All plans
Intelligent automated scheduling
Let the schedule build itself by rules you set. No more fumbling with calendars, paper or otherwise.
The platform
Less office. More studio.
Atelier Studio™ is a cloud platform that handles the boring parts of running a studio (scheduling, payments, waitlists, notifications, reporting) so you can spend the day teaching.
What it does
The studio's quiet half, automated.
The platform is organized around the six things that eat a studio owner's week, plus a few they didn't know they wanted automated.
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01 / Scheduling
Intelligent scheduling
Capacity-based group classes and resource-based privates in one engine. Set it and forget it.
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02 / Payments
Secure online payments
Collect up front through your own Stripe account. Lower transaction fees than other studio software.
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03 / Security
Your data, encrypted
Customer and studio data secured with industry-standard encryption. Stripe handles all card data.
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04 / Automation
Schedule + payment automation
Recurring classes, waitlists, cancellations, and invoicing all run themselves, by rules you set once.
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05 / Notifications
Email & text notifications
High-delivery email on every plan, plus optional text notifications you control.
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06 / Reporting
Reports & analytics
At-a-glance studio health on every plan; deep-dive analytics on Academy for the data nerds.
Scheduling
One engine. Two schedule shapes.
Most studio software pretends every class is a row of seats. Atelier Studio™ handles both shapes of a studio day in the same calendar.
- Capacity-based: group classes with a seat count
- Resource-based: privates and semi-privates gated by instructor and/or room availability
- Recurring class patterns, instructor availability, holidays, blackout dates
- Waitlists, cancellations, substitutes handled automatically
Express Checkout
Sixty seconds, front desk to floor.
Walk-in students scan a QR code, see the next class, pay, and they're in. No app to download. No card-key bracelet. No front-desk line.
- QR scan → instant booking + payment on the student's phone
- No app install required; works in the mobile browser
- Records attendance automatically and updates the class roster live
- Falls back gracefully to a payment link if the student prefers email
Included on every plan.
Atelier Encore™
Empty seats, filled quietly.
A class is a day out with a spot or two to spare. Instead of letting the seats sit empty, Atelier Studio™ quietly invites the students most likely to want them and lets each one book in a single tap. Intelligent seat-filling, working in the background.
- Invites the students whose class history actually fits, never a mass blast
- Never offers a spot that clashes with a class they're already in, even at another studio
- One tap to book straight from the email; a clean, one-click opt-out
- Shows you exactly how many seats it filled
Included on every plan.
Levels & progression
Every student, at the right level.
Structured studios run on levels: grades, stages, a clear path from one to the next. Atelier Studio™ builds them in: a level on every class, a skill level on every student, and the two working hand in hand.
- Class difficulty meets student skill level: the right classes surface for the right students, automatically
- Level-gated classes: hold a class to the levels ready for it. A student below the line requests placement, and the studio approves before they enroll
- Your own level system: two levels or a full graded syllabus. Build your own, or model an established standard like the Suzuki Method or RCM
Included on every plan. Juried assessments and shared practice logs come with Academy.
Assessments (Academy)
A jury, a rubric, a record.
The structured studio runs on evaluation: exams, adjudications, the moment a student earns the next level. On the Academy plan, Atelier Studio™ puts a real panel in the room and keeps the score.
- Juried panels: several adjudicators score the same performance, from mock exams, graded exams, competition rounds
- Rubrics you build: score against your own criteria and keep every mark on record for level advancement
- Shared practice logs: the work between classes, finally visible, with notes that move between teacher, student, and parents across the studio and customer portals
Included on the Academy plan, and inherited by Network.
Each plan is a full product
Not a ladder. Two real products.
Most software vendors build a feature ladder, sprinkle in arbitrary prices, and call it a day. We don't. You choose Atelier Studio™ on what you run (open classes, or structured programs with a season and tuition), not on how big you are. Grow from one into the other when you're ready.
Community
$99 / month
Open, drop-in studios
Everything a community studio runs on: open classes, privates, class packs, memberships with weekly auto-enrollment, coupons, automated waitlists, online payments, and Encore to keep seats full, with a tiny 0.1% transaction fee, capped at $1 (never more than $100 a month).
See CommunityAcademy
$199 / month
Structured, term-based programs
Everything in Community, plus the season: committed-term tuition, recital and event registration, instructor payroll reporting, advanced reporting, and priority support. 0.75% per transaction, capped at $2 and $250 a month.
