Trio vs My Music Staff

Trio9.4Visit My Music Staff8.6Visit

Higher score Trio #1 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Trio

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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

• Trio fits best

  Studios wanting the broadest low-cost toolkit

• My Music Staff fits best

  Established studios needing mature operations

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Side by side

Feature	Trio 9.4/10 Visit ↗	My Music Staff 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software	#6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software
Best for	Studios wanting the broadest low-cost toolkit	Established studios needing mature operations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$50/yr	$4.95/user/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Trio 6/6 · My Music Staff 6/6
Student records	✓	✓
Recurring lessons	✓	✓
Attendance tracking	✓	✓
Online payments	✓	✓
Student portal	✓	✓
Calendar sync	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes scheduling, attendance, notes, portals, and messaging Pro adds unlimited students, Stripe payments, autopay, and billing Supports Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, and several payment methods	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	The Free plan supports up to 10 students and one teacher Online payments are not included on the Free plan Multiple locations and priority support require the Max plan	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	Trio is cloud-based music lesson management software for private music teachers, small studios, and larger music schools. It brings together private, group, and recurring lesson scheduling with attendance, student records, lesson notes,… 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

• Trio — where it wins

  • Free plan includes scheduling, attendance, notes, portals, and messaging
  • Pro adds unlimited students, Stripe payments, autopay, and billing
  • Supports Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, and several payment methods

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan supports up to 10 students and one teacher
  • Online payments are not included on the Free plan
  • Multiple locations and priority support require the Max plan

• 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

• Trio9.4/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost toolkit covering scheduling, payments, portals, practice, and studio communication.

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• My Music Staff8.6/10 · 30-day trial

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

  Visit My Music StaffFull verdict →