Free, Pro and Studio
We're onboarding founding studios personally right now, and locking in a founding rate on the paid tiers below the public rate. Founding studios lock in their founding price for as long as their subscription stays active.
$99/mo
$59/mo founding-studio rate
- Unlimited teachers
- Unlimited active students
- Priority support
Everything. On every tier.
There is no comparison grid because there is nothing to compare — the checklist on the right is the whole product, and the Free tier gets all of it. Tiers only decide how big your roster can grow. You'll never find a locked button mid-lesson.
Stripe's own processing fees still apply and are the studio's — Cadence takes no percentage of lesson payments.
- Scheduling, attendance & conflict detection
- Automatic monthly invoicing
- Online payments via Stripe (0% platform fee)
- Cancellation policies and makeup credits
- Parent self-serve rescheduling & lesson swaps
- Per-student messaging & broadcast email
- Leads and CRM intake
- CSV/XLSX mass import
- Student portal with PIN sign-in
- Practice timer, plans & recordings
- Chromatic tuner & metronome
- Repertoire library & curriculum tools
- Gamification — XP, badges, streaks, challenges
- Rewards store & leaderboards
- Sheet-music distribution
- Google Calendar sync
- Events & recitals with program builder
- Teacher payroll runs
- Expense and mileage ledger
- Instrument lending tracker
The things owners actually ask
Which features are behind the paywall?
None. Every feature ships on every tier, including Free — the tiers only set how big your roster can grow, and Studio adds priority support. We'd rather you outgrow your plan than find a locked button in the middle of a lesson.
How does founding-studio pricing work?
We're onboarding founding studios personally during early access, at $19/mo for Pro and $59/mo for Studio. Founding studios lock in that rate for as long as their subscription stays active — it doesn't reset or expire on its own.
Will my price go up after early access?
No — locking in the founding rate is the deal. It's our thank-you for tolerating the occasional rough edge and telling us about it.
How do I get access?
Signup is invite-only right now. Tell us about your studio below, and we'll do a walkthrough with your real schedule before setting your studio up together.
How do I get my existing student data in?
Mass import from CSV or XLSX with a preview step — you see exactly what will be created before anything is written. During early access, we run the import with you.
What about payment processing fees?
Your studio connects its own Stripe account and pays Stripe's standard processing fees directly to Stripe. Cadence doesn't add a percentage on top, and family payments never pass through our accounts.
Request early access
A sentence or two about your studio is plenty. We reply personally — usually within a day or two.
Request early access
We're onboarding founding studios by email while early access ramps up.
Email us for early access