Fidelo School is course management software for local language schools, from €70 a month per admin user plus €660 to set up, with teachers and students at no extra cost. SmartCookie is a Fidelo alternative built for language teachers and small academies: priced per teacher, with a booking link, packs and card or Bizum payments in one plan.
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SmartCookie is a web app for language teachers and small language academies: booking link, weekly lessons, packs, attendance, lesson notes and card or Bizum payments. €19 a month for one teacher, €91 for a team of 5, excluding VAT. Checked on 21st of October 2026.
| What we compare | SmartCookie | Fidelo | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Language teachers and small language academies | Local language schools and course providers | Both are made for language teaching. Size decides |
| How you pay | Per teacher, never per student | Per admin user, from €70 a month. Teachers and students don't count | With one admin user and 4 or more teachers, Fidelo's monthly fee is lower |
| Booking | Students pick a lesson time from your link and see when you are free | Registration forms for courses on your website. Picking a lesson time: not listed | Fidelo signs students up for courses, SmartCookie books single lessons |
| Lesson packs | Each class comes off the student's pack on its own | Pools of lessons for company clients, shared by several employees | Fidelo's pools are for companies, SmartCookie packs are for each student |
| Payments | Card and Bizum through Stripe, 0.6% per online payment | PayPal, Klarna or Stripe, each an add-on at €25 a month, no commission | Fidelo adds Klarna and PayPal, SmartCookie adds Bizum |
| Calendar sync | Your lessons show up in Google Calendar and your busy times are blocked | Not listed | Only SmartCookie lists Google Calendar sync |
| Invoices and Verifactu | Payment requests and pack balances. No legal invoices | Invoices from your own templates, with Verifactu as a €40 a month add-on plus €150 setup | Fidelo covers legal invoices in Spain. SmartCookie doesn't issue invoices |
| Good fit for | One teacher up to a small team | Schools with courses, office staff, company clients and several sites | Pick the tool that matches your size today |
SmartCookie charges per teacher, with booking, packs and card or Bizum payments in one plan, and for one teacher it costs less. With 4 or more teachers and one person in the office, Fidelo's monthly fee is lower, plus a one-off setup.
| Pricing question | SmartCookie | Fidelo | Planning note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trial | 14 days, no card | Demo access, and no invoice for the month you sign and the next one | Fidelo has no trial as such, but billing starts a month or more after you sign |
| One teacher | €19 a month, or €15.20 a month billed yearly | €70 a month for one admin user, plus €660 to set up | For one teacher, SmartCookie costs less |
| A team of 5 | €91 a month | €70 a month with one admin user, teachers included. Each admin user from 2 to 5 adds €50 a month | With one admin user, Fidelo costs less a month from 4 teachers. With two, SmartCookie does |
| Setup | No setup fee. You import your students from a CSV | €660 one-off, with data migration and 4 hours of training | Fidelo moves your data for you, and you pay for it once |
| Payment fees | 0.6% per online payment, plus Stripe's fee | No commission. Each payment provider is an add-on at €25 a month | Fidelo charges a flat fee per provider, SmartCookie a share of each online payment |
| Billing | Monthly or yearly, 20% less yearly, cancel any time | Monthly, billed after each month, with a six-month minimum term | Only SmartCookie has a yearly discount and no minimum term |
Fidelo prices are its euro list prices for School Local Basic, without VAT. Pro costs €80 a month for the first admin user, plus €950 to set up. The participant app is an add-on at €60 a month plus a one-off fee. SmartCookie's team prices are on SmartCookie Teams. SmartCookie prices exclude VAT. Checked on 21st of October 2026 on fidelo.com/pricing. See SmartCookie pricing.
Fidelo is built to run a school office. SmartCookie is built around a teacher's week, from booking to payment.
Fidelo remains a strong pick for schools with many teachers and few office staff, company clients, several sites and invoicing rules like Verifactu.
Use SmartCookie when you teach languages and want a booking link, packs, a student portal and card or Bizum payments in one plan, priced per teacher. Use Fidelo when you run a language school with many teachers, office staff, company clients and several sites, and want setup and invoicing handled for you.
“When you're a language teacher, you have to do a thousand things at once. So to manage everything, having an assistant really helps. Well, I see SmartCookie as if it were one :) It helps me plan my classes properly, manage notes, and keep track of students in a smooth and easy way!”
Olga Filimonova
Lecturer and PhD student
“Within moments of using SmartCookie, it was obvious that this was built by someone that understands what it means to be a passionate teacher that cares about structure, a detailed overview and precision. SmartCookie completely takes care of my administrative tasks so that I can focus on being a passionate teacher.”Tinika Muller
CEO at FloTutor
“SmartCookie it's an essential app for teachers because it frees up our time by centralizing planning, student tracking, and assessment, reducing administrative tasks and allowing us to focus on what truly matters as educators: teaching.”
Óscar Ortega
Language teacher & Co-founder of didactas.com
“When I met Martina, I knew she had the best interests of teachers in her heart. That's why I was so excited to learn about SmartCookie. I've interviewed her and was able to test it out - it's a lifesaver for independent teachers who want to focus on growing their business and leave busy work behind. Congrats to the Smart Cookie team!”
Andrew Woodbury
Educator & Co-Founder of ImPact Canada
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