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Pros:

First, there's no monthly fee. This is a major bonus for schools with a conservative budget.

Cons:

The setting up of my account was a bit confusing at first. Was shown an invoice date that I though was the day the payment will come out and that confused me.

TUIO ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.8
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.6

Likelihood to recommend

8.5/10

TUIO has an overall rating of 4.6 out 5 stars based on 192 user reviews on Capterra.

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Glenn
Glenn
Executive Director in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Tuio has been a fantastic tool to move our school into online payments and invoice management.

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: Tuio allowed us to streamline our enrolment and tuition payment processes. We are moving away from handling post-dated cheques to online direct payments. This is both a better user experience for our parents as well as saving time and generating efficiencies in the administration. It really is a Win Win!

Pros:

What I like most about Tuio is that it is built from the ground up as a payment software, instead of an added-on after thought. The system is intuitive and simple to navigate while being powerful on the backend to support our needs. Our parents have had nothing but good things to say about how much they like the system.

Cons:

There are a few features which would be nice to have such as the ability to modify the payment amounts once an invoice has been issued; however, Tuio has been very responsive to suggestions and is continually publishing new features/functionality.

TUIO Payments Response

6 years ago

Hi Glenn, Thank you for the great feedback, which we are taking into account for the next release phases.

Shari
Head of School in US
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Reasonable Tuition Payment Platform

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: The setup process was relatively easy and the customer support is great.

Pros:

I like the invoicing, payment options and discount options. I feel they have really thought of every option needed to process payment for Tuition and Registration Fees.

Cons:

I was very excited to offer our parents a place to pay their tuition and enroll, all in one place. When I created the enrollment forms, I was very disappointed with the lack to customize and making the forms look beautiful. It seems like they forgot that schools might need a different way to handle field trips. There is also little customization when it comes to automating messages after a form is completed.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

Hi Shari, thank you for the helpful review. This week we added a new custom field that should give you more flexibility to present information on the form and add various elements that should come in handy. The field is called 'Content', please give it a try or reach out to [email protected] for more info. Our forms can be used for field trips, I would love to hear more and will contact you on that piece. You can customize the message sent out when reviewing the registrations after a form is completed, but I'll see what we can add for the automated element as well!

Kristi
Office Manager in US
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Hoping it gets better

3.0 last year

Comments: The conversion happened fairly simply, and the payment processing has been exceptional, from my perspective. However we also want to use tuio as a student information management system and so far it's lacking. Also the reporting suck so far, but we have been told this will be improved in the next few moths/in 2024.

Pros:

The links to fill out forms, the notifications and payment processing are wonderful. The service is also exceptional (customer service and attentiveness)

Cons:

The reporting. Everything coming in an excel spreadsheet that must be manipulated is time consuming and not optimal

TUIO Payments Response

12 months ago

Hi Kristi, early 2024 we have a custom report feature coming at the same time as attendance. This will make pulling student info reports even easier. In the meantime TUIO support can help you if you're struggling with the spreadsheet management.

Lori
PRINCIPAL in Canada
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Daily use

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall, the experience with TUIO has been exceptional.

Pros:

The attendance feature is very simple to use. The added Covid-19 Screening feature was an absolute life saver this past 18 months. The payment program is very helpful to see what monies are coming in and who is behind with their payments. The TUIO staff handle any NSF problems, so there is no need for awkward conversations with your clients. The support staff are amazing and answer and solve all of our questions usually the same day. My staff are very happy with this product and we would recommend it to anyone looking to streamline their daycare or private school operations.

Cons:

I wish that there was a way to merge the spreadsheets with our Quickbooks accounting program.

TUIO Payments Response

3 years ago

Thank you for the kind review Lori! We hear your wish and are looking to integrate more fully with QB for accounting purposes.

Bree
Administrator in Canada
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great value, very user friendly

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall it has provided a fast, easy way to organize and charge for our enrolments in various programs.

Pros:

As enrolment and payment processing software it's very user friendly and when needed, the customer service is fast and helpful. It is easy to manage and change invoices and refund full or partial invoices. The way registrations are set up is flexible with multiple options.

Cons:

As an SIS it is not fully developed. There are issues with enrolments in different programs causing duplicate students. Each enrolment is linked only to the parent who pays the invoice.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

Thank you for the helpful review! Be on the lookout for other SIS features in the near future.

Angela
Owner in US
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Very Helpful

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: This experience has been great so far. I actually looked at another platform and Tuio actually works better for our needs. Actually, the only thing that was drawing me to the other program was the cost.

Pros:

There is a learning curve, however, with the help of our manager is very helpful. This has really been helpful with my monthly payments.

