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Pricing

Simple, teacher-first pricing

Choose Basic for essential assessment work, Plus for AI-powered insights and support planning, or PRO for advanced capacity and support evidence workflows. School plans add per-teacher pricing with ALPHA TOWER setup support.

POPIA COMPLIANT with the Information Regulator: 2026-005083.

For the price of a decent cup of coffee, get your free time back.

IndividualSchool

School Plus

Per-teacher Plus access for schools that want a coordinated term plan.

School setup
R79/teacher/month
R225/teacher/termR790/teacher/year
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  • Plus features per teacher
  • AI-assisted analysis and intervention support
  • Verified school setup support
  • School billing and activation coordination
  • Standard school reporting support

School activation is handled through ALPHA TOWER Support so the school record, teacher list, and official branding can be verified before rollout.

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School PRO

Per-teacher PRO access for schools preparing advanced support evidence workflows.

School PRO Support
R119/teacher/month
R349/teacher/termR1190/teacher/year
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  • PRO features per teacher
  • Advanced support evidence workflow
  • School PRO Support setup path
  • Official school logo and report branding support
  • HOD/SBST visibility preparation for the SNA update

School activation is handled through ALPHA TOWER Support so the school record, teacher list, and official branding can be verified before rollout.

24-hour Plus trial by approval

Trial access is not automatic. Create an account and contact support if you need a short evaluation window before payment. Admin grants approved trials with Plus features for 24 hours.

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EFT payment details

Select a plan above to prepare the activation email and payment reference.

Bank
FNB South Africa
Account name
ALPHA TOWER SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD.
Account number
63150436137
Branch code
260214
Branch name
Zevenwacht
Proof of payment
solomon@alphatower.org

Use your DES Studio account email address as the payment reference. We activate Basic, Plus, or PRO after payment confirmation. Contact support for School Plus or School PRO pricing.

Who is behind DES Studio?

Built by ALPHA TOWER Solutions

DES Studio is developed by ALPHA TOWER Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a South African digital education and data-systems company. ALPHA TOWER builds practical platforms for training, assessment, learner tracking, reporting, and evidence-ready institutional workflows.

Secure, sovereign digital systems for South African education, training, reporting, and compliance environments.
Experience across online, hybrid, and offline learning platforms, learner tracking, assessments, and institutional reporting.
Systems designed to support POPIA-aligned practices, South African hosting, audit trails, and responsible learner-data handling.
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DES Studio is built around POPIA-aligned data handling practices. Teachers remain responsible for using learner data lawfully within their school or institutional policies.

Institutional proof

Feedback from ALPHA TOWER deployments

Recommends ALPHA TOWER as a trusted service provider with impressive delivery and ongoing partnership.

Cape Winelands Training Academy

Western Cape

Uses ALPHA TOWER in its digitisation process, including registration, digital handouts, and paperless learning workflows.

Ekurhuleni Emergency Services Training Academy

Gauteng

Reports satisfaction with ALPHA TOWER's performance and recommends its offline-first LMS support.

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Western Cape