Comparison · verified 4 Sep 2026

LessonLoop VS Teachworks

Teachworks meters student lessons taught — $0.320 each on Starter — so every pupil in every group lesson adds to the bill, in US dollars. LessonLoop is £39 a month, flat, whatever you teach and however many people teach it. The full arithmetic is below, dated and sourced.

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The 60-second verdict

A usage meter vs a flat fee.

Pricing model

Flat £39 vs base + $0.32 per lesson

Teachworks charges a base fee plus a fee for every student lesson — and a group lesson with five pupils counts as five. Your bill literally rises when you teach more. Ours doesn’t.

Add-on economics

All included vs paid extras

Their most-requested feature ever — 2-way Google Calendar sync — shipped in Nov 2025 as a paid add-on. Third-party billing: $5/mo. SMS: $0.022/msg. Bulk email past quota: metered. LessonLoop sells no feature add-ons at all.

Music fit

Music-first vs tutoring-first

Teachworks is tutoring software with a music-school skin. No practice tracking, no streaks, no repertoire, no native Xero — and your subscription is charged in USD with FX exposure every month.

What Teachworks does that LessonLoop does not

Teachworks publishes 70+ integrations, an interface in 46 languages, custom fields, multi-branch configuration and a UK Split Invoice Payments add-on. LessonLoop has none of those: it integrates with Stripe, Xero, Google Calendar and MCP clients, ships in English, and has no custom-field builder.

Do the maths

Teachworks pricing in 2026

Group lessons multiply their meter. Teachworks charges per student lesson — every pupil in every lesson, every month. We always grant them their cheapest plan for the volume. Drag to your monthly lesson volume.

Student lessons per month 400 student lessons

Teachworks

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per month

LessonLoop

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per month · unlimited teachers

Teachworks US list pricing, read from teachworks.com/pricing on 4 September 2026 — Starter $16.49 + $0.32/student lesson · Growth $47.99 + $0.189 · Premium $187.99 + $0.065; we always show their cheapest plan for the volume. A group lesson with 5 pupils = 5 student lessons. Subscriptions billed in USD only; conversion approximate at ~$1 = £0.78. LessonLoop School: £39/mo flat, unlimited lessons.

Feature by feature

LessonLoop vs Teachworks, feature by feature

Feature	Teachworks	LessonLoop
Pricing model	Base fee + $0.32 per student lesson (Starter)	Flat £15 / £39 — unlimited lessons
Group lessons	Each pupil in a group is billed as a lesson	Unlimited — per-pupil billing for parents, not for you
Billing currency	USD only — FX exposure every month	GBP, VAT-aware invoicing
AI	Support chatbot only — none in the product	LoopAssist in every plan + MCP connector for ChatGPT & Claude
2-way Google Calendar sync	Paid add-on (shipped Nov 2025 after years of requests)	Included
SMS / messaging	SMS at $0.022/msg; bulk email metered past quota	Free push, email & in-app + WhatsApp
Accounting sync	QuickBooks only — 2025 reviews flag VAT mismatches; Xero via DIY Zapier	Automatic Xero sync
UK Direct Debit	No Bacs (ACH/SEPA/BECS only)	Stripe cards — clear & simple
Practice in the parent portal	—	Practice log — with a streak, a weekly goal and practice over time
Mobile app	Web only	Native iOS app
Support	Mon–Fri 9–5 Eastern (2pm–10pm UK) + AI chatbot	UK team, replies within one working day
Built for	Tutoring agencies first; music is one vertical	Music schools & teachers, only
Free trial	21 days, no card upfront	30 days, no card + live demo, no signup

Sourced from Teachworks’s public pricing & product pages · last verified 4 Sep 2026 · spot something stale? Tell us — we fix it fast.

✓ Pricing & per-lesson fees: teachworks.com/pricing, checked 4 Sep 2026✓ Calendar sync = paid add-on: their add-on page✓ VAT sync complaints: Capterra reviews, Aug 2025✓ SMS $0.022/msg: their own help docs

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Also compared

Teachworks alternatives

The rest of the category, priced from each vendor’s own page and dated. LessonLoop is the flat-price one.

MyMusicStaff $16.95/mo + $4.95 per additional teacher or staff member Meters teachers and staff, prices in US dollars, and its own support documentation says the mobile app was retired. Opus1 From $98/mo; Starter capped at 200 active students Publishes one price and routes the rest to a demo. Meters active students. Prices in US dollars. My Music Lessons £9.95/mo + £2.95 per teacher, plus each hired facility UK-priced in GBP, and meters teachers and facilities rather than charging one flat fee. MakeMusic Studio (Fons) $19.95/mo + $4.95 per staff member + 2.9% + 30¢ per card charge Takes a cut of every payment on top of the subscription: 2.9% + 30¢ per card charge, 1.8% ACH, 0.4% of subscription volume. Jackrabbit Music From $49/mo, tiered on total student count at month end Prices on the whole roll rather than on teaching, and publishes only its starting figures. Prices in US dollars. MusicNotes PMI £0 until January 2027, then £12/mo UK, GBP, built for independent teachers: invoicing and scheduling, free until January 2027.

All nine in one table, with the criteria published before any product is named: music school software, compared on the facts · teaching on your own? the solo-teacher version · run the cost on your own numbers

Or skip the comparison and read what LessonLoop does for your shape of studio: music school software for a whole team of teachers · music teacher software for teaching on your own

Questions

Straight answers.

What is Teachworks pricing in 2026?

Starter $16.49 a month plus $0.320 per student lesson; Growth $47.99 plus $0.189; Premium $187.99 plus $0.065. The meter counts student lessons taught, so a group of four counts four times. The trial is 21 days and card details are entered to convert. No setup or cancellation fees and no contract. Priced in US dollars. Checked 4 September 2026.

What does “per student lesson” actually cost me?

A studio running 400 student lessons a month on their Starter plan pays $16.49 + 400×$0.32 = $144.49/mo (≈£113) — before SMS, before add-ons. Even auto-switched to their best plan for that volume, you’re over £70/mo. LessonLoop is £39, flat, unlimited. The slider above does the maths for any volume.

Can I import my Teachworks data?

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

What does Teachworks have that LessonLoop doesn’t?

Multi-branch management for big agencies, 70+ integrations, 46 languages, and the UK Split Invoice Payments add-on for self-employed-tutor agency models. Real strengths — aimed at tutoring chains, not music schools.

Does Teachworks have AI?

Only a customer-support chatbot (launched Aug 2025) that answers questions about Teachworks itself. There’s no AI in the product — nothing drafts your invoices, chases balances or answers in plain English. LoopAssist does all three, in every LessonLoop plan.

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