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Sawyer is an all-in-one interface that allows educators to build custom class schedules and easily manage online registration, payment processing, parent communications and more. Our dedicated and top-rated support team provides training videos, hosted webinars, and business resources for educational leaders to bring our community together.
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Michelle F.
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Nonprofit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
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Michelle F.: My name is Michelle. I am the general manager at a nonprofit, and I rate Sawyer a five....
Ara C.
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Education Management, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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1. I love that HiSawyer is specific to use for children activities and classes. I tried other booking plugins or websites that were a "one size fits all" (appointments for nail salon or doctor's office) and well... they didn't quite fit for my business. For instance, HiSawyer allows the possibility to see the age and birthdate of the kids, having an "older sibling discount", adding semesters or multiple...
I really love everything about it. If I had to really look for perfection: it would be awesome if there was an app. It might be just me, but checking it from mobile can be a little bit frustrating sometimes. Nothing out of this world, not bugs or errors, just think about checking social media from a web browser in your phone. But other than that, I love this!
Jessica C.
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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We are solving are registration process by using Sawyer. Originally, we were using about 6 different spreadsheets that were all complicated on their own level. Because of this, the registration process became very lengthy because parents couldn't register on their own but instead, they had to register with me, an individual, and would have to wait for a process to be completed in order to move forward with registration. This became extremely difficult because one individual registering over 500+ students is not an easy task.
I like how easy it is to manage and use. Our clients seem to enjoy it as well since it allows them a lot of accessibility and privacy especially when registering. I also appreciate all of the options that we can do for creating camps and classes. Overall, there are a lot of options that we can do for our programs now that we have Sawyer.
Because of how easy the program is to use, there are some options that we would appreciate having but do not have yet. For one, it would be nice to have the ability to send out receipts to clients on the financials page if we were to increase their balance or charge them through there. It would also be nice to have a notes section on the financials page so that our accountant and I don't have to look...
Idena W.
Arts and Crafts, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Class management was the biggest thing I needed help with, and it's amazing at that! There are still some bugs or feature requests that haven't happened, but I hope they'll come soon!
Easy to set up and get started. Ease of use, most things are pretty instinctual. The automatic charging is fantastic! Class management is SO MUCH easier with this system!
No way to cancel all future payments, so have to go in one by one.
Karen (Kate) R.
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Events Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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While I appreciate the ability to imbed registration on our website, there is no way to track click rates, their customer service is not at all educated on the software and we've gotten responses on average 3 weeks after the initial question is asked! Poor customer service, micropayouts are not transparent, and the cost for ticket items more than 70 usd is more expensive than eventbrite. Unfortunately I can not recommend this platform!
It can be imbedded on your website. Visually it is appealing to the purchaser.
Instead of paying out event registration income once, after the event, or one time at the end of each month, they pay out micro payments every 3 days. This renders keeping your checks and balances almost impossible, and we are currently paying extra payroll hours for our accountant to tally up each payment (We are talking about payouts as small as $1.25, when we are receiving as much as 10K a month with their platform). Can you imagine your accountant adding up all of those micropayments to hit 10K? It equates to hours of work. The whole process does not at all match industry standards and is very unrealistic for companies to handle. It's a hidden expense that makes the platform not worth the use.
I am so sorry that you had a less than stellar experience at Sawyer, that is never our intent nor our goal. We continue to evolve our products because of feedback like this and would love to connect on how we can improve if you're open to it.
Natalie P.
Entertainment, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Amazing!!! Best customer service and feature updates for the price!
The software is SO easy to use! When you’re setting it up and training other employees it’s easy to see that it’s hard to mess anything up!
No Point of sale feature available. We still pay for another 3rd party software for this part
Q. What type of pricing plans does Sawyer offer?
Sawyer has the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)
Q. Who are the typical users of Sawyer?
Sawyer has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business
Q. What languages does Sawyer support?
Sawyer supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Sawyer support mobile devices?
Sawyer supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone
Q. Does Sawyer offer an API?
No, Sawyer does not have an API available.
Q. What other apps does Sawyer integrate with?
Sawyer integrates with the following applications:
Wix, Constant Contact, Google Analytics 360, Zapier, WordPress, Stripe, Squarespace, Meta for Business, Mailchimp
Q. What level of support does Sawyer offer?
Sawyer offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Chat, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base