Fons vs Legato
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| Figure | Fons | Legato |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19.95/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Music Lesson Scheduling Software | 8.1 (#8) | 8.1 (#9) |
| Billing | It offers three automated billing models intended to reduce invoicing and payment chasing. | Legato uses Stripe for invoices, recurring charges, payment tracking, and reminders. |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Colorado, United States | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Integrations | The pricing page lists integrations with QuickBooks and Zoom. | The integrations page lists Stripe, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, email notifications, SMS reminders, and PDF export as available; Zoom, push notifications, and an analytics dashboard are marked as upcoming. |
| Purpose | Fons describes itself as studio management software for music teachers that automates and simplifies their businesses. | Legato is a studio management platform for music educators to schedule lessons, manage students, send invoices, and track payments. |
| Scheduling | The product supports online booking, streamlined scheduling, and tracking cancellations. | Scheduling supports recurring lessons, rescheduling, student reminders, and conflict detection. |
| Security | Fons publishes a vulnerability disclosure policy covering fons.com and fons.app and asks researchers to report issues responsibly. | Legato says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, uses access controls and regular security audits, and does not sell personal or student data. |
| Support | The Suzuki Association member offer includes concierge onboarding and training, ongoing business support, and webinars. | The help center says the support team typically responds within a few hours during business hours. |
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In their own words
Legato
Legato is a studio management platform for music educators and studio managers. It supports lesson scheduling, student records, invoicing, and payment tracking across Android, iOS, and the web. Legato AI can take actions on a teacher’s roster through voice or chat, including scheduling, charging, cancelling, and invoicing. Scheduling includes recurring lessons, rescheduling, student reminders, and conflict detection. Stripe handles invoices, recurring charges, payment tracking, and reminders. Students can use a portal to view lessons, notes, assignments, and invoices, while a practice tracker provides a timer, weekly streaks, and goals. Teachers can import student information from CSV files or notebook photos. Listed integrations include Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, email notifications, SMS reminders, and PDF export; Zoom, push notifications, and an analytics dashboard are marked as upcoming. Legato is a progressive web app installable from a browser on mobile and desktop, with offline support. Legato Pro costs $19.99 a month, billed monthly. Legato says it takes no additional cut from payments; Stripe’s standard processing fee typically applies at 2.9% + 30¢ per US transaction.