{"id":33790,"date":"2026-09-10T08:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/blog\/?p=33790"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:35:56","slug":"your-guide-to-mindbody-vs-wellnessliving-for-fitness-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/blog\/your-guide-to-mindbody-vs-wellnessliving-for-fitness-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide to Mindbody vs WellnessLiving for Fitness Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- INTERNAL EDITORIAL NOTE \u2014 Fact-checked redraft aligned to the August 2026 positioning brief. -->\n\n\n\n<p>Your booking software was built to keep the day running. It was never built to grow the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is the real Mindbody vs. WellnessLiving decision for a fitness studio. Both platforms can take a class on the calendar and a card on file. The difference is what happens after the booking. WellnessLiving is built so you can attract more clients, convert more of them, keep them longer, win back the ones who drifted, recover money already owed, and see what to do next. Those pieces live in the platform. They are not a stack of add-ons you assemble later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything you need to grow the business. Built into the platform, not bolted on. More clients, more services, more locations. Without more staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>What you will find<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>What the software is for<\/td><td>Mindbody is strongest as a booking system with a large consumer marketplace. WellnessLiving is built around the full loop: get found, capture the enquiry, convert the lead, retain the member, turn members into referrals, win back lapsed clients, recover failed payments, and decide what to do next.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pricing<\/td><td>Mindbody publishes a floor of&nbsp;<strong>$79\/month per location<\/strong>&nbsp;and quotes every plan. WellnessLiving publishes&nbsp;<strong>Starter $69<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Business $199<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>BusinessPro $349<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marketing<\/td><td>Mindbody automated marketing campaigns sit on&nbsp;<strong>Ultimate<\/strong>. WellnessLiving&nbsp;<strong>Marketing campaigns<\/strong>&nbsp;(Marketing Suite) start on&nbsp;<strong>Business<\/strong>. Starter includes transactional notifications only.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AI<\/td><td>Mindbody AI Concierge is an add-on on Accelerate and included on Ultimate. WellnessLiving CAASI is the 24\/7 AI front desk (add-on). ISAAC flags clients at risk of leaving and supports reporting.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marketplace<\/td><td>Mindbody lists you in an app with 3M+ monthly shoppers. Qualifying new-client first purchases sourced by the app carry a&nbsp;<strong>20% fee, capped at $30<\/strong>. WellnessLiving uses Reserve with Google, ClassPass, Wellhub, reviews, and Explorer so discovery lands on your brand.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Best fit<\/td><td>Mindbody if marketplace browsing is how your city finds classes and you can quote higher tiers for marketing and AI. WellnessLiving if you want the growth loop in one platform and a price you can read before a sales call.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"attract-marketplace-reach-vs-getting-found-as-you\">Attract: marketplace reach vs getting found as you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mindbody\u2019s consumer app is still its loudest advantage. Listing is included. Existing clients who book through the app, or who already know you, are not charged the marketplace fee. Mindbody\u2019s FAQ says a fee applies when the app delivers a client you would not have received otherwise. That fee is&nbsp;<strong>20%, capped at $30<\/strong>, on the&nbsp;<strong>first purchase<\/strong>&nbsp;from someone new to your business. Later bookings from that person are commission-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WellnessLiving does not put you in a shared shopping feed next to every studio on the block. Attract is built around owned discovery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presence, a managed website built to convert, with SEO and AI-search work so you can show up on Google and inside tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review generation pushed to Google<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explorer business listing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reserve with Google, ClassPass, and Wellhub connections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You keep the client on your site, your widgets, and your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/features\/achieve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Achieve app<\/a>. That matters when you later want to know which channel actually paid for the membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong>\u00a0If drop-ins from a consumer app are a real share of new revenue in your market, Mindbody\u2019s network is the case for staying. If most of your pipeline is search, referrals, and your own site, you are paying for a channel you may not need, and you are training new clients to shop the category instead of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"capture-the-enquiry-that-used-to-vanish-at-10pm\">Capture: the enquiry that used to vanish at 10pm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/features\/caasi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAASI is WellnessLiving\u2019s AI front desk.<\/a> It answers on chat, text, and phone, in your voice, from live schedule, pricing, and policy data. It can guide someone to the right class or intro offer and book them. The honest claim is not that it creates demand. It stops demand leaking away after hours and during a packed front-desk hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treat CAASI as an add-on, not a Starter checkbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mindbody\u2019s counterpart is AI Concierge (Messenger[ai]). On Mindbody\u2019s public grid it is an&nbsp;<strong>add-on on Accelerate<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>included on Ultimate<\/strong>. There is no published monthly price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"convert-retain-refer-win-back-marketing-that-sits-on-the-booking-data\">Convert, retain, refer, win back: marketing that sits on the booking data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mindbody.