Best Class Booking Software in 2026: 9 Tools Compared
Nine class booking tools compared on price, seat limits, packs, waitlists and booking fees, with a worked cost example and every number taken from the vendor's own pricing page.
Key takeaways
- Class booking software differs from appointment scheduling in one way that matters: it caps how many people can take the same slot.
- Cal ID runs group classes with seat limits free and takes 0% commission, SuperSaaS has the cheapest paid plan at $9 a month, and Bookeo starts at $14.95.
- If you sell 10-class passes or memberships, Bookeo, Acuity and Glofox track credits; Cal ID does not.
- Square Appointments is free per location but keeps class booking, packages and waitlists on its paid tiers.
- Momence and Glofox publish no pricing at all, so budget for a sales call before you can compare them.
Quick picks
- Best free option for group classes and private sessions: Cal ID.
- Best for class packs and waitlists at a flat monthly fee: Bookeo.
- Cheapest paid plan: SuperSaaS at $9 a month.
- Best if you already take payments with Square: Square Appointments.
- Best for gyms that sell memberships: Glofox or Momence.
Every studio starts the same way: a class timetable in a spreadsheet, sign-ups in DMs, and payments chased at the door. Class booking software replaces that with one page where students pick a class, take one of a limited number of spots and pay before they arrive.
How we compared these tools
We looked at nine tools that rank for class booking software or are built for studios. Every price comes from the vendor's own pricing page, checked in September 2026, in US dollars. Features come from each vendor's pricing and feature pages. When a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than repeat a figure from a review site.
Cal ID is our product, so it is listed first, followed by the others in order of how well they suit a small studio. We are specific about what Cal ID does not do, so you can rule it out quickly if it is the wrong fit.
What to look for in class booking software
- Seat limits. A class is not a one-to-one appointment. The tool has to cap spots and hide the class once it is full.
- Recurring schedules. A weekly timetable should be set once, not rebuilt every week.
- Booking fees. Check the monthly price and whether the vendor takes a cut of each payment on top of card processing.
- Packs and memberships. If you sell 10-class passes or monthly memberships, you need software that tracks credits.
- Waitlists. Popular classes fill up, and an automatic waitlist turns cancellations back into bookings.
- Cost at your size. Per-location, per-staff and per-booking pricing change the real number quickly.
The 9 best class booking tools in 2026
1. Cal ID: free group classes with seats and paid bookings
Cal ID is free for one instructor with unlimited bookings. Business costs $5 per user a month billed annually, or $10 monthly, and adds team features. Cal ID takes 0% commission on paid bookings, so you keep everything except your payment provider's own fee.
Turn any class into a group session with Offer seats: several people book the same slot, you set the cap, and the time disappears from your booking page once every seat is taken.
Recurring events let students subscribe to a whole series in one confirmation instead of booking each week separately.
With multi-slot booking on the Business plan, a student can pick several class times, fill in one form and pay once, and each class becomes its own booking.
Students pay at booking through Stripe, Razorpay or PayPal, and booking limits, buffers and minimum notice keep the timetable realistic.
- Good fit: studios that run group classes and private sessions, want to start free and do not want a commission taken from each class.
- Not a fit: studios built around class packs, credits or memberships with recurring billing, or that need automatic waitlist promotion. Cal ID does not offer those.
See what is free and what needs Business on the pricing page.
2. Bookeo: best for packs and waitlists at a flat fee
Bookeo's Classes and Courses plans start at $14.95 a month for Solo, then $29.95, $39.95, $79.95 and $119.95 as you grow. There is no free plan, but there is a 30-day trial with no credit card.
It covers the class basics properly: a set number of seats per class, recurring schedules, waiting lists that notify students when a sold-out class opens up, prepaid packages such as five classes for the price of four, and memberships. Bookeo states it does not charge commissions on payments, so the monthly fee is the cost.
- Good fit: studios that sell packs and memberships and want one predictable monthly bill.
- Not a fit: anyone who needs a free plan.
3. SuperSaaS: cheapest paid plan
SuperSaaS prices by booking volume rather than seats. The free plan covers 50 future appointments and 50 registered users, and paid plans start at $9 a month for 100 future appointments. Users are unlimited on paid plans, which suits studios with several instructors.
For classes it handles capacity per slot, waiting list queues per time slot, credits that cover packages, and sign-up for a whole series at once. The free plan is not ad-free and has no calendar sync.
- Good fit: budget-conscious studios with modest booking volume that value configurability.
- Not a fit: busy studios, because the price rises with the number of future appointments.
