Kananas review
An affordable mobile-access platform for small dance studios and member management.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026
Kananas is cloud-based management software for dance schools and other membership organizations. It brings together student and parent records, recurring class and private-lesson scheduling, tuition billing, online payments, event and recital ticketing, attendance, instructor assignment, progress tracking, and member access. Small studios can use it for daily administration, while organizations with multiple instructors can use the platform for broader scheduling and participant management. Mobile access is available for administrators and members through web, iOS, and Android applications, with API access also provided.
Pricing follows a freemium model. The Free plan costs $0 per month and supports up to 50 contacts. It represents the Free version after the full platform trial, with a 30-day free trial available. Paid plans start at $99 per year for 250 contacts. The M plan costs $366 per year and adds CRM, Events, Accounting, an AI assistant, a member app, and SMS. This structure gives smaller studios a low-cost entry point, while larger contact lists and additional capabilities require annual paid tiers.
Kananas covers a wide set of studio operations rather than focusing only on class scheduling. Its feature set includes online registration, a member portal, attendance and participant management, payments, reporting, and recital-related ticketing. Stripe and SendGrid are the listed integrations, so studios that depend on a broader connected software ecosystem may find the integration coverage narrower than their workflow requires. Choose Kananas for inexpensive mobile access and centralized dance-school administration; consider an alternative if extensive third-party integrations are a primary requirement.
Kananas pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan supports up to 50 contacts
- Scheduling, billing, attendance, and recital ticketing in one platform
- Web, iOS, Android, and API access for staff and members
- Where it doesn't
- Paid plans begin with annual billing
- The Free plan is limited to 50 contacts
- Integrations are limited to Stripe and SendGrid
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