Opus1.io

What Opus1.io does

Opus1.io is an all-in-one SaaS management platform purpose-built for music and performing arts schools. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the platform unifies scheduling and self-booking, automated billing and payments (via Stripe-powered Opus1 Payments), unified email/SMS/voice communications, student and family management, teacher and payroll management, class and course management, event/recital management, resource optimization, reputation management, and CRM into a single web application. Notable technical components include self-service booking portals, AI-driven voice call tagging (Opus1 Voice), digital-wallet checkout, and integrations with Stripe, Mailchimp, Zapier/webhooks, and Google Login. The product is offered as a monthly subscription across three tiers (Starter from $98/month, Growth, and Ultimate) sized to student counts, with paid add-on modules (Opus1 Plus, Opus1 SMS, Opus1 Voice) and free migration support from competitors such as Pike13, MindBody, and Jackrabbit.

The company's go-to-market combines a sales-led demo motion for mid-market schools with a self-serve free trial for smaller studios, supported by a content-led marketing engine (blog, podcast, webinars, SEO comparison pages, NAMM presence) and a partnership with AIMM into the music retail channel. Opus1 serves an SMB-heavy, long-tail customer base of 200+ music and dance schools supporting 200,000+ active students and powering 10M+ lessons annually, and the company is venture-backed by Five Elms Capital, which led both a 2024 strategic investment and a 2026 Series B. As of March 2026, Sharad Mohan serves as CEO following founder Sam Lellouche's transition to Chief Strategy Officer. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Opus1.io

Legal name

Legal entity name not disclosed in available sources

Website

https://opus1.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Opus1.io is an all-in-one SaaS management platform purpose-built for music and performing arts schools, providing scheduling, billing, payments, communications, and CRM in a single system. Founded 2018 and based in Palo Alto, it serves 200+ schools and 200,000+ students globally, with tiered monthly subscriptions starting at $98.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music and Performing Arts School Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Education & Practice Software (Ear training, tutors, metronome tools) (MPAIAIAJ)

Keywords

• Music school management
• Performing arts education software
• Studio scheduling billing
• Dance studio platform
• School administration software

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Opus1 generates revenue primarily through monthly SaaS subscription fees, with three pricing tiers (Starter, Growth, Ultimate) based on student count limits. Additional revenue comes from add-on modules including Opus1 Plus (reputation, CRM, marketing), Opus1 SMS, and Opus1 Voice. The platform operates on a month-to-month basis with no long-term contracts required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Opus1.io provides an all-in-one, web-based management platform built specifically for music, dance, and performing arts schools. The software handles scheduling, self-booking, invoicing, automated payments, two-way messaging, and parent/student communications, enabling school owners to run their studios end-to-end from a single system.

Product overview

Opus1.io is an all-in-one management platform for music and performing arts schools, consisting of a core unified platform with integrated modules for scheduling (Scheduling & Self-Booking), billing (Automated Billing & Payments with Opus1 Payments), communications (Unified Communication Tools), student/family management, teacher management, class/course management, learning management, event/performance management, resource optimization, reputation management, and CRM. Add-on modules include Opus1 Plus (reputation, CRM, and marketing automation), Opus1 SMS (two-way messaging), and Opus1 Voice (AI-powered voice communications with sentiment analysis). The platform is offered across three pricing tiers (Starter, Growth, Ultimate) based on student capacity, with packages starting at $98/month. Schools can migrate from competitors including Pike13, MindBody, PerfectMind, TeacherZone, WellnessLiving, and My Music Staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Opus1 Core Platform Web-based SaaS platform purpose-built for music, dance, and performing arts schools, providing scheduling, self-booking, invoicing, payment processing, and parent/student communications as a single integrated solution.
• Opus1 Payments Integrated payment processing capability powered by Stripe that enables schools to collect tuition and fees via recurring billing, autopay, and digital wallets.
• Opus1 Plus Premium add-on module that extends the core platform with additional features and capacity for growing schools.
• Opus1 SMS Two-way SMS add-on enabling schools to send and receive text messages with parents and students directly from the platform.
• Opus1 Voice Voice calling add-on that provides AI-assisted call handling, tagging, and sentiment analysis to support school outreach and customer service calls.

Quantifiable outcome

• Schools that implement Opus1 grow on average 40% in the first 18 months.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AIMM (American Independent Music Merchants)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2024Opus1 and AIMM announced a strategic partnership in June 2024 to advance music retail education. The partnership provides independent music retailers with Opus1's management tools to grow their lesson programs, deepen customer relationships, and boost sales. This partnership extends Opus1's reach into the music retail channel.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe powers Opus1 Payments, the integrated payment processing solution within the Opus1 platform. Stripe enables secure payment processing in many countries worldwide, with instant payout capabilities, dedicated payment accounts for schools, and features like Combined Transactions. Opus1 migrates existing Stripe or other provider data for schools during onboarding.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mindbody: Mindbody is a broad incumbent in fitness, wellness, and beauty business management software that also serves dance and performing arts schools. While not purpose-built for music education, it is repeatedly cited by Opus1 as a comparison and a competitor.
• Vagaro: Vagaro is a broad SMB scheduling, booking, and payment platform serving fitness, wellness, and class-based businesses; its appointment/booking-plus-embedded-payments model overlaps meaningfully with Opus1's stack for smaller studios.
• WellnessLiving: WellnessLiving is a broader business management platform for fitness, wellness, and service businesses that has expanded into adjacent verticals; it is named as a competitive platform from which Opus1 actively migrates clients.
• PerfectMind: PerfectMind offers business management software for membership-based businesses including education and arts schools, named as a competitive alternative in Opus1's migration support pages.

Direct peers

• Dance Studio Pro: Dance Studio Pro is purpose-built management software for dance studios offering registration, billing, recital planning, and communication features directly comparable to Opus1's dance school offering.
• My Music Staff: My Music Staff is a vertical SaaS platform designed specifically for music teachers and studios, offering scheduling, billing, and student management features directly comparable to Opus1's music school focus.
• Jackrabbit Music: Jackrabbit (Jackrabbit Class) is a direct vertical SaaS peer purpose-built for dance and music schools, offering class management, billing, and tuition features highly comparable to Opus1, and is explicitly named as a source of migrations to Opus1.
• Pike13: Pike13 provides class and appointment management software for fitness, wellness, and music schools, positioned as a direct competitor with comparable billing, scheduling, and customer management capabilities.
• TeacherZone: TeacherZone provides lesson management software for music schools and private instructors with billing, scheduling, and studio operations features directly comparable to Opus1's offerings.
• ClassJuggler: ClassJuggler provides class registration, scheduling, and billing software for dance, gymnastics, and music schools, serving a similar SMB-to-midmarket customer base with comparable capabilities to Opus1.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opus1-io

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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