Airstudio is a platform for volume photography studios that brings scheduling, CRM, equipment tracking, staff management, online booking and billing together. It is designed for school, sports and senior photography programs. Clients can self-book sessions for one or more groups, with upsells and customizable automated marketing tools available through advanced scheduling. Staff features include roles and permissions, schedules, availability and hours tracking, job notifications and a geolocated time clock. Teams can assign tasks, follow progress through notes and logs, and create task collections with rules and automated notifications. Equipment tools track barcode inventory, employee assignments, repairs, maintenance and required gear. The client portal provides schedules, subject-group progress, image exports, file downloads and contract storage; eSigning is Premium-only. A mobile app supports schedules, assignments, staff details and timesheets, with chat on mobile and desktop. Airstudio works on Android, iOS and the web. There is no free plan, but a free trial is offered; pricing is listed from $180/mo billed annually.
Who it is for
Airstudio suits volume photography businesses running school, sports or senior programs that need client booking, staff and equipment workflows in one platform. The listed plans are organized by active-user range, from up to 10 to 100–150 users.
What is good
- Client self-booking supports one or multiple groups.
- Staff tools include roles, schedules and a geolocated time clock.
- Equipment records include barcode inventory and maintenance.
- Client portal includes schedules and file downloads.
- Mobile app supports assignments and timesheets.
What to know first
- No free plan is offered.
- eSigning is limited to Premium.
- Full Captura API synchronization is forthcoming.
- Full monetary and order-data synchronization with another gallery connection is coming soon.
Verdict
Airstudio combines client, staff, equipment and workflow tools for volume photography operations. Prospective buyers should weigh its user-based plan ranges and the stated limits on gallery integrations.
Airstudio plans and pricing
All plansCompared on photography studio management software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $180/mo
- Online booking
- Yes
- Contracts & e-signatures
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Client portal
- Yes
- Calendar sync
- Yes
- Invoicing & payments
- Yes
- Lead capture
- Yes
