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Head-to-head · Music Lesson Scheduling Software

Adagio vs My Music Staff

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Adagio #3 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 7.7/10 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Adagio
Higher score My Music Staff #6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 9.0/10 From $16.95/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit My Music Staff

Adagio leads on 2 checks, My Music Staff on 2, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreMy Music Staff · 9.0/10
  • Lowest starting priceAdagio · $5/mo
  • Free planonly Adagio
  • Most featuresMy Music Staff · 6 of 6

My Music Staff scores higher on our rubric for music lesson scheduling software: 9.0 against 7.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #3.

Adagio offers free plan; My Music Staff doesn't. Adagio is cheaper to start at $5/mo against $16.95/mo. My Music Staff offers recurring lessons; Adagio doesn't publish it. My Music Staff offers calendar sync; Adagio doesn't publish it.

Adagio is the better fit for mobile-friendly teachers and small organizations. My Music Staff is the better fit for established studios needing mature operations.

  • Adagio fits best

    Mobile-friendly teachers and small organizations

  • My Music Staff fits best

    Established studios needing mature operations

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Side by side

Feature Adagio 7.7/10 Visit ↗ My Music Staff 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.7 9.0
Ranking #3 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software #6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software
Best for Mobile-friendly teachers and small organizations Established studios needing mature operations
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $5/mo (best) $16.95/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email, Docs Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations 1 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Adagio 4/6 · My Music Staff 6/6
Student records ✓ ✓
Recurring lessons Not published ✓ (best)
Attendance tracking ✓ ✓
Online payments ✓ ✓
Student portal ✓ ✓
Calendar sync Not published ✓ (best)
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan includes unlimited students, scheduling, practice, and billing
  • Web, iOS, and Android apps support teachers and student participation
  • Organization plan adds multi-teacher administration and shared class access
  • Handles private, group, workshop, and recurring lesson scheduling
  • Combines billing, payments, attendance, payroll, expenses, and reporting
  • Student Portal, website tools, and broad calendar and business integrations
Cons
  • Automated billing and invoices require the $5/month Pro plan
  • Multi-teacher administration is reserved for the $10/month Organization plan
  • API is the listed integration for broader ecosystem connections
  • Starts at $16.95/month and has no free plan
  • Additional teachers or staff cost $4.95 per user per month
  • Available on the web rather than as a listed native desktop or mobile app
Our verdict

Adagio is a web and mobile application for music teachers, private instructors, studios, and schools. It combines student records and contact management with lesson scheduling, practice-session tracking, homework assignments, notes,…

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My Music Staff is studio management software for private music teachers, music studios, schools, travelling teachers, and retail lesson programs. It brings student profiles, family contact records, lesson scheduling, attendance, lesson…

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  1. AdagioMusic Lesson Scheduling Software 7.7Free plan · paid from $5/mo
  2. My Music StaffMusic Lesson Scheduling Software 9.0From $16.95/mo · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Adagio — where it wins

    • Free plan includes unlimited students, scheduling, practice, and billing
    • Web, iOS, and Android apps support teachers and student participation
    • Organization plan adds multi-teacher administration and shared class access

    Where it doesn't

    • Automated billing and invoices require the $5/month Pro plan
    • Multi-teacher administration is reserved for the $10/month Organization plan
    • API is the listed integration for broader ecosystem connections

  • My Music Staff — where it wins

    • Handles private, group, workshop, and recurring lesson scheduling
    • Combines billing, payments, attendance, payroll, expenses, and reporting
    • Student Portal, website tools, and broad calendar and business integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at $16.95/month and has no free plan
    • Additional teachers or staff cost $4.95 per user per month
    • Available on the web rather than as a listed native desktop or mobile app
  • Adagio7.7/10 · Free plan · paid from $5/mo

    A low-cost, mobile-friendly hub for lessons, practice, billing, and communication.

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  • My Music Staff9.0/10 · From $16.95/mo · 30-day trial

    A broad studio-management system for scheduling, billing, communication, and administration.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026