Octavia vs Conductly

Octavia7.8Visit CConductly7.4Visit

Higher score Octavia #2 in Music School Software 7.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Octavia

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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

• Octavia fits best

  Music teachers who want practice-focused management

• Conductly fits best

  Studios needing comprehensive billing workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Octavia 7.8/10 Visit ↗	CConductly 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.4
Ranking	#2 in Music School Software	#6 in Music School Software
Best for	Music teachers who want practice-focused management	Studios needing comprehensive billing workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$15/mo	$15/user/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Octavia 4/4 · Conductly 2/4
Online lesson booking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Student portal	✓	✓
Attendance tracking	✓	✓
Teacher management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Billing features	Recurring	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Lesson notes can include audio, links, tasks and embedded practice tools. Free Forever includes lesson records, attendance, scheduling and basic invoicing. Studio plans add shared records, room booking, multiple locations and Xero export.	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	Pro Teacher's listed price requires annual billing. Studio pricing is labeled as limited-time Founding Studio Member pricing. The product is web-based; no other platform is listed.	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	Octavia brings lesson records, scheduling, attendance, practice tracking, billing and family communication into a web-based workspace for independent music teachers, studios and schools. Its music-specific focus shows in lesson notes that… 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

• Octavia — where it wins

  • Lesson notes can include audio, links, tasks and embedded practice tools.
  • Free Forever includes lesson records, attendance, scheduling and basic invoicing.
  • Studio plans add shared records, room booking, multiple locations and Xero export.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro Teacher's listed price requires annual billing.
  • Studio pricing is labeled as limited-time Founding Studio Member pricing.
  • The product is web-based; no other platform is listed.

• 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.

• Octavia7.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A web-based music teaching workspace, with a free core plan and paid studio tools.

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

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

  Visit ConductlyFull verdict →