Arketa

Memberships

Create auto-renewing memberships with unlimited or credit-based access.

Memberships are your recurring revenue backbone. Clients pay a set amount on a billing cycle (monthly, annual, weekly, etc.) and get ongoing access to your classes. You can offer unlimited access or credit-based access with a set number of sessions per cycle.

Create a membership

  1. Go to Setup → Pricing Options
  2. Click Add New
  3. Select Membership (or Subscription)
  4. Configure:

Basic settings:

SettingWhat it does
NameWhat clients see (e.g., "Monthly Unlimited", "8-Class Monthly")
PriceAmount charged per billing cycle
Billing intervalHow often they're billed (week, month, quarter, half-year, year)
Service typesWhich classes or appointments the membership covers

Access type:

  • Unlimited — client can book as many classes as they want each cycle
  • Credits — client gets a set number of credits each billing cycle that refresh at renewal

Additional settings:

SettingWhat it does
Commitment periodMinimum number of billing cycles before they can cancel
Cancellation policyHow much notice is required to cancel
Pause settingsWhether clients can pause (and any fee)
Booking limitsMax bookings per day (for unlimited memberships)
Guest passesWhether members can bring guests
  1. Save and make active

Unlimited vs. credit-based

Unlimited membership — clients book as many classes as they want. Best for studios with a wide variety of classes where clients attend frequently. Note: on-demand videos with unlimited memberships let clients watch each video as many times as they want, but classes can only be booked once.

Credit-based membership — clients get X credits per billing cycle. Credits don't roll over by default unless you enable rollover. This gives clients flexibility while giving you more predictable capacity.

Billing timing

By default, clients are billed immediately when they purchase. You can also set billing to start on a specific date or at the beginning of the next month — useful for aligning all membership renewals to the same date. See future start dates.

Commitment periods

If you want a minimum commitment (like a 3-month or 12-month contract), set this in the Commitment Period field. Clients won't be able to cancel before their commitment period ends.