# Page 2 | The Studio Director Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is The Studio Director the right Dance Studio solution for you? Explore 98 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/92419/The-Studio-Director/reviews --- The Studio Director 4.6 (98) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/92419/The-Studio-Director/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of The Studio Director ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 98 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use RZ Rachel Z. Studio Manager Performing Arts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review of The Studio Director by a Dance Studio Manager" February 9, 2017 4.0 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. Pros This software is dynamic! 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! Review Source BH Becca H. Executive Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I really like most of what Studio Director offers! " June 29, 2017 4.0 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. Review Source KS Kim S. Studio Manager Performing Arts Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Studio Director customer support is top-notch! Timely return of phone calls and emails especially." June 26, 2017 5.0 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. 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. Review Source JS John S. Chairman Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "From an owner's standpoint, this is the cream of the crop." December 29, 2017 4.0 It was the key to our growth from 1,200 to 4,500 +/-. 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. Review Source AS Amy S. Sports Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome program" June 23, 2016 5.0 Studio Director has been an incredible program. It is easy to use and has helped us be organized. I am continually learning about features that the program includes that have saved me hours of work. I am impressed by the customer service and how quickly they respond to my questions. I also love that your customer service takes feedback and requests from me and other studios and is continually improving to better serve our needs. Pros It is easy to use and has helped me improve my communication with my families through emails (including automated emails), event confirmations, etc. I also love the many types of reports I can run and the incredible amounts of information available to me in so many formats. Cons I have recently incorporated welcome emails, new student emails, birthday emails, etc (drip campaigns). I would love an option to set up several new student drip campaigns. Specifically, I would like to be able to set up a different email to be automatically sent for each season to new enrollees. I have one set up currently, but have to manually send welcome emails to every other season. Review Source CS Claire S. Manager Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Extremely Helpful" September 5, 2019 5.0 The Studio Director helps us track class attendance, keep account balances up to date, and the customizable reports are extremely helpful in tracking financial trends. Pros The Studio Director's Class Charge administration is what adds the most value to my day-to-day operations. The system seamlessly calculates special discounts, prorated tuition, and credits in a way that helps our clients and staff immensely. I'm able to keep all of our student accounts up to date as they add and drop throughout the season. The Studio Director is able to generate customizable reports that help us in almost every business decision. Cons While The Studio Director mobile website is helpful and agile, we still nonetheless continue to get feedback from clients who say that they would prefer to use an iOS app over a mobile site. Review Source AS Ada S. Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good software, but awkward/not straight forward formatting " November 9, 2017 3.0 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. Review Source LD Lauren D. Program Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Studio Director works well for our non-profit dance program" March 14, 2018 4.0 I appreciate the ability to easily pull student and family account data reports, as well as keep our dance classes and seasons well organized and archived. Pros The interface is clean and easy to navigate. There are various options for customizing account pages to suit your needs, for example adding custom fields for information. We utilize the Reports feature daily, which gives easy to use data that's easily transferable to Excel. Cons The only snag recently is trying to get families enrolled in the texting feature. I wish there was a way to send texts directly to phones with the family's opt-in code, instead of manually looking it up for each person. Review Source AG Alyssa G. Program Services Director Fine Art Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent Software!" October 20, 2016 4.0 Our experience with The Studio Director has been fantastic! We love this program because it has saved us valuable time and money. We used to handle our enrollment with physical files were things would get easily lost or miss-filed, now we have a way of keeping accurate records of everything. Searching and tracking our enrollment numbers has never been easier and the enrollment in automatic payments has kept us accountable as well as our customers. Their customer service is some of the best I, personally, have ever received (Pam is awesome!). They respond quickly to any questions we have and their staff is very helpful, knowledgeable and kind. Pros Customer Service User Friendly Multiple Features/Reports Easy to search and find specific records or groups of records with the ability to tag groups and email groups Cons User fields can