Your Stripe is your Stripe
No 1% middleman markup. The studio's connected Stripe account receives the money directly. We are not in the payment path.
“I know that we're paying all those extra fees. So if I had everything included for a price point of $250, I know it's value and reasonable.”
Mike, studio director — Pirouette demo feedback — 2026-09-12
The story
Whoever holds your payment account controls your rate and how easily you can leave.
The current incumbent inserts itself between the studio and Stripe and takes a 1% cut on every card transaction. For a studio Mike's size, that's real money — and there is no service being rendered for it.
Pirouette uses Stripe Connect with the studio's own Stripe account. We never touch the funds. There is no markup, no platform fee, no payment middleman. If the studio's LLC moves, the studio re-OAuths their new Stripe account in five minutes and we're out of the way again.
What this looks like in practice
- Stripe Connect via the studio's own Stripe account
- Zero platform fee on card transactions — we don't touch the money
- Manual payments (Zelle, Venmo, cash, check) logged in one tap, no Stripe round-trip
- ACH disclosed upfront with the $5 fee — no surprise charges
Want to see this running on your studio’s data?
Walk through a demo with us. We’ll show this feature in context against the day-to-day workflow your studio actually has.