What's the difference between Founders Launch and Martial Arts Pro?+
Two different products for two different buyers. Founders Launch is Acadevo Fit — the AI-powered studio platform for fitness studio owners (yoga, pilates, gym, dance, CrossFit, etc.). It's a one-time $497 payment for lifetime access, sold in a limited founders cohort. Martial Arts Pro is the academy brand operating system — curriculum, grading, competitions, multi-location, per-location branding — billed at $199 per location per month with a 20% volume discount at 2+ locations and a 0.5% platform fee. Both come with founder-led onboarding and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Pick the one that matches your studio or academy.
Is Acadevo really for martial arts schools, or just generic studios?+
Acadevo was built from the ground up for academies that have ranks, belts, techniques, and grading sessions. Disciplines, belt ladders, learning paths, eligibility checks, auto-promotion, PDF certificates — these are core features, not paid add-ons. We ship discipline presets for BJJ, Karate, Muay Thai, Judo, and MMA, plus the flexibility to build any custom system you need. That said, every operational feature (members, billing, classes, marketing, shop) works equally well for yoga, pilates, gyms, dance studios, and any training-based business.
What does "open source" actually mean for me as an owner?+
Acadevo is released under the MIT license. That means: no ionCube, no license server, no vendor lock-in. You can inspect every line of code that runs your academy. If our hosted SaaS ever doesn't suit you, you can self-host. Your data lives in a database whose schema is fully documented and exportable. Most platforms in this space hide their code and lock your data — we did the opposite on purpose.
How does the grading system work?+
You define your disciplines and belt ladders (or import a preset). For each target belt, you build a learning path — a checklist of techniques (mandatory or optional) the candidate must complete. When you plan a grading session, Acadevo auto-checks eligibility (time at current belt, age, classes attended, stripe requirement, curriculum completion %) and surfaces who's ready. During the session, examiners record per-technique pass/fail/score. On completion, all promotions happen atomically, certificates generate as PDFs, achievement badges trigger, and webhooks fire to any external systems you've connected.
Can I migrate from Mindbody / Zen Planner / FightKit / Glofox?+
You'll bring your own data. Export your members, schedules, billing history, and (where applicable) rank records from your current platform — most major systems offer CSV export — and import them into Acadevo yourself. Onboarding covers platform setup and training; the data move stays in your hands. That's intentional: your data, your timeline, your control. Most academies are running on Acadevo within 7–14 days.
Who owns the data — and what happens if I leave?+
You do, and you can export anytime. Members, schedules, payments, ranks, attendance, every record — all available as CSV. There's no paid export tier, no "premium data ownership" upsell, no retention call when you want to leave. The schema is documented and your tenant database is yours.
What payment processor do you use? Can I use my existing Stripe account?+
Stripe is the integrated processor for memberships, shop, and one-time charges. You connect your own Stripe account during setup — your money goes directly to your bank, not through us. We never touch member payments. Stripe webhooks drive subscription state, payment recovery, and order fulfillment.
Do you have an API? Can I integrate Zapier / Make / my own tools?+
Yes. Scoped API keys (read/write per resource: members, schedule, attendance, billing, ranks, leads), HMAC-signed webhooks with automatic retries on a 5s → 30s → 2m → 10m → 1h schedule, and a full REST API. Zapier and Make work out of the box via webhooks. API access is included in Martial Arts Pro; Founders Launch supports webhooks and standard integrations.
What does pricing look like at scale?+
Founders Launch is a single one-time payment of $497 — no per-location fees, no recurring charges. Martial Arts Pro scales with locations: $199/location/month at one location, dropping to $159.20 each at 2+ locations (20% volume discount). Federation-level or franchise contracts (8+ locations) get further volume discounts on annual terms — contact us for a custom quote.
How fast can I be live?+
Your subdomain provisions in minutes. With discipline presets, you're configured for your style of academy in under an hour. Importing your existing member and history data is on you — most operators allocate 3–7 days for it. Most schools are fully operational on Acadevo within two weeks of subscribing.
