CogNote vs Oases Online
CogNote
cognote.studio
Oases Online
oasesonline.comSide by side
| Figure | CogNote | Oases Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | $99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 7 |
| Spec score · Music School Software | 9.2 (#2) | 7.4 (#14) |
| Billing | CogNote can generate invoices from attendance and billing policies, email PDF invoices, record payment and export payment CSV files. | Billing features include calendar-based billing, automated invoice generation, online payment processing, payment collection, and payroll calculation. |
| Family portal | Each family receives a private link for schedules, practice links and notes without a login. | The parent portal shares updates, session notes, messages, attendance information, and student progress with families. |
| Integrations | The documented stack uses Supabase, Vercel, Resend or SMTP, Stripe, VexFlow and OpenSheetMusicDisplay. | The maker says accounts can link to Stripe for card processing and lists a MailChimp integration. |
| Product | CogNote is an open-source studio management suite for private music teachers, with scheduling, attendance, families, progress tracking, quizzes, and flashcards. | Oases Online combines scheduling, tutor and student management, billing, payment processing, attendance and progress tracking, payroll calculations, and family communication. |
| Scheduling | It supports recurring weekly lessons and one-tap attendance while preserving local lesson times across daylight-saving changes. | Scheduling features include real-time calendar sync, automated reminders, tutor-managed availability, conflict detection, and group scheduling. |
| Support | The hosting page directs product questions to [email protected]. | Administrators receive live support and personalized onboarding assistance, while tutors can use self-help videos and articles; the homepage says this support is at no extra charge. |
Plans
Oases Online
- Starter$99 a month
- Basic$199 a month
- Standard$299 a month
- Advanced$399 a month
- Professional$499 a month
- Ultimate$699 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
CogNote
CogNote is an open-source studio management suite for private music teachers, combining lesson scheduling, attendance, family communication, student progress tracking, quizzes, and flashcards. Teachers can schedule recurring weekly lessons and record attendance with one tap; cancellation windows, banked credits, and credit expiry are configurable studio settings. Families can use a private link to see schedules, practice links, and notes without logging in, and teachers can email lesson notes. Progress views include skill radar charts, trend lines, attendance, and per-note quiz analytics. Students can start practice from a link without an account, using note and symbol quizzes with instant feedback or SM-2 spaced-repetition flashcards. Notation appears on a staff with clefs, key signatures, and more than 40 musical symbols. CogNote is MIT-licensed, supports data export, and can be self-hosted. Hosted Free has soft caps of five active students, five practice lessons, and five sheet music items; Hosted Pro costs $5 a month and includes a 30-day trial for new accounts. Self-hosting is free but requires running the stack, including Docker or Supabase, email, and backups.
Oases Online
Oases Online has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.