Comparison · verified 20 Jul 2026

LessonLoop VS Opus1

Opus1 is a well-funded US platform built for large multi-programme academies — priced accordingly, in dollars. LessonLoop is built for UK music schools, in pounds, at a fraction of the price. Here’s the evidence.

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The 60-second verdict

A US enterprise platform vs a UK music-school tool.

Starting price

£15/mo vs $98/mo

Opus1’s cheapest tier is $98/month (≈£76), capped at 200 students. LessonLoop starts at £15 — and even our top Agency tier (£119) undercuts their mid tier ($199≈£155).

Built in vs US-only add-on

Opus1’s AI lives in “Opus1 Voice”, an $89/mo phone add-on that is explicitly unavailable to UK customers. LoopAssist is in every LessonLoop plan, working in the product itself.

UK fit

GBP, VAT, terms vs USD-only

Opus1 bills in USD with no published VAT handling; UK SMS “requires consultation”. LessonLoop is GBP-native with VAT-aware invoicing and UK term dates out of the box.

Where Opus1 genuinely wins

Scale features for very large multi-location academies: Opus1 is Series-B funded (Mar 2026), claims 200,000+ active students on platform, and ships fast — Apple Pay checkout landed June 2026. If you’re a 1,000-student multi-site performing-arts academy in the US, it’s a serious option. That’s not who we’re for.

Do the maths

Their entry price is our top tier — doubled.

Opus1 prices by student count, in dollars. Slide to your roll size and compare.

Active students 200 students

Opus1

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per month

LessonLoop

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per month · unlimited teachers

Opus1 US list pricing, opus1.io/pricing, July 2026 — Starter $98 (≤200 students) · Growth $199 (≤500) · Ultimate $325 (≤1,000); SMS, CRM and Voice are paid add-ons on top. GBP conversion approximate at ~$1 = £0.78; check their site for your exact total. LessonLoop School tier £39/mo, unlimited pupils and teachers.

Feature by feature

The full comparison.

Feature	Opus1	LessonLoop
Starting price	$98/mo (≈£76, ≤200 students)	£15/mo solo · £39/mo unlimited-teacher School tier
Currency & VAT	USD only; no published VAT handling	GBP, VAT-aware invoicing, UK GDPR
AI assistant	US-only “Voice” phone add-on from $89/mo	LoopAssist in every plan — drafts & proposes, you confirm
Connect to ChatGPT & Claude	—	Yes — the MCP connector
SMS / messaging	SMS bundled US/Canada; UK “requires consultation”	Free push, email & in-app + WhatsApp
Mobile app	No native app — a recurring review complaint	Native iOS app
Self-serve booking	Yes — mobile UX criticised in reviews	Yes — into real slots, with make-up credits
Accounting sync	Payments reporting only	Automatic Xero sync
Practice streaks & achievements	—	Yes — forgiving streaks parents love
Trial	Free trial exists, length unpublished; funnel routes to a sales demo	30 days, no card, instant — plus a live demo you can open right now
Built for	Large US multi-programme academies (music + dance)	UK music schools & teachers

Sourced from Opus1’s public pricing & product pages · last verified 20 Jul 2026 · spot something stale? Tell us — we fix it fast.

✓ Pricing: opus1.io/pricing, Jul 2026✓ Voice AI US-only: their own FAQ✓ Series B & new CEO: PRNewswire, 26 Mar 2026✓ Mobile-app complaints: Capterra reviews, 2025–26

Switching is the easy part

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Export

Export your students, families and schedules from Opus1 as CSV.

We import

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Questions

Straight answers.

Is Opus1 any good?

For large US academies, genuinely yes — 4.9/5 on Capterra, freshly funded, shipping fast. The question is fit: it’s priced in dollars at $98–$325/mo, its AI is a US-only phone add-on, and UK SMS needs a sales consultation. If you run a UK music school, you’re buying a platform built for someone else.

Opus1 claims schools grow 40% in 18 months. Does LessonLoop?

We don’t publish growth-multiple claims — every school is different and headline stats like that come from selected case studies. What we do: give parents a portal they actually open, make re-enrolment one tap, and let the AI chase the admin that loses pupils. Judge it on your own studio in the 30-day trial.

Is LessonLoop really that much cheaper?

Yes, structurally. Their floor is $98/mo (≈£76) capped at 200 students. Our School tier is £39/mo with no student cap and no teacher cap. Their add-ons (CRM, SMS, Voice) stack on top of their base price; we don’t sell feature add-ons at all.

What does Opus1 have that LessonLoop doesn’t?

A US phone system with AI call coaching (US-only), dance/performing-arts programme features, and Series-B money. If you need those, it’s the right call. For UK music-school admin — scheduling, billing, parents, payroll, Xero — you’re paying enterprise prices for things you won’t use.

Can I import my Opus1 data?

Yes — export your pupils, families and lesson history as CSV and we’ll map and import it for you, free, on every plan.

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