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Why studios choose Arketa over Mariana Tek
Real humans, not a ticket queue
93% customer satisfaction score — real people who've worked behind the front desk, not a scripted bot. When something breaks on a Friday night, you reach someone who's done your job before.
New features every month, not every year
Arketa ships new features monthly. Mariana Tek's release pace has slowed since being acquired by Xplor — most updates take a quarter or longer, and bigger ones can take a year.
Fits one studio, scales to ten
Mariana Tek's pricing is built around multi-location chains from the start. Arketa starts where you start and scales with you — you pay for the locations you actually run, not an enterprise tier you're not ready for.
Arketa vs Mariana Tek, side by side
Built for boutique studios that want an all-in-one platform without an enterprise price tag — here's how the feature set compares.
Based on publicly available information as of August 2026. Details may change — verify with each provider.
“My new student conversion rate hit nearly 90% thanks to Arketa's helpful email automations”
The switch, handled for you
Guided data migration
Your clients, packages, and schedule move over with a dedicated migration specialist — no manual re-entry, no lost history.
Onboarding with a real team
Side-by-side onboarding with people who've actually run a studio, not a help center article. You'll be ready to go live with confidence.
No long-term contract, zero revenue lost
We handle the entire switch on our timeline, not yours — so bookings and revenue keep flowing while you move.
Which one is right for your studio?
Be honest about where you are today — here is how we would call it.
Choose Arketa if…
- You want a platform that ships new features every month, not once a year
- You want transparent, quote-based pricing you can predict
- You want marketing automations and scheduling under one login, not split across Brandbot
- You want a migration that's done in under 4 weeks
Stick with Mariana Tek if…
- You're an enterprise, multi-location brand deep in its custom-app ecosystem
- You've invested heavily in Mariana Tek and Brandbot integrations that would need to be rebuilt
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“When I look at the numbers of where we were in 2022, to where we are now, our revenue increased $10k/month consistently”
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