My Music Staff vs MusicDesk

My Music Staff9.0Visit MusicDesk9.0Visit

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

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MusicDesk #8 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 9.0/10 From $14.99/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit MusicDesk

• My Music Staff fits best

  Established studios needing mature operations

• MusicDesk fits best

  Studios needing flexible recurring schedules

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Side by side

Feature	My Music Staff 9.0/10 Visit ↗	MusicDesk 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	9.0
Ranking	#6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software	#8 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software
Best for	Established studios needing mature operations	Studios needing flexible recurring schedules
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$16.95/mo	$14.99/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	30 days · no card needed
Money-back guarantee	90 days	60 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features My Music Staff 6/6 · MusicDesk 6/6
Student records	✓	✓
Recurring lessons	✓	✓
Attendance tracking	✓	✓
Online payments	✓	✓
Student portal	✓	✓
Calendar sync	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	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	Handles recurring lessons with individual exceptions Combines family portals, billing, attendance, and lesson notes Supports trial booking, teacher permissions, substitutes, and pay reports
Cons	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	Only one published plan Integration options center on Stripe and Calendly Calendar sync is documented specifically for booked trial lessons
Our verdict	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 →	MusicDesk is web-based studio management software for private music teachers, mobile teachers, music studios, schools, and group-class providers. It brings scheduling, student and family records, attendance, lesson notes, recurring… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• MusicDesk — where it wins

  • Handles recurring lessons with individual exceptions
  • Combines family portals, billing, attendance, and lesson notes
  • Supports trial booking, teacher permissions, substitutes, and pay reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Only one published plan
  • Integration options center on Stripe and Calendly
  • Calendar sync is documented specifically for booked trial lessons

• 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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• MusicDesk9.0/10 · From $14.99/mo · 30-day trial

  Flexible scheduling and studio administration for recurring music lessons.

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