Advice on dojo software

[cheesefrysamurai]

So Sensei wants to step into the new century and get a computer for keeping track of attendance and other info. Can anyone recommend a decent software package. Price is an issue, we are a small dojo and he is not interested in a big investment.

Thanks

[JGarner890]

I just use Microsoft Excel myself. Easy, keeps track of students in alphabetical order. I like it.

[JusticeZero]

LibreOffice will do the all the same things and is free.

Is it just billing you're looking for, or what? There's lots of open source programs out there for that sort've thing..

[cheesefrysamurai]

I know he wants to keep track of attendance, pay history, rank, lessons, and contact info.

thanks

[DWx]

Perhaps someone could set up a database with all those fields in Microsoft Access?

We have a fancy swipe card / membership log system at our school that tracks attendance, payments and the like but my instructor does pay a subscription for it and I don't think it's cheap.

[cheesefrysamurai]

Yeeesh, I was hoping there would be lots of options.

Those high dollar systems are great for larger commercial schools but for smaller schools, its simply not possible.

[JusticeZero]

There seem to be lots of options, but I don't know anything about them.

try googling for "open source billing software" and tweaking the search terms to fit and you will see a bunch of things that may or may not be appropriate to the problem at hand.

[ShoriKid]

Try http://www.thedojomanager.com/

and http://www.dojoexpert.com/lang/en/software-for-martial-arts-clubs

for starters. Then, go for google searches. I would bet someone has got what your after.