only be added on Student level and not the Family level. We do a lot of research based on our family population and not having that option is little difficult, but The Studio Director actually came up with a nice alternative. This may not apply to a lot of studios. Review Source MO Miranda O. Co-Director of Pre-professional program Performing Arts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Studio director streamlined some processes, but was hard to use" March 28, 2024 3.0 It was an upgrade from the multiple free platforms that were used previously but the organization outgrew Studio Director. Pros Finding contact information and running reports were very helpful. Cons The site was not intuitive and many features were very hard to find or understand. Review Source MS Makenzie S. Owner/Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lifesaver! Must Have!!" September 3, 2016 5.0 I started my dance business without the The Studio Director and thought I could do everything on my own...I WAS WRONG! In only a few short months of struggling and feeling overwhelmed I purchased The Studio Director and everything fell into place. I immediately shared this program with our sister studio and even though they have been in business over 25 years they started using it and love it too. Pros Even though I am not at all technologically savvy I feel like a strong business person when I can email and print out professional documents and have everything for my dance parents at the touch of a button. Cons well... it's not really a con in the long run but this system does a LOT more than I think I need for my small studio but the more I use the program the more I utilize it's functions. Review Source RL Renee L. Director/Owner Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Hands down, best customer service!" July 16, 2016 5.0 I researched several dance studio software programs, and this one was the most comprehensive AND user-friendly. I received amazing customer service both before and after my purchase. Not only was I walked through my specific questions, but when I explained some of my studio needs, the rep I spoke with, Peggy, came up with a custom-made solution to my wishes. She knew the business well and was able to give me great advise and walk through the pros and cons of different ways to set up the software for my specific business needs. Her help was above and beyond what was to be expected. Pros The class schedule is displayed beautifully, I have easy access to all kinds of reports, my teachers can input their attendance and costume measurements directly onto the system, and the system will calculate costume sizes according to the vendor size charts. I can then run a report of what costumes in what sizes and quantities that I'm ordering from each vendor. This is just a very small sampling of what the program can do to simplify my work. There are also many checks and balances on the program so that, for instance, costumes are not ordered for a student who is taking class but not performing. Cons I don't like how I have to enter a character for all the prospect info such as address and phone if I don't have it. But this is a very minor issue. The only other "con" I have is that if you sign up for the 2 week trial, you're just going to have to have it! It's just that awesome! Review Source RW Rachel W. owner/director Fine Art Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good experience" November 2, 2017 4.0 Keeps my classes and enrollments organized and customers can access at anytime and pay Pros The software is easy to use. My customers can enroll and pay online at anytime. I like the reports for business. Cons Not enough options for credit card processing. It is too expensive especially when charged extra by the Studio Director. Wish there was also a way to set up two seasons differently at the same time. Really wish you could put in a minimum credit payment for it to process. Review Source KT Keara T. Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My overall experience with The Studio Director has been very positive! " August 10, 2017 5.0 Pros The most outstanding thing about The Studio Director is their customer service. They are thorough, polite, helpful, and knowledgable. I get an email response typically within just a few minutes of asking my questions and the response includes step by step instructions on how to proceed. Their advice is invaluable. Cons Being a performing arts studio that offers both group classes and private lessons, my main complaint would be that I have to create 2 different seasons for both. Because of this, I have to do a little extra work when I want to send a group email or offer discounts to students who take classes in both seasons. Review Source DW Danelle W. Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Customer service is fantastic. their team is quick to reply, and incredibly patient and informative." February 16, 2018 5.0 Pros The program is user friendly, and keeps us organized. I am so thankful for Studio Director. I mostly use and appreciate the following: the attendance, pro-rating abilities, cancelling classes, keeping track of substitutes, being able to send quick emails is easy, keeping track of who owes, who is in the performances, making charges for fundraisers, late fees is simple, the list goes on. Cons I can't print labels by class 1 per family only with students name it it. or sort labels by class to help organize information to be passed out in class. Sometimes the reports are tricky. Review Source LD Lauren D. Program Manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Customer Service" September 20, 2016 5.0 Studio Director works well as the main database for our non-profit dance education program. We track over 600 family accounts, and this system has been working smoothly for us for about 4 years. Pros The customer service is key - whenever we come across an issue, we get immediate support. The reports and texting features are a few others that we use frequently and have good success with. Cons There are reports that would be useful to us that simply do not exist. There are many choices that work well, but it's not always customizable when you have specific needs that correlate with grant fund reporting. Review Source DW Danelle W. Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I am a Fan of the Studio Director" February 10, 2017 5.0 When we first started using the Studio Director, it was easy to figure out, set up and start using right away. Their customer service is excellent- always helpful answering questions with explanations or choices. My studio is organized and profitable with the help of their program. It has a lot of functions/features so it can be customized to fit my studio needs. I highly recommend the Studio Director. Pros tracking of attendance, family and student information, charges and payments. Cons sometimes the reports do not add up right or find all the people who owe a certain fee. Review Source KS Kelly S. Owner/Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "TSDirector is easy to use, and was my software of choice for communication with CostumeManger.com." January 18, 2018 5.0 Mobile access for staff and clients Pros \*Online Enrollment option \*Date Specific Schedule option \*Email Templates \*Email History \*Mobile accessible for staff Cons \*Online payment SPLITS do not appear on payment detail for the day after they are entered \*inability to make partial payment with Autopay feature \*inability to apply SPLIT payments with Autopay feature \*inability to select ACTIVE, INACTIVE, or PROSPECT for each family/student (which results in paying for inactive students) Review Source TB Tina B. Artistic Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Studio Director is a very helpful tool for our non-profit organization's youth dance program. " July 18, 2017 4.0 Ability to run many reports that assist our program's operations and help us report on numbers and demographics to our funding sector. Pros The customizable options with informational menus that are easily adjusted using the Admin function. Cons The reports that we want to pull don't always exist as we need them, so it involves compiling multiple different reports manually. I think it's par for the course with most databases, and it's not a huge problem in our day to day operations. Review Source SQ Susan Q. owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Studio Director Review" February 3, 2017 4.0 The customer support at The Studio Director is amazing. We are very grateful to have live people available and ready to help when its needed. Pros customer service user friendly we love that we can see if email has been read Cons cost not sure how to personalize certain things - for example, we have recital fees based on how many dancers there are in a family. So 1 dancer is $. 2 dancers are $, 3 dancers are $, 4 dancers are $ etc. Review Source MB Melanie B. Owner/Director Performing Arts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Love Studio Director software " September 28, 2016 5.0 After testing a few softwares we decided on SD since it was the easiest to use and understand. They have incredible customer service. Probably one of the best customer service departments I've ever dealt with. They are always updating the software with new options and features. I would and do continue to highly recommend Studio Director. Pros Customer service Cons Can sometimes be difficult for the user (dance parent) to understand and navigate. Review Source CR Casey R. Owner/Artistic Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Full functional, but not easy to use" November 1, 2017 4.0 Pros Awesome range of features, from class scheduling to automatic billing. Recital planning features are a bonus, too. Plus online registering is a needed feature in this day and age when parents want to be able to do everything online. Cons More expensive than other similar programs. Hard to learn/use - very cumbersome with multiple steps for each task. Review Source LS Lindsay S. Program Associate Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Studio Director serves many of our needs for an after-school dance training program for students. " June 9, 2017 4.0 We are able to manage hundreds of family and student accounts, set up our seasonal class schedules and rosters, and manage our recitals. Pros The function for pulling a recital show order that has the least quick changes possible is excellent. Cons Sometimes it's hard to find one report that covers everything we need, so we often have to piece things together manually. Review Source VJ Vanessa J. Studio Director Manager Performing Arts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Tisdale Dance Centre " September 30, 2016 5.0 We love it! And your support is always amazing! This program definetely makes our studio run well and efficiently! We definetely try to use as many features as we can and as my second year using the program I am getting more comfortable using it and hope to put forth using some more features in the future Pros It helps organize and run our studio Cons Some of the financial reports aren't accurate Review Source JM Jacinda M. Owner Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Always, always helpful" November 28, 2016 5.0 I reach out to the Studio Director several times throughout the year and they are always beyond helpful in answering my questions, providing me detailed instructions and honestly caring about making sure that everything works for my studio. Cons It's a little clunky looking to new families - it doesn't look as modern as many other software that people are using. Review Source Similar Products Featured