Mindbody alternativeThe bill nobody quotes you at the start.
Mindbody publishes a $99/month starting price and quotes everything above it, prices per location rather than per business, and adds a marketplace commission on bookings that come through its consumer app. Cinch is $249/month flat for the whole business, every feature included, with no commission on any booking and no per-location multiplier.
The difference in one line. Mindbody's model is a base subscription plus variable revenue capture — per location, per marketplace booking, per add-on. Cinch's is one number that doesn't move.
What each one charges.
| Line item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Starting price The only figure Mindbody states openly. Priced per location, not per business. | $99/mopublished |
| Mid tier Consistent across third-party pricing aggregators and operator reports. Not published by Mindbody. | ~$259–279/moreported |
| Top tier Same caveat — reported, not published. | ~$499–699/moreported |
| Marketplace commission Applies to members who find you through the Mindbody consumer app rather than your own site. Rates reported vary; confirm yours in writing. | Charged on marketplace bookingsreported |
| Cinch Whole business, every feature, no commission, no per-location multiplier. Founding 10: $99/mo for twelve months. | $249/mo flatpublished |
Mindbody does not publish its full tier pricing, so everything above the $99 starting point is reported rather than published — treat it as a range to verify against your own quote, not as a number to argue with. The structural points are the checkable ones: pricing is per location, and marketplace bookings carry a commission.
Competitor figures verified 2026-08-03. Published means the vendor states it publicly; reportedmeans it comes from third-party pricing aggregators and operator reports. Always compare against your own most recent invoice — that’s the only number that is definitely true about your business.
Why operators go looking.
- The quote isn't the bill
The headline number lands before add-ons, per-location multiplication, and marketplace commission. Operators consistently report an all-in that is a multiple of what they were first quoted.
- The marketplace cuts both ways
It genuinely brings new clients. It also takes a commission on those clients forever, including after they've become regulars who would have booked with you directly.
- Per-location pricing punishes growth
A second studio roughly doubles the software bill for a business that hasn't doubled its back office.
- The member app is Mindbody's, not yours
Your members are in a marketplace app alongside every competitor in a five-mile radius. Cinch's member app carries your name, icon, and colors, and nobody else is in it.
Where Mindbody beats us.
Every comparison page on the internet pretends this section doesn’t exist. Here’s ours — if one of these is load-bearing for your business, stay where you are, and we’d rather you learn that here than on a demo call.
Millions of people open the Mindbody app looking for a class. If a meaningful share of your new clients arrive that way, that is a customer-acquisition channel Cinch does not have and cannot fake. Do the math on what those clients are worth before you leave — for some studios the commission is cheap.
Mindbody has handled nearly every scheduling, package, and payroll oddity the industry has. Cinch is in private beta. If your operation is unusual, they've likely seen your situation before and we may not have.
You can hire a front-desk manager who already knows Mindbody. You cannot yet do that with Cinch.
How the migration goes.
White-glove and included on every plan. Most migrations are one to three days of actual work.
- 1
Export your data
Members, memberships, schedule, instructor profiles, and billing history — a CSV from your current vendor is enough. Every platform on this list can produce one; if yours makes it difficult, that difficulty is itself worth noting.
- 2
We import and reconcile it
White-glove, included, no charge. We load it, then hand you a reconciliation list of anything ambiguous rather than guessing on your behalf.
- 3
Connect your own Stripe account
About ten minutes. Payouts go to your bank — Cinch never holds your money, and you keep the account if you ever leave us.
- 4
Run both in parallel
Keep the old system live while you check the new one against it. Nobody should cut over on faith.
- 5
Cut over and cancel
Members install your branded app, and you cancel the old subscription. Most migrations take one to three days of actual work.
Asked and answered.
Can we keep our member data if we leave Mindbody?+
What happens to clients who found us through the Mindbody marketplace?+
Is Cinch actually cheaper for a single-location studio?+
One bill instead of Mindbody plus four others.
$249/mo flat, every feature included, no transaction fees and no contract. Free migration, and a 60-day trial before any of it starts.