CourseStorm 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing
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- Overview
- Pricing and Plans
- Features
- Integrations
- User Reviews
Overview
Pricing
Starting at $99.00 per month
About CourseStorm
CourseStorm is a powerful class registration and marketing platform suitable for small and midsize organizations offering online and in-person nonformal Arts, Enrichment, Community Ed, Corporate & Workforce Training, Health Education, and Kids programs.
Users can customize registration forms that are accessible on desktop and mobile devices, and classes can have waiting lists if necessary. CourseStorm offers payment processing and direct deposit services, users can also give registrants the option to pay for classes with an installment plan. The platform lets users generate and email promo codes to attendees.
Friends and family registration feature allow registrants to invite others to attend classes. CourseStorm offers email marketing features that help users to alert registrants of special events, price changes, schedule adjustments, and more. Users also have access to a built-in image library to use in promotional emails and registration forms.
Phone and email support is available, as well as an online knowledge base.
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CourseStorm Pricing and Plans
Starter
$99.00
Plan includes:
- Catalog website
- Family accounts
- Rosters, waitlists & transfers
- Credit card processing
- Basic reporting
- On-demand onboarding
- Help library access
Core
$169.00
Plan includes:
- All Starter features
- Custom forms
- Automated student & instructor comms
- Promo codes
- Basic email marketing
- On-demand onboarding
- Standard support
Pro
$269.00
Plan includes:
- All Core features
- Age restricted classes
- Flexible instructor access
- Payment plans
- Auto-marketing
- Google analytics
- Group virtual onboarding
- Standard support
All Access
$399.00
Plan includes:
- All Pro features
- Integrations
- AI-powered reporting
- Class-specific promo codes
- Custom receipts & reminders
- Private classes
- Class sessions
- Custom payment methods
- "Flash sale" support
CourseStorm Features
- Popular features found in Class RegistrationAttendee TrackingCalendar ManagementCustomizable FormsElectronic PaymentsGroup RegistrationMarketing AutomationOnsite RegistrationPayment ProcessingPromotions ManagementRemindersSurveys & FeedbackWait List Management
- More features of CourseStormAccess Controls/PermissionsACH Payment ProcessingActivity DashboardAlerts/NotificationsAPIAttendance ManagementAttendance TrackingBilling & InvoicingBooking ManagementCalendar SyncClass ManagementClass RegistrationClass SchedulingClient PortalCommunication ManagementContact ManagementCredit Card ProcessingCustomer DatabaseCustomer ManagementCustomizable BrandingCustomizable ReportsData Import/ExportData SecurityDiscount ManagementEmail ManagementEmail MarketingEmail RemindersEmail TemplatesEmployee ManagementEnrollment ConfirmationEnrollments/OnboardingEvent CalendarEvent ManagementEvent RegistrationEvent SchedulingFinancial AnalysisForms ManagementFor Music SchoolsFor Summer CampsMedical ManagementMedication ManagementMobile AccessMulti-LocationMultiple User AccountsOnline BookingOnline FormsOnline PaymentsOnline RegistrationParent PortalParent/Student PortalPayment PlansProgram ManagementReal-Time ReportingRecurring/Subscription BillingRefund ManagementRegistration ManagementReporting & StatisticsSchedulingSelf Service PortalSMS MessagingStudent ManagementStudent PortalThird-Party IntegrationsTransaction HistoryVisitor RegistrationWebsite Integration
CourseStorm Integrations
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CourseStorm User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
Ratings Breakdown
5
66%
4
26%
3
3%
2
3%
1
3%
Secondary Ratings
Ease of Use
4.6
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.6
Functionality
4.0

Teresa M.
Verified reviewer
Hospital & Health Care
11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed September 2019
Excellent Registration Software
5
I found this software online accidentally at 4 am in January of 2018, and it had me hooked me within minutes. The more I read about it, the more I loved it. CourseStorm gets our classes noticed with an option to add inviting pictures. The customized payment plans have been exceptionally smooth when registering and collecting payments.
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CourseStorm
Ease of setup and the smooth flow of registrations.
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Sarah B.
