Cadence

Studio planning

A studio plan that is finally readable

Set the delivery date, Cadence builds the schedule backwards and shows who is overloaded. One page, four projects, no formulas to maintain.

Try Cadence See the method
  • 14-day trial
  • No credit card
  • Import from your spreadsheet

The Cadence method

The schedule that builds itself backwards

Three moves, ten seconds. You fill in one field: the delivery date. Cadence works out the rest in reverse.

Move 1

You set the deadline

One date, one client, one deliverable. That is the only thing Cadence asks for to get started.

one date to type, everything else is derived

Move 2

Cadence lays out the milestones in reverse

Sign-off lands before delivery, artwork before sign-off, the brief before everyone — counted in working days.

it skips weekends and your studio closures

Move 3

The team sees its workload

Every milestone weighs on someone. Overload shows up immediately, week by week, before you say yes to the client.

Lucie is at 120% in week 45 — move a milestone

Features

Built for people who sell days of creative work

Cadence speaks your language: brief, artwork, client sign-off, delivery. No sprints, no velocity, no ceremonies.

  • One plan, every project

    All of your work on a single timeline. Move one bar and everything that depends on it follows.

  • Milestones and deliverables

    Brief approved, artwork, client sign-off, delivery: the steps that matter to a studio, with the expected date next to the real one.

  • Workload per person

    Week by week, who is at 40% and who is at 120%. Overload shows up before the catch-up weekend.

  • Automatic backward planning

    You enter the deadline, Cadence walks the milestones backwards, counting working days and your studio closures.

  • Time tracking without surveillance

    A simple timer, per project. Enough to compare the quote with reality afterwards, not enough to police your team.

  • Client approvals

    A public link per milestone: the client sees the version, leaves feedback and approves. The sign-off date updates itself.

The workshop

Written inside a six-person studio, on a Tuesday in crunch

Cadence started as an internal production file in a design studio in Nantes that kept losing its Fridays to a broken spreadsheet. Every project tool on the market was designed for teams shipping software, never for people shipping a visual identity with a client sign-off in the middle.

We kept three obsessions: the plan must fit on one screen, workload must be readable in a second, and no feature may require training. Everything else was cut.

  • Import your existing production spreadsheet
  • Studio closure days taken into account
  • PDF export of the plan for client reviews
  • Built and hosted in France

1 pagefor the whole quarter of planning

Design studio worktop with prints and tools
Monday production review
Screen showing code in a workshop
Cadence, backstage

Pricing

Three formats, no quotes

Per user, per month. Client access is free and unlimited.

Atelier

Up to 3 users

12€ / user / month

  • Unlimited projects and milestones
  • Automatic backward planning
  • Timeline view and workload view
  • PDF export of the plan
Start 14 days
Most taken

Studio

4 to 15 users

19€ / user / month

  • Everything in Atelier
  • Client approvals via public link
  • Time tracking and quote variance
  • Closure days and part-time schedules
  • Phone support
Start 14 days

Agency

From 16 users

29€ / user / month

  • Everything in Studio
  • Several teams and several offices
  • Profitability per project and per client
  • Guided onboarding
Start 14 days

Billed monthly or yearly, no lock-in. Cancel from the settings.

On the studio wall

What studios say

We stopped guessing. The schedule is built during the sales meeting, and I know straight away whether the date holds.
Aurélie D.Production director — 9-person studio
The workload view saved us two hires and one burnout. We see the overheating three weeks ahead, not on delivery night.
Samir K.Co-founder — branding agency
My clients approve artwork from a link. No more sixteen emails with "v3_final_ok.pdf" attached.
Théo M.Freelance art director

Frequently asked

Before you start

01Do we have to drop our spreadsheet overnight?

No. You import your existing production file project by project and keep the spreadsheet open as long as you need it. Most studios close it after two weeks.

02Does Cadence work for a one-person studio?

Yes, and it is the most common use of the Atelier plan. Backward planning and the workload view help a freelancer as much as a team of fifteen.

03Can we give a client access?

Clients never use a seat. You share a public link per milestone: they see the current version, leave feedback and approve, without creating an account.

04Does backward planning respect our closures?

Yes. You declare your closure days, public holidays and each person’s part-time schedule. Cadence never places a milestone on a day when nobody works.

05What happens if we stop?

You export every project, milestone and time entry as one file, then close the account from the settings. No notice period, no retention call.

Trial

Try Cadence on a real project

Create your workspace in two minutes, import a live project and watch the schedule unfold. Fourteen days, no credit card.

What you get right away

  • An empty workspace, ready in two minutes
  • The import of your production sheet
  • Fourteen full days, no credit card