--- title: "Sawyer Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of Sawyer Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/k-12/sawyer-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Dance Studio Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/dance-studio/) / Sawyer Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/k-12/sawyer-profile/reviews/)[Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/k-12/sawyer-profile/alternatives/) # Sawyer Review From $129-$399/month Free trial 4 plans Wondering if Sawyer is right for your organization? Our Dance Studio Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews - Popular Comparisons ## Overview Sawyer 4.5 [(319)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/k-12/sawyer-profile/reviews/) Pricing Starting at $129.00 per month ### About Sawyer Sawyer is a cloud-based camp and activity management solution that offers booking and scheduling services for children's after school class providers, camps and events. The solution also offers an online marketplace, where parents can register their children for semester programs and camps. Key features include online registration, an online payment gateway, a parent portal and student management. Camp and class providers can take booking orders on their website by embedding the Sawyer widget. Once a booking is initiated by a parent, details of the order can be tracked on an online dashboard. The solution also offers an online payment gateway allowing partners to add classes to a virtual cart and checkout. Besides class booking, scheduling and online payment management, the solution offers an online messaging functionality allowing users to communicate with parents and students. Additionally, class providers can join the Sawyer community to showcase their offerings on an online marketplace. This allows parents to book classes directly from the Sawyer website. Wondering if Sawyer is right for your organization? Our Dance Studio Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. ## Sawyer User Interface ## Popular Sawyer Alternatives Main Product Sawyer 4.5 [(319)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/k-12/sawyer-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.23Ease of use - 4.40Value for money - 4.58Customer support - 4.12Functionality Pricing Starting at $129.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Jackrabbit Dance](https://www.softwareadvice.com/club-management/jackrabbit-profile/) 4.6 [(748)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/club-management/jackrabbit-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.23Ease of use - 4.46Value for money - 4.74Customer support - 4.32Functionality Pricing Starting at $49.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Corsizio](https://www.softwareadvice.com/event-booking/corsizio-profile/) 4.9 [(227)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/event-booking/corsizio-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.78Ease of use - 4.86Value for money - 4.86Customer support - 4.50Functionality Pricing Starting at $0.15 one time Get Price Alternative Product [iClassPro](https://www.softwareadvice.com/class-registration/iclasspro-profile/) 4.5 [(477)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/class-registration/iclasspro-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.30Ease of use - 4.39Value for money - 4.58Customer support - 4.15Functionality Pricing Starting at $139.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Jumbula](https://www.softwareadvice.com/music-school/jumbula-profile/) 4.5 [(127)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/music-school/jumbula-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.32Ease of use - 4.77Value for money - 4.51Customer support - 4.29Functionality Pricing Starting at $15.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [DreamClass](https://www.softwareadvice.com/accounting/dreamclass-profile/) 4.8 [(75)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/accounting/dreamclass-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.68Ease of use - 4.88Value for money - 4.96Customer support - 4.55Functionality Pricing Starting at $99.00 per month Get Price ## Sawyer Pricing and Plans Starting price: $129.00 per month Free Trial Free Version Launch $129.00 per month Plan includes: - Attendance Tracking - Messaging - All future Standard Add-ons - Payment processing - Class Scheduling - ACH Payments - Gift cards - Discounts - Payouts - Basic Reporting Grow $199.00 per month Plan includes: - Automated Billing - Memberships - Advanced Pricing Options - Advanced Reporting - Instant Daily Payouts With Stripe® - Review Collection - Waitlists - Free Trial - Custom Add-Ons Scale $399.00 per month No plan information available Enterprise Pricing available upon request Plan includes: - Advanced Scheduling - Advanced Tracking - User Roles and Permissions - Store Credits - Custom Payment Options - Google Analytics Integration - Custom Reporting - Dedicated account manager - Zapier integration - Franchise Launch Support Confused about pricing? 