DanceBiz vs Experience Dance

DanceBiz is software for dance studios that handles administration such as scheduling, registrations, invoicing and online payments. Its visual scheduler provides daily, weekly and staff views, with classes set on weekly, daily or custom schedules. Student tools track skills, waiting lists, attendance history and make-up classes. Customers can use the portal to manage enrolments, payments, absences, make-up bookings and student progress. DanceBiz generates class invoices and can sync invoices and payments with Xero and Intuit QuickBooks Online. Named payment services include Stripe, Ezidebit and Worldpay. Staff can use the smartphone app on iPhone, iPad and Android for schedules, customer and class details, attendance, skills and invoices; desktop apps are available for PC and Mac. Subscriptions include email and phone support, account setup, customer-data import and unlimited staff logins. Some features, including the customer portal, online registration and online bookings, may incur add-on charges. There is a 14-day trial but no free plan. Plans range from Biz50 at $24.95 a month for up to 50 active customers to Biz1000 at $179.95 a month for up to 1,000 active customers.

Experience Dance is a web-based studio management platform for scheduling, billing, enrollment, and communication. Its tuition billing supports monthly, session-based, and drop-in cycles, tracks paid and pending payments, retries failed payments, and sends notifications. Scholarships and discounts are built in. Studios can create visual schedules and track attendance from any device, while automated parent messages cover schedule changes, closures, and reminders. Stripe supports major credit cards, debit cards, and ACH transfers. Teachers receive a phone-accessible dashboard for upcoming classes, attendance, notes, and participation. Agreement acceptances are timestamped and tied to their specific versions. The maker says migration tools and support are available for existing student and class information. The Free plan includes unlimited classes, staff and teacher users, and calendar scheduling. Pro costs $50 a month and adds a registration portal, Stripe billing and tuition management, and agreements and waivers.