Duet Partner vs My Music Staff

Duet Partner8.7Visit My Music Staff8.6Visit

Higher score Duet Partner #5 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 8.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Duet Partner

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My Music Staff #6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit My Music Staff

• Duet Partner fits best

  Studios needing self-scheduling and make-up workflows

• My Music Staff fits best

  Established studios needing mature operations

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Side by side

Feature	Duet Partner 8.7/10 Visit ↗	My Music Staff 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software	#6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software
Best for	Studios needing self-scheduling and make-up workflows	Established studios needing mature operations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$99/yr	$4.95/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, Phone, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Duet Partner 6/6 · My Music Staff 6/6
Student records	✓	✓
Recurring lessons	✓	✓
Attendance tracking	✓	✓
Online payments	✓	✓
Student portal	✓	✓
Calendar sync	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Recurring and semester scheduling with self-scheduling and make-up credits Student and parent portals with notes, files, billing, and practice logs Online payments, recurring billing, reports, and calendar synchronization	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	No free plan is available The product is web-based rather than offered on other listed platforms Paid transactions carry a 1% transaction fee	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	Duet Partner is web-based studio management software for independent music teachers and small music teaching businesses. It brings together student information and roster management, recurring lesson scheduling, semester schedule creation,… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Duet Partner — where it wins

  • Recurring and semester scheduling with self-scheduling and make-up credits
  • Student and parent portals with notes, files, billing, and practice logs
  • Online payments, recurring billing, reports, and calendar synchronization

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • The product is web-based rather than offered on other listed platforms
  • Paid transactions carry a 1% transaction fee

• 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

• Duet Partner8.7/10 · 30-day trial

  A web-based studio manager with scheduling, billing, portals, and make-up credits.

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• My Music Staff8.6/10 · 30-day trial

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

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