MusicDesk vs SpeedAdmin
MusicDesk
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| Figure | MusicDesk | SpeedAdmin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $14.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Music School Software | 8.1 (#8) | 6.9 (#18) |
| Spec score · Music Lesson Scheduling Software | 8.0 (#13) | 6.9 (#24) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Sønderborg, Denmark |
| Integrations | The maker names Stripe for payment processing and family payments, plus Supabase, Resend, Vercel, and Calendly among its third-party services. | SpeedAdmin Play! is described as API-first, with integrations designed to be added or swapped through clear interfaces. |
| Scheduling | It supports one-on-one and group lessons, attendance tracking, lesson notes, substitute teachers, and teacher-specific schedules. | The system schedules individual tuition, ensembles, events and concerts, and can allocate rooms to teachers and classes. |
| Security | The privacy policy describes HTTPS/TLS traffic encryption, encryption at rest where supported by providers, hashed passwords, and role-based access controls. | The security page says SpeedAdmin undergoes an independent annual IT audit and supports SAML 2.0 two-factor authentication, role-based access controls and HTTPS. |
| Support | Email support is included for all users, and the FAQ says phone and video support are in the works. | The FAQ says SpeedAdmin superusers have free support by email, telephone and online meetings. |
Plans
In their own words
MusicDesk
MusicDesk provides student management, scheduling, and billing tools for music teachers and schools. It supports one-on-one and group lessons, attendance tracking, lesson notes, substitute teachers, and teacher-specific schedules. Schools can bulk-import students, manage family contacts, assign students to teachers, and store notes and files. Families can view upcoming lessons in a portal, cancel within the school's notice window, and book makeups when enabled. Recurring monthly family subscriptions and major credit card payments are supported through Stripe. The service also supports instrument rentals and estimates teacher pay from lessons taught and attendance, using hourly or lesson-type rates; timesheets can be exported to CSV. MusicDesk runs in a browser on phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops, but has no separate iOS or Android app. Its plan costs $14.99 per month for one team member, with each additional teacher or admin adding $4.99 per month. New accounts receive 30 days of full-feature access without a credit card, and subscriptions can be changed or canceled anytime.
SpeedAdmin
SpeedAdmin has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.