Published on 30 April 2026
Studio booking system pricing varies more than you might expect. Some platforms charge per booking. Some charge per room. Some take a cut of your revenue. And some bury the real cost in add-ons that only become obvious after signup. This guide breaks down what studio booking software actually costs, what drives those costs, and how to work out what you will pay.
What pricing models do studio booking systems use?
Four main pricing structures come up repeatedly, and they work out very differently depending on how busy your studio is.
Per-booking fees
You pay a small fee for each booking taken through the platform, either as a flat amount or a percentage of the booking value. This sounds appealing at low volumes but becomes expensive quickly. A studio taking 400 bookings a month at $0.50 per booking pays $200/month before any base plan cost. For even a medium sized studio this is paying over-the-odds. Platforms that also take a percentage of your revenue make this worse.
Per-room monthly pricing
You pay a fixed monthly fee per bookable room. The cost scales with your studio size, not your booking volume. A quiet month and a busy month cost the same. It suits studios that want to know exactly what they are paying each month… Jammed uses this model.
Booking volume tiers
You pay based on how many bookings you take per month, with tiered plans (e.g. up to 100 bookings, up to 500 bookings, up to 2,000 bookings). SimplyBook.me works this way. The risk is that a busy period pushes you into a higher tier, and the cost spikes at exactly the moment your studio is performing well.
Flat monthly fee
A single fixed price regardless of rooms or bookings. This is common with older or more enterprise-focused platforms. It can be good value for large studios but expensive if you are just starting out.
What does studio booking software actually cost?
Here is how the main options compare at typical studio volumes.
Jammed
$20/month per online bookable room (US pricing). A 3-room studio pays $60/month. A 6-room studio pays $120/month. No per-booking fees, no revenue share. Online payment via Stripe is included at every tier. There is a 30-day free trial with no card required.
SimplyBook.me
Plans range from free (50 bookings/month) to $9.90, $29.90, $59.90, and $99.90/month at higher booking volumes. The catch is that the most useful features for a studio, such as custom domain, SMS reminders, and payment processing, are add-ons on top of the base plan. A studio on the $29.90 plan with a custom domain and SMS reminders enabled is likely paying $40 to $50/month in practice.
AllBooked by Skedda
Plans are billed annually and start at $99/month (Core, up to 25 spaces), $149/month (Business, unlimited spaces with the first 15 included), and $199/month (Advanced, 3 spaces with additional spaces at $4.99 each). For a studio with 4 to 6 rooms, the Core plan at $99/month covers everything. Add-ons cost extra on top: Visitor Management is $99/month and Membership Subscriptions is $99/month. A studio running Core with Visitor Management enabled is paying $198/month. Compared to Jammed at $20/room, AllBooked costs significantly more for a typical rehearsal studio.
Free tools (Google Calendar, spreadsheets)
Free to use, but with a hidden cost: your time. Studios that manage bookings manually typically spend several hours a week on booking admin, payment chasing, and access coordination. That time has a real cost, and you get nothing back when a no-show happens because there was no deposit system to fall back on.
What are the hidden costs to watch for?
Payment processing fees
Every platform that takes online payments passes Stripe or similar processing fees through to you. Stripe charges 1.4% + 20p for European cards (UK) or 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction (US). This is separate from whatever the platform charges and applies regardless of which booking system you use. It is not a hidden cost exactly, but worth building into your numbers.
Feature add-ons
Some platforms advertise a low base price and then charge separately for features you will almost certainly need: custom booking page domains, SMS reminders, calendar sync, payment acceptance, and reporting. Always check what is included in the plan you are considering before signing up.
Setup and migration time
Switching booking systems takes time. You need to migrate room settings, recreate your pricing structure, notify regulars of the new booking link, and potentially update your website. This is a one-off cost but worth accounting for if you are moving from an existing system.
Contract lock-in
Some platforms, particularly at the enterprise end, require annual contracts. If you sign up and the software does not work for you, getting out early can be costly. Look for month-to-month billing when you are comparing options.
How much should a rehearsal studio expect to pay?
A realistic budget depends on your studio size and how much of the admin you want to automate.
A small studio with 2 to 3 rooms taking around 150 bookings a month should expect to pay $40 to $80/month for a solid booking system with online payment included. At this size, per-room pricing (like Jammed) tends to work out cheapest.
A mid-size studio with 4 to 6 rooms and 300 to 500 bookings a month should budget $80 to $150/month depending on the platform and feature set. At this volume, booking-volume-based pricing can become more expensive than flat per-room pricing.
A large studio or multi-site operation with 8 or more rooms will likely need to compare enterprise plans directly with vendors. At this scale, the time saved by automating bookings and payments comfortably outweighs the monthly cost of the software.
Is free studio booking software worth it?
Free plans exist on platforms like SimplyBook.me (50 bookings/month) and some general-purpose scheduling tools. They can work for a very small or newly opened studio that is not yet taking many bookings. But most active studios will hit the limits quickly, and the time spent working around those limits tends to exceed what a paid plan would have cost.
The more useful question is not whether free software is worth it, but whether your time is worth more than the monthly fee. For most studios past their first few months, it is.
How to calculate your actual cost
To work out what a booking system will actually cost your studio, here is a practical approach.
First, count your bookable rooms. If you use per-room pricing, multiply by the per-room rate. For Jammed in the US, that is your room count times $20.
Second, estimate your monthly bookings. If the platform uses volume-based tiers, find the plan that covers your typical volume, then add one tier as a buffer for busy months.
Third, list the features you actually need and check which are included versus add-ons at your target plan. Custom domain, SMS reminders, and Stripe payment are the three most commonly paywalled features.
Fourth, add Stripe processing fees as a percentage of your monthly revenue. At 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, a studio taking $5,000/month in bookings will pay roughly $165 to $175 in card processing fees regardless of which platform they use.
The bottom line
For most independent rehearsal studios, a good booking system costs somewhere between $40 and $120/month all-in, including payment processing. The variation comes down to studio size, which pricing model the platform uses, and what features are included versus charged separately.
The platforms that look cheapest upfront are not always cheapest once you add what you actually need. A SimplyBook.me plan with the relevant add-ons switched on often costs as much as Jammed for the same studio, without the simplicity.
Jammed offers a 30-day free trial with no card required, so you can try everything before deciding.