Arts Vision

What Arts Vision does

ArtsVision, legally organized as Orchestra Management Solutions, Inc., is a privately held US software company (founded 1999, operating as a cloud-based service since 2003) that provides planning and resource management software exclusively for the performing arts industry. The platform is built around a proprietary company-wide calendar that serves as a unified source of information across an organization, supported by a shared address book and approximately 30+ specialized modules covering artist contracts, music/opera library (9,000+ works), ensemble and chorus rostering, casting, scheduling, audition tracking, payroll, touring, instrument collection, venue rental, and room requests. The product is organized into four vertical solutions: Orchestras, Opera & Theater, Venues & Presenters, and Conservatories/Schools/Festivals.

The underlying technology is a cloud-hosted application with mirrored servers delivering near-100% uptime since 2003, RESTful/HTML/XML data feeds for integrations, and a developer toolkit for custom reports, custom forms, and API integrations. ArtsVision integrates with Tessitura (ticketing), InDesign (publishing), CMS platforms, iCal, SSO/Active Directory, and accounting/payroll/HR systems, positioning the platform as a system-of-record that other tools are configured around.

The business model is enterprise SaaS with an unlimited-user annual license model supplemented by one-time implementation fees (2-12 month project scope). Additional revenue comes from professional services including training packages ($470-$705), consulting ($705-$940), and custom reports/customizations ($235/hour with 20% annual maintenance). The company employs 1-10 people and serves 100+ performing arts organizations globally across North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, with named clients including the London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Houston Grand Opera, Wigmore Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Lincoln Center, Juilliard School, and GöteborgsOperan.

Name

Arts Vision

Legal name

Orchestra Management Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://site.artsvision.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ArtsVision is a cloud-based planning and resource management software platform exclusively for performing arts organizations, serving 100+ orchestras, opera companies, venues, and schools globally with annual enterprise licenses and integrated modules for scheduling, contracts, casting, and payroll.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses: Annual license fee for enterprise access with unlimited users across the organization. This is the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Implementation Services: One-time implementation fee covering system setup, configuration, and 20 hours of training. Cost varies based on scope and organizational requirements (2-12 month implementation timeline).
3. Training Services: Additional training sessions beyond the 20 hours included in implementation. Pricing varies by session type: Getting Started training at $470 for 2 sessions, Tailored Training Modules at $705 for 2 sessions.
4. Consulting Services: Custom consulting engagements including tailored solutions ($705), integration consulting ($940), and custom reports/customizations ($235/hour with 20% annual maintenance fee).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ArtsVision is a cloud-based performing arts management and planning software platform built around a company-wide calendar that serves as the unified source of organizational information. It offers enterprise licensing with unlimited users across four vertical solutions (Orchestra, Opera & Theater, Venue & Presenter, Conservatory/School/Festival) supplemented by over 30 specialized modules covering music library, contracts, casting, scheduling, payroll, touring, and venue rental, plus integration with Tessitura, InDesign, CMS, payroll, and HR systems.

