Studio by Kendra
Studio by Kendra is a web platform for boutique fitness studios that combines class scheduling, bookings, payments, memberships, and an AI assistant.
What Studio by Kendra is
Studio by Kendra is a web platform for boutique fitness studios that combines class scheduling, bookings, payments, memberships, and an AI assistant. Owners can create recurring or one-off classes with a capacity, instructor, day, and time; clients can book through the studio's public page. Stripe supports sales of class packs, drop-ins, and memberships, with credit tracking and expiry handling. Owners can message clients from the dashboard and offer retreats, trainings, workshops, on-demand content, or merchandise through the shop. The Kendra assistant can check availability and pack credits, respond to pricing questions, book classes, start Stripe checkout sessions, and cancel bookings. Owners can customize its name, tone, and persona. The Free plan allows one instructor and up to 25 active members, and includes email support; its processing fee is 3.5% + $0.30. Growth costs $49 per month and Pro costs $79 per month. A 14-day trial is listed, alongside a free plan.
Good
- Free plan includes one instructor and up to 25 members
- Clients can book from a public studio page
- Shop supports retreats, workshops, and on-demand content
- Kendra can book and cancel classes
- Supports Stripe payments for packs and memberships
Watch out
- Free plan is limited to 25 active members
- Free plan includes just one instructor
- Processing fees apply to plans
Who it suits
Studio by Kendra is aimed at boutique fitness studio owners, including yoga and Pilates studios. It may suit owners who want class booking, payment processing, memberships, and an assistant in one web platform.
Verdict
Studio by Kendra brings studio operations and an AI booking assistant together, with a free tier and paid plans. Check the member and instructor limits, processing fees, and included features against your studio's needs.
Plans and prices
From Studio by Kendra's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 instructor · Up to 25 active members · Class scheduling · Online booking · Payment processing · Basic website · Kendra branding · Email support · Processing 3.5% + $0.30 · per month |
| Growth | $49 a month | Up to 5 instructors · Unlimited members · Unlimited classes · Memberships & class packs · Automated reminders · Online store · Retreat management · Website builder · AI booking assistant · Studio analytics · Processing 3.25% + $0.30 · per month |
| Pro | $79 a month | Unlimited instructors · AI Front Desk · AI lead follow-up · AI membership retention campaigns · SMS messaging · Advanced reporting · Custom branding · API integrations · Priority support · Processing 2.99% + $0.30 · per month |
The facts
Each one read from Studio by Kendra's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- Kendra can check live availability, answer pricing questions, check pack credits, book classes, start Stripe checkout sessions, and cancel bookings.checked 3 Oct 2026
- AI availability
- Kendra can answer questions using live class availability rather than static information.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI booking
- Kendra can book classes, check pack credits and create Stripe checkout sessions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI cancellations
- The AI assistant is advertised as able to cancel a booking.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI customization
- Owners can change Kendra's name, tone and persona.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API extensibility
- API integrations are listed as a Pro-plan capability, but no public API reference or SDK is provided on the page.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The platform describes itself as built for boutique fitness studios and specifically mentions yoga and Pilates studios in the Growth plan description.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Customer count
- The homepage says more than 240 solo instructors use the service.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Displayed testimonial
- The homepage displays a five-star testimonial from Sarah R. of Core & Coast Studio in Santa Monica describing reduced booking and payment administration.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation limit
- The public homepage does not link to developer documentation, SDK downloads, self-hosting instructions or a system-requirements page.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Growth automation
- Growth includes automated reminders, an online store, retreat management, website building and analytics.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Messaging
- The dashboard provides a single inbox for messaging clients.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Migration
- The site says members, classes and packs can be imported when migrating from MINDBODY.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Online booking
- Clients book classes from the studio's public page.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Stripe handles class packs, drop-ins and memberships, with credits tracked and expirations handled automatically.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Payments integration
- The site says studios connect their Stripe account to accept online payments.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Pro AI tools
- Pro adds AI Front Desk, lead follow-up and membership-retention campaigns.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Pro communications
- Pro includes SMS messaging and priority support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Public website
- Signing up creates a public studio page containing schedule, pricing, shop and booking information.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Studio by Kendra is an all-in-one platform for boutique fitness studio owners, covering scheduling, bookings, payments, memberships, and an AI assistant.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan limit
- The Free plan includes one instructor and up to 25 active members.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Free-plan limit
- The free tier is limited to one instructor and 25 active members.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Processing-cost limit
- The free tier lists payment processing at 3.5% plus $0.30 per transaction.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker positioning
- The product describes itself as built by an instructor for instructors and targets boutique yoga and Pilates businesses.checked 15 Oct 2026
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