DANCE STUDIO PRO ALTERNATIVE
Studio Momo vs Dance Studio Pro
Dance Studio Pro, now sold as Studio Pro, starts at $49 a month after a 30-day trial. Studio Momo has a free plan, a full studio website and a 0% platform fee. Here is the comparison, with sources.
Two different starting points
Dance Studio Pro is built for programs with recitals, costumes and parent portals: dance, cheer, gymnastics, martial arts and theatre. If recital planning is the center of your year, it is built for you.
Studio Momo starts from the other end: a studio website, a class schedule and online sales, free while you are small, with adult, social and partner classes as first-class formats. It is built on, and runs, the founder’s own dance studio in Atlanta.
Studio Momo and Dance Studio Pro, side by side
Every statement about Dance Studio Pro is taken from Dance Studio Pro’s own website, linked under it, on the date shown. If something has changed, the link shows what it says now.
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Studio Momo
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Price
Studio Momo: Free while your studio takes up to $1,000 a month in sales; Growth is $49 a month after that.
Dance Studio Pro: Three monthly plans, now sold under the name Studio Pro: Essentials $49, Premier $79 and Elite $165, each with unlimited students.
Source: gostudiopro.com, read Oct 8, 2026Free plan or trial
Studio Momo: A free plan rather than a trial: no clock, no credit card to start.
Dance Studio Pro: A 30-day free trial with no credit card. Lead management and payment processing are not in the trial.
Source: info.dancestudio-pro.com, read Oct 8, 2026Fees on payments
Studio Momo: Stripe’s card fee only, paid to Stripe. Studio Momo takes a 0% platform fee.
Dance Studio Pro: Its own processing starts at 2.66% + $0.25 for US merchants. Connecting your own processor adds a 1.35% tech fee per transaction.
Source: gostudiopro.com, read Oct 8, 2026Payment processor
Studio Momo: Stripe, paid into the studio’s own Stripe account.
Dance Studio Pro: Its own processing, or an existing merchant account with Stripe, PayPal or Authorize.net.
Source: gostudiopro.com, read Oct 8, 2026Apps
Studio Momo: Runs in the browser on any phone or computer. No branded app.
Dance Studio Pro: A Parent Portal app and a Class Manager app are listed on the pricing page.
Source: gostudiopro.com, read Oct 8, 2026Built for
Studio Momo: Dance first, including adult, social and partner classes; fitness studios use it too.
Dance Studio Pro: Dance studios, cheer gyms, gymnastics studios, martial arts academies and theatre programs, with recital planning and costume management.
Source: gostudiopro.com, read Oct 8, 2026Keep comparing
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