Reliable studio automation at standard processing rates
Manage bookings, automations, and waitlists on a highly stable platform. Connect your own Stripe account directly and pay standard merchant rates with zero platform markup.
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| Features | Studio Deck | Momence |
|---|---|---|
| Card processing | ✓standard Stripe, no markup | ✗~3.9% + $0.30 reported[1] |
| Staff learn it in one shift | ✓ | ✗"nearly a month" per reviews[2] |
| Published transparent pricing | ✓ | ✗$199 base, $350–450 with features[1][3] |
| Waitlist that fills spots reliably | ✓ | ✗occasional reliability issues reported[2] |
| Automated no-show & late-cancel fees | ✓ | ✓ |
| Month-to-month | ✓ | ✗cancellation friction reported by reviewers[4] |
| Self-serve setup | ✓under 30 min | ✗ |
| On-demand video library | ✗ | ✓ |
| Marketing segmentation | ✗ | partial |
The processing-fee math
A studio processing $10,000/month at 3.9% + $0.30 pays roughly $4,700+/year in card fees before the subscription. On standard Stripe rates, the same volume costs about $3,200. That difference funds your rent for a month.
Where Studio Deck goes beyond Momence
No platform markup on payments
Stripe connects in three clicks; you pay Stripe's rate, not ours.
Working waitlists
A spot opens, the first member gets an SMS with a 10-minute window, the cascade continues until it's filled.
Live in one sitting
Schedule, payments, policies, waiver - under 30 minutes, no month of learning.
Fees that collect themselves
No-shows flagged automatically, held 24 hours, waivable in one click from your morning email.
Automations that ship finished
Reminders, win-backs, milestones - pre-built, editable, included.
Migration that keeps every credit
One CSV; passes, credits, expiry dates carry over exactly.
We'll make leaving easy
Your members keep every pass and credit. One email, one click, and they're booking on your new page.
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