4. Square Appointments: best if you already take card payments
Square Appointments is $0 a month per location on Free, $49 on Plus and $149 on Premium, each per location. Card processing is built in: 2.6% plus 15 cents in person and 3.3% plus 30 cents online on Free, and 2.5% plus 15 cents and 2.9% plus 30 cents on Plus.
It supports one-time and recurring group classes, prepaid series of classes and a waitlist through your booking site. Square's own plan comparison marks class booking, packages and waitlists as paid-plan features, so the free plan is not the one that runs a class timetable.
- Good fit: studios that already sell with Square and want booking and payments in one place.
- Not a fit: studios that want class features without a per-location monthly fee.
5. Acuity Scheduling: best for solo instructors who sell packs
Acuity has no free plan. Starter is $20 a month, or $16 billed annually, then Standard at $27 and Premium at $49 billed annually. There is a 7-day trial.
Its class scheduling covers one-time or recurring group classes, class limits so you are never over capacity, and class packages or monthly subscriptions. Acuity does not mention waitlists on its class scheduling page, so confirm that before switching if waitlists matter to you.
- Good fit: independent instructors who sell packages and are happy to pay from day one.
- Not a fit: anyone who wants to start free.
6. Appointy: best free tier with a mobile app
Appointy's free plan covers 1 staff member, 5 services and 100 appointments a month, which is enough for one instructor teaching a few classes a week. Growth is $19.99 a month billed annually, or $29.99 monthly, and each extra staff member costs $5 to $7.50.
Classes, workshops and capacity booking are on the pricing page. Packs, memberships and waitlists are not listed there, so treat Appointy as a booking tool rather than full studio management.
- Good fit: a single instructor who wants a free start and an app.
- Not a fit: studios past 100 bookings a month that do not want to pay per staff member.
7. Momence: all-in-one for fitness and wellness studios
Momence does not publish prices. Its pricing page asks you to talk to sales for a quote, and it offers a free trial without a stated length.
Its feature pages cover capacity, booking rules, staff assignments, memberships and a free client app, with a custom branded app available. It is built for studios that want scheduling, payments and client management in one platform.
- Good fit: established fitness and wellness studios ready for an all-in-one platform and a sales call.
- Not a fit: anyone who needs to see the price before signing up.
8. Glofox: boutique studios and multi-location gyms
Glofox is also quote-only: its pricing page is a request form with no published prices or trial.
It covers waitlists, credit packs, flexible memberships with recurring billing and automatic recovery of failed payments, staff scheduling and a branded member app. That feature set is aimed at gyms and multi-location studios more than a single instructor.
- Good fit: gyms and boutique studios running memberships across one or more locations.
- Not a fit: independent instructors or small studios watching costs.
9. Jotform: a form, not a booking system
Jotform starts free with 5 forms and 100 submissions a month, and its Bronze plan is $39 a month or $408 a year. It charges no extra transaction fees on payments.
It ranks for class booking searches, but it is a form builder. Per-slot capacity is only described in its community answers rather than product documentation, there is no automatic waitlist promotion, and there are no packs, memberships or instructor tools.
- Good fit: a one-off workshop sign-up form.
- Not a fit: a weekly class timetable.
Class booking software compared
| Tool | Cheapest paid (US) | Free plan | Seat limits | Class packs | Waitlist | Vendor booking fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal ID | $5/user/mo, annual | Yes, unlimited bookings | Yes | No | No | 0% |
| Bookeo | $14.95/mo | No, 30-day trial | Yes | Yes | Yes | None stated |
| SuperSaaS | $9/mo | Yes, 50 future bookings | Yes | Yes, credits | Yes | Not published |
| Square Appointments | $49/mo per location | Yes, $0 per location | Not published | Yes, paid plans | Yes, paid plans | Processing only |
| Acuity Scheduling | $16/mo, annual | No, 7-day trial | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published |
| Appointy | $19.99/mo, annual | Yes, 100 bookings/mo | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Momence | Contact sales | No | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Glofox | Contact sales | Not published | Not published | Yes, credit packs | Yes | Not published |
| Jotform | $39/mo | Yes, 100 submissions/mo | Unverified | No | No | None |
Prices are US list prices from each vendor's pricing page in September 2026. Square charges per location and bundles card processing, and the cheapest Cal ID, Acuity and Appointy rates are for annual billing. Card processing from Stripe, PayPal or Razorpay applies on top with every tool except Square.
Can students book a whole week of classes in one go?
