The Best Alternative to Venue for Tattoo Shops

Venue’s pricing page, opened November 8, 2026, is the source for every Venue number below. The page was last published October 29, 2026. URL: venue.ink/pricing.

Solo and Studio are $0 a month. Solo prints 10% to process deposits and payments by card, charged to the client by default. Studio says everything in Solo is included, then adds studio tools. Solo Pro is $50 a month and Studio Pro is $150 a month, both billed monthly in USD, both at 5% on the same card processing, still charged to the client by default.

The side-by-side page is Tattoo Studio Pro vs Venue.

The fee the page will put a dollar on

Take the FAQ’s example and stop there. A $50 deposit. The client pays $55. You get $50. Venue keeps $5, and the FAQ says that $5 covers card processing, Stripe fees, notifications, servers, and the team.

That example is 10% of $50. It fits the free cards. Solo Pro and Studio Pro print 5%, and the page does not walk through a second deposit in dollars. Ten percent of some other ticket size is arithmetic you can do. It is not a second example Venue printed, so it stays off this page.

Under $25 the percent is not the whole rule. The fee is still $2.50 for USD, CAD, and AUD. GBP is £2. Euro is €2.

Solo lets you move that fee. Clients can pay it, the artist can pay it, or the two sides can split it evenly. Artist pays comes out before the bank deposit. Split, in the FAQ, is you and the client dividing the booking fee. Studio’s separate line, choosing whether the studio or the artist collects the payment, is about who receives the money. It does not name a commission percentage.

Studio Pro then prints “Auto-split with all artists.” Nothing on the page defines it. Do not treat that bullet as proof of commissions, payroll, or a payout. The FAQ is plain about the thing people usually mean: Venue plans to add payroll with an automatic commission split, plus guest spot management. Those are not listed as features you have today.

Payout timing, from the same FAQ

Banks in the US or Canada: 1 to 2 business days, with instant payouts for a small fee. The page does not print the instant fee. Banks outside the US and Canada: usually 1 to 2 business days, and in some cases 2 to 3. The FAQ says they are working with Stripe on speed. That timing is Venue’s, on Venue payments.

What you give up the $0 for

A $0 card still has the 10% line, the chat, unlimited auto-messages in Venue’s wording, flash upload and sales, and a link in bio. Studio adds the shared calendar, auto-assign, and a form plus account per artist. The page lists a form. It does not describe a signed consent form on that screen, which is not a finding that no consent form exists.

Studio Pro’s headcount line is specific: up to 5 residents or guests per month, then $35 a month per active artist. Monthly reporting is on that card. A payment terminal is not on the four cards opened here, so this post does not claim one and does not claim one was removed.

If you also book under your own artist login, the FAQ says that is a second account.

Tattoo Studio Pro, from help

Solo is $29 a month or $239 a year for 1 team member. Every feature is on every plan. Yearly billing costs less than paying monthly. The pricing page has the other team sizes. An extra web spot is $15 a month or $125 a year. Managers and health officials do not count.

Website hosting is included. Claim it in the account portal. The separate $10 or $100 hosting card is not a second bill for subscribers.

Help does not add a percent to the client’s deposit. Cards run on the studio’s own Stripe account. Help does not publish Stripe’s public rate card as Tattoo Studio Pro’s fee. Commission shows what is owed. You still pay the artist yourself.

Consent forms are on every plan, including parent or guardian fields on the in-studio form when the client is under 18. The public online check-in cannot capture that consent. See the consent form article.

Messages are a confirmation text and up to 5 reminders. Not a per-text price in help, and not described as unlimited.

The trial is 30 days. A payment method is required. You are not charged until it ends. How switching works is the import path if you already have a client file.

FAQ

Are the $0 plans free of card fees?

No. Solo prints 10% on deposits and payments by card. Studio includes Solo. The default is that the client pays it.

What is a fair comparison with Solo at $29?

Venue Solo is $0 plus that 10%, for an artist booking independently. Tattoo Studio Pro Solo is $29 or $239 for one team member, hosting included, with no client booking percent in help. A five-artist Studio Pro bill is $150 plus 5%, and $35 a month for each active artist past the card’s five. Those are different team sizes. Use the pricing page for a Tattoo Studio Pro team larger than one.

Does Venue pay the artists?

The pricing FAQ says payroll with an automatic commission split is something they plan to add. The Studio Pro auto-split line is undefined. Tattoo Studio Pro’s commission screen reports what is owed and does not send the pay.

How fast is a Venue payout?

1 to 2 business days for a US or Canada bank, or instant for a small fee the page does not price. Other banks are usually 1 to 2 business days, sometimes 2 to 3.

What is the studio trial?

The FAQ says the first month is free for all artists under the studio account. The $0 Solo and Studio prices are the card prices, not that trial sentence. Tattoo Studio Pro’s trial is 30 days with a payment method on file.

Can I remove an artist myself?

Not from the wording on this page. You message Artist Concierge. The FAQ says removal from the studio account is coming later this year.