<\/strong>&nbsp;Automated email and text campaigns, list-growth tools, and the lead dashboard are&nbsp;<strong>Ultimate only<\/strong>. Confirmations and reminders by email and text are described as included on Accelerate and above. Full campaign marketing is not on Starter or Accelerate. Advanced loyalty and referrals often depend on a third-party add-on in the competitive notes we reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WellnessLiving, as published in September 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Plan<\/th><th>Price<\/th><th>What you get for growth<\/th><th>What you do not get<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Starter<\/td><td>$69\/mo<\/td><td>Booking, Achieve client app, Elevate staff app, POS, transactional email and SMS notifications, one staff seat, free data migration<\/td><td>Marketing Suite, rewards, events, unlimited staff<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Business<\/td><td>$199\/mo<\/td><td>Unlimited staff, rewards and loyalty, events,&nbsp;<strong>Marketing campaigns<\/strong>, lead management and drip campaigns<\/td><td>White-label Achieve app (add-on until BusinessPro)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BusinessPro<\/td><td>$349\/mo<\/td><td>Everything in Business plus white-label Achieve client app<\/td><td>Enterprise multi-location controls<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/features\/marketing-suite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marketing Suite<\/a> is the convert \/ retain \/ win-back layer: Marketing campaigns, source-tagged leads, pre-built nurture, engagement at quiet spells and milestones, and win-back sequences for lapsed clients. Promotional text sending is a separate subscription. ISAAC\u2019s churn view belongs here too. The prediction is useful only if someone reaches the member. On Business you can put that list into a campaign instead of a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/features\/customer-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rewards start at Business.<\/a> Guest passes and member-initiated invites in Achieve turn members into an acquisition channel, with the new lead linked to the person who sent them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recover-and-save-money-you-already-earned\">Recover and save: money you already earned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Failed payments and overdue balances are part of the same loop. WellnessLiving payments can chase failed cards and keep recurring billing in the same system as the membership. Rate matching and consolidating tools you used to pay for separately is the cost side of the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mindbody Payments is available on every plan and is not required. Rates are quoted by plan. Marketplace commission stacks on top of processing when a new client\u2019s first purchase comes through the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"decide-and-the-day-to-day-that-still-has-to-work\">Decide, and the day-to-day that still has to work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ISAAC and customizable dashboards are the decide layer: what happened, who is at risk, what to do next. WellnessLiving reports and dashboards are available across published plans, with more reports on Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operations still have to hold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WellnessLiving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Real-time class and appointment booking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book-a-Spot for reformers, bikes, rooms, and rentals on published plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waitlists for classes, appointments, and assets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest checkout that does not force an account before someone can buy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Achieve for clients, Elevate for staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starter limited to\u00a0<strong>one staff member<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mindbody<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlimited users on every published tier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>App listing on every tier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resource management and Pick-a-Spot from\u00a0<strong>Accelerate<\/strong>\u00a0up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced reporting from\u00a0<strong>Accelerate<\/strong>\u00a0up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Branded app as an add-on on Accelerate and Ultimate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewers still praise Mindbody\u2019s reporting depth and still mention a longer learning curve. That is a fair trade if you have staff time to spend on the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pricing-stated-only-as-far-as-each-vendor-will-go\">Pricing, stated only as far as each vendor will go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodyonline.com\/business\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mindbody<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Starting at\u00a0<strong>$79 USD\/month per location<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starter, Accelerate, and Ultimate all use \u201cLet\u2019s talk\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third-party writeups often place Accelerate in the mid-$200s and Ultimate from the high $400s up. Those are operator reports, not list prices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Branded app and AI Concierge are add-ons on the mid tier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract length and early-termination terms are not fully public. Confirm them in the agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WellnessLiving<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Starter\u00a0<strong>$69<\/strong>, Business\u00a0<strong>$199<\/strong>, BusinessPro\u00a0<strong>$349<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enterprise custom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual billing advertised at 10% off<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free setup and data migration listed on published plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CAASI, Presence, white-label Achieve (below BusinessPro), and two-way SMS volume are separate conversations. Price them on the demo, not in this article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The comparison that matters is total cost for the loop you actually need: subscription + processing + marketplace fees + the plan that unlocks campaigns and AI. Starter vs Starter is the wrong math if one Starter cannot send a win-back or a nurture sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reviews\">Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scores move. Recent snapshots:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mindbody: about\u00a0<strong>4.0 \/ 5<\/strong>\u00a0on Capterra across thousands of reviews, value-for-money often nearer\u00a0<strong>3.6<\/strong>; about\u00a0<strong>3.7 \/ 5<\/strong>\u00a0on G2. Trustpilot is split, with billing and contract comments in the lower stars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WellnessLiving: about\u00a0<strong>4.4 \/ 5<\/strong>\u00a0on Capterra (600+ reviews) and about\u00a0<strong>4.5 \/ 5<\/strong>\u00a0on G2 (smaller sample). Onboarding and marketing