Duet Partner vs Conductly

Duet Partner7.5Visit CConductly7.4Visit

Higher score Duet Partner #5 in Music School Software 7.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Duet Partner

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C Conductly #6 in Music School Software 7.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Conductly

• Duet Partner fits best

  Solo teachers wanting affordable automation

• Conductly fits best

  Studios needing comprehensive billing workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Duet Partner 7.5/10 Visit ↗	CConductly 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	7.4
Ranking	#5 in Music School Software	#6 in Music School Software
Best for	Solo teachers wanting affordable automation	Studios needing comprehensive billing workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$99/yr	$15/user/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat	Email, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Small business, Mid-market
Features Duet Partner 2/4 · Conductly 2/4
Online lesson booking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Student portal	✓	✓
Attendance tracking	✓	✓
Teacher management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Billing features	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines recurring lesson schedules, make-up credits and attendance tracking. Includes student and parent portals, lesson notes and digital file sharing. Syncs with Google and Outlook calendars and supports payment and video integrations.	Detailed student and guardian records keep enrollment and billing context together. Recurring scheduling, attendance labels, and reports support studio operations. Family portal, Stripe/Evolv payments, invoicing, and online store cover collections.
Cons	The monthly plan includes a 1% transaction fee. There is no free plan after the 30-day free period. The listed platform is web only.	Web-only deployment offers no native desktop or mobile apps. Google Calendar synchronization is one-way, limiting calendar write-back. Monthly pricing is $15 per user with a four-user minimum.
Our verdict	Duet Partner brings studio administration into a web-based account for independent music teachers and small teaching businesses. Its scope covers student records, recurring lesson scheduling, attendance and practice tracking, invoices,… Read the review →	Conductly is a web-based operations platform for music schools and teaching studios that need scheduling, enrollment, billing, communications, and family management in one place. It supports private lessons, group classes, programs,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Duet Partner — where it wins

  • Combines recurring lesson schedules, make-up credits and attendance tracking.
  • Includes student and parent portals, lesson notes and digital file sharing.
  • Syncs with Google and Outlook calendars and supports payment and video integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • The monthly plan includes a 1% transaction fee.
  • There is no free plan after the 30-day free period.
  • The listed platform is web only.

• Conductly — where it wins

  • Detailed student and guardian records keep enrollment and billing context together.
  • Recurring scheduling, attendance labels, and reports support studio operations.
  • Family portal, Stripe/Evolv payments, invoicing, and online store cover collections.

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only deployment offers no native desktop or mobile apps.
  • Google Calendar synchronization is one-way, limiting calendar write-back.
  • Monthly pricing is $15 per user with a four-user minimum.

• Duet Partner7.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A web-based studio manager with scheduling, billing and student portals for $9 monthly.

  Visit Duet PartnerFull verdict →
• CConductly7.4/10 · 30-day trial

  Conductly brings scheduling, billing, portals, payments, and reporting into one web platform.

  Visit ConductlyFull verdict →