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The Skill Site and Opus1 compared
Opus1 is a studio tool for music schools, priced per school from $98 a month. The Skill Site is priced per teacher, $9 for the first and $3 for each extra, and does not invoice families. Choose Opus1 to run the school's billing, CRM and marketing; choose us for the teaching between lessons, or to run both.
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Per school or per teacher: the arithmetic
| Teachers | The Skill Site | Opus1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $9 | From $98, for the school |
| 3 | $15 | From $98, for the school |
| 8 | $30 | From $98, for the school |
| 20 | $66 | From $98, for the school |
Opus1 says of My Music Staff that charging for each teacher costs more as a school grows. Here each extra teacher adds $3, so our price passes Opus1's lowest figure only beyond 30 teachers. It is fair to say what the figures do not show: Opus1's price includes billing and payments, and the school's own number of students decides which of its tiers applies.
Side by side
From Opus1's public pages, read on 10 November 2026, and our own plans. List prices in US dollars, excluding taxes.
Price
- The Skill Site
- $9 a month for the first teacher and $3 for each extra, unlimited learners
- Opus1
- From $98 a month (its FAQ says $99), per school, up to 200 active students; larger and multi-location schools ask for a quote
Trying it
- The Skill Site
- 30-day free trial with no card, then a free plan for 1 person and 30 learners
- Opus1
- A free trial is offered; its length is not stated
Starting
- The Skill Site
- Sign up and start; no demo needed. A setup call comes with a Training plan
- Opus1
- Through a demo; free migration support is listed on every plan
Scheduling, self-booking and room availability
- The Skill Site
- Yes: a calendar by teacher and room, with families booking make-ups into open time
- Opus1
- Yes: families self-book private and group lessons; drag-and-drop calendar and real-time availability
Invoicing and online payments
- The Skill Site
- No
- Opus1
- Yes: automatic invoices and receipts, and a payment portal for card, ACH, check and cash
CRM, email and SMS marketing, reputation management
- The Skill Site
- An enquiry form and studio website, with follow-up in the product; no marketing campaigns
- Opus1
- Yes, in the Opus1 Plus add-on, priced separately
Pupils record themselves and teachers reply with a recording
- The Skill Site
- Yes, with letter grades and a practice log
- Opus1
- Not mentioned on its home page
Quizzes from a question bank, for test preparation
- The Skill Site
- Yes, marked automatically
- Opus1
- Not mentioned on its home page
LTI, SCORM, xAPI, the API and AI help
- The Skill Site
- In the Training plans, not the Teacher plan
- Opus1
- Not listed on its home or pricing pages
| What you need | The Skill Site | Opus1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9 a month for the first teacher and $3 for each extra, unlimited learners | From $98 a month (its FAQ says $99), per school, up to 200 active students; larger and multi-location schools ask for a quote |
| Trying it | 30-day free trial with no card, then a free plan for 1 person and 30 learners | A free trial is offered; its length is not stated |
| Starting | Sign up and start; no demo needed. A setup call comes with a Training plan | Through a demo; free migration support is listed on every plan |
| Scheduling, self-booking and room availability | Yes: a calendar by teacher and room, with families booking make-ups into open time | Yes: families self-book private and group lessons; drag-and-drop calendar and real-time availability |
| Invoicing and online payments | No | Yes: automatic invoices and receipts, and a payment portal for card, ACH, check and cash |
| CRM, email and SMS marketing, reputation management | An enquiry form and studio website, with follow-up in the product; no marketing campaigns | Yes, in the Opus1 Plus add-on, priced separately |
| Pupils record themselves and teachers reply with a recording | Yes, with letter grades and a practice log | Not mentioned on its home page |
| Quizzes from a question bank, for test preparation | Yes, marked automatically | Not mentioned on its home page |
| LTI, SCORM, xAPI, the API and AI help | In the Training plans, not the Teacher plan | Not listed on its home or pricing pages |
Sources: Opus1 pricing, Opus1 home page and Opus1 against My Music Staff, all read on 10 November 2026. "Not mentioned" means we did not find it on those pages, not that the product lacks it.
When Opus1 is the better choice
- You want one system for scheduling, invoices, families' payments, CRM and marketing.
- You have more teachers than 30, and a per-school price suits you better.
- You want a named support rep and free migration help from an established studio-management vendor.
When The Skill Site is the better choice
- You want pupils to record between lessons and to answer each recording with your own.
- You want a practice log, a metronome, a tuner and a drone, and quizzes for test preparation, none of which we found on Opus1's pages.
- You want to start without a demo and pay $3 for each teacher you add. See The Skill Site for music teachers and pricing.
Questions and answers
Opus1 says My Music Staff’s per-teacher pricing "penalizes you for growing". Is that true of The Skill Site?
Our teacher price is $3 for each teacher after the first, so 3 teachers cost $15 a month, 8 cost $30 and 20 cost $66. Opus1’s lowest quoted figure is $98 a month for the whole school, so our price stays below it for up to 30 teachers. The numbers are not like for like: Opus1’s price includes payments and billing, which we do not do, and our learners are unlimited where its tiers cap active students.
Is The Skill Site cheaper than Opus1?
For a school of 1 to 30 teachers, at list prices, yes. Opus1 does not publish a price for each plan (it gives one starting figure), so ask it for a quote at your size, and add up everything you would still need to buy beside us for invoicing.
Can we use both?
Yes. Opus1 runs the school’s scheduling, billing and families’ payments; The Skill Site adds pupils’ recordings, your recorded replies, the practice log and quizzes for exam preparation. Nothing needs to move from Opus1 for that.
Does The Skill Site take payments from families?
No, by decision. Invoices, autopay and teacher pay stay with the tool the school already uses.
What does the Teacher plan leave out?
The training features: coding, labs, notebooks, AI hints, LTI, SCORM, xAPI, the API and clients. The Training plans from $99 a month include them, and so does the free plan.
Where do these facts about Opus1 come from?
Opus1’s own home, pricing and comparison pages, read on 10 November 2026. Its comparison with My Music Staff says it is based on public information as of March 2026. Prices change; check opus1.io before you decide, and tell us if anything here is out of date.
Try it with your next cohort
Start a 30-day free trial with up to 30 learners and no card, or see the demo for your kind of class and book a call with us.