What each company charges
| Company | Lowest paid plan, a month | Per | Free or trial | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Music Staff | $16.95 a month (currency not named) | per month base price, plus $4.95 for each additional teacher or staff member | 30 days, no credit card required | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Teachworks | US$16.49 a month | per month base fee, plus $0.320 per student lesson (Starter) | 21 days | 13 Oct 2026 |
| LessonLoop | GBP 15 a month | per month billed monthly, one teacher (Solo; GBP 12.50 billed annually) | free trial | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Opus1 | could not read | free trial | 13 Oct 2026 | |
| Music Teacher's Helper | could not read | 14 days, no credit card | 13 Oct 2026 | |
| Jackrabbit Music | could not read | 13 Oct 2026 |
Each price is from the company's own pricing page on the date shown, in its own currency; we do not convert. A page we could not read is marked could not read, and a page that asks for a quote is marked quote only. Prices can differ by country.
What pushes the price up
- We found no free plan among the 3 we could read, and 3 offer a time-limited trial.
What to know about each price
- My Music Staff: One price for every feature, with $4.95 a month added for each extra teacher or staff member; students, SMS reminders and file storage are not limited or charged extra. There are no contracts and a 90 day money-back guarantee.
- Teachworks: The monthly bill is a base fee plus a charge per student lesson, so the cost rises with lesson volume, and the page has a plan calculator.
- LessonLoop: Flat price per school with no per-teacher or per-lesson fees, and Stripe, Xero, Google Calendar and the API are included on every plan.
What to look for in music teachers software
Term billing by family, lessons that make themselves up when someone is away, and teacher pay that adds up.
A tool for music teachers has to fix these:
- Term invoices are made by hand.
- Make-up lessons are tracked on paper.
- Parents ask for the same information again.
Our price
We have not set a price for ours: there is nothing built to sell yet, and the price will be on the page before anyone pays. What we plan to build: music teachers.
Questions
About the price
What is the cheapest music school software?
Prices are in the currency each page names and are not ranked across currencies: 1 in US$, at US$16.49 a month; 1 in GBP, at GBP 15 a month; 1 with no currency named. The lowest price is often the plan with the fewest features, so check what each includes.
Why do prices differ so much?
Mostly who is counted and what is included: per user or per seat, the number of jobs or products, payment processing, and setup.
How does term billing work?
Planned: one invoice per family for the term, from the lessons booked.
What about make-up lessons?
Planned: an absence creates a make-up credit that is used or expires on a date you set.
Can parents see the timetable?
Planned: a parent page.