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Sawyer
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Class management software for kids activity providers

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Sawyer product overview

What is Sawyer?

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.

Key benefits of using Sawyer

  • Accept all forms of payments–credit, checks, even cash.

  • Instant communication with parents right from the web app.

  • Download customized reports on attendance, payment history, and more.

  • Manage different classes and camps by age and activity.

  • Save child information such as allergies and after school pickup.

  • Access to a community of like-minded providers and resources to grow together.
  • Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Email/Help Desk
    Chat
    Phone Support
    FAQs/Forum
    Knowledge Base

    Training options

    Webinars
    In Person
    Documentation
    Live Online
    Videos

    Sawyer pricing information

    Value for money

    4.5

    /5

    276

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    Pricing options

    Free plan
    Subscription
    Free trial
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    Sawyer features

    Functionality

    4.1

    /5

    276

    Total features

    98

    10 categories

    Most valued features by users

    Activity Dashboard
    Reporting & Statistics
    Reporting/Analytics
    Alerts/Notifications
    Third Party Integrations
    Course Management
    Customizable Reports
    Blended Learning

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    Sawyer users reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.5

    /5

    276

    Positive reviews

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8.62/10
    Rating distribution

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    17

    3

    4

    Pros
    Customer service is very responsive and friendly. Color scheme/design of software is nice.
    Love the comprehensive scheduling capabilities and the way it works with my website.
    I love their prompt replies to help requests. They are easy to work with and overall the platform is easy to use.
    Cons
    I am confused as to why we have to set up an activity AND a camp or semester.
    The reports that you are able to run are useless. Parents should be able to register and select check or homeschool funds.
    I noticed that, when I added a few more weeks to an existing semester, a few random classes were displayed as cancelled. This happened immediately after I added the weeks.

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    Michelle F.

    General Manager

    Nonprofit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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    Sawyer has made my life easier!

    Reviewed 2 years ago

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    Michelle F.: My name is Michelle. I am the general manager at a nonprofit, and I rate Sawyer a five....

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    Heather S.

    Education Management, self-employed

    Used weekly for 1-2 years

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Sawyer should be the "GO TO" software for running summer camps and classes

    Reviewed 2 years ago

    Being brand new to teaching summer camps and kids' classes I am grateful to have found Sawyer. They help me to present my brand professionally and they are affordable.

    Pros

    It's very easy to use and minimal learning curve. I launched a summer camp for kids and was figuring it out as I went. Sawyer made that easier for me because they had everything in place already including things I hadn't even thought of. Sawyer had all the features I needed and they continue to add more, especially when the pandemic hit and businesses needed to pivot to online classes. Their onboarding couldn't have been easier. Their front-end AND back-end interfaces are modern and "Apple-like" making it easy for me as well as users. The other softwares I tested were outdated and extremely clunky. Their customer service is very helpful.

    Cons

    I've used the software for going on 2 summers now and I cannot think of anything I don't like. Oh, I wish I was able to embed my Registration page on my website myself but Saywer does it quickly so really not a big deal to me.

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    Dara T.

    Arts and Crafts, self-employed

    Used daily for less than 6 months

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Highly recommend Sawyer

    Reviewed 4 years ago

    I’ve really liked using Sawyer and how easy it is not just for me to use but my customers as well.

    Pros

    I really like how Sawyer has great customer and created a product that reflects how they listen to their clients’ needs.

    Cons

    So far I haven’t had any issues. I like that they recently added monthly pricing, which made it easier for me to offer the pricing structure I wanted.

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    Elizabeth M.

    Education Management, 11-50 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    Very poor and confusing reporting system!

    Reviewed 8 months ago

    Exhaustingly Bad! It has made my administrative work FAR MUCH MORE DIFFICULT than doing them myself. If you client body is small like 20-40s , Sawyers is fine. If you are like us with hundreds.. I HIGHLY recommend you to look elsewhere.. I have switched to Amilia, a far more robust software. I was 15+ system level developer, and my partner was a Microsoft SQL expert. Looking at Sawyers report service, we both must regret to say.. it is far from prime time. It is ok for a shop with 30 some students. Not for us. We have over 200 students (still considered being pretty small).

    Pros

    calendar review for daily activities. This is very helpful for ONLY daily operation - like the front desk staff to do quick look up.. But, by far not for the administrator, me.

    Cons

    Report becomes unusable when students sign up for multiple classes! It puts ALL dates into a single cell in the report, in various order. Asked support to look at it.. Nothing can be done about that. So, I had to go through EVERY student who has signed up for more than one week to figure out. Reports with mismatched headers. e.g. DOB as the header, but it is actually something else like email...

    Vendor response

    Hi Elizabeth, We're sorry that Sawyer wasn't able to meet your reporting needs. We work with organizations of all sizes to power their registration including franchises, non-profits, and schools in addition to smaller businesses. We continue to evolve our products because of critical feedback like this and thank you for taking the time to share it with us. We loved getting the opportunity to work with Storming Robots and wish you all the best in your future success.

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    Karen G.

    Performing Arts, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for 2+ years

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Sawyer Product Review 2020

    Reviewed 3 years ago

    Its been great overall. Very happy

    Pros

    Marketplace, Easy to use/train employees, design, customer service/tech support, form fields, messaging system, coupons, pivot to online learning was incredible and easy!

    Cons

    Stripe takes too long for deposits, inablilty to copy semesters so it takes a long time to set up new ones, would love to be able to attach files in roster emails

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    Michelle G.

    Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

    Used daily for 2+ years

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Sawyer Tools for family

    Reviewed 2 years ago

    The customer service is great- my clients would really appreciate an app to register though.

    Pros

    Customer service, combination of this platform used with others like mail chimp and banking .

    Cons

    Some of my classes are for adults only and that can be cumbersome to register when they are already set up for their children.

    Sawyer FAQs

    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

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    Q. What languages does Sawyer support?

    Sawyer supports the following languages:
    English

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    Q. Does Sawyer support mobile devices?

    Sawyer supports the following devices:
    Android, iPad, iPhone

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    Q. Does Sawyer offer an API?

    No, Sawyer does not have an API available.

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    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

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    Q. What level of support does Sawyer offer?

    Sawyer offers the following support options:
    Email/Help Desk, Chat, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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