BookYourMat vs Momence
BookYourMat vs Momence: what "no monthly fee" actually costs
Momence's free tier looks free until you look at the payment-processing line. Here's the real, sourced math.
Every competitor claim below is sourced to momence.com/pricing, fetched 2026-09-03.
Choose BYM if
You want a predictable flat cost
You want one flat monthly price with payments already included, and you don’t want your cost to scale with revenue.
Choose Momence if
You’re very early and revenue is low
Your studio is very new, revenue is low, and the free tier’s higher per-transaction rate matters less than $0 fixed cost today.
Proof point
"Free" is 5% on you, 4% on the client
Momence’s own pricing page prices its free tier at “5% on you, 4% on the client” per transaction — a cost that scales directly with how much money moves through the studio, unlike a flat monthly fee.
Feature comparison
A factual comparison with Momence.
Most studio software assumes every payment runs through a card processor. BookYourMat is built around the off-platform payments small studios already receive.
| Feature | BookYourMat | Momence |
|---|---|---|
Entry price | $99/mo flat | $0/mo ("Basic") |
Payment fee at entry tier | Standard Stripe pass-through, no BYM platform fee | "5% on you, 4% on the client" per transaction on the Basic (free) tier |
Mid tier | $149/mo (2–4 instructors), full product, no feature gates | $60/mo ("Pro"), payment fee drops to "2.5% on you" |
Fee-free tier | Every BYM tier is flat, no per-transaction platform fee | Only the $199/mo "Custom" tier is "No fee" |
Phone number / SMS on entry tier | Included from $99/mo | Basic and Pro tiers explicitly exclude "phone number" and "inbox" |
Venmo/Zelle payment matching | Not found in Momence’s public pricing/feature copy reviewed | |
AI client-facing SMS booking | Becky | Not found in Momence’s public pricing/feature copy reviewed |
Entry price
BYM
$99/mo flat
Momence
$0/mo ("Basic")
Payment fee at entry tier
BYM
Standard Stripe pass-through, no BYM platform fee
Momence
"5% on you, 4% on the client" per transaction on the Basic (free) tier
Mid tier
BYM
$149/mo (2–4 instructors), full product, no feature gates
Momence
$60/mo ("Pro"), payment fee drops to "2.5% on you"
Fee-free tier
BYM
Every BYM tier is flat, no per-transaction platform fee
Momence
Only the $199/mo "Custom" tier is "No fee"
Phone number / SMS on entry tier
BYM
Included from $99/mo
Momence
Basic and Pro tiers explicitly exclude "phone number" and "inbox"
Venmo/Zelle payment matching
BYM
Momence
Not found in Momence’s public pricing/feature copy reviewed
AI client-facing SMS booking
BYM
Becky
Momence
Not found in Momence’s public pricing/feature copy reviewed
Momence figures sourced from momence.com/pricing, fetched 2026-09-03. Pricing changes — verify current numbers directly with Momence before deciding.
Honest tradeoffs
Where Momence is stronger
- A genuinely $0/mo entry point for a studio doing very little volume, where the percentage fee costs less in dollars than a flat $99/mo would.
Where BookYourMat is more focused
- A predictable flat cost once a studio has real volume — percentage fees compound with revenue in a way a flat fee doesn’t.
- A phone number and SMS included from the entry tier instead of gated to a higher plan.
- Venmo/Zelle payment matching for studios whose clients don’t only pay by card.
Practical questions before you switch
It can be, in dollar terms, at very low monthly revenue. Run your own numbers: at "5% on you, 4% on the client" (momence.com/pricing), the breakeven point against a flat $99/mo is roughly $1,000–2,000/month in card revenue, depending on how much of the 4% you pass to clients versus absorb. We’d rather you do that math than take our word for it.
Run your own breakeven math with us.
Bring your monthly card revenue — we’ll show you exactly where a flat price beats a percentage fee for your studio.