Trio vs Conductly

Trio7.7Visit CConductly7.4Visit

Higher score Trio #3 in Music School Software 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Trio

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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

• Trio fits best

  Music studios needing affordable administration

• Conductly fits best

  Studios needing comprehensive billing workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Trio 7.7/10 Visit ↗	CConductly 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.4
Ranking	#3 in Music School Software	#6 in Music School Software
Best for	Music studios needing affordable administration	Studios needing comprehensive billing workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$50/yr	$15/user/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Trio 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 scheduling, attendance, records, practice tracking, and messaging Free plan includes a parent portal for up to 10 students and one teacher Calendar subscriptions cover Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook	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	Free plan excludes online payments and is limited to 10 students and one teacher Multiple locations and priority support require the Max plan Online payments, autopay, and automatic billing start with Pro	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	Trio brings lesson scheduling, student records, attendance, billing, and family communication into one cloud-based system for private music teachers, studios, and music schools. It supports private, group, and recurring lessons, with… 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

• Trio — where it wins

  • Combines scheduling, attendance, records, practice tracking, and messaging
  • Free plan includes a parent portal for up to 10 students and one teacher
  • Calendar subscriptions cover Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan excludes online payments and is limited to 10 students and one teacher
  • Multiple locations and priority support require the Max plan
  • Online payments, autopay, and automatic billing start with Pro

• 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.

• Trio7.7/10 · Free plan

  Broad studio administration with a free tier and paid plans starting at $5 per month.

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

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

  Visit ConductlyFull verdict →