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Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## Sawyer Features - Popular features found in Dance Studio Attendance Tracking Billing & Invoicing Booking Management Online Payments Point of Sale (POS) Reporting/Analytics Self Service Portal Staff Management Student Management - More features of Sawyer Access Controls/Permissions Activity Dashboard Activity Management Activity Tracking Alerts/Notifications Attendance Management Attendee Tracking Automated Scheduling Blended Learning Built-in LMS Calendar Management Calendar Sync Class Management Class Registration Class Scheduling Client Management Client Portal Collaboration Tools Communication Management Communications Management Contact Database Contact Management Costume Management Course Management Credit Card Processing Customer Accounts Customer Database Customer Management Customizable Forms Customizable Reports Data Import/Export Discount Management Document Storage Electronic Payments Employee Management Enrollment Confirmation Enrollments/Onboarding Event Calendar Event Management Event Registration Event Scheduling Faculty/Staff Management Financial Analysis For Classroom For Dance Studios For Labs Forms Management For Summer Camps Group Registration Immunization & Allergy Tracking Independent/Private Instructor Management K-12 Learning Management Live Chat Marketing Automation Multi-Location Multiple User Accounts Online Booking Online Calendar Online Forms Online Registration Onsite Registration Parent Portal Parent/Student Portal Payment Plans Payment Processing Program Management Promotions Management Real-Time Data Real-Time Reporting Recurring/Subscription Billing Refund Management Registration Management Reminders Remote Access/Control Reporting & Statistics Role-Based Permissions Scheduling Search/Filter Student Information/Records Summary Reports Surveys & Feedback Third-Party Integrations Transaction History Wait List Management Website Integration ## Sawyer Integrations Constant Contact Integration rated undefined from -1 review Google Analytics 360 Integration rated undefined from -1 review Zapier Integration rated undefined from -1 review Meta for Business Integration rated undefined from -1 review Squarespace Integration rated undefined from -1 review Stripe Integration rated undefined from -1 review See all 10 integrations ## Sawyer User Reviews ## Sawyer customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.5/5 - Total reviews: 319 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 209 reviews (66%) - 4 stars: 81 reviews (25%) - 3 stars: 18 reviews (6%) - 2 stars: 3 reviews (1%) - 1 star: 8 reviews (3%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.2/5 - Value for money: 4.4/5 - Customer support: 4.6/5 - Functionality: 4.1/5 --- ### 4 years in & still love it! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Cassandra K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Farming - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Affordable option for small businesses that are looking for a scheduling and financial tool all in one. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The development team is constantly making upgrades to increase the effectiveness of scheduling. #### Cons Nothing - it is a time-saver and easy to navigate. --- ### Love Sawyer! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Yvette M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We love Sawyer. There's always room for improvement as things come up with registration but that's a good thing for all businesses. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Customer service is great. Most aspects of the portal are easy to use. I also love the fact that they know their clients. #### Cons It would be nice to have a way for parents to pay through their bank account so they and we are not charged a service fee. For a small business like ours and for our families, every little bit makes a difference. #### Reasons for switching to Sawyer Sawyer was a better fit for our program. the other platform was for gymnastics and didn't offer all the different options that we needed for our classes, summer camps etc. --- ### LOVE Sawyer, huge improvement over MindBody - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sarah C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Performing Arts - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Sawyer's customer service is stellar, they always respond quickly and usually are able to address the issue within a day or so. The interface is user-friendly, both on the admin backside as well as for the parents looking for classes. I appreciate that it looks good embedded in my website, and that each activity has an option of a direct link. #### Cons There are a few spots where I can't customize as much as I need. Particularly around summer camps. #### Reasons for choosing Sawyer Met all my needs. #### Reasons for switching to Sawyer Mindbody was not serving my needs and did not look good, nor was it intuitive for parents on the sign-up side. --- ### Easy way to manage class and camp registrations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Lia S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My favorite thing about Sawyer is that I trust that all my registration information is accurate and in one place. It's been incredibly helpful in running my business. In my years using this software, I've also seen how Sawyer is always changing and improving to meet the needs of clients. It has improved my experience and what I can offer my customers. