--- description: Review of The Studio Director Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: The Studio Director | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Martial Arts Software](/directory/4246/martial-arts/software) > [The Studio Director](/software/158521/the-studio-director) # The Studio Director Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/158521/the-studio-director Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/158521/the-studio-director?page=2) > The Studio Director is a business management solution designed for small and midsize martial arts, dance and fitness centers. It offers website management, attendance management, point of sale, scheduling and instructor management within a suite. The solution is cloud-based and offers mobile applications for both Android and iOS. The Studio Director features website design that allows users to create websites using default templates. Websites can also include online booking and online payments. The solution features email marketing, which allows users to send automated emails to active customers. Users can set up email campaigns for customer acquisition and retention. The inventory management module of the solution helps users manage all their equipment and supplies. The Studio Director offers online support to all its customers during business hours, and it offers webinars and online videos as a part of its training program. Pricing is per month based on the number of students enrolled. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 98 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 98 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: OnVision Solutions - **Founded**: 2003 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$39.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - Alerts/Notifications - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Belt Ranking Classification - Billing & Invoicing - Class Management - Class Registration - Class Scheduling - Client Management - Costume Management - Credit Card Processing - Customer Accounts - Customisable Branding - Electronic Payments - Email Management - Email Marketing - Enrollments/Onboarding - Event Management - Facility Scheduling - Information Hub ## Integrations (1 total) - QuickBooks Online Advanced ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Martial Arts Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4246/martial-arts/software) ## Related Categories - [Martial Arts Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4246/martial-arts/software) - [Student Engagement Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4330/student-engagement/software) - [Gymnastics Club Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4355/gymnastics/software) - [Registration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4145/registration/software) - [Club Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4660/club-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It lets us manager our studio store items and sales, our dance classes, seasons, and performances, our online client portal, our families, students, and communication methods - all in one program\! > > **Cons**: Setting up seasons can be a little complicated, depending on the various types of class set-ups we may want to offer - in the summer we have multiple 1-week camps, a 7-week session, grouped dance intensives, etc., and all require some real thought to make sure they are set-up correctly for the right dates, charges, and so they make sense to the client in their online registration portal. In addition, there is no good way to pick and choose clients to email out of a group - you can only email the whole group or an individual family, unless you can figure out which clients are which by their email address and delete them individually from the "to" line - which is near impossible\! > > I have worked in many corporate databases, and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised when I started using The Studio Director. The dance studio I work for had already been using it for quite a few years when I became the studio manager. I was able to figure almost all of our daily functions in less than two days\! The software is user-friendly, dynamic, and has great technical support\! The staff are always friendly and prompt and have some kind of solution for most of our questions. ----- ### "I really like most of what Studio Director offers\!" — 4.0/5 > **Becca** | *29 June 2017* > > **Pros**: I like that improvements are made regularly and that functions keep improving. I get quick email responses from the customer support team. > > **Cons**: The cost is the biggest hang up for me. It's difficult for a small non-profit to keep up with rising costs without losing data (by deleting students.) Many of my parents have a difficult time using SD from a mobile device and I get complaints about that regularly. I would love for SD to integrate with MailChimp. When we use the templates for newsletters, if we take a break and come back to it, the system kicks us out and we have to start all over, would love for that to be auto saved or a setting that allows more time (if my admin is waiting for an answer from me.) I'd love to preschedule emails to go out at a later date as well as the ability to schedule credits to be used at a later date. A more efficient way to schedule private lessons through the software. An easy way to add teachers to emails that are sent out. Customizable evaluations for the teachers to fill out and email to students. ----- ### "Good software, but awkward/not straight forward formatting" — 3.0/5 > **Ada** | *9 November 2017* > > **Pros**: It has features that many softwares dont have, like organizing shows and events, but those features are hard to use, so even though they are there, our club makes our own spreadsheets. Costumer support is great and fast, but its tedious to call in with every question, so mostly we skip over things we dont understand. > > **Cons**: awkward formatting, some features are not easy to use, or figure out. For example, I would love to be able to use the attendance sheets for each child. It would be awesome to be able to click on a child, and then see a LIST of classes they have missed, rather than have to scroll through each month. Then, would be great if we could click on that missed class, and say "schedule a makeup class for this missed class." It is not easy or straight forward to see which missed classes have been made up. ----- ### "Studio Director customer support is top-notch\! Timely return of phone calls and emails especially." — 5.0/5 > **Kim** | *26 June 2017* | Performing Arts | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The recital planning features are in-depth and yet very user friendly. Their customer service folks never rush my questions and are always willing to walk me step by step through a new process. The number and types of reports are amazing...they have thought of everything we need before we even knew we needed it\! Setting up seasons and classes is very user-friendly as well. But again, Studio Director's Customer Service sets them far above and apart from their competition. They are thorough, yes, but most of all, they are ACCESSIBLE\! > > **Cons**: 1. There is NO good way to let our families know their account history. All of the option are confusing. The summary does not have enough info, the statements have too much info or too many lines of info that the families don't understand, and the other options are lacking as well. The way the account is set up in the portal is also confusing to many of our families. 2. We need to have more font/bolding/italicizing options for the class/event confirmations. Also, we need less automatic information put in and more access to putting in our own info. Our families were confused by the fact that their class time was in the chart, but their rehearsal time in the notes and at the top of the chart was overlooked because I couldn't make it stand out. 3. The family/EC information on the class rosters should not be centered; it makes them very difficult to read. > > Way more for our money, especially in the areas of customer service and access to reports. The recital planning features were extremely helpful and made good use of my time. ----- ### "From an owner's standpoint, this is the cream of the crop." — 4.0/5 > **John** | *29 December 2017* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very fast. Accessible by customers on PC or phone via app. Super search capability. Full accounting capability -- can support GAAP, tax, and custom reporting. Fits with QuickBooks. Support extremely responsive and new features appear every two or three months. Has many features competing programs don't have including elaborate skill tracking, inventory and event support. Price capped even with thousands of students in the system. Usage is highly customizable to speed registration work. Exhaustive standard reporting plus support can create custom reports. Most information can be exported to Excel. Can integrate with your web site, too, to show what's available. Useful for every member of the company and customers. > > **Cons**: Can't consolidate accounts over several sites, so customers can end up enrolled in two or three places. Not as cheap as entry-level systems; this is the high end product for knowledgeable users. Doesn't allow API access to your data for customer reporting. > > It was the key to our growth from 1,200 to 4,500 +/-. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/158521/the-studio-director?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/158521/the-studio-director) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data