DanceBiz vs Rosterra

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.

Rosterra is management software for activity businesses, with tools for dance studios to manage rosters, attendance, billing, events, communications and student progression. Studios can track distinct grades and syllabuses for each dance style, publish exam sessions, collect entries and fees, and add recital or costume charges to recurring family bills. Billing supports card and ACH autopay, automatic family and sibling discounts, and failed-payment alerts. Members can check in at a tablet kiosk; staff can take class registers on a phone or tablet. Families can view schedules, progress, invoices and waivers in a web portal or the school's branded app. Listed connections include Square POS, two-way Zoho Books sync, Google Calendar sync and SMS through the customer's provider. Plans are billed monthly per location: Core costs $30 a month for up to 25 active members, Growth costs $60 a month for up to 150, and Unlimited costs $90 a month with no member cap. The terms describe a 30-day trial without a card, while the dance page also states 14 days.