See AcademyAnd we'll never try to sell you more than you need. We don't have a high-pressure sales team. We'll absolutely help you pick what's right for your studio today, and what'll grow with you tomorrow.
Network
For multi-location studios and franchises running at scale.
Everything in Academy, across every location, plus webhooks, an API, white-label branding, and the integrations your operation is built on. Pricing is scaled to your operation, so let's talk it through together.
- Everything in Academy, at every location
- Unlimited locations, managed as one In progress
- Webhooks: full library (Zapier, n8n, Make)
- API access Coming soon
- White-label branding Coming soon
- Official integrations: QuickBooks, Zapier, n8n, Make Coming soon
The full picture
Every feature, every plan.
The complete platform, mapped to each plan. Late-2026 items are shipping for everyone on the listed plans on launch, so you don't pay extra to get them.
| Feature | Community | Academy |
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| Core capabilities: every plan | ||
| Monthly price | $99 | $199 |
| Transaction fee | 0.1%, capped $1 ($100/mo) | 0.75%, capped $2 ($250/mo) |
| Locations In progress | Up to 2 | Up to 3 |
| Intelligent automated scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI-powered customer assistant Late 2026 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple schedule types (capacity + resource) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private lessons with session notes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secure online payments (BYO Stripe) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Express Checkout (QR self-check-in) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment links & offline recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Point of sale & retail inventory | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales tax: calculate, collect & report | ✓ | ✓ |
| Class packs & memberships | ✓ | ✓ |
| Registration fees | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weekly auto-enrollment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invite-only classes & memberships | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coupon codes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Household accounts (families on one login) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-spot bookings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fully automated waitlists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Atelier Encore™ intelligent seat-filling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online waivers (unlimited types) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited email notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email marketing campaigns | ✓ | ✓ |
| Text message notifications (optional add-on) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Texting add-on 1,000 texts per billing cycle, then $0.02 each | $19 / mo | $19 / mo |
| Reports (recent windows & custom date ranges) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Booking via Groupon Late 2026 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graded skill levels & class difficulty | ✓ | ✓ |
| Level-gated classes & placement requests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom level systems build your own, or model a standard like Suzuki, RCM, or RAD | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured programs: Academy | ||
| Events: registration & fees (recitals, auditions, showcases) | Not included | ✓ |
| Committed-term enrollments (tuition, semesters) | Not included | ✓ |
| Instructor payroll reporting | Not included | ✓ |
| Advanced reporting (trends, CSV export) | Not included | ✓ |
| Juried assessments & rubric scoring | Not included | ✓ |
| Shared practice logs (teacher ↔ student ↔ parent) | Not included | ✓ |
| Scale: Network (multi-location & franchises) | ||
| Multi-location studios and franchises move to the Network plan: the full webhooks library (live today), unlimited locations In progress, plus an API Coming soon, white-label branding Coming soon and official integrations for QuickBooks, Zapier, n8n, and Make Coming soon. | ||
| Support | ||
| Email + ticket support today; chat in late 2026 | ✓ | Priority |
Features, explained
In a little more detail.
The interesting ones, with the nuance behind them.
All plans Late 2026
AI customer assistant
Skip the "when does ballet enrollment start?" calls. An AI agent with access to your account answers questions and can book classes for customers.
All plans
Multiple schedule types
Capacity-based bookings for group classes; resource-based bookings gated by instructor or room availability for privates and semi-privates.
All plans
Email notifications
Fast, reliable, high-delivery email, branded from your studio, not us. Stays out of the spam folder.
All plans
Text message notifications
An optional add-on on both plans: $19 a month for 1,000 texts. You choose which notifications go out by text, and customers opt in to receive them. Texting pricing.
All plans
Unlimited online waivers
Collect signatures online and create as many waiver types as you need, with different liability language per class or program.
All plans
Offline payment recording
Record cash and other offline payments so reporting stays consistent. Not everyone wants to pay online.
All plans
Reports
The reports every studio needs, at a glance, across recent windows.
All plans
Secure online payments
Collect tuition up front through your own Stripe account. Community's fee is a fraction of a percent (0.1%, capped $1); Academy's is 0.75% (capped $2). Both are capped low. See the pricing page for the details.
All plans
Class packs & memberships
Set your own prices and entitlements; we collect payments and track credits. Recurring revenue and loyalty in one, with weekly auto-enrollment for members.
All plans
Point of sale & inventory
Ring up more than classes. A built-in register sells dancewear, shoes, water, and merch at the front desk and tracks stock as it moves. Atelier Studio™ calculates and collects the right sales tax at checkout, with a per-jurisdiction report ready when it's time to remit.
