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We put Teacher Cove side by side with the five tools studios evaluate most. Open any section to see how we stack up — starting with what you’ll actually pay.

✓ Included in the standard plan ~ Only as a paid upgrade / higher tier / add-on × Not offered at all

A ~ means that rival does offer it, but you have to pay more (a higher tier or add-on) to get it — on Teacher Cove it’s included. Scroll a table sideways to see every competitor →

Pricing & value what you’ll actually pay

Teacher Cove is flat: Independent $19/mo · Studio $79/mo · Studio Pro $149/mo. Studio plans include unlimited teachers and unlimited students — adding staff costs $0. Almost every rival charges $4.95–$7.45 per extra teacher, every month (or a fee on every lesson), so their bill keeps climbing while ours stays put. Monthly software cost as a studio grows (published US plans, June 2026):

Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Solo / independent teacher $19flat, all-in $16.95 $16.95 $19.95 $16.49+ fee on every lesson $98
Studio with 5 teachers $79flat — unlimited $36.75$16.95 + 4 × $4.95 $36.75$16.95 + 4 × $4.95 $39.75$19.95 + 4 × $4.95 $47.99+ fee on every lesson $98–199
Studio with 15 teachers $79flat — unlimited $86.25$16.95 + 14 × $4.95 $86.25$16.95 + 14 × $4.95 $89.25$19.95 + 14 × $4.95 $47.99+ fee on every lesson $98–199
Studio with 25 teachers $79still flat $135.75$16.95 + 24 × $4.95 $135.75$16.95 + 24 × $4.95 $138.75$19.95 + 24 × $4.95 $47.99+ fee on every lesson $98–199
Studio with 40 teachers $79still flat $210.00$16.95 + 39 × $4.95 $210.00$16.95 + 39 × $4.95 $213.00$19.95 + 39 × $4.95 $47.99+ fee on every lesson $199–325
Flat price — adding a teacher costs $0 Studio & Studio Pro never charge per teacher ✓ × × × × ×
Flat price — never charged per student ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ × ×
No per-lesson or per-booking fees ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ × ✓

Teachworks adds a fee on every student-lesson, so its real monthly cost climbs fast with volume (often $150–$250+/mo for a busy studio). Opus1.io is capped by active-student count and can bill per location. Processing fees (e.g. Stripe’s 2.9% + 30¢) apply on all platforms.

Travel, routing & mileage 4 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Google Maps drive-time between lessons Unique to Teacher Cove ✓ × × × × ×
Open slots auto-shift so back-to-backs stay drivable ✓ × × × × ×
Daily drive-plan / route view per teacher ✓ × × × × ×
Mileage report across your teaching day ✓ ~ ~ × × ×
Scheduling & calendar 7 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Filter by teacher, category, online/in-person & outcome ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Calendar export (.ics download) ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Printable calendar view ✓ ✓ ✓ × ~ ~
Keyboard shortcuts for power users ✓ × × × × ×
Adjustable calendar zoom ✓ × × × × ×
Preview the calendar as a specific student ✓ × × × ~ ×
Other students show as “Booked” for privacy ✓ ~ ~ × ~ ~
Booking & lessons 7 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Reschedule finder — open slots with the same teacher ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ~
Cancellation rules with credit refund or forfeit ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~
Lesson outcomes: complete / absent / late / incomplete… ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Past-due attendance triage inbox ✓ ~ ~ × ~ ~
Reassign a booked lesson to another teacher ✓ ~ ~ × ~ ~
Lesson notes on every appointment ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Bulk & recurring lesson delete tools ✓ ~ ~ × ~ ~
Availability & studio rules 8 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Weekly availability editor with split shifts ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Auto-generated open slots from availability ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~
Configurable buffer time between lessons ✓ ~ ~ ✓ ~ ~
Maximum gap between same-day lessons ✓ × × × × ×
Toggle student self-booking & self-cancellation ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~
Admin-only scheduling mode ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Studio default lesson length & online-by-default ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~
Auto-cleanup of lessons when hours change ✓ × × × × ×
Credits & student billing 8 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Prepaid credit / lesson packages ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Custom packages defined per studio ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Flexible billing models — credits, subscription, package, PAYG ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Charge per lesson at booking (pay-as-you-go) ✓ ~ ~ ✓ ~ ~
Credit expiry buckets (oldest spent first) ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Makeup credits with studio caps & expiry ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Manual credit grants & adjustments ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ~
Automatic credit clawback on refunds ✓ × × ~ × ×
Payments & payouts 13 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Online card payments via Stripe ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Connect your own account for direct payouts ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ~
Teacher payouts via Stripe transfers ✓ ~ ~ × ~ ~
Teacher earnings / payroll reports ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ~
Transactions ledger with receipts ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
In-app partial & full refunds ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Send ad-hoc Stripe invoices with line items ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Disputes / chargeback inbox ✓ × × × ~ ×
Billing dashboard: revenue, MRR, payouts, disputes ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Customer list with lifetime spend ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Payment blocklist (email + card fingerprint) ✓ × × × × ×
Fraud notes on customers ✓ × × × × ×
Payment-safety controls (payout caps, Radar, manual capture) ✓ × × × × ×
Communications 4 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Branded emails with your logo & colors ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Automated booking & change notifications ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Custom welcome emails per role ✓ ~ ~ × ~ ~
Mass email to filtered audiences ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Branding, studio pages & portal 9 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Custom logo upload ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Full brand-color theming ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ~
Saved color-palette presets ✓ × × × × ×
Branded student sign-in at your own URL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓
Branded join / registration link ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓
Custom “about the studio” page ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ~
Custom policies, terms & privacy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~
Contact card & business hours ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ~
Public studio listing toggle ✓ ~ ~ ✓ × ~
Team, roles & admin 8 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Per-feature admin delegation ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~
Rich user editor (roles, credits, pay rate, color…) ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ~
Create a teacher with an automatic welcome email ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Pin a student to a specific teacher ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Enforce assigned-teacher visibility on the calendar ✓ × × × × ×
Per-teacher calendar colors ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ✓
Append-only admin audit log ✓ × × × ~ ×
Searchable settings hub ✓ × × × × ×
Reporting & analytics 4 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Reports hub with CSV export ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Attendance & lesson-outcome analytics ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ✓ ✓
Credit-event analytics ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Admin dashboard KPIs ✓ ✓ ✓ ~ ~ ✓
Student engagement 2 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Studio news posts with audience targeting ✓ ✓ ~ × ~ ~
Event polls with inline voting ✓ × × × × ×
Onboarding & accounts 3 features
Feature Teacher Cove My Music Staff TutorBird Fons Teachworks Opus1.io
Solo teachers get an instant private studio ✓ ~ ~ ✓ ~ ~
Upgrade solo practice → multi-teacher studio ✓ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
In-app help guide tailored by role ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Competitor prices and features reflect each provider’s public pricing and feature pages (US plans) as of June 2026 and may change — check their sites for the latest. A ~ means the capability is offered only on a higher tier or as a paid add-on (an upgrade); a cross means it isn’t offered. Teacher Cove pricing is flat at $19/mo (Independent), $79/mo (Studio) and $149/mo (Studio Pro), each with unlimited students and, on Studio plans, unlimited teachers.

One flat price, unlimited team

Independent at $19/mo, Studio at $79/mo, Studio Pro at $149/mo — never per student, and never per teacher on Studio plans. Most rivals add $4.95–$7.45 for every extra teacher, or a fee on every lesson.

Built for teachers who drive

Drive-time routing, auto-shifting slots and daily mileage are baked in. None of the five tools above keep your day realistic on the road the way Teacher Cove does.

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