OPS vs Trio
OPS
ops-music.com
Trio
musicaltrio.comSide by side
| Figure | OPS | Trio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €10/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Music School Software | 7.9 (#11) | 7.3 (#16) |
| Spec score · Music Lesson Scheduling Software | 7.8 (#16) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Intended users | The maker describes OPS as built for orchestras, bands and music schools, including amateur and semi-professional ensembles. | Trio is designed for music teachers and studios, with an Enterprise option described for schools, conservatories, and franchises with 15 or more teachers or multiple locations. |
| Purpose | OPS is an all-in-one management platform for orchestras and music schools, with scores, members, instruments, accounting and documents. | Trio helps music teachers schedule lessons, bill families, track student learning, and provide families with a portal for schedules, invoices, and practice assignments. |
Plans
OPS
- Individual musicians — FreeFree
- Organisations — FreeFree
- Individual musicians — Standard€10 a month
- Individual musicians — Full€15 a month
- Organisations — Standard€20 a month
- Organisations — Full€30 a month
In their own words
OPS
OPS is a management platform for orchestras, bands, and music schools, bringing scores, member records, instrument inventory, accounting, and documents together. Its score library uses OCR to identify scanned scores and create a separate PDF for each instrument part. Member management supports custom fields and groups, bulk imports and exports, and optional user accounts. Instrument records can include loan contracts, repairs and maintenance, QR labels, photos, and waiting lists. The music school module handles enrolments, courses, attendance, grades, report cards, and a parent portal. Accounting follows the French Plan Comptable Général for associations and includes FEC export. Setlists can be shared with a public link or embedded on a website; ensembles can cross-share scores through the Mediathek. OPS Scores is an iPad app with Apple Pencil annotation, offline access, and Bluetooth page-turn pedal support. OPS Mobile for iPhone supports QR scanning, score browsing, inventory and loan management, member lookup, and an accounting overview. The maker says data is hosted on OVH servers in Strasbourg, stays in Europe, and is GDPR-compliant. Events, calendars, and in-product communication are marked as coming soon.
Trio
Trio is a web service for music teachers and studios to manage scheduling, billing, student learning, and family communication. Teachers can create recurring or group lessons, allow family self-booking, manage makeup credits, and publish calendar feeds for Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook. Families receive a portal for schedules, invoices, and practice assignments. Billing supports itemized invoices, card and bank payments, autopay, and Stripe processing; online payments require Pro or Max. Students can use assignments, streaks, badges, reminders, practice-video uploads, and a repertoire library. AI features compile lesson notes, answer questions through Ask Trio, draft messages, and import library material; teachers approve generated notes before saving. Max adds MCP connections for external AI assistants. Trio says it uses encryption, access controls, audit logs, and several sign-in methods. Plans are Free, Pro at $5 per month, and Max at $20 per month.