Every easel filled.No fees on your families.
Classes, workshops, camps, open studio, and parties in one place. Plus AI agents that fill seats and answer parents while your hands are covered in paint.
- $99/month flat
- Month-to-month
- Live in days
- OperationsParty on Sunday: 14 RSVPs, 2 waivers missing. Reminders drafted.
- EnrollmentAnswered “Is the supply fee included?” Family booked the 6-week series.
- MarketingSaturday Clay Lab has 5 seats. Sent to 62 families who took a clay class.
Trusted by youth sports clubs, leagues, academies, gyms, and studios
What changed
Parents book art on their phones, after bedtime
Prices are up, franchises are expanding, and checkout has to work at 10 pm.
42%
Of kids' activity bookings happen outside 9 to 5. 71% happen on a phone or tablet.
ACA / Sawyer booking trends, 202677%
Of kids whose parents want after-school enrichment aren't enrolled anywhere.
Afterschool Alliance, America After 3PM 2025Why Hurdle
You teach art. Hurdle's agents fill the room.
AI agents sell every class format you run and handle the questions. You approve what goes out.
- Found 74 families from winter term not yet re-enrolled
- Matched each child to a spring class by age and day
- Drafted invites with a returning-family discount
Classes & workshops
Terms, workshops, and passes on one site
Every format gets its own page, price, and checkout.
Series and drop-ins
Sell a 6-week series and single sessions side by side.
Supply fees
Add a materials fee to any class.
Class packs
Open studio passes alongside memberships.
Camps & parties
Camp weeks and birthday parties
Half-day, full-day, and extended care. Party deposits and waivers.
Camp by the week
Families pick weeks and add extended care.
Party deposits
Collect the deposit and the balance automatically.
Waivers for every guest
Signed before anyone touches a paintbrush.
Marketing
A flyer for every class, in seconds
Branded posters that link straight to checkout.
Posters that convert
Share on Instagram or at the school pickup line.
A site that books
Classes publish themselves to your website.
No booking fee
Families pay your price. Nothing added at checkout.
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Hurdle vs. art studio software
Marketplaces take a cut. Class tools charge per student. Hurdle does neither.
Hurdle
The all-in-one platform for art studios
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Hurdle
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for art studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $99/month flat. Month-to-month.
- Only on Hurdle
- AI agents that fill classes, camps, and parties
Sawyer
Kids' activity registration and marketplace (DaySmart)
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Sawyer
- Yes: Price on the website
- No: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for art studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $79–$399/mo; up to 30% marketplace commission
- Where it stops
- Families pay a booking fee on orders that studios can't waive.
ActivityHero
Marketplace plus registration
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ActivityHero
- Yes: Price on the website
- No: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for art studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $99/yr + 1.7% per registration; 15% on marketplace sales
- Where it stops
- Percentage fees grow with your ticket size. Families pay a service fee.
Jackrabbit Class
Class management by student count
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Jackrabbit Class
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for art studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $49–$245/mo by student count
- Where it stops
- Counts active and inactive students. Waivers and email need other tools.
Square Appointments
Appointment booking
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Square Appointments
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for art studios
- No: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Free–$149/mo + card fees
- Where it stops
- Not built for terms, rosters, waivers, or camps.
Bookeo
Tours and class booking
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Bookeo
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for art studios
- No: One system, not several
- Pricing
- ~$40–$80/mo
- Where it stops
- Booking only. No family accounts or memberships.
Enrollsy
Enrollment software
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Enrollsy
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for art studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $129–$599/mo; annual contract
- Where it stops
- Annual lock-in plus implementation fee.
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Switch between terms
Most studios are live in under a week.
- 1
We bring your families over
Students, households, and saved cards.
- 2
Classes, camps, and parties set up
Your formats, your prices, your policies.
- 3
Publish and share
New posters and a site that books, on day one.
Customers
Programs already running on Hurdle
Classes, camps, and parties on the same engine.
24
programs running through Hurdle
SC Parkour
Parkour gym and camps · Santa Cruz, CA
Camp enrollment keeps moving while Shorme coaches.
Common questions
No. Families pay your price. Hurdle is $99/month flat with no per-registration fees and no platform cut on top of Stripe processing.