buyer's guide
best dance studio software, by studio type
The best dance studio software depends on the studio you run. Youth dance schools built on enrollment, tuition, and recitals are best served by Jackrabbit Dance, Akada, or DanceStudio-Pro; adult drop-in studios filling classes week to week should look at Momence, Walla, or Boxing Bachata; multi-location operations that want one big suite should compare Mindbody and WellnessLiving. Every price on this page is dated, and anything a vendor does not publish is marked that way.
pricing as of july 2026. we build one of the tools below, and we say so where it appears.
for adult drop-in dance and boxing studios
Studios selling classes, trials, and memberships week to week, where growth lives in Instagram DMs and follow-up speed.
boxing bachata (that's us)
all comparisonsStudio management software built inside a working boxing and dance studio in Las Vegas. Flat founding pricing for waitlist studios, month-to-month, no per-location multiplier and no marketplace commission. Join the waitlist for the current rate.
What is different: MIA, an AI front desk that answers DMs and texts, quotes the live schedule, books the class, and escalates to a human; a five-email trial funnel with text reminders that starts the moment a first class is booked; per-channel consent handling, so email and SMS opt-ins are tracked separately and honored everywhere.
honest caveats: payments are still rolling out, there is no branded mobile app, and we do not build recital tooling.
momence
vs boxing bachataA fast-moving modern platform for classes, courses, and events, with strong automations and a low entry price offset by transaction fees.
Momence does not publish pricing on its site. Third parties report a free Basic plan funded by roughly 5% seller plus 4% client transaction fees, a Pro plan around $60 per month with about 2.5% fees, and a Custom plan around $199 per month with standard processing only.
right for: studios running a mix of classes, courses, events, and appointments; teams that will actually build and use deep automation sequences; businesses comfortable trading transaction fees for a low subscription
walla
vs boxing bachataA boutique-fitness platform with published per-location pricing, strong intro-offer flows, and standard Stripe processing with no markup.
Walla publishes Core at $320 per month and Pro at $599 per month, per location, with a custom Enterprise tier. Processing is standard Stripe with no added platform fee.
right for: boutique pilates, yoga, and cycling studios with steady front-desk staffing; single-location studios that value predictable published pricing; teams that convert intro offers as their main growth motion
for youth dance schools
Enrollment, tuition billing, parent portals, recitals, and costumes. These systems do that job better than any fitness platform.
jackrabbit dance
vs boxing bachataThe established dance-school management system: class registration, tuition billing, parent portal, recitals, and costumes.
Jackrabbit publishes tiered pricing from $49 per month based on total student count, so the bill grows with enrollment. The branded-app bundle and enterprise dashboard cost more, and a PayPath option replaces the subscription with a 1.25% technology fee passed to payers.
right for: youth dance schools running semester or year enrollment with tuition billing; studios whose year revolves around recitals and costume orders; schools where parents, not students, hold the account
akada
vs boxing bachataA dance-studio system with one flat $60 per month plan that includes every feature, regardless of studio size.
Akada charges a flat $60 per month for every studio, with all features included and no student-count tiers.
right for: youth dance studios that want one predictable bill; growing schools tired of student-count pricing tiers; owners who value simplicity over app-store presence
dancestudio-pro
vs boxing bachataA budget-friendly dance-school system (now Studio Pro) with a flat monthly rate, unlimited students, parent portal, and recital tools.
DanceStudio-Pro is reported at a flat rate from about $30 per month with unlimited students and no student-count tiers. Their site gates specifics, so confirm the current rate with them.
right for: small youth dance schools watching every dollar; solo owners who want the standard dance-school toolkit without complexity; schools whose needs are tuition, portal, and recitals, full stop
the studio director
vs boxing bachataA long-running dance-studio management system with student-count pricing reported from about $29 per month.
The Studio Director is reported from about $29 to $39 per month at entry, with the rate scaling by enrolled student count. Exact tiers are not published, so confirm with them.
right for: small youth dance schools that want low entry cost; studios comfortable with an older interface in exchange for stability; schools whose needs are enrollment, tuition, and recitals
for studios that want one big suite
Broad platforms covering booking, marketing, retail, and reporting, strongest for multi-location operations with staff to run them.
mindbody
vs boxing bachataThe largest and longest-established booking platform for fitness, wellness, and beauty businesses.