Cons:

I am still learning and I will be able to answer more honestly after I have used this program for a few more months.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

Thank you for the excellent review Angela that dives into your decision making process. Like any app or software there is a learning curve, but with TUIO it is not steep as you have seen. I'm so glad you are getting unlimited support.

laurie
Admin Assistant Float Teacher in US
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Fast response

3.0 6 months ago

Comments: They have always responded quickly to any questions or concerns that I may have had.

Pros:

There customer service and response time is outstanding. I have always heard from them when I have a question that needs answering.

Cons:

The forms feature is not the easiest to work with. Cannot format them how I would like.

TUIO Payments Response

6 months ago

Thank you for your review, Laurie. The form PDF formatting will be updated soon as a result of your prior feedback, so stay tuned for that!

Nikki
Office Manager in US
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Switch to TUIO now!

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: The customer service and care team who help are top notch and go above and beyond! Liam is the best.

Pros:

I like the ease and efficiency compared to what our school previously used.

Cons:

The only con that we found is the lack of Attendance tracking ability.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review Nikki. We are working on an attendance feature to add in our all-in-one Tuition Management system.

John Marc
Pastor in Canada
Religious Institutions, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tuio

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Tuio has worked great for collecting tuition payments for our learning centre. The yearly cost is reasonable and the fee charges are on par with other companies. We pass on credit card fees to our parents so the only fees that we are paying are for ACH transfers. Overall I have enjoyed using Tuio, as an administrator as well as a parent paying tuition.

Pros:

Tuio is easy to use and their customer support is great! I really like having the option of ACH payments as well as credit card payments. It cuts down on the fees and allows people to pay directly from their bank account.

Cons:

Sometimes finding the right option or setting is a little difficult.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

We really appreciate the detailed review John Marc.

Margaret
Executive Director in US
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

SO Happy we made the move to TUIO!

5.0 last year

Comments: From the minute I reached out for a demo I was impressed. All of the representatives I worked with were extremely knowledgeable and kind. The integration from our old system was seamless. It took less than a week to get the demo get set up and start accepting students and payments. Thank you TUIO!

Pros:

TUIO has cut my administrative hours in half when it comes to enrollment, tuition processing, and following up on overdue invoices.

Cons:

I haven't run into anything yet but I dislike.

TUIO Payments Response

last year

We appreciate the kind review Margaret, and look forward to supporting your account.

Cheryl Lynn
Communications/Marketing/Tech Director in US
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

TUIO's Customer Service is Stellar and Their Software is Fairly Intuitive!

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Our overall experience has been very positive. We enjoy the professional and friendly rapport we've established with TUIOs support staff.

Pros:

I love the fact that customer service is easy to access when needed. They have been quickly responsive and attentive to our needs. Plus, their tech team is always pleasant to work with. The features and functionality that might have been lacking when we 1st started using TUIO have been greatly improved. These new features have been immensely helpful to the staff who use the software AND for parents who pay their tuition/fees. I truly think they listen to their customers when it comes to adding new features.

Cons:

The initial training was a slightly difficult as it was too fast paced for a 1st time learner and difficult to understand the French-Canadian accent of the trainer.

TUIO Payments Response

3 years ago

Thank you for the helpful review Cheryl Lynn! Our initial training is much simpler now and we are able to launch the software for you and your families in 30-60 minutes max. None of our sales or support staff have an accent anymore.

Melanie
Owner/Director in Canada
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Makes Our Jobs Easier

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: We love it! I recommend it to all my fellow childcare owners/operators.

Pros:

As a childcare owner, I am no expert in accounting and always struggled with record keeping and yearly tax receipts were a nightmare and so time consuming. This year, with Tuio, I issued all my tax receipts in under 15 minutes. They looked professional and were accurate and there was no corrections needed. What a time saver and a professional-looking service to offer our clients.

Cons:

A lot of parents comment or panic when they set up their account and see the “total amount of all the invoices” on the first page. They don’t even bother to open the invoices, they immediately contact us wanting to know why their invoice is so high. We spend a lot of time explain it to parents. Also, there should be a mention in the sign up email(or in a more prominent spot) that is sent to new clients to alert them that the link expires in a set time. So many have needed to be resent, because they expired.

TUIO Payments Response

3 years ago

Thank you very much for the review Melanie. Happy to hear about the time savings you are taking advantage of. When the parent clicks a link that has expired, there is a self-serve option to resend a new link. I will add that language to the new parent letter from now on to make it more clear. Yes there is a clear distinction in the payment set up between any amount "due now" and any due in the future. I can understand if it's often overlooked (if they don't click to expand view of all the invoices) and can look to add ways to make it more clear what is due now versus what is scheduled to come due in the future.

