Solutions
One workbench. Every part of the shop.
Music Shop Suite is built for independent music stores, studios, and schools. Browse by workflow, shop type, or how we compare — and start your shop for $49/month.
By workflow
Inventory software
Serialized stock for guitars, amps, brass, woodwinds.
Serialized tracking
One record per unit with full audit trail.
Instrument rentals
School-year rentals tied to students.
Repair shop
Intake to ready-for-pickup ticketing.
Repair work orders
Parts, labor, and per-tech bench queues.
Lesson scheduling
Per-teacher and per-room calendars.
Accounting & reports
P&L from sales, rentals, lessons, and repairs.
Used & consignment
Consignor splits and payouts.
Work order software
Parts, labor, status, and bench queues.
Rental inventory
Every unit on hire, due date, and earnings.
Consignment software
Splits, payouts, and days-on-floor aging.
Retail inventory management
Stock value, turnover, and aging reports.
Barcode inventory
Scan to the unit; fast, reconciling stock counts.
Rent-to-own
Credit accrued and buyout balance, always current.
Customer database
Every customer's full history in one record.
CRM for small retail
Follow-ups and service reminders, no pipeline.
Student management
Rosters, attendance, tuition, and loaned instruments.
Music store management
Stock, customers, repairs, rentals, and lessons in one back office.
Repair invoicing
Quotes, parts, labour, and invoices that match the job.
Work order management
Intake photos, approvals, parts, and bench queues.
Consignment management
Payout balances and days-on-floor aging.
Instrument lending library
Borrowers, due dates, deposits, condition on return.
Warranty management
Coverage by serial, claims, and expiry alerts.
Used gear appraisal
Condition grades, offers, refurb cost, real margin.
Teacher scheduling app
Recurring slots, rooms, attendance, and make-ups.
Purchase orders
Supplier orders, goods-in serials, and backorders.
Trade-in management
Offers, refurb cost, and realised margin per unit.
Shop bookkeeping
Profit by line, stock value, and month-end exports.
Serial number tracking
One card per unit with full history and audit log.
Layaway management
Held units, instalments, and running balances.
Stocktake & audits
Count by serial, reconcile loans, value stock.
Rental contracts
Agreements by serial, deposits, and returns.
Lesson attendance
Marks, make-ups, credits, matching invoices.
Multi-location shops
One stock list, transfers, profit per store.
Vintage guitar shops
Provenance, originality notes, true margin.
Small business inventory
Serial-level stock, real margin, flat pricing.
Equipment rental
Hires by serial, deposits, and utilisation.
Asset tracking
Holders, condition, value, and audit trail.
Lesson scheduling
Recurring terms, attendance, matching bills.
POS vs back office
What a retail till misses, and how to fill it.
Shop reporting
Real margin, stock ageing, rental and lesson income.
Repair scheduling
Bench hours, promised dates, parts on order.
PA & audio hire
Packages by serial, deposits, utilisation.
Church music ministry
Shared register, holders, insurance exports.
University departments
Semester loans and audit-ready registers.
Software vs spreadsheets
Where Excel stops describing your shelf.
Rentals vs a CRM
Why contacts and deals cannot track units.
Work orders vs paper
Searchable job cards and real bench capacity.
Lessons vs Google Calendar
Attendance, credits and invoices that agree.
Choosing an inventory app
A buyer's guide for serialised, high-value stock.
By shop type
Music studios
Lessons + rentals + repairs on one workbench.
Music schools
Rosters, school-owned instruments, tuition.
Music school management
Enrollment, tuition, teachers, instruments.
School band rental programs
Track 80 clarinets through a school year.
Guitar stores
Serial-level guitar and amp inventory.
Violin shops & luthiers
Provenance and certificates per instrument.
Piano stores
Serial, location, and delivery tracking.
Compared to
My Music Staff alternative
Lessons plus inventory, rentals, and repairs.
My Music Staff vs Music Shop Suite
Honest feature-by-feature comparison.
My Music Staff pricing comparison
Per-student tiers vs flat $49/month.
Switch from My Music Staff
Step-by-step migration guide.
My Music Staff alternatives compared
Every category of alternative, honestly ranked.
My Music Staff review
What it does well and where studios outgrow it.
Music Shop 360 alternative
A modern, back-office operating system.
AIM POS alternative
Lighter, cloud-first back office.
Lightspeed alternative
Built for music-store workflows.
Square for music stores
Pairs with your existing Square terminal.
Best music store software
How we stack up against the field.
Da Capo alternative
Browser-based stock, rentals, repairs, lessons.
Music teacher software
Lessons, invoices, and instruments you lend.
POS alternative
Back-office system, not a payment terminal.
Free tools
Inventory turnover calculator
Turnover, days on hand, and dead-stock cost.
Repair work order template
Printable bench ticket with parts and labor.
Lesson invoice generator
Printable tuition invoice in a minute.
Used guitar value estimator
Quick appraisal for trade-ins and consignment.
Rental agreement generator
Printable rental contract in 60 seconds.
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