Verified reviewer
Music
Self-Employed
Used weekly for less than 12 months
Review sourceReviewed July 2022
A great platform for my growing business
5
I am extremely happy I chose the Coursestorm service. It was easy to set up and maintain, and it’s helping my small business grow. My class registration and online presence seem really professional, so thank you!!
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CourseStorm
I liked the personal service and not having a high monthly fee.
Vendor Response
Thank you for this lovely review, Sarah -- we're so excited to hear that CourseStorm is a part of helping your business grow! That is our entire mission. Thank you also for the feedback regarding your fees. If you would like to have a consultation call regarding the fee structure and ideas for setting up your classes to align with your scheduling preferences, as well as options for transferring between classes when needed, please don't hesitate to reach out. You can email support@coursestorm.com and let our agents know you'd like to schedule a call to talk through these questions, and we'll be happy to brainstorm with you!
Replied August 2022
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Devon O.
Arts and Crafts
2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
Review sourceReviewed March 2017
Great system: would love a few improvements :)
3
We recently switched over to course storm I think about 6 months ago. I love how easy/fast it is for parents to sign up their daughter for class. I also love how it saved their information making them save time for future class sign ups. A few things I would love to see on course storm: 1. The ability to have a customer type in their email twice (this would avoid typos of the wrong email address which happens a lot!) 2. The ability to have plenty of customized registration forms and not have to use the initial form then add on. (Sometimes certain classes will require a completely different registration form but your system requires the basic form then having to add on. I would just like to make different registration forms and name them for classes). We do adult classes too and it's really hard to use that the way you guys have the forms set up. 3. Ability to receive the funds way before a week AFTER the class. For small businesses that require purchasing and prepping supplies way ahead of time this is hard to receive the money a week after the class. 4. For promo codes-can we please have the option to make a promo code for a certain class!?? Otherwise a customer could use the promo code for any (and as many as they desire!) as they like even though we may want a promo code only to be used for a certain class. 5. The ability to add sibling discount codes (separate from the promo codes). Maybe label it as sibling discount code? 6. Ability to close a class prior to the day of the class. Sometimes we need to close class way ahead of day to allow prepping etc. Would like to be able to set a closing date without having to go in and remember to do so manually for each class.
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Vendor Response
Hi Devon, since our customers are the most important thing to us, we are delighted to see your five stars in that area! We hope you're still feeling that even after a couple of years with us! We're also happy that you and your customers have found CourseStorm so easy to use. You've provided a great list of possible features - we add every feature suggestion to our Ballot Box and will let you know when the development team gets to your requests. As a side note, I'm pleased to say that since your review, we've features to offer more control over payouts, class specific promo codes, and automatic registration closing. I'll have the Support Team reach out to you soon with more details. Whenever you have another suggestion, please let our support team know!
Replied March 2019
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Lucy B.
Verified reviewer
Education Management
Self-Employed
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed August 2022
Excellent product
5
This software has allowed our organization to manage registrations efficiently and economically.
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for switching to CourseStorm
Easier access to reports and class lists
Vendor Response
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, Lucy! We're happy to hear that you're finding CourseStorm simple to use, and that the Admin options are helping your program manage registrations efficiently. We're also glad to hear you've had a good experience with our Support Team! We strive for exceptional, personalized service and we greatly appreciate every opportunity to engage with our customers to help them meet their goals. If you need us, we're here to help!
Replied August 2022
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Alyssa E.
Verified reviewer
Professional Training & Coaching
Self-Employed
Used monthly for less than 12 months
Review sourceReviewed July 2019
Good at the basics, but could be great with a facelift and additional features
4
Overall, it has been a good experience and I've been pleased with the service even with the limitations. When I initially contacted CourseStorm to inquire about their services, cost, etc., I spoke with a representative who was highly responsive and helpful and checked in with me periodically after I signed up. I then had an on-boarding session, which was helpful. I've had good experience with their customer service.