Mindbody publishes a Starter plan from $99 per month per location; higher tiers are quoted by sales and commonly reported in the $259 to $699+ range.
right for: multi-location fitness brands and franchises that need enterprise reporting; studios in dense markets where Mindbody marketplace discovery genuinely drives new clients; businesses that want one vendor to cover fitness, spa, salon, and retail together
wellnessliving
vs boxing bachataAn all-in-one Mindbody challenger with published pricing, covering booking, marketing, loyalty, and a client app.
WellnessLiving publishes three tiers: Starter at $69 per month with one staff login, Business at $199, and BusinessPro at $349, plus custom Enterprise pricing. Annual billing discounts about 10%.
right for: studios that want the widest feature set at a published price; businesses replacing Mindbody without giving up marketing and loyalty tooling; teams that value bundled reviews, rewards, and referral features
glofox
vs boxing bachataABC Fitness's boutique gym platform, quote-priced, with a strong branded app and sales pipeline aimed at gyms scaling toward franchise.
Glofox does not publish pricing; quotes are reported between about $110 and $400+ per month depending on plan and add-ons, with the branded app commonly reported around the $199 per month level, annual contracts common, and processing fees added to standard rates.
right for: boutique gyms scaling to multiple locations or franchise; businesses whose growth runs on a sales team and pipeline; gyms where the branded app is central to the member experience
for straightforward booking at a fair price
Dependable core scheduling and billing with honest pricing, lighter on marketing automation.
teamup
vs boxing bachataA straightforward, fairly priced platform for gyms and studios, priced by active member count with no platform markup on payments.
TeamUp publishes pricing by active member count, from $104 per month for up to 100 active members, flattening around $309 per month at the largest band. Processing is near-standard Stripe with no platform markup.
right for: independent gyms and boxes that want fair, predictable pricing; owners who value no-contract terms and no processing markup; teams that want software that stays out of the way
pike13
vs boxing bachataA clean, appointment-and-class platform with published pricing, unlimited staff seats, and a focus on simple day-to-day operations.
Pike13 publishes three plans on 12-month contracts: Essential at $139, Advanced at $195, and Premium at $249 per month on annual billing, with monthly billing priced higher. All plans include unlimited staff and client records.
right for: appointment-and-class hybrids like swim schools, music schools, and training gyms; teams that want dependable software over a stream of new features; businesses that budget annually and value price stability
arketa
vs boxing bachataA modern, design-forward booking platform popular with yoga, pilates, and wellness studios, with strong video on-demand.
Arketa lists individual instructor plans in the tens of dollars per month range, while studio plans are quoted by sales after a demo. Individual plans carry an Arketa platform fee of about 3% on transactions in addition to card processing.
right for: yoga, pilates, and wellness studios where the booking page is part of the brand; instructors and studios selling video on demand or hybrid virtual classes; teams that want a modern interface over an exhaustive feature list
questions studios actually ask
what is the best software for a dance studio?
There is no single best. As of July 2026: youth dance schools running tuition and recitals are best served by Jackrabbit Dance (from $49 per month by student count), Akada (flat $60 per month), or DanceStudio-Pro (reported from about $30 per month). Adult drop-in studios should compare Momence, Walla ($320 per month per location), and Boxing Bachata, which adds an AI front desk and automated trial follow-up at flat founding pricing but is still rolling out payments.
how much does dance studio software cost?
As of July 2026, the real range runs from about $30 per month (DanceStudio-Pro, reported) and $49 to $60 (Jackrabbit Dance, Akada) for youth-school systems, through $104 to $349 for general studio platforms (TeamUp, Pike13, WellnessLiving), up to $320 to $699+ for premium or enterprise tiers (Walla, Mindbody). Watch for what the sticker excludes: branded apps, texting, platform fees on transactions, and per-location multipliers.
is Boxing Bachata the best choice for every dance studio?
No. Boxing Bachata is built for adult drop-in boxing and dance studios that want leads answered and booked automatically; it has no recital or costume tooling, no branded app, and payments are still rolling out. A youth dance school is better served by Jackrabbit Dance, Akada, or DanceStudio-Pro today.
running an adult drop-in studio?
Boxing Bachata is onboarding founding studios from the waitlist. No credit card, no sales call.