MINDBODY ALTERNATIVE
Looking for a Mindbody alternative?
Mindbody and Owneli both run bookings, payments and client records for appointment businesses. Below: what each publishes about price, contracts and your client list, with sources and dates, and exactly what moves across if you switch.
Short answer
Owneli is one for spas, salons and clinics: online booking, payments, client records, forms and memberships. The difference most people ask about is the contract. Mindbody describes fixed terms and notice periods; Owneli has no contract, so you can cancel any time and nothing is billed after you cancel.
Side by side
| Owneli | Mindbody | |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Not published yet. Ask the Owneli team. | Starting at US$79 a month per location, on Starter, Accelerate and Ultimate plans. |
| Contract and cancelling | No contract. Cancel any time; nothing is billed after you cancel. | Terms such as 12, 24 or 36 months, renewing unless you give at least 30 days’ notice before the term ends; month-to-month has a 90-day minimum, then 30 days’ notice. |
| Exporting your client list | Export your clients any time: Clients, then Export, as a spreadsheet. | CSV exports of client contacts, purchases, memberships and visits until your final billing date; a paid export service for up to 30 days after you cancel. |
Owneli’s terms
The same for every business, in three lines.
No commission on clients you bring
The clients you import, and the clients who book through your own booking links and website, carry no commission. Card payments carry a processing fee, which is not published yet.
No contract
Cancel any time. Nothing is billed after you cancel.
Export your clients any time
Clients, then Export, downloads your client list as a spreadsheet whenever you like.
Read the guide: Export your clients any time
Moving from Mindbody
Owneli’s importer recognises Mindbody’s client report and appointment exports, including report files with a title above the column names, and names written “Last, First”.
Import from Fresha and other systems
Bring clients, services, products, team, memberships, packages, gift cards, loyalty balances, appointments and sales from Fresha, or from CSV and Excel exports of other booking tools, with a dry run first and a one-click undo.
Read the guide: Import from Fresha and other systemsExport your data
Download your whole client list, or a filtered part of it, as a spreadsheet, and any report as CSV, Excel or PDF.
Read the guide: Export your data
What Owneli includes
Online booking with no client account
Clients choose services, a professional and a time on your booking page in a few taps. They need no account and no app.
Read the guide: Online booking with no client accountDeposits, cards on file and no-show fees
Ask for a deposit or a card at booking, and charge late-cancellation and no-show fees under the policy the client agreed to.
Read the guide: Deposits, cards on file and no-show feesIntake and consent forms
Build intake, consent and survey forms with conditions, scores and signatures, send them before a visit, and make a form required before a service can be paid for.
Read the guide: Intake and consent formsBefore and after photos
Add before, after and progress photos to a client’s profile, compare two side by side, and choose who on the team can see them.
Read the guide: Before and after photosMemberships that renew
Monthly, quarterly or annual plans with included sessions or a wallet balance, charged automatically. A declined renewal is retried, and members can ask to pause.
Read the guide: Memberships that renewCommission
Fixed or tiered commission per person, a choice of when packages and memberships pay it (when sold, when redeemed or split), and a record of why each commission was paid.
Read the guide: CommissionPayroll preparation
Generate a pay run each period with hours, wages, tips and commission, freeze it, and give your accountant read-only access or send them the figures.
Read the guide: Payroll preparationEnglish, French and Spanish
Each team member works in their own language, booking pages switch language, and clients get emails and texts in their preferred language.
Read the guide: English, French and Spanish
What Owneli does not do yet
Worth knowing before you choose.
- Prices are not published yet. Ask the Owneli team about pricing for your business.
- Saved cards, forms, consents and photos do not come across in an import, and a membership’s billing does not resume mid-cycle on its own.
- There is no App Store app yet. On an iPhone, Owneli runs in Safari and installs to the home screen; on Android, Owneli for Business and Owneli: Book Appointments are on Google Play.
- Data is stored in the United States (Amazon Web Services, northern Virginia), whatever country the business is in.
Questions
Can I import my clients from Mindbody?
Yes. Get your client list out of Mindbody (the table above shows how), then upload it to Owneli’s importer. Each column is matched before anything is written, a dry run shows what will be created, and the import can be undone.
What does not come across when I switch?
Saved cards, forms, consents and photos. Card details move between processors, never through a file, so clients add their card again through a secure link.
Does Owneli take a commission on my clients?
No commission on clients you bring: the clients you import, and the clients who book through your own booking links and website. Card payments carry a processing fee, which is not published yet.
How do prices compare with Mindbody?
Owneli’s prices are not published yet. Mindbody’s current prices are on its own pricing page, linked under Sources.
Sources
Facts about other companies come from their own public pages on the date shown. Prices and plans change; check their current page before deciding.
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