Is POIZ affiliated with DanceStudio-Pro?

No. POIZ is an independent product. DanceStudio-Pro is named here only to describe publicly published facts for comparison.

Can POIZ send text messages to parents like the higher DanceStudio-Pro tiers?

Not today. POIZ HQ communicates through in-app studio chat, email campaigns and web push notifications.

Does POIZ give my studio its own branded app?

POIZ HQ is delivered as an installable web app on the POIZ domain. There is no separate studio-branded app-store listing.

Comparison

POIZ and DanceStudio-Pro compared

A neutral, source-linked comparison of POIZ HQ and DanceStudio-Pro for dance studio owners: published pricing, class and tuition operations, communication, and where each product fits.

POIZ is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by DanceStudio-Pro. According to DanceStudio-Pro as of August 2026.

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POIZ HQ starts at $79/month (POIZ HQ Coach). Full plan grid and capacity on the POIZ HQ overview.

Summary

At a glance

Both products cover the daily studio job: classes, enrollment, tuition and family communication.
DanceStudio-Pro publishes a tier-based price list with unlimited students on every package.
POIZ HQ is priced by managed dancers and locations, and every HQ workspace also connects to the free POIZ Network for dancers and teachers.
Neither product is a fit for every studio — the sections below describe use cases, not winners.

Side by side

POIZ HQ and DanceStudio-Pro, topic by topic

According to DanceStudio-Pro as of August 2026.

Factual comparison of POIZ HQ and DanceStudio-Pro by topic
Topic	POIZ HQ	DanceStudio-Pro
Published pricing	Catalog-driven POIZ HQ plans, shown live on this page and in full on the POIZ HQ overview.	Essentials is listed at $45/month, Premier at $75/month and Elite at $150/month. Source
Student capacity	POIZ HQ plans include an active managed-dancer allowance and a location count per tier; leads, parents, guardians, staff and archived contacts never consume it.	Unlimited students are listed on all packages. Source
Core studio operations	POIZ HQ has class and schedule management, a calendar, attendance, and tuition collection through connected Stripe payments.	Published core features include class scheduling and registration, tuition management and payment processing. Source
Family-facing access	Families use their own free POIZ accounts, with guardian-linked dancer profiles, rather than a separate studio-branded portal product. POIZ HQ is delivered as an installable web app on the POIZ domain. There is no separate studio-branded app-store listing.	Parent-facing app and portal functions are listed as published features. Source
Messaging	POIZ HQ has in-app studio chat and web push notifications. POIZ does not offer two-way SMS texting today.	Higher tiers list Studio Chat in-app two-way messaging and two-way texting. Source
Leads and enrollment follow-up	POIZ HQ has a lead-to-enrollment CRM pipeline, contact records, follow-up tasks and marketing automation recipes that trigger from contact and enrollment activity.	Higher tiers list lead capture and management plus trial-to-enrollment automation. Source
Permissions and integrations	POIZ HQ has owner, admin and staff roles inside a workspace. POIZ does not offer a Zapier integration today.	Higher tiers list individual user permissions and a Zapier integration. Source

Fit

Which one suits your studio

Who may prefer DanceStudio-Pro

Studios that want two-way texting with families as a built-in channel.
Studios that depend on Zapier to push data into other tools they already run.
Studios with very large rosters that want an unlimited-student price list rather than capacity tiers.
Studios that specifically want a long-established, widely deployed dance-studio product.

According to DanceStudio-Pro as of August 2026.

Who may prefer POIZ

Studios that want studio operations and a dancer-facing community in one account, not two disconnected systems.
Studios that want a public POIZ studio profile in the POIZ dance studio directory.
Studios whose dancers already train, post combos and compete on the free POIZ Network.
Studios that want CRM, enrollment follow-up and marketing automation included from the entry plan rather than unlocked at a higher tier.

Thinking about switching

POIZ does not ship an automated importer from other studio platforms today. Bring your roster and class list and POIZ will walk through setup with you.

Talk to POIZ about your setup.

Questions

Straight answers

Is POIZ affiliated with DanceStudio-Pro?: No. POIZ is an independent product. DanceStudio-Pro is named here only to describe publicly published facts for comparison.
Can POIZ send text messages to parents like the higher DanceStudio-Pro tiers?: Not today. POIZ HQ communicates through in-app studio chat, email campaigns and web push notifications.
Does POIZ give my studio its own branded app?: POIZ HQ is delivered as an installable web app on the POIZ domain. There is no separate studio-branded app-store listing.

Transparency

Sources

Competitor details last verified August 2026 from the official vendor pages linked below. Vendor pricing and features can change at any time — check the source before deciding.

DanceStudio-Pro pricing