DanceBiz vs OttoDance
DanceBiz
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| Figure | DanceBiz | OttoDance |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $24.95/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 2 |
| Spec score · Dance Studio Management Software | 9.1 (#1) | 7.1 (#28) |
| Attendance | Attendance reasons are customizable and historical attendance reports can be generated. | The platform offers digital dancer check-ins and attendance tracking from anywhere in the studio. |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States |
| Payments | DanceBiz supports manual payments, direct debit, real-time card charging and recurring debits, with receipts retained in history. | OttoPay supports secure online payments, monthly tuition processing, and recurring billing. |
| Purpose | DanceBiz is software for dance studios that automates administration such as timetabling, online registrations, invoicing, and online payments. | OttoDance is dance studio management software connecting online class registration, recurring tuition through OttoPay, and recital and costume management in a mobile-first application. |
| Reporting | Statistics can be charted and exported, while financial reports include receivables, cash-basis income, accrual income and customer statements. | The product includes real-time reporting and financial dashboards. |
Plans
DanceBiz
- Biz50$24.95 a month
- Biz100$49.95 a month
- Biz250$84.95 a month
- Biz500$109.95 a month
- Biz1000$179.95 a month
- Biz50$299.40 a year
- Biz100$599.40 a year
- Biz250$1,019.40 a year
- Biz500$1,319.40 a year
- Biz1000$2,159.40 a year
OttoDance
- Community FundedPrice not published
- Organization FundedPriced on request
In their own words
DanceBiz
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.
OttoDance
OttoDance has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.