Soljio vs Amilia
A recreation-registration platform built for municipalities and multi-activity facilities, with swim lessons as one program type.
Built for
- Soljio
- Swim schools first. One workspace per school covers programs, sessions, rosters, report cards, families, and staff.
- Amilia
- Parks and recreation departments, community centers, and multi-activity facilities. Swim is one of many program types.
Getting set up
- Soljio
- Import your current roster from a spreadsheet and publish your programs the same afternoon. Private-beta schools set up with the founder on a call.
- Amilia
- A configurable storefront with forms, memberships, and facility bookings. Reviewers describe setup as the involved part.
Family booking
- Soljio
- Families browse and book on your own soljio.com subdomain or custom domain. No app to install; every page is built for a phone first.
- Amilia
- A branded online store where members buy programs and register. Reviewers call out the mobile experience as a weak spot.
On deck
- Soljio
- Instructors take attendance and mark skills from a phone at the pool edge. The front desk sees the same roster at the same moment.
- Amilia
- Attendance tracking and staff management in the core modules.
Skill progress
- Soljio
- Report cards mirror your paper checklists: one sheet per level, each skill marked attempted or completed. Guardians see the card as it fills in.
- Amilia
- Not a headline feature. Progress tracking depends on add-on apps and the plan you choose.
Payments
- Soljio
- Card payments through Stripe when you want them. Cash, check, and an external card reader are first-class, so enrollment never waits on a processor.
- Amilia
- Online payments through the platform, with a per-invoice service fee on top of card processing.
Pricing model
- Soljio
- Private beta. Pricing is agreed with you before you start.
- Amilia
- Monthly plans by organization size, a service fee on each invoice, and optional paid add-on apps.
Automation
- Soljio
- Autopilot is in development with our private-beta schools. When it ships, you choose whether it suggests, asks first, or handles the task itself.
- Amilia
- Automated receipts, reminders, and reporting. No assistant that acts on your schedule.
When Amilia is the better fit
Amilia may fit better if swim lessons are one of many programs inside a recreation department or large facility that also sells memberships, facility rentals, and leagues.
When Soljio is the better fit
You run a swim school, your instructors work from a phone on deck, and you want families booking on your own domain without an app to install. You would rather set the system up in an afternoon than in a training program.
Talk to usSources
Details about Amilia SmartRec come from the vendor's site and the listings below, last checked on October 10, 2026. Confirm current plans and features with the vendor. If something here is out of date, email hello@soljio.com.