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like the clean look of this software, and that it is easy to add, change and adjust information on my end. The dashboard helps me see all my upcoming programming and stay in communication with registered participants. It makes billing very easy, offering flexibility for participants and automatic payments so I don't need to spend time tracking this each month or sending reminders. I like the waitlist option. #### Cons The cons are small things - I wish you could edit the coupon codes because I can never get them right the first time. I wish there was a printable check in/check out list as a roster setting that could fit onto one page. I would probably use a mobile app to check class registration, or be able to have different teachers use a mobile sign-in process for classes. But these are small compared to all the benefits. #### Reasons for choosing Sawyer It had features that better matched my needs and that made processing, billing, communicating and accounting easier. #### Reasons for switching to Sawyer I needed more features, and a better interface. --- ### Professional and Productive - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Liz A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Excellent! I believe Sawyer sets myself apart from other children's programing in my area, gives a very professional appearance to my customer base and allows me to save a great deal of administrative time. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The Sawyer system is easy and intuitive for my families as well as for myself as a center director. Easy registration as made a big impact on my ability to bring new families into my program, as well as keep my current customers re-enrolling every new semester. I have been using this exclusively for years, and I've absolutely loved the improvements Sawyer has made. They are open and responsive to their providers, and the customer service is top notch. #### Cons I would absolutely love to see the Sawyer Marketplace grow within my local area, in the suburbs of Houston, TX. I believe it would be an excellent resource for parents in our massive metropolitan area, and would be a more effective tool in promoting new business for my program. The membership function is excellent, however I personally haven't figured out to make it work for my program. I would also love to have more creative and expansive email options- such as tags and targeting marketing email features. Also, a way to easily generate a birthday report for children. #### Reasons for choosing Sawyer The ease of use, design, and general efficiency of Sawyer. The majority of other center directors in my business (Music Together) use Main Street Sites, and I feel like Sawyer has much more to offer and is more attractive to modern parents. --- ### Overpriced and Overratted (and self serving) - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Kay S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Extremely over rated. Definitely not worth the money. Do not drink the koolaid. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros The interface has strengths, easy to use but plenty of idiotic limitations #### Cons After a month, they “informed” me yhey would be adding a $2 fee for every transaction for their R&D efforts. Which is absurd, prices already are so high and they charge a fortune for their service. Also, they marketed other similar businesses via email to MY customers for birthday and special events. Places customers had been to once, they got emails once they were back on Sawyers radar. Onboarding customers is terrible. Work for your customers. Plenty of glitches too. Sawyer is out for 1 business, and that is themselves. Not you. #### Reasons for choosing Sawyer Seemed like the cost would support the product. They said business would increase and they lost us business to nearby competitors via their “marketplace” what a joke #### Reasons for switching to Sawyer It was very glitchy #### Vendor response Hi Kay, It is always our goal to listen and learn from our customers and we appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. We'd love to speak with you directly to better understand your experience and make things right. Please email support@hisawyer.com so our team can properly assist. We look forward to speaking with you. The Sawyer Support Team Replied October 2024 --- ### Sawyer Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jessica C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We are solving are registration process by using Sawyer. Originally, we were using about 6 different spreadsheets that were all complicated on their own level. Because of this, the registration process became very lengthy because parents couldn't register on their own but instead, they had to register with me, an individual, and would have to wait for a process to be completed in order to move forward with registration. This became extremely difficult because one individual registering over 500+ students is not an easy task. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like how easy it is to manage and use. Our clients seem to enjoy it as well since it allows them a lot of accessibility and privacy especially when registering. I also appreciate all of the options that we can do for creating camps and classes. Overall, there are a lot of options that we can do for our programs now that we have Sawyer. #### Cons Because of how easy the program is to use, there are some options that we would appreciate having but do not have yet. For one, it would be nice to have the ability to send out receipts to clients on the financials page if we were to increase their balance or charge them through there. It would also be nice to have a notes section on the financials page so that our accountant and I don't have to look through all of our emails to find information regarding a client but instead have it readily available. Another thing, we would appreciate is if the financials alone had the ability to sort the clients by payment method and etc. And if we move to another page and press the back button, it would be nice to not have to restart but instead just have it still remaining on the clients that we searched for. #### Reasons for choosing Sawyer Sawyer was the most appealing to look at in terms of the actual software. It looked the most user friendly and this was a big plus for our parents because they ask a lot of questions. Once we switched over to Sawyer, out of 150+ parents, we only received emails on how to sign up for sawyer from about 5 to be honest. The system is so easy and understandable that parents were able to get it on their own with little to no difficulty. This made it easier on our end because we were able to focus all of our attention on registration maintenance and other projects. --- ### so many room to grow and I can bet that Sawyer will get there in no time! - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered No app. No merging duplicate customers. No phone look up feature. No teachers payroll report. No everyday phone support. Email customer service is confusing. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros Hello, super cute design grabs everyone's attention. It is one of the best websites which draws customers in their market place. I think the customers love it but not much the administrators. Free trial and discount option helps to attract new customers but some customers keep taking advantage of it by changing emails and creating multiple accounts. Also this website doesn't have duplicate merging feature, phone number look up, teachers payroll report. Also editing schedule is not flexible, if clients sign up in the middle of semester, they shows up for the entire semester which they weren't even registered. I care about this company, that's why I am spending my time to write about this. Appointments, semester, membership reconciling is not recognizing each other. Appointment and membership should have options to charge registration fees like semester. I can't wait for the apps. One day. I know it costs a fortune but it will be the next unavoidable step for sawyer. My school has an app and I know app will put Sawyer to the top! #### Cons Super cute design. The market place brings customers from all over the state. #### Reasons for choosing Sawyer I am still using one of those. Sawyer is not able to cover all I need. Especially payroll, reconciling the payment, scheduling past appointment etc. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for your feedback! We believe that a customer who shares critical feedback is a customer who cares. We continue to evolve our products because of feedback like this and would love to connect on how we can improve if you're open to it. Let us know if you have time to hop on a call to review! Replied April 2021 --- ### Couldn't do it without Sawyer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Summer H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Primary/ Secondary Education - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Sawyer makes my business possible. I need a registration software that is easy for me and is easy for busy parents, and that's exactly what Sawyer provides. #### Cons Sawyer would be even more usable if I could sell tickets through it for events. Also, I'd love to be able to integrate Sawyer with Flodesk. #### Reasons for choosing Sawyer The other registration software I considered was not user-friendly, especially for families. --- ### Reid Street Studio - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Emiko C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: November 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall very positive and I'm glad I found you to work with! A few annoyances but the pros definitely outweigh the cons. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Great people to work with to get set up. Clean, easy to use interface on the client end. Fast responses when minor issues popped up. Reasonable price for the ease of mind of having a well-organized booking system. #### Cons Widget is very glitchy on phones and freezes while scrolling. It would be nice to be able to change Sawyer terms like "semester" to "quarter" or other terms that fit what I'm doing more appropriately. It would be nice to be able to separate and group classes for different customer groups more easily. --- Showing 1 - 10 of 319 Reviews [See All Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/k-12/sawyer-profile/reviews/) ## Sawyer Popular Comparisons [Jackrabbit Dance vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/club-management/jackrabbit-profile/vs/sawyer/)[Corsizio vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/event-booking/corsizio-profile/vs/sawyer/)[iClassPro vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/class-registration/iclasspro-profile/vs/sawyer/)[Jumbula vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/music-school/jumbula-profile/vs/sawyer/)[ProClass vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/crm/proclass-profile/vs/sawyer/)[Enrollsy vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/music-school/enrollsy-profile/vs/sawyer/)[Enrolmy vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/class-registration/enrolmy-profile/vs/sawyer/)[Jackrabbit Music vs Sawyer](https://www.softwareadvice.com/music-school/jackrabbit-music-profile/vs/sawyer/) [Compare All Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/k-12/sawyer-profile/alternatives/) ## Other Top Recommended Dance Studio Software [Acuity Scheduling](https://www.softwareadvice.com/medical/acuity-profile/) **4.8** (5771) Recently recommended **0** times [Vagaro](https://www.softwareadvice.com/medical/vagaro-profile/) **4.7** (3681) Recently recommended **0** times [Mindbody](https://www.softwareadvice.com/gymnastics/mindbody-profile/) **4.0** (2996) Recently recommended **0** times [SimplyBook.me](https://www.softwareadvice.com/medical/simplybookme-profile/) **4.6** (1293) Recently recommended **0** times Stuck Between Options? 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