Ratings Breakdown
Reasons for choosing CourseStorm
It was primarily based on cost since I was just starting my business and didn't want to pay a monthly fee while I was developing and marketing training. Most other registration services were prohibitively expensive for a small business just starting out. Also, CourseStorm is simple to use and met the needs of my business, at that time.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your thoughts about CourseStorm, I'm happy to hear you find it so easy to use! I also have some good news; we have some tools available that let you integrate CourseStorm into your own website so you can control the overall look of the site when students are registering! The main tool is our CourseStorm WordPress Plugin. We also have an option to list dateless and priceless classes so you can use them as "informational" posts vs. registrations; though admittedly the set up is not all that intuitive. In light of this, we'll be adding a how-to document for this to our help site soon!
Replied July 2019
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Shlomit A.
Verified reviewer
Education Management
2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
Review sourceReviewed August 2022
CourseStorm is a work in progress
4
We use CourseStorm to register Adult Education students in workforce and enrichment courses.
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Vendor Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Shlomit! We're continuously evaluating our product's effectiveness and using that info to plan for future development; we'd would love to hear more about your needs, particularly around flexibility. Our Customer Success Team will reach out to you soon to gather some more information from you about this. We appreciate hearing about your experience with our software!
Replied August 2022
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Morgan D.
Libraries
51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed February 2017
We love CourseStorm!
5
I chose CourseStorm for our lifelong learning program because it has all the features I want and is very affordable. We take credit/debit card payments, both in-house and online, as well as cash and check payments for class enrollment. We can easily process all types of payment in one place and we only pay a percentage of the card payments. This makes the software very affordable. Because the online enrollment process is so much easier and user-friendly for our students, we have seen a drastic increase not only in total enrollments, but in online enrollments, which makes tracking rosters much easier for our staff. Students can also add themselves to waiting lists of full courses easily, so we have a very intuitive process for handling cancellations and enrolling new students. Refunds are very simple, too. Overall, we find the software to be very simple to use, both on the staff side and the public side. The ease of the enrollment process gives our students a positive experience and encourages them to sign themselves and their friends up for multiple classes. If we've ever had an issue or question, CourseStorm staff has been absolutely wonderful in assisting us quickly. We could not be happier with our enrollment software!
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Vendor Response
Thank you, Morgan! We've been so happy working with Salina Public Library. Thank you for all you've done to help us make CourseStorm so useful for programs like yours.
Replied March 2019
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Petra P.
Higher Education
201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed February 2019
CourseStorm software is good -- The CourseStorm team makes it great
4
The software may not work for everyone, but it meets the needs of my program. I have had nothing positive experiences with this company.
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Vendor Response
Thank you, Petra! We appreciate your kind words (and review!) It's definitely people like you who inspire us to keep making CourseStorm better and better! We feel fortunate to have been chosen by Clover Park Technical College!
Replied March 2019
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Brenda E.
Education Management
2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review sourceReviewed March 2017
Review of Coursestorm Software
4
Overall, the software works well. The catalog upload is easy. Customers would like to be able to register for multiple classes at one time--not individually. We have had a couple of instances where there were "glitches" in the software that Coursestorm was working on that caused registrations to "fall through the crack". We would have appreciated Coursestorm informing its customers that they are working on a problem with the software. It was only because we were experiencing a problem that we called customer support to find out that they had known about it already and were working on it.
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Vendor Response
Hi Brenda, Thanks for the review! Since your review of CourseStorm, we've added a shopping cart so your students can register for multiple classes and check out all in one go! We've also added ways for your program to send automatic reminders to anyone who has forgotten to check out. I'm sorry to hear that you ran into issues with missing notifications for registrations. Typically when we've seen this in the past it's been around those notifications appearing in spam folders. I'm not sure if that was the case here or not, but regardless, I'll make sure to share your feedback with the Support team -- we're always looking for ways to improve! :)
Replied March 2019
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Krista H.
Verified reviewer
Individual & Family Services
2-10 employees
Used other for less than 6 months
Review sourceReviewed July 2019
Useful!
4
Ratings Breakdown
Vendor Response
Thank you for your feedback! And thank you for taking the time to reach out when you do experience a hiccup. Our Customer Success team's entire goal is to help our customers have the most successful registration period possible.
Replied July 2019
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