Mai
Executive Director in US
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent Customer Service and Ease of Use

5.0 last year

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to answer our questions quickly, and also to provide suggestions to help us get more out of Tuio.

Pros:

Tuio allows us to bill families easily and to keep track of transactions. We have also been able to design our own registration process which meets the needs of our school.

Cons:

A feature that can be improved, is to allow parents to make payments before the due date. Also the ability to download and print forms from Tuio would be helpful.

TUIO Payments Response

last year

Thanks for the helpful review Mai! Great suggestion for allowing advanced payments, I will take that feedback back to my team. You can download and print forms on TUIO already, anytime you need!

Harpinder
Director, Business Development in Canada
Higher Education, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

KMSchool' Product Review

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: It is close but not there to be called my one-stop shop. Hope to continue seeing new features being released.

Pros:

Ease with which we can take care of all our invoicing and payment processing.

Cons:

Have been giving feedback to the TUIO team re: make available enhanced ability to send emails to our clients directly. Currently using 'Mailchimp'. Other small features such as ability to 'Export' data from different tabs.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

Thank you for the review Harpinder. We added the export option on the student, parent, enrollment, and registration tabs in addition to the 'Invoices' tab export we had previously. So we took care of that for the most part. We are going to add a combined student/parent export as well going live this week! We will work on the second iteration of the conversations system to add the email and text message options. Hopefully when those are live we can get the "5 star" review!

Julia
Grade 6 Teacher in Canada
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Superior and Quick Customer Service

5.0 last year

Comments: The overall experience on TUIO is superb, in particular, the customer service e-mail or telephone response is instantaneous in (real-time). I was astonishingly impressed with the way in which [sensitive content hidden]
responded to our cirumstances.

Pros:

TUIO is extremely user friendly and interactive because it enables the end user to navigate throughout the site and pin point the precise area that needs pivotal attention or what needs to be addressed. Precisely because it is so (transparent) is what makes it a necessary platform to run a business successully!

Cons:

The credit card fees are a bit too high for the clients as they have communicated this to us.

TUIO Payments Response

last year

Thanks for the kind review Julia. Parents are welcome to pay with bank account on TUIO, which isn't subject to the credit card fee rates that banks will charge. I'll inform an account rep of the feedback and see what we can do.

Adina
Managing Director in Canada
Religious Institutions, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A great system

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

The user interface is nice and clean. TUIO takes the hassle out of allowing parents to pay in instalments. Customer support has always been really fast and responsive, whether I've had a question about how something works or a feature request. And all payments have gone through as expected.

Cons:

There are exceptional cases where things can be confusing, for example, parents receiving an invoice for zero dollars that has a due date. The data export process for invoices is great, but refunds issued aren't easy to track with the exported data.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

Thanks for the review Adina. Parents with an invoice discounted or credited to 0, you can use the 'Mark as Paid' feature so they are marked as paid at 0 amount before the due date. We have a component to do this automatically going live in the near future. Have a look at the 'Transactions' tab of the invoice export, which should make it a lot easier to see the refunds occurring on a given invoice. As you are aware an invoice can have multiple transaction so that is where the data is most visible! Always appreciate the feedback.

Helen
Financial Administrator in Canada
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Usage of Tuio payment portal

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall with have had a good relationship with TUIO. Both [SENSITIVE CONTENT] are very quick to respond to our questions with helpful answers.

Pros:

This payment portal allows our parents to securely pay the tuition in a timely manner. They receive the invoices directly from the TUIO portal.

Cons:

I wish our International parents were able to access the payment portal.

TUIO Payments Response

3 years ago

Thank you for the great review Helen! Your international parents can by all means access their TUIO account and they can also make a payment in the portal with their credit card. Only bank account payment is unavailable to them but if they wire funds from an international bank to you, you can mark their invoices as paid on TUIO so they can keep track otherwise.

Anisha
Office Administrator in Canada
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Fantastic Support Team

5.0 last year

Pros:

The support is fantastic. It's quick and very helpful. The videos are also beneficial for navigating support questions.

Cons:

I haven't used it very long, so I constantly have questions as it is not as self-explanatory sometimes (such as when to use the actions button vs the three dots on the right). I hadn't even found the actions button until support pointed it out. Also, I would like more options to rearrange the the list in the enrollments (such as by last name, first name, paid, pending payment, etc as these are not available in enrolments tab). And you can only check overdue only in invoices tab, but I would like to see them in enrollments, too.

