Barre studio software for a boutique brand

Avana suits barre, a short and intense class that mixes ballet, Pilates and strength work through small movements. You teach a set group at the barre, often with a ball, a band or light weights. The number of spots is fixed, so barre software mainly has to sell each spot once and tell you beforehand who is coming.

What a barre studio needs

A timetable of regular classes that repeat every week and can be booked months ahead. A cap per class that's never exceeded, even when two members want the last spot at once. And a level for each class, so someone new to barre knows where to start. In Avana all of that lives on the class itself: name, description, length, level, instructor and number of spots. If you use a ball, a band or light weights, mention it in the description so a newcomer knows what to expect.

Barre members often come on a five- or ten-class pack. Good software takes a class off with every booking and uses the pack that expires first. Members can see what's left themselves, so there's nothing to keep track of at the front desk.

New members and the after-work class

For many people barre is new. A trial class lowers the threshold: in Avana each member can buy one at your studio and choose a class in the same step. For those who want to stay, your packs and memberships are on the same studio page.

The class after work fills up fastest. With a waitlist, a cancellation becomes a new booking: the first person waiting is offered the spot, and if they don't take it, it moves on to the next. With a cancellation window you choose, a late cancellation counts as used. Check-in also shows you how often each member missed a class over the last three months.

Choosing barre software, and what Avana does

When you compare, look at three things. Does the provider take commission on your class price? Are you locked into an annual contract? Do members have to install an app first? Avana is a fixed monthly price with no commission and no annual contract, and members book in the browser using a code sent by email. What each plan costs is shown in the pricing block.

Teach mat classes or yoga next to barre? See what Avana does for a Pilates studio or a yoga studio. Every type of studio is side by side on the studio software page.

Keeping a small group full

A barre class has only a handful of spots, so one cancellation matters. In Avana a free spot goes to the first person on the waitlist, and if they don't respond in time, to the next. That comes with every plan. You choose how many hours before class a member can cancel at no cost, and anyone cancelling later loses the class from their pack.

On Studio Plus you tick off at the class who is there. No-shows appear on the member's card, so you spot a pattern before it empties your classes.

Barre, Pilates and yoga on one pack

Many barre studios teach Pilates or yoga as well. In Avana those classes share one timetable, and for each one you decide how many credits it takes. That way you sell one pack for everything, and a member sees right away what comes off. Members who prefer to come regularly choose a membership charged every month.

New members through friends and gift cards

Barre grows by word of mouth. On Studio Plus every member has their own link to bring a friend, with a discount for the friend and classes of credit for your member. Gift cards sell on your studio page, for an amount or a pack, and whoever receives one books a class themselves.

An intro offer, such as three classes at a friendly price, can be bought once per member. Avana enforces that, so you don't have to keep an eye on it.

Bringing your members to Avana

Your members move across with the credit they still have. A CSV or Excel export is all it takes: Avana adds each member with the classes left on their pack, and we help you set everything up for free. Then you share your studio page and members carry on as if nothing changed. Coming from Mindbody? Here's how switching from Mindbody works.

Your own studio page

Your studio page shows who you are: your classes, your instructors, your prices and what members think of your classes. It can be found through Google and AI assistants, and you share the same link in your Instagram bio. A new guest books a single class or trial class there without an account, and regulars sign in with a code by email. So you don't need to maintain a website to be found online.