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SPREADSHEET ALTERNATIVE
Studio software vs spreadsheets and WhatsApp
Most studios start with a spreadsheet, a WhatsApp group and a notebook. Here’s when that stops working, and what changes.
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Pack · 2 leftThe spreadsheet isn’t the problem. Three places are.
A spreadsheet is free and flexible, and for your first twenty students it works. The trouble starts when the list lives in the sheet, attendance in the teacher’s notebook and payments in a WhatsApp chat. None of them is ever quite current, and you spend the evening reconciling.
Ateliem keeps the three together. Attendance taken in the room takes a class off the student’s pack, and whoever is running out appears in the collect list. You can even upload the spreadsheet you already have to get started.
Side by side
| Ateliem | Spreadsheet + WhatsApp | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | From $29/month billed yearly | Free |
| Attendance | Tapped on a phone in the room, saved to each student | A notebook or a column you fill in later |
| Class packs | Count down by themselves as attendance is taken | Worked out by hand |
| Who still owes | A collect list, next to each name | Scrolling a chat or a bank app |
| Teachers | Their own login and their own classes | Shared file or a photo of the sheet |
| Parents | Can follow their child from their own login | Messages, one by one |
| Getting started | Upload your spreadsheet or a photo of your list | Already there |
Ateliem pricing as of September 2026.
Which one fits you?
Move to Ateliem if…
- You spend time every week reconciling who came and who paid
- Packs run out without anyone noticing
- More than one teacher needs the same list
- Parents keep asking the same questions
Stay on a spreadsheet if…
- You have a handful of students and one class a week
- Nobody else needs to see the list
- You don’t sell packs or track balances
Start free. Pay when you’re ready.
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Launch pricing. The first 100 studios keep this price for as long as they stay.
Billed once a year. Cancel anytime.
Solo
One trainer, one location.
$35$29/mo
Billed as $348 once a year
- 1 trainer
- 1 location
Studio
Up to 5 trainers, one location.
$71$59/mo
Billed as $708 once a year
- Up to 5 trainers
- 1 location
Growth
6+ trainers, or more than one location.
$119$99/mo
Billed as $1,188 once a year
- Unlimited trainers
- Unlimited locations
Unlimited in every plan: students, staff, classes, stock records, financial transactions.
In every plan: calendar, attendance, class-pack tracking, payments, invites (staff · teacher · student · parent), mobile and web.
Moving a multi-location school? We’ll help you set it up. Email us →
Questions
Can I import my existing spreadsheet?
Yes. Upload the spreadsheet — or a photo of your paper list — and Ateliem reads it and creates the students.
Do I have to stop using WhatsApp?
No. Many studios keep their group chat. Invites can be sent over WhatsApp, and the lists and payments live in Ateliem.
Is it hard to set up?
Under two minutes to your first class on the calendar. You don’t have to finish everything before you start.
Swap the spreadsheet for 30 days, free.
No card. Upload your list and see your week tonight.