TUIO Payments Response

last year

Thanks for the great review! The actions button is for making bulk actions, so you would want to select all or a segment of enrollments first to get that option. I've made a note for the feedback on the list filtering and will send it to our dev team, paid/pending however is more for the individual invoices that the 'Invoices' tab would show. You would be able to see those invoice statuses in the invoices tab of an enrollment once you click on the enrollment itself.

Lauren
Communications Coordinator in US
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Good Bones, Needs Fleshing Out

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Customer service was responsive and courteous.

Cons:

It felt like there was six ways to do the same thing and only one way to get the information to present correctly. No ability to do partial payments on your own. Parent's need to approve when I make changes to their account... it was an uphill battle to learn the tips and tricks on how to work the system... should not feel that way.

TUIO Payments Response

2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to review Lauren. TUIO is an automated payment system, so partial payments of an invoice is not a native feature. School admin or TUIO support can accommodate partial payments if the parent ever needs by editing the invoice and adding an invoice for the remainder. TUIO automatically approves the invoice changes made after 5 days, so if the parent doesn't approve them it will get taken care of. TUIO is constantly acclaimed for our user friendliness and ease of use, so if you ever need help with the system, we are here to help!

Shakha
Director in US
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

TUIO helps save time

4.0 last year

Comments: We are happy we have moved from a manual system to TUIO it saves us time

Pros:

TUIO helps save time and it has helped us streamline our payments management

Cons:

We are unable to process credit cards if a parent is at the center and wants to make a payment. The system has not been updated to add our EIN number to the invoices which is necessary for tax credits for parents. Also when we enter student details TUIO only generates invoice with one parent name so if the other parent wants to get a FSA credit from work they are unable to do so and we have to give them a manual invoice. Group messaging is not possible yet

TUIO Payments Response

last year

Hi Shakha, please contact [email protected] as nearly all of those cons you mentioned can already be done in TUIO natively You may have missed some of our feature updates!

Mary
Owner in Canada
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

TUIO Review for Childcare Operator

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Absolutely loving our experience wiht TUIO. It was the best thing we did to switch over our billign and admissions. The team at TUIO is so kind and supportive.

Pros:

The software has made billing, admissions and operations so much more streamlined and manageable.

Cons:

There aren't really any cons. At the moment we are waiting on TUIO to implement assigning forms to one child at a time.

TUIO Payments Response

3 years ago

We really appreciate you taking the time to review us and look forward to offering continued support and new features.

Michelle
Head of School in US
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Thankful for Tuio

4.0 last year

Comments: I have been pleased with Tuio and would recommend it to schools who are looking for an online Tuition management system.

Pros:

We are a very small school that can't afford much extra but Tuio has been affordable for us and also very useful in managing our tuition payments. I no longer have to deal with checks or cash payment but there is a place to take care of that if it happens.

Cons:

It can be a little overwhelming as one is onboarding but the team is great to answer questions. There are still things I don't quite know how to do such as run reports but it doesn't keep me from using Tuio.

TUIO Payments Response

12 months ago

Thanks for the review Michelle! Support will reach out to you how to run reports, it's so easy.

Virginia
Principal in Canada
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Easy to use.

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall, it has been a very positive experience using TUIO and working with the support team.

Pros:

Once we were trained to use TUIO, it was an easy transition. We are able to set up payment plans to allow the parents to set up their accounts at their own convenient time, reducing our time on working on school payments.

Cons:

TUIO is continuously improving their software and at this time, we are just learning to navigate the new features so I can't really comment on what I least like about it. But when we do come to something that we are unsure about, we ask for assistance and the help is immediate so we are thankful for the service we receive.

TUIO Payments Response

3 years ago

Thank you for the review Virginia!

Laurie
principal in Canada
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

TUIO makes tuition payments so much simpler

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Ease of set up for the programs and makes our audits easier to prepare for

Cons:

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TUIO Payments Response

3 years ago

Thank you very much for the review Laurie, glad to hear TUIO helped make things easier. Those reports are now obsolete with the improved invoice export/report feature available in TUIO.

Katya
Owner in US
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great system

5.0 last year

Comments: Easy to use, support is great respond quickly and always friendly and trying to help. Love Tuio!

Pros:

Ease of use, no upfront fees and that fees are taken from the cutover as we are a school and would not be able to afford the system otherwise

Cons:

The inability to link data, to see the student I’d - every time we need to pull new data to see the student ID. Hard to manage with pieces of information on different parts of the system - there should be a way to pull consolidated list with all system information

TUIO Payments Response

last year

Thanks for the review!