This is the question that separates the tools once a student wants more than a single class, and the answers are easy to check because the vendors have answered it themselves.
| Tool | Several classes in one checkout | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Calendly | No | A Calendly community moderator confirmed there is no way to let an invitee book more than one time in a single booking. |
| Acuity Scheduling | Yes | Clients can add another time or set an appointment to recur, and a quantity field books multiple spots. Recurring covers one appointment type, up to 52 appointments. |
| Square Appointments | Not in one checkout | Several services back to back on one date works. Different dates in one checkout is still an open feature request on Square's own forum. |
| Cal ID | Yes | Multi-slot booking on the Business plan: pick several times across days, one form, one payment, each class its own booking. |
If students booking a block of classes is the normal case for you rather than the exception, this is worth testing before you commit. We pulled the vendor sources together in a separate guide on letting clients book multiple appointments at once.
What it costs: a worked example
Take a studio with 2 instructors running 20 classes a week, 8 students per class at $22. That is about 640 bookings and $14,080 in class fees a month.
| Tool | Monthly software cost | Vendor cut of $14,080 |
|---|---|---|
| Cal ID | $0 on individual free accounts, or $10 on Business for 2 users, annual | $0 |
| Square Appointments Free | $0 | About $657 in online card processing (3.3% + 30 cents) |
| Square Appointments Plus | $49 | About $600 in online card processing (2.9% + 30 cents) |
| Appointy Growth | $24.99 to $27.49 for 2 staff, annual | Not published |
| Bookeo | $14.95 to $119.95, depending on plan limits | $0 stated |
| SuperSaaS | More than $9, since 640 bookings exceeds the 100 future appointments on the $9 plan | Not published |
Square's figures include card processing because it is built in. For the other tools, add your payment provider's fee on top. Bookeo, SuperSaaS and Acuity tie price to plan limits, so check their pricing pages against your own booking volume before you commit.
Which one should you pick?
- You teach classes and private sessions and want to start free: Cal ID.
- You sell class packs or memberships: Bookeo for a flat fee, Acuity if you are solo, Glofox if you run a gym.
- You want the cheapest paid plan at low volume: SuperSaaS.
- You already use Square for payments: Square Appointments on Plus.
- You want an all-in-one platform and are fine with a sales call: Momence or Glofox.
How to set up a class booking page in Cal ID
- Create an event type for the class, with its length and price.
- Open the Advanced tab, turn on Offer seats and set how many people fit.
- Set class times in your availability, or make the event recurring so students can book the series.
- Connect Stripe, Razorpay or PayPal so students pay when they book.
- Share your booking link and let reminders go out before each class.
See how studios set this up for yoga classes, dance classes and music lessons.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions we hear most.
01 What is class booking software?
Class booking software lets students see your class timetable, book one of a limited number of spots and pay online, while the tool tracks capacity and stops a class being overbooked. It usually adds reminders, calendar sync and reporting on top.
02 What is the cheapest class booking software?
SuperSaaS has the cheapest paid plan at $9 a month, and Bookeo's Solo plan is $14.95 a month. Cal ID and Appointy both have free plans, though Appointy's caps you at 100 appointments a month while Cal ID's bookings are unlimited.
03 Is there free class booking software?
Yes. Cal ID is free for one instructor with unlimited bookings, group classes with seat limits and paid bookings at 0% commission. Appointy, SuperSaaS, Square Appointments and Jotform also have free tiers, but each limits bookings, features or class tools.
04 Which class booking software has class packs?
Bookeo, Acuity Scheduling, SuperSaaS (as credits), Square Appointments (on paid tiers) and Glofox all sell packs or credits. Cal ID does not sell packs, so studios that rely on 10-class passes should choose one of the others.
05 Can students book several classes at once?
In Cal ID, yes. Multi-slot booking lets a student pick several class times, fill in their details once and pay once, and each class becomes its own booking. Most other tools take one booking per visit unless you set up a recurring series.
06 How do I limit how many people book a class?
In Cal ID you turn on Offer seats for the event type and set the number of seats. Once the seats are gone the time disappears from your booking page. Bookeo, Acuity, SuperSaaS and Appointy all cap capacity too.
07 Do class booking tools charge a fee on every booking?
It varies. Bookeo and Jotform state they take no commission, and Cal ID takes 0% on paid bookings. Square charges card processing of 2.9% to 3.3% plus 30 cents online depending on plan. Momence and Glofox do not publish fee rates.
08 What does class booking software cost for a small studio?
For a studio with 2 instructors and about 640 bookings a month, Cal ID costs $0 to $10 a month with no commission, Square Appointments Plus costs $49 a month plus card processing, and Appointy Growth costs about $25 to $27.50 a month billed annually. Bookeo, SuperSaaS and Acuity depend on plan limits.
09 Can I run recurring weekly classes?
Yes. Cal ID, Bookeo, Square Appointments, Acuity and SuperSaaS all support recurring classes or series sign-up, so a weekly timetable is set once rather than rebuilt each week.