks for opening hours and a note about cardamom buns, and Fabricate says what it changed and that it used 5 credits

Your app

The same bakery app in Fabricate's Your app view on a phone, now showing Open today 7am - 3pm above its menu
Asking for a change in chat, then trying the app. Real Fabricate screens on a phone, shown with sample data.

The other Mindbody alternatives

What each one does well, and the kind of project it suits best.

  1. Number 2

    Vagaro

    Best for: One salon or studio on a budget

    Booking and business software for salons, spas and fitness. For one person at one location it is $30 a month, or $23.99 a month for the first 6 months, after a 30-day free trial; each extra bookable calendar adds $10.

    • Priced by bookable calendar
    • A 30-day free trial
    • A lower rate for the first 6 months

    Where Vagaro beats Fabricate

    If you want a ready-made booking system for one salon or studio at a low monthly price, Vagaro starts at $30 a month for one person, less for the first 6 months.

    From $30 a month

    Source: vagaro.com/pro/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked

  2. Number 3

    Fresha

    Best for: Salons that want new clients from a marketplace

    Salon and spa software with its own marketplace where clients find and book you. Independent is $19.95 a month for one bookable member and Team $14.95 per bookable team member a month, after a 7-day free trial; a new client from the marketplace carries a one-time 20% commission, at least $6.

    • From $19.95 a month
    • A marketplace that sends new clients
    • A 7-day free trial

    Where Fresha beats Fabricate

    If you want new clients to find you as well as book you, Fresha lists you on its own marketplace, for a one-time commission on each new client it sends.

    From $19.95 a month

    Source: fresha.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked

Mindbody and its alternatives: one system, or a booking site of your own

Mindbody is made for yoga studios, gyms and salons, with scheduling, marketing and a point of sale in one system. Starter is from $79 a month per location, and its larger plans are priced on request.

Vagaro is priced by bookable calendar: $30 a month for one person at one location, less for the first 6 months, and $10 for each extra calendar. Fresha's Independent plan is $19.95 a month, and new clients who find you on its marketplace carry a one-time 20% commission.

A studio that wants a front desk with a card reader, marketing and payroll from one company is the one these systems are built for. A studio that mainly needs people to book a place in a class, and to buy a pack, needs less.

A booking site built with Fabricate starts from your description of your classes or services, your staff and your hours. People book without an account, staff join with an invite code you give them, and you see every booking. On Pro and Max you can turn on a confirmation email and a reminder 24 hours before. Reminder texts, calendar sync and a point of sale are not built in.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Mindbody cost?
Starter is from $79 a month per location. Its larger plans are priced on request, so ask Mindbody for a quote.
What is the best Mindbody alternative for a small studio?
For a ready-made booking system at a low monthly price, Vagaro, at $30 a month for one person. For new clients from a marketplace, Fresha, from $19.95 a month. For a booking site shaped around your own classes and staff, with no price for each teacher who signs in, Fabricate, which we make. Building and previewing are free; publishing is on Pro and Max.
Can I build my own booking website for my studio?
Yes. Describe your classes or services, your staff and when you are open, and Fabricate builds the booking website and shows it working in a preview. Before you share the link, make a few test bookings, including more than a class holds, to check the limit on places.
Can I sell memberships and class packs?
On Pro and Max, the app can take card payments through Stripe Checkout, paid into your own Stripe account, which you connect under More > Payments. Ask for monthly memberships or class packs. Members change their card or cancel by contacting you, since a self-serve billing page is not built in. Fabricate takes no share of what you are paid; Stripe charges its own card fees.
Does a booking site built with Fabricate send reminders?
On Pro and Max, yes, by email: once the site is published, you can turn on a confirmation email and a reminder email 24 hours before each booking, up to a daily limit. It does not send text messages.

Sources

The pages this guide quotes, each with the day it was read.

  1. Mindbody pricing (opens in a new tab), checked
  2. vagaro.com/pro/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked
  3. fresha.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked
  4. fabricate.build/pricing, from our live plans

About this guide

Written by the Fabricate team. Fabricate is our product, so it is first on this page and marked "We make this". Where a reason to switch fits another tool better, the reason says which.

Each tool's card lists the pages we read about it and the day we read them. We compared the tools from their own pricing pages and documentation, not by signing up for them. Spotted something out of date? Write to info@fabricate.build.

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