Livwell and Mariana Tek both serve wellness businesses, but they are built for different shapes of operation. Mariana Tek is a strong class-based platform for boutique fitness studios — its scheduling, member app, and instructor workflows are mature. Livwell is an all-in-one operating system for wellness businesses running appointments, classes, memberships, recovery, retail, and corporate wellness from one connected platform. Which one fits depends on where your business is today and where it is heading in the next 18 months.
Where each platform shines
Mariana Tek's strength is the boutique fitness studio: group classes, instructor scheduling, branded member app, and integrations with the tools boutique operators already use. Studios that run 70%+ class-based revenue and stay under 1,000 active members typically find Mariana Tek a good fit for years.
Livwell's strength is the multi-service wellness center: a premium environment running classes, appointments, recovery services, retail, memberships, and corporate wellness from one system. The platform was built and proven at LifeLab, a wellness environment running 13 distinct service lines. Studios with 5+ service lines, multi-branch operations, or retail + classes + appointments + memberships all sit on Livwell's natural ground.
Booking workflows: classes vs appointments vs both
Class-based platforms excel when 90%+ of revenue comes from group classes. They handle recurring schedules, instructor rotation, waitlists, and pass-based access naturally. The friction appears when you add appointments (massage, PT, recovery) or non-class services — these need separate workflows that do not always share data with class bookings.
All-in-one platforms handle both calendars from one system. A member's class booking and recovery appointment share the same profile, credits, and payment history. If your operation is class-led today but plans to add recovery, spa, or PT within 18 months, the all-in-one approach avoids the eventual migration to a second tool.
Branded mobile app
Both platforms offer branded mobile apps under your studio's name and colors. The difference is what's included. Mariana Tek's app lives at higher pricing tiers; Livwell includes the branded client app in standard pricing across all three plans. For studios that want their name — not a third-party brand — on the home screen of every member's phone, this matters at scale.
Pricing transparency
Mariana Tek uses quote-based pricing — you request a proposal based on your studio size, member count, and feature tier. This is normal for boutique platforms but makes budgeting harder before you commit.
Livwell publishes three transparent tiers: Starter $79/mo (up to 200 active members), Growth $199/mo (up to 1,000), and Scale $399/mo (unlimited). A 14-day free trial tests real workflows before you spend. For studios that want to forecast software cost as they grow, transparent tiers remove the guesswork.
Multi-branch and multi-service operations
Boutique class platforms handle multi-branch through separate instances per location or complex permission setups. Reporting across branches requires manual export.
All-in-one platforms like Livwell run every branch from one database — central reporting on revenue, capacity, staff utilization, and client risk across all locations. For studios planning to open location #2 or #3 within 18 months, this is the difference between one dashboard and a spreadsheet consolidation project.
Migration and switching cost
Both platforms offer migration support. The question is scope: class-based platforms migrate classes, members, and instructor data cleanly. All-in-one platforms migrate the full operating record — bookings, memberships, payments, retail, and the historical transaction history that finance and member success teams depend on.
Livwell's migration team uses a 4-week launch plan that moves your full operating record before go-live. The migration includes member profiles, packages, billing history, and the existing schedule — so your team operates on day one with no parallel-run period.
Who should choose Mariana Tek
- Boutique fitness studios running 90%+ class-based revenue
- Operations under 1,000 active members per location
- Studios that want to stay class-focused for the next 3+ years
Who should choose Livwell
- Multi-service wellness centers running 5+ distinct service lines
- Studios planning to expand into appointments, recovery, or retail within 18 months
- Multi-branch operations that need central reporting from day one
- Studios that want Arabic RTL, AED billing, and GCC payment methods out of the box
How to decide
Both platforms are well-built. The decision is fit for your operation shape and growth direction. Test your real workflows — bookings, member signup, payment, renewal, the daily front-desk flow — in a free trial with both. The platform your team operates fastest on, with the clearest pricing and the migration plan you trust, is the one to choose.