Product overview

ArtsVision is a single cloud-based performing arts management platform with an enterprise license model offering unlimited users. The core platform is organized into four main vertical solutions—Orchestra Management, Opera & Theater Management, Venue & Presenter Management, and Conservatory/School/Festival Management—all built around a company-wide calendar and unified address book. These are supplemented by approximately 30+ specialized modules including Music Library, Artist Contracts, Ensemble/Chorus Rostering, Planning Calendar, Casting, Payroll, Staff Web Portal, My Schedule, Instrument Collection, Touring, Labor Scheduling, Room Requests, and Custom Reports. Additional services include Training Packages, Consulting Services, Developer Tools, and Single Sign-On integration. The platform also supports integrations with Tessitura (ticketing), InDesign (publishing), Content Management Systems, iCal, accounting/payroll/HR systems, and provides RESTful/HTML/XML Data Services for custom integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ArtsVision Core Platform Cloud-based performing arts management and planning software built around a company-wide calendar serving as the unified source of information. Features shared definitive pool of data presented uniquely per user according to role and permissions. Enterprise license with unlimited users.
• Orchestra Management Software Comprehensive orchestra management functionality including season activities administration, personnel rostering and tracking, resource management, and marketing/development/education department features.
• Opera & Theater Management Software Opera and theater management functionality for season activities administration including performances and educational events, artistic personnel casting and tracking, and resource management.
• Venue & Presenter Management Software Total venue management solution for handling venue, presenting, production, and event management requirements including labor scheduling, location calendar, rental contracts, and resource management.
• Conservatory, School & Festival Management Software Music school management for conservatories, schools, and festivals to administer and plan seasonal activities including performances, educational events, and ensemble and production management.
• Music Library Module Database of orchestral, chamber music, and opera repertoire with over 9,000 works, including required instrumentation, movement, and composer information. Tracks shelf locations and performance history.
• Opera Library Module Unlimited works with templates for cast, creative, and production teams defining personnel requirements. Includes standard titles and templates for opera.
• Planning Calendar Flexible planning calendar for season planning managers to sketch out productions, rehearsal, and performance periods with drag-and-drop functionality. Supports scenario planning with unlimited versions.
• Talent Management (Artist Contracts, Ensemble Rostering, Chorus Rostering, Casting, Audition Tracking) Combined set of talent management capabilities: artist contract tracking and generation with electronic signatures, ensemble/chorus rostering with service tracking and attendance, audition tracking, and casting from initial ideation through contract execution.
• Talent Management (Artist Contracts, Ensemble Rostering, Chorus Rostering, Casting, Audition Tracking) Combined venue operations capabilities: rental contract generation with estimates, invoices, settlements, and resource management; labor scheduling with detailed time and attendance tracking; location calendar with space availability overview.
• School & Festival Modules (Room Requests, Class & Performance History) Space request management for users without full access such as students and faculty with configurable request types, locations, and approval workflows. Ensemble and class history tracking with transcript export capability.
• Training Packages Tailored training including ArtsVision Basics ($470 for 2 x 1-hour sessions), User & System Administration Training, Reporting and Communication workshops, and specialized department-focused modules ($705 for 2 x 1-hour sessions).
• Consulting Services Custom solutions consulting with up to 2 hours of one-on-one meetings ($705) and Integration Consulting Services ($940) for system integration roadmap, implementation, and maintenance.
• Custom Reports & Customizations Custom report development and platform customization including custom tabs, fields, UI enhancements, personalized reports, and data imports/exports at $235/hour with 20% annual maintenance fee.
• Developer Tools Advanced technical tools for SQL-based custom reports, custom forms with SQL/JavaScript/HTML, API integrations, and workflow automation with triggers. Available to clients with advanced technical skills.
• Single Sign-On (SSO) Integration SSO integration enabling staff access using organization's existing authentication system including Active Directory integration with flexible user-level control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations report spending less time checking information between different systems and more time being fully aware of what is happening across the organization
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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App detail

Integration9 records

Feature11 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Galaxy (The Galaxy Trust / Galaxy IT): UK-focused arts administration software used by orchestras, theaters, and venues. Galaxy competes with ArtsVision in the UK/European market on scheduling and resource management but has limited North American presence.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce / Salesforce.org: General-purpose CRM platform adopted by some larger performing arts organizations (and discounted for nonprofits through Salesforce.org). It is the broadest incumbent alternative; ArtsVision's domain specialization is the primary differentiation against Salesforce for planning, rostering, and repertoire use cases.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365: Enterprise CRM/ERP suite used by some performing arts organizations as a general-purpose alternative to vertical tools like ArtsVision. It competes for budget rather than for the operational planning niche specifically.
• Blackbaud: Large enterprise software provider serving nonprofits, arts, cultural, and education organizations with CRM, fundraising, and financial management tools. Blackbaud is a broader incumbent that competes for IT budget at performing arts organizations, particularly for fundraising and CRM, but lacks ArtsVision's depth in operational planning.

Direct peers

• Patron Technology (Tessitura subsidiary): Now part of the Tessitura family, Patron Technology provides marketing, ticketing, and patron engagement tools for arts organizations. It competes with ArtsVision for the same arts-organization IT budgets and increasingly with Tessitura integration as a combined competitor.
• Spektrix: UK-based CRM, ticketing, and marketing platform purpose-built for arts and cultural organizations. Spektrix competes for the same performing arts buyers with a modern SaaS architecture and integrated CRM/ticketing stack, particularly strong in UK and European venues and theaters.
• Artifax (Spectra): Resource scheduling and event management software for performing arts venues, festivals, and conference centers. Artifax overlaps directly with ArtsVision's Venue & Presenter module on scheduling, crew rostering, and rental contract management, and is one of the closest head-to-head competitors in the resource-planning niche.
• Tessitura Network: The dominant CRM and ticketing platform for performing arts organizations, including many of the same orchestras, opera companies, and venues that ArtsVision serves. Tessitura and ArtsVision overlap heavily in the arts vertical and are frequently integrated together, with ArtsVision feeding event data into Tessitura for ticketing — making them complementary in some workflows and competitive in others for the system-of-record role.

Emerging players

• Stagetext / Capacity (CRM for arts): UK-based CRM and audience management platform purpose-built for arts organizations. It addresses a different functional layer (audience/patron CRM) but competes for the same buyer and overlapping IT budget against ArtsVision/Tessitura stacks.
• Opus Music Events Software: Newer cloud-based arts administration and event management platform targeting orchestras and performing arts organizations. It overlaps with ArtsVision on scheduling and resource management but has a more modern UX and is earlier in market penetration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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