From clay to wood to metal
Ceramics was the start. Any craft where work has to wait has the same chain. Build your own steps and your studio fits.
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Pilot places open: 3 months free
You teach the class. Werkbank handles the rest.
From booking to kiln, pickup and checkout: the business software for craft studios. One system instead of loose lists and tools.
Always a free tier · fixed price, no cut of your revenue
- Made for the Netherlands
- Pay with iDEAL
- Invoices with VAT or the small business scheme (KOR)
- GDPR: export and erase
- No cut of your revenue
The real problem
The class is the easy part.
The hassle comes after: whose work is in the kiln, when to fire, who has been called, what still needs paying. Today that is spread over lists and loose tools.
How it works
From offer to pickup, in one chain.
Click through the steps and try it yourself in the real app. Each step builds on the previous one.
Step 1 of 8
You set this up
You create your offer, your customer sees it right away
Pick the type, fill in name, lessons and price and watch how your customer will see it. Rules like cancelling you set here once.
Change the name or price and watch. The demo does not save.
This is a piece of the real app with a sample studio. Feel free to click around.
See the whole appClick freely through every screen, with the same sample studio.Everything in one system
Everything you need, in one place.
- Courses, workshops and single pieces
- Online booking page with your own link
- Waitlist and target group sizeWerkbank
- House rules with consent per customerWerkbank
- Discount codes when bookingWerkbank
- Your own questions on a booking and private events for groupsPlus
- Last-minute offers with a discountWerkbank
No label means it is in every plan.
Before and after
The same work, without the hassle in between.
- 1Booking
Sign-ups by email and messages, you count the spots yourself
Customers book online and the spots count themselves
- 2Paying
Sending payment requests and chasing payments
The customer pays by iDEAL when booking and the invoice follows by itself
- 3Scheduling
Classes and rooms scattered across a calendar and a spreadsheet
One weekly schedule that shows clashes before they happen
- 4Firing
You pick firing moments by feel and estimate the costs
You see what is ready, plan the firing in one click and split the costs
- 5Pickup
Customers call or email to ask if their work is ready
The customer gets an email when it is ready and follows the piece online
One flat rate that grows with you
You pay for scale (kilns, team members, locations), never a percentage of your revenue.
Pay yearly: 10 months for 12.
Start
€0/mo
- Kilns
- 1Can’t add more; upgrading can
- Team members
- 1Can’t add more; upgrading can
- Locations
- 1Can’t add more; upgrading can
Start is free, but does not include firing costs, figures, discount codes, last-minute offers, credits or closing days.
What's included
- Unlimited customers and bookings
- Online booking and iDEAL payments (€0.50 incl. VAT per payment, plus Mollie fees)
- Schedule, kilns and pickup email
What you miss on Start
- Calculate and split firing costs
- Revenue figures
- Full CSV export
- Firing schedules, plus glaze and firing notes
- House rules page with agreement per customer
and more, see the full comparison
Werkbank
€29/mo
- Kilns
- 5Extra: €3 per month each, up to 10 in total
- Team members
- 5Extra: €4 per month each, up to 8 in total
- Locations
- 1Extra locations only on Werkbank Plus
Everything in Start, plus:
Booking and customers
- House rules page with agreement per customer
- Waitlist and target size
- Discount codes
- Last-minute offers
- Credits and strip cards
Planning and team
- Calendar feed (iCal)
- Closing days and opening hours
- Own account per teacher: own schedule, profile and reporting unavailable
Firing and stock
- Calculate and split firing costs
- Firing schedules, plus glaze and firing notes
Money and figures
- Revenue figures
- Full CSV export
- No Werkbank fee per online payment
Connections and own brand
- API integrations
- Booking widget on your own website (embed code)
Werkbank Plus
€59/mo
- Kilns
- Unlimited15 included. Extra: €3 per month each
- Team members
- Unlimited10 included. Extra: €4 per month each
- Locations
- 2Extra location: €10 per month
Everything in Werkbank, plus:
Booking and customers
- Customer replies in the Inbox, linked to the customer
- Private event requests via your studio page
- Custom booking questions
Planning and team
- Multiple locations
- Who did what: log of changes
- Timesheet per teacher
Firing and stock
- Write off stock after a lesson or firing
Money and figures
- More insight into your figures: profit, costs and forecasts
- Advice on what to focus on
- No Werkbank fee per online payment
Connections and own brand
- Your own wording in emails
- Follow-up email to customers who stay away
- Your own branding without Werkbank's: emails, booking page, status page
- Booking widget for one chosen offer
- Your own web address for your booking page
No percentage of your revenue. Werkbank and Werkbank Plus charge nothing per payment; on free Start you pay €0.50 (incl. VAT) per online payment. Mollie's own payment costs come on top on every plan.
Prices excl. VAT. No price surprises: we announce any change to prices or terms at least 30 days in advance, and you can cancel before it takes effect.
Add-ons per month: extra kiln €3, extra team member €4. On Werkbank up to 5 extra kilns and 3 extra team members; beyond that Werkbank Plus is better value. On Plus you add kilns and team members without limit (kiln €3, team member €4). An extra location (Plus only) costs €10.
Pilot studios
3 months free, then 50% off for the first year
You think along, we build along. After the free months you pay half for the first year.
First studios
20% off for the first 6 months
For a select group of studios that join early. Limited places.
Frequently asked questions
All questionsWhat does Werkbank cost?
Start is free (1 kiln, 1 staff seat, unlimited customers). Werkbank costs €29 a month excl. VAT (5 kilns and 5 staff included), Werkbank Plus €59 a month excl. VAT (15 kilns, 10 staff and 2 locations included). What each tier adds is shown in the pricing comparison; multiple locations are Werkbank Plus only. You pay for scale (kilns, staff, locations), never for the number of pieces or customers. Extra kilns and staff beyond your tier can be added separately: limited on Werkbank, unlimited on Werkbank Plus. An extra location (Plus only) is €10 a month. Paying yearly means 10 months billed instead of 12. Never a percentage of your revenue. Werkbank and Werkbank Plus charge nothing per payment; on free Start it is €0.50 (incl. VAT) per online payment. Mollie's own payment costs come on top on every plan. Werkbank Plus also shows your own branding without Werkbank's: your name as the sender, your own line under your emails, no “via Werkbank” on your booking page, and your look on the page where customers follow their piece. Logo, colour and four fonts are free on every plan.
Why do I pay for scale and not for revenue or number of pieces?
Because a bigger studio (more kilns, more staff, more locations) objectively gets more out of Werkbank, and that can cost a little more. How much you sell or how many pieces go through the kiln does not change your price: no percentage of your revenue. The step up is always known in advance and your own choice.
Can I switch over from a spreadsheet or another tool?
Yes. Most studios start with a name, their first kiln and their first batch; customers get added as they come in. If you're currently on Kiln Fire, Kilnfox or another package, get in touch, we help move your customer list over.
Can I change plans or cancel at any time?
Yes, there is no long-term contract: you cancel whenever you like, effective at the end of the paid period. If you downgrade, your data stays but features above your new plan are paused; you never silently lose anything.
Where is my data stored, and what about the GDPR?
Your studio data — customers, work, firings and costs — is stored in a database in the EU (Frankfurt), and the app runs there too. We only use website analytics (PostHog EU) if you consent. Werkbank is a Dutch business and works with a data processing agreement, which lists the processors we use.
More time for your studio.
Sign up and you hear first when you can start.
- Free tier, no credit card
- Pilot studio: 3 months free
- Cancel whenever you like