tools show up often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A smaller review base swings more. Read recent comments on contracts, fees, and support hours for both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who-should-choose-which\">Who should choose which<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose&nbsp;<strong>Mindbody<\/strong>&nbsp;if marketplace discovery is how new clients find you, you want unlimited staff logins on the first tier, and you are prepared to quote Ultimate for campaigns and to add AI Concierge and a branded app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose&nbsp;<strong>WellnessLiving<\/strong>&nbsp;if you want published prices and one platform for the work that grows the studio: getting found, catching the after-hours enquiry, converting the lead, keeping the member, paying out the referral, winning back the lapse, and recovering the failed payment. Budget for&nbsp;<strong>Business<\/strong>&nbsp;if marketing and loyalty are part of the job. Starter runs the day. Business grows the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"verdict\">Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both platforms can run a fitness studio. Booking and payments are the commodity. Growth is the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mindbody gives you a consumer network and a deep operations suite once you are on the mid and top tiers. WellnessLiving gives you the loop in one product, with the plan map published, and AI that is tied to your live schedule and your client list rather than bolted on from a second vendor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring your current Mindbody invoice to a WellnessLiving demo. Compare the plan you would need for marketing and AI, the processing, and the marketplace fees. That is the number that matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellnessliving.com\/fitness\/software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore WellnessLiving for fitness studios.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs-about-mindbody-vs-wellnessliving-for-fitness-studios\">FAQs About Mindbody Vs WellnessLiving for Fitness Studios<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"hfaqwrapper\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\" >\n\t<!-- no name title displayed -->\n<ul id=\"hfaqgroup-0\" class=\"hfaqlist\" data-hfaq-style=\"style3\" data-hfaq-type=\"accordion\" data-hfaq-icon-pos=\"left\" data-hfaq-icon=\"3\" data-hfaq-behavior=\"none\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq\" data-hfaq-state=\"expanded\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__question\" id=\"mindbody-vs-wellnessliving-for-fitness-studios-what-is-better-than-mindbody\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__icon\" style=\"height: 18px; width: 18px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconplus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#1a1a1a\" d=\"M18 10h-4V6h-4v4H6v4h4v4h4v-4h4\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconminus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#ccc\" d=\"M6 10h12v4H6z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hfaq__text\" itemprop=\"name\">What is better than Mindbody?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answercontent\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-e25301ea-7fff-3b35-3e8f-6171128b276f\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">It depends on what you need most. WellnessLiving is a strong alternative for studios that want transparent pricing and built-in AI tools. Marketing comes included at every tier, rather than gated behind the most expensive plan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq\" data-hfaq-state=\"closed\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__question\" id=\"mindbody-vs-wellnessliving-for-fitness-studios-is-wellnessliving-a-good-software\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__icon\" style=\"height: 18px; width: 18px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconplus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#1a1a1a\" d=\"M18 10h-4V6h-4v4H6v4h4v4h4v-4h4\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconminus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#ccc\" d=\"M6 10h12v4H6z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hfaq__text\" itemprop=\"name\">Is WellnessLiving a good software?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answercontent\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-79aea7fd-7fff-91f5-97cc-209b18a77b2a\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Yes, based on independent review platforms. WellnessLiving holds a 4.4 out of 5 on Capterra and a 4.5 out of 5 on G2. Reviewers frequently cite responsive support and easy-to-configure marketing automation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq\" data-hfaq-state=\"closed\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__question\" id=\"mindbody-vs-wellnessliving-for-fitness-studios-how-much-is-mindbody-monthly\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__icon\" style=\"height: 18px; width: 18px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconplus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#1a1a1a\" d=\"M18 10h-4V6h-4v4H6v4h4v4h4v-4h4\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconminus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#ccc\" d=\"M6 10h12v4H6z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hfaq__text\" itemprop=\"name\">How much is Mindbody monthly?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answercontent\" itemprop=\"text\"><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Mindbody&#8217;s published Starter plan starts at $99 per month, per location. Its Accelerate and Ultimate tiers aren&#8217;t published. Third-party reports commonly place them between $259 and $699 or more per month, before add-ons and processing fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq\" data-hfaq-state=\"closed\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__question\" id=\"mindbody-vs-wellnessliving-for-fitness-studios-how-much-does-wellnessliving-cost\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__icon\" style=\"height: 18px; width: 18px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconplus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#1a1a1a\" d=\"M18 10h-4V6h-4v4H6v4h4v4h4v-4h4\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <svg class=\"hfaq__iconminus\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#ccc\" d=\"M6 10h12v4H6z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hfaq__text\" itemprop=\"name\">How much does WellnessLiving cost?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfaq__answercontent\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-c08bbb1d-7fff-1964-489d-1683ad2f7f19\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">WellnessLiving publishes three tiers: Starter at $99 per month, Business at $199 per month, and BusinessPro at $349 per month. 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