Most booking tools just take registrations.
WorkshopFolio watches the ones that won't fill.
Set what a session needs to be worth running. If bookings fall short as the date approaches, you'll know — while there's still time to do something about it, before your cancellation window closes and refunds come out of your own pocket.
See it in action
Two short walkthroughs — how WorkshopFolio watches your workshops for you, and how fast you can stand a new one up.
How WorkshopFolio spots the session that needs you — and what to do about it.
Build it, add your costs, and publish — then see exactly how many seats you need to break even.
Built for every instructor who charges per seat
From setup to paid in minutes,
not days.
Create your class page
Add your class details, price, capacity, and a deposit amount if you want one. No design skills or developer needed.
Share your booking link
Share a clean booking page with your students via link, social, or QR code. No account required for them to book.
Get paid directly
Payments land in your own Stripe account at standard Stripe rates. WorkshopFolio never touches or takes a cut of your money.
All the tools.
None of the bloat.
Purpose-built for instructors who run their own business — not for studio chains with IT departments.
Students book and pay from any device without creating an account.
Collect a deposit upfront and charge the balance closer to class day.
Automatically offer spots to waitlisted students when someone cancels.
Set up weekly or multi-session courses in one go — students enroll once and can pause and come back.
Sell several workshops together at a price you set — a beginner-to-advanced progression or a season pass.
Students sign your liability waiver at booking — stored automatically.
Email past students when you open a new class that fits their history.
Standard Stripe rate. No platform commission. Ever.
Sign up online, publish your first class the same day.
Month-to-month. No annual contracts. Your data is always yours.
Most tools treat every booking like a stranger.
WorkshopFolio remembers.
Every student has a profile that follows them across everything you run — so when someone books your Redwoods workshop, you can see they took Golden Hour last spring.
Every student’s bookings, what they paid, and their first and last visit — across all your workshops, not one class at a time.
The number that tells you whether a workshop is really working — and who keeps coming back.
People who ask about a workshop you haven’t scheduled yet hear when you add a date — only if they opted in.
Keep your site.
Add booking to it.
Already have a Squarespace, WordPress, or Wix site you love? Keep it. Drop your WorkshopFolio booking into any page and students book without ever leaving your site.
No website at all? Your studio page is ready the moment you publish — a clean, mobile-friendly page listing everything you're running, with its own link for a bio, a business card, or a QR code.
<iframe src="app.workshopfolio.com/embed/your-studio" width="100%" height="650" style="border:0; border-radius:12px"> </iframe>
Paste it once. Your bookings live right on your own page.
commission on your bookings. Ever.
No cut of what you earn — while booking marketplaces take 5–20% of every sale. Just a flat monthly price, or $10 per session on Starter, and the rest goes straight into your own Stripe account.
Start with one class.
Grow on your own terms.
No subscription required to get started. Upgrade when you're ready.
Starter
Free to stay. Pay $10 per session you publish.
- Unlimited workshops
- Bookings, payments, deposits
- Recurring series & subscriptions
- Waitlist & add-a-date
- Promo & partner codes
- Stripe-direct payouts
Pro
For instructors running classes regularly.
- Everything in Starter, no per-session fee
- Full Insights & CRM analytics
- Staff instructors (up to 3) + labor tracking
- Bundle packages
- Re-marketing emails to past students
Studio
For multi-instructor studios and high-volume operators.
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited staff instructors
- Remove "powered by WorkshopFolio"
- Priority support
All plans include Stripe-direct payouts · No setup fees · No annual contracts · Cancel anytime
Everything Mindbody does.
At a fraction of the price.
Mindbody starts at $159/month with a 12-month contract. WorkshopFolio starts at $10 per session, no contract, no commission — ever.
| WorkshopFolio | Mindbody | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $10/session | $159+/mo |
| Platform commission | None | ~20% |
| Annual contract | No | Yes |
| Payouts to your bank | Direct Stripe | Proprietary |
| Demo required to start | No | Yes |
Built for instructors
by an instructor.
I was duct-taping Venmo, a Google Form, and a spreadsheet. WorkshopFolio replaced all three and actually looks professional.— Ceramics instructor, Columbus OH
The $10 first class thing is exactly right. I didn't want to pay $60/month before I knew if online booking would even work for my students.— Yoga teacher, Austin TX
My photography workshops book out days faster now that students can pay the deposit right there. The waitlist handles itself.— Landscape photographer, Flagstaff AZ
Ready to fill your next class?
Publish your first class in under 10 minutes. No credit card. No contracts. No demo calls.
Start with your first class — $10 →Upgrade to Pro or Studio when you're ready. Cancel anytime.