My Music Staff vs SimplifyThis

My Music Staff7.0Visit SSimplifyThis8.8Visit

My Music Staff #1 in Music School Software 7.0/10 From $16.95/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit My Music Staff

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Higher score S SimplifyThis #8 in Music School Software 8.8/10 From $19/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit SimplifyThis

• My Music Staff fits best

  Established studios needing broad all-in-one tools

• SimplifyThis fits best

  Small studios managing lessons, classes, and payments

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Side by side

Feature	My Music Staff 7.0/10 Visit ↗	SSimplifyThis 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.0	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Music School Software	#8 in Music School Software
Best for	Established studios needing broad all-in-one tools	Small studios managing lessons, classes, and payments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$16.95/mo (best)	$19/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	12 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features My Music Staff 2/4 · SimplifyThis 4/4
Online lesson booking	Not published	✓ (best)
Student portal	✓	✓
Attendance tracking	✓	✓
Teacher management	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Billing features	Not published	All
Our review
Pros	Combines recurring lesson scheduling, attendance and detailed lesson notes. Automates invoicing, online payments and late fees. Adds multi-teacher roles, payroll tracking and business reporting.	Parents can book, reschedule, and pay through a self-serve portal. Group classes include rosters, capacity limits, waitlists, and attendance. Household accounts consolidate invoices for multiple family members.
Cons	The base account is paid at $16.95 per month. Each additional teacher or staff member adds $4.95 per user per month. Available as a web-based cloud service; no other platform is listed.	There is no free plan; paid plans start at $19 per month. Multiple staff, classes, packages, and auto-billing require the Team plan. A custom-domain website and priority support require the Business plan.
Our verdict	My Music Staff brings student records, lesson operations and business administration into one cloud service for private music teachers, studios, schools, travelling teachers and retail lesson programs. Its scope is suited to established… Read the review →	SimplifyThis brings recurring music lessons, group classes, bookings, and payments into one system for independent teachers and small studios. Parents can use a portal to book or reschedule lessons and pay, while teachers manage schedules… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• My Music Staff — where it wins

  • Combines recurring lesson scheduling, attendance and detailed lesson notes.
  • Automates invoicing, online payments and late fees.
  • Adds multi-teacher roles, payroll tracking and business reporting.

  Where it doesn't

  • The base account is paid at $16.95 per month.
  • Each additional teacher or staff member adds $4.95 per user per month.
  • Available as a web-based cloud service; no other platform is listed.

• SimplifyThis — where it wins

  • Parents can book, reschedule, and pay through a self-serve portal.
  • Group classes include rosters, capacity limits, waitlists, and attendance.
  • Household accounts consolidate invoices for multiple family members.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan; paid plans start at $19 per month.
  • Multiple staff, classes, packages, and auto-billing require the Team plan.
  • A custom-domain website and priority support require the Business plan.

• My Music Staff7.0/10 · From $16.95/mo · 30-day trial

  A broad studio toolkit for scheduling, billing, student portals and multi-teacher administration.

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• SSimplifyThis8.8/10 · From $19/mo · 30-day trial

  A class-and-lesson management tool with family billing, booking, and payment features.

  Visit SimplifyThisFull verdict →