WellnessLiving vs Mindbody
Both serve wellness businesses with payments built in. WellnessLiving publishes plans from $69 a month and spans gyms, studios, spas and salons, with a white-label app on BusinessPro. Mindbody prices per location with unlimited users and attaches a consumer app that sends strangers to your timetable. Multi-service operators lean towards the first, studios needing new clients towards the second.
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Choose WellnessLiving ifyou sell classes, appointments and spa or salon services under one brand, want staff pay and a branded app in the same account, and can spend the first month on configuration.
Choose Mindbody ifyou run a wellness studio in North America, want new clients arriving from a consumer marketplace from day one, and accept that members will learn to book through Mindbody's brand.
WellnessLiving and Mindbody side by side
| WellnessLiving | Mindbody | |
|---|---|---|
| Our gym management rank | #13 of 20 | #19 of 20 |
| Established in | Canada | United States |
| Pricing | Per month by plan, published; Starter $69, Business $199, BusinessPro $349; Enterprise on request | Per location per month, from €99 shown; plans quoted; marketplace fee and payments extra |
| List price, 30 September 2026 | Starter $69 per month, billed monthly (one staff member) | Starting at €99 per month per location |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Operators selling classes, appointments and spa services under one brand | North American wellness studios that want marketplace demand from day one |
| Not for | A 24/7 gym whose main problem is the door | European clubs billing by direct debit at low margins |
Both are reviewed in full in our gym management ranking: WellnessLiving and Mindbody.
Where they differ
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Where new clients come from
Mindbody lists every business on its consumer app, which it says reaches more than three million monthly shoppers, and takes 20 percent of a new client's first purchase, capped at $30. WellnessLiving has its own Explorer directory listing and connects to Reserve with Google, ClassPass and Wellhub. Both offer a demand channel; Mindbody's is the defining feature, and it is paid for only on results.
Edge: Mindbody
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Whose brand the member sees
WellnessLiving includes its Achieve client app on every plan and a white-label version under the studio's own name on BusinessPro. Mindbody offers branded website booking widgets, but its marketplace trains members to book through the Mindbody app, which puts another brand between the studio and its clients. An operator protecting its own brand is better served by WellnessLiving's top published plan.
Edge: WellnessLiving
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How the bill is assembled
WellnessLiving publishes monthly prices: Starter at $69 for one staff member, Business at $199 with unlimited staff and BusinessPro at $349, with ten percent off for annual payment and Enterprise by quote. Mindbody shows a starting price per location, €99 a month on the page we saw, with unlimited users, and quotes its Starter, Accelerate and Ultimate plans individually. WellnessLiving's bill is easier to predict.
Edge: WellnessLiving
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The known weak spot of each
WellnessLiving lists door access as an integration, not a native module, so a 24/7 gym should test that link before relying on it, and its long settings list makes for a slow first month. Mindbody is weaker on European direct debit and a poor match for low-margin clubs billing that way. Which gap matters depends on the business.
Depends on the buyer
When neither fits
A 24/7 gym that needs billing and door control from one vendor is badly served by both; GymMaster has its own door access. A German or Austrian club on minimum terms and direct debit should look at Magicline, which is built around contracts and direct debit.
WellnessLiving or Mindbody: questions
3 answersIs WellnessLiving or Mindbody cheaper?
WellnessLiving is the one you can price in advance: $69, $199 or $349 a month depending on plan, less ten percent paid annually.
Mindbody shows only a per-location starting price, €99 a month on the page we saw, plus a 20 percent first-purchase fee on marketplace clients. Compare quotes for the plan you actually need.
Does WellnessLiving have a marketplace like Mindbody's?
Partly. WellnessLiving has an Explorer business listing, which it describes as a health and wellness directory, and integrates with Reserve with Google, ClassPass and Wellhub.
Mindbody's consumer app is central to its offer, charging 20 percent, capped at $30, on a new client's first purchase and nothing on later bookings.
Which of WellnessLiving and Mindbody suits a studio that also runs a spa?
WellnessLiving is the closer fit: it covers classes, appointments, memberships and staff pay across fitness, spa and salon businesses in one account, which suits an operator selling both a class pass and a massage.
Mindbody is a wellness suite too, but its distinguishing strength is marketplace demand.
Sources
Checked 30 September 2026- WellnessLiving pricing page: plan prices, staff limits, white-label app, Explorer listing, integrations including door access.
- Mindbody pricing page: per-location starting price, unlimited users, plan names, marketplace fee and reach.