Akada review
A broad studio-management system with payroll reports and recital tools at $60 per month.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Akada is dance studio management software for studio owners and teams that need one system for enrollment, scheduling, tuition, attendance, recitals, communication, and reporting. Its online registration supports enrollment approval, while class, instructor, and room scheduling organize studio operations. Families can use Akada Portal for registration, schedules, invoices, payments, and communication; instructors and studio teams can use Akada Studio. The product is available on web, iOS, and Android, and the vendor positions it for studios of different sizes.
Its strongest area is breadth across the studio administration cycle. Akada combines tuition calculation, recurring billing, digital payments, attendance tracking, financial reports, enrollment reports, student reports, and accounts reports. Recital and performance planning adds costume sizing and billing, while staff time tracking and payroll reports address an operational need that is not limited to class management. Two-way messaging and free texting extend communication with families, and the mobile apps give parents, staff, and instructors access beyond the main web experience.
Pricing is straightforward: the published plan is Akada at $60 per month, with a 30-day free trial and one flat-rate subscription. The plan includes online registration, class and instructor scheduling, tuition billing and digital payments, attendance and reporting, recital and performance planning, and the Akada Studio and Akada Portal mobile apps. Stripe is the listed integration, so studios seeking a wider integration ecosystem may prefer an alternative. Akada should suit studios that value payroll reports, recital administration, and broad core coverage in one paid product. Studios prioritizing a free plan or more payment integrations should look elsewhere.
Akada pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Covers registration, scheduling, billing, attendance, and reporting
- Supports recital planning, costume sizing, and costume billing
- Includes staff payroll reports plus Studio and Portal mobile apps
- Where it doesn't
- The subscription starts at $60 per month
- Stripe is the listed payment integration
- There is no free plan
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