Akada
What it is
Akada is management software built for dance studios, from ballet and hip hop schools to multi-discipline performing arts academies. It brings online registration, student profiles, enrollment history, family accounts, and class rosters together with scheduling that identifies conflicts among students, instructors, and rooms. Studios can use free texting and two-way messaging for announcements and direct messages. Billing supports automated tuition, recurring charges, balance tracking, and online payments through Stripe, which charges 3.5% plus $0.30 per transaction. Akada Studio and Akada Portal apps let users take attendance, check schedules, enroll, message, and make payments on mobile devices. Performance tools cover recital scheduling, costume sizing and billing, dancer spacing, and keeping family members together. The software also tracks staff hours by hour or class and produces payroll reports. More than 200 reports cover finances, enrollment, attendance, accounts, and students. Akada runs on Android, iOS, and web. Its plan costs $60 a month and includes all features, with no tiers or locked features; a 30-day trial is available.
For and against
For
- Tracks conflicts among students, instructors, and rooms
- Free texting and two-way messaging
- Performance tools cover recital and costume workflows
- More than 200 reports
Against
- Stripe charges 3.5% plus $0.30 per transaction
- The listed plan costs $60 a month
- No free plan is listed
The verdict
Akada covers studio administration from enrollment and class scheduling through billing and performances. Its monthly fee and Stripe processing rate are important costs to factor in.
Who it suits
Akada suits dance studios that need registration, scheduling, billing, performance administration, and staff time tracking in one system. Its mobile apps also support staff and families using attendance, schedules, enrollment, messaging, and payments.
Plans and prices
Akada Software
all features · no tiers · no locked features · no hidden fees
Read 30 Sep 2026 · akadasoftware.com
On the record
- Billing
- Akada supports automated tuition, recurring billing, balance tracking, and secure online payments powered by Stripe.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Customer base
- Akada states that it is trusted by over 750 dance studios.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Akada integrates with Zapier for workflow automation and with Stripe for payment processing.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Messaging
- Akada includes free texting and two-way messaging for studio announcements and direct messages.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Mobile apps
- Akada Studio and Akada Portal apps let users take attendance, view schedules, enroll, message, and make payments from mobile devices.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Onboarding
- Akada says many studios can complete setup in under a week and offers one-to-one onboarding calls and a Software Transition Guide.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Payment rates
- The Stripe processing rate is stated as 3.5% plus $0.30 per transaction.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Performances
- Performance tools handle recital scheduling, costume sizing and billing, dancer spacing, and keeping family members together.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Registration
- The software provides online registration, student profiles, enrollment history, class rosters, and family accounts.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Reports
- Akada provides more than 200 reports covering finances, enrollment, attendance, accounts, and students.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- Akada schedules classes, enrolls students, and tracks conflicts among students, instructors, and rooms.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The registration page states that data is securely stored inside the studio system, and the billing page describes secure Stripe payments.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Akada offers phone, email, and chat support with studio-specific expertise.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Target users
- Akada was built specifically for dance studios, including ballet, hip hop, and multi-discipline performing arts academies.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Time tracking
- The software tracks staff hours by hour or class and generates payroll reports.akadasoftware.com · read 30 Sep 2026