All plans
Household accounts
One login for the whole family. Parents add each child as their own profile (their own classes, passes, levels, and waivers) and book and pay for everyone from one place.
All plans
Registration fees
Set an annual or one-time registration fee and it’s added at enrollment automatically. It’s charged once per student, skipped for the students who’ve already paid, and waivable by staff when you choose.
All plans
Fully automated waitlists
Next-in-line auto-books and auto-charges when a spot opens. If payment fails, they have two hours to fix it before the spot moves on.
All plans
Atelier Encore™
Intelligent seat-filling. When a class is a day away with room to spare, Encore invites the students most likely to want that spot: one tap to book, a clean opt-out, and never a clash with a class they're already in.
All plans
Email marketing campaigns
Write a campaign, send yourself a test, and schedule it, with your studio’s name in the inbox, with optional “Book a class” and “Call the studio” buttons. See opens and clicks per campaign; unsubscribes are handled for you.
All plans
Coupon codes
Reward loyal customers or pull in new ones. Set rules like one-per-customer, new-customers-only, expirations, etc.
All plans
Express Checkout
QR scan at the front desk → book + pay → on the floor in 60 seconds. No app install needed.
All plans
Private lessons & session notes
Book one-on-one lessons (publicly bookable or invite-only) and keep private session notes on each student's progress between sessions, visible only to your instructors.
All plans
Invite-only classes & memberships
Run private, invitation-only classes and memberships alongside your public ones, for pre-pro tracks, audition-only groups, and members-only offerings that never show on the public schedule.
All plans
Skill levels & class difficulty
Give every class a level and every student their own. The two move together, so the right work finds the right students, and everyone lands where they actually fit.
All plans
Level-gating & placement requests
Hold a class to the levels ready for it. A student below the line asks the studio to place them up. You approve, they enroll. No workarounds, no back-and-forth.
All plans
Your own level system
Two levels or twenty: build the ladder the way you teach. Or model a standard your studio already follows, like the Suzuki Method or the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM). Simple or intricate, it's yours to shape.
All plans In progress
Mobile apps for iOS & Android
We planned these for 2027. Studios kept asking, so we moved them up. Backstage puts tonight’s rosters, check-in, and the alerts that matter in your staff’s pockets, and Front Row follows for your students and families.
All plans Late 2026
Booking via Groupon
We're building a direct Groupon partnership so shoppers who buy on Groupon book straight into your studio, with redemption, scheduling, and reconciliation handled automatically instead of the manual back-and-forth studios deal with today.
Academy
Events & recitals
Put on recitals, auditions, and showcases. Open online registration and collect audition, recital, and costume fees straight to your own Stripe account.
Academy
Committed-term enrollments
Committed multi-session programs, e.g. a 12-week ballet term. Collect full payment up front or split into autopay installments you define.
Academy
Instructor payroll reporting
Run reports to see what each instructor is owed, mark runs as paid. (Reporting only; we don't process payroll.)
Academy
Advanced reporting & analytics
Custom date ranges, period-over-period trends, and CSV export. See attendance, revenue, and customer behavior in easy-digest dashboards or full data-export format.
Academy
Juried assessments & rubrics
Put a panel in the room. Score against a rubric you build, keep every mark on record, and give students an assessment that means something: adjudicated exams, competition scoring, level advancement.
Academy
Shared practice logs
The practice that happens at home, finally visible. Notes and logs move between teacher, student, and parents through the studio and customer portals. They're shareable by design, whereas private session notes stay with your instructors.
Network
Webhooks
Send the full library of events to Zapier, n8n, Make, accounting tools, marketing platforms, or anywhere else that accepts webhooks. Available today on the Network plan.
Network In progress
Multiple location support
Manage every location from one place, with schedules, instructors, payments, and reporting consolidated across the whole operation. Community includes up to 2 locations and Academy up to 3; Network runs unlimited.
Network Coming soon
White-label branding
Put your studio's brand front and centre across the experience your customers see. Coming to the Network plan.
Network Coming soon
Official integrations
Turnkey connections to QuickBooks, Zapier, n8n, and Make, built and maintained by us on top of the webhooks that ship today.
Network Coming soon
API access
Programmatic access for building on top of your studio: the same data and actions the app uses, opened up to your own systems. Coming to the Network plan, alongside today's webhooks.
All plans
Email + ticket support
Drop us an email or open a ticket, day or night. Live chat in late 2026. Academy plans get priority placement in the queue.
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