Payabli charges 2.9% + $0.30 per credit card transaction and a flat $1.00 for ACH. You decide who pays — your studio or your clients.
Answer 5 quick questions and we'll recommend the best approach for your studio.
There's no one-size-fits-all answer. The best choice aligns with your pricing strategy, your brand, and the experience you want to create.
There's no one-size-fits-all answer. The best choice aligns with your pricing strategy, your brand, and the experience you want to create.
There's no one-size-fits-all answer. The best choice aligns with your pricing strategy, your brand, and the experience you want to create.
Choose the model that best fits your studio's pricing strategy.
Surcharges are everywhere — restaurants, airlines, service businesses — all using them to offset rising costs. Consumers notice them, but they still pay.
The "Lock-In Effect": By the time a fee appears at checkout, most customers have already decided to buy. People are far more sensitive to the base price than the final total.
The Takeaway: Even when customers notice fees, they rarely change their decision if they've already committed. Upfront transparency is always better received than surprise charges.
Consumers focus more on base price than fees added later
Surcharges rarely stop a purchase once the decision is made
Businesses use fees to shift blame to external costs
Long-term trust matters — upfront transparency always wins
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