Airstudio vs StudioFlow
Airstudio
airstudio.infoStudioFlow
studioflow.chSide by side
| Figure | Airstudio | StudioFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $200/mo | 18 CHF/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 3 |
| Spec score · Photography Studio Management Software | 8.4 (#7) | 7.4 (#22) |
| Headquarters | Evanston, Illinois, United States | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Product | Airstudio describes itself as an operating system for volume photography studios, with scheduling, CRM, equipment tracking, staff management, online booking, and billing in one platform. | StudioFlow is studio management software for photographers and videographers, combining client inquiries, quotes, contracts, questionnaires, scheduling, editing tasks, galleries and invoicing. |
| Security | Airstudio says it uses AWS GuardDuty for continuous threat detection and monitoring, and that SOC 2 is in progress. | The terms state that data in transit is encrypted with TLS, database backups are performed daily, and stored photo and video files have provider-level bucket versioning; StudioFlow says this storage is not an archival backup service. |
Plans
Airstudio
- Premium Plan — up to 10 active users, billed monthly$200 a month
- Premium Plan — 11–25 active users, billed monthly$440 a month
- Premium Plan — 26–50 active users, billed monthly$750 a month
- Premium Plan — 51–99 active users, billed monthly$1,240 a month
- Premium Plan — 100–150 active users, billed monthly$1,875 a month
- Premium Plan — up to 10 active users, billed annually$2,400 a year
- Premium Plan — 11–25 active users, billed annually$5,280 a year
- Premium Plan — 26–50 active users, billed annually$9,000 a year
- Premium Plan — 51–99 active users, billed annually$14,880 a year
- Premium Plan — 100–150 active users, billed annually$22,500 a year
In their own words
Airstudio
Airstudio is an operating system for volume photography studios, combining scheduling, client management, equipment tracking, staff operations, online booking, and billing. It is aimed at school, sports, and senior photography programs. Its advanced scheduling lets clients self-book sessions for one or multiple groups, with upsells and automated marketing tools. Staff features include roles and permissions, schedules, availability and hours tracking, job notifications, and a geolocated time clock. Teams can assign tasks, log progress, and organize tasks into collections with rules and automated notifications. Equipment records cover barcode inventory, employee assignments, repairs, maintenance, and gear required for jobs. A client portal provides schedules, subject-group progress, image exports, file downloads, and contract storage; eSigning is Premium only. The mobile app covers schedules, assignments, staff information, and timesheets, and chat is available on mobile and desktop. Airstudio lists Captura, Twilio-powered SMS, work-account email, Stripe, Google Calendar, ChatGPT, API endpoints, and a separate gallery integration. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Pricing is listed from $180/mo (annual); there is no free plan, but a free trial is offered.
StudioFlow
StudioFlow has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.