Comparison
Crestio vs a spreadsheet.
A spreadsheet is free and infinitely flexible. Crestio is a spreadsheet that does the work itself.
| Feature | Crestio | a spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday afternoons | ||
8-second session log | ||
Notes write themselves into parent updates | ||
Invoices generate from sessions Possible with formulas, but you're a developer now. | ||
Parents pay you by card automatically | ||
No copy-paste between tabs | ||
| Parents | ||
Branded parent portal | ||
View-only file viewer with audit logs | ||
Reschedule via the parent's phone | ||
| Safety | ||
Encrypted, backed up, version-controlled | ||
Won't corrupt itself when a formula breaks | ||
Not lost if your laptop is | ||
| Pricing | ||
Starting price | $24/month | Free |
Per-tutor charge on team plan | ||
Free trial | 7 days, no card | |
Annual discount | ~17% | |
Platform fee on parent payments Stripe processing fee is separate, ~2.9%+30c. | 1% (transparent) | |
| When something breaks | ||
Someone responds | yes — within 24h | |
Migration help | yes (free) | |
When a spreadsheet is the better choice.
- You have under 3 students, charge cash, and don't need parent updates.
- You enjoy building spreadsheets and consider Sunday admin a hobby.
We wrote this comparison ourselves. If something here is wrong or has shifted, email hello@crestio.ai and we'll update it.
Switching from a spreadsheet? We'll move you in 24 hours, free.
Send your export. We'll stand up your Crestio account with every student, every session, every invoice. You email parents one time with the new login. That's the whole job.
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