--- title: "Noteflight Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about Noteflight Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Other Education & Learning Software products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/155330/Noteflight/" page_type: "product" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-10-15" --- # Noteflight Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on October 15, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Noteflight ## What is Noteflight? Noteflight is a web-based music creation software that can be accessed from any device. Create, teach, assess, share, purchase and sell music with easy-to-learn composition software and Premium features including independent part formatting and printing, live audio recording, media syncing, over 85+ high-quality instruments, unlimited score creation, and more. ## What is Noteflight used for? [Music School](https://www.capterra.com/music-school-software/)[Other Education & Learning Software](https://www.capterra.com/other-education-learning-software/) Overall rating Based on 35 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 91% Neutral 3% Negative 6% Starting price $69 Flat Rate, Per Year Free trial available Includes Free Version Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[### Soundtrap](https://www.capterra.com/p/209734/Soundtrap/) [4.5 (187)](https://www.capterra.com/p/209734/Soundtrap/reviews/) Starting Price $69 Flat Rate, Per Year Starting Price $9.99 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.4 (35) Ease Of Use 4.5 (187) Value For Money 4.2 (21) Value For Money 4.2 (145) Customer Service 4.1 (14) Customer Service 4.2 (135) ## Noteflight alternatives Highest Rated [Guitar Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/166265/Guitar-Pro/) [4.6 (237)](https://www.capterra.com/p/166265/Guitar-Pro/reviews/) Starting price $69.95 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/166265/Guitar-Pro/) [Manta One by World Scuba Network](https://www.capterra.com/p/10286927/Manta-One-by-World-Scuba-Network/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/10286927/Manta-One-by-World-Scuba-Network/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10286927/Manta-One-by-World-Scuba-Network/) [NAAC Accreditation](https://www.capterra.com/p/235165/NAAC-Accreditation/) [4.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/235165/NAAC-Accreditation/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/235165/NAAC-Accreditation/) [Conseleo](https://www.capterra.com/p/10185132/Conseleo/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/10185132/Conseleo/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10185132/Conseleo/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/155330/Noteflight/alternatives/) ## FAQs about Noteflight Overview ### Which roles and teams benefit most from Noteflight? Noteflight is most used by music teachers, classroom educators, and piano instructors who create, share, and annotate sheet music for lessons and assignments. Composers, singer-songwriters, musicians, and vocalists use it to write arrangements, collaborate on scores, and prepare music for rehearsal or performance. Faith leaders and music therapists also support group singing and therapeutic activities. Answer based on 34 reviews Overview ### What company size and industries is Noteflight built for? Noteflight is a music writing tool for music educators, primarily serving small businesses (81%) in the music industry (44%). It also has users in real estate (16%) and education management (12%), with some enterprise (12%) and midsize (6%) adoption. Its most common use case is music schools, supporting score creation, assessment, performance, printing, and sharing. Answer based on 35 reviews Features and Usability ### What are the key features of Noteflight? Noteflight offers class management and repertoire management as its core features. Class management supports organizing students and assignments for music instruction, while repertoire management helps catalog, organize, and access musical pieces within a library or curriculum structure. Pricing ### How much does it cost and what fees or limitations are included? Noteflight starts at $7.95 per month for the Premium plan, with a $49 yearly option and $299 lifetime price. Noteflight Learn costs $69 per year for 10 users, plus $2 for each additional user. A free version and free trial are available, and the free tier limits instruments and saved scores. Answer based on 8 reviews Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does Noteflight offer? Noteflight provides webinars and documentation for training and onboarding. Webinars offer live or scheduled guidance on product use, while documentation gives teams written reference material for self-paced learning and checking setup or feature details as needed. Answer based on 2 reviews Getting Started and Support ### What customer support options does Noteflight offer? Noteflight provides chat support. Users describe the support team as friendly, but some say it does not always resolve issues or offer enough priority when problems arise. Feedback also points to community forums that are not very helpful for open conversation or troubleshooting. Answer based on 2 reviews Ease of use ### How easy is Noteflight to use for writing music? Noteflight makes basic music notation approachable with an intuitive browser editor, playback, sharing, and keyboard input options. Music students, piano teachers, and casual composers often find it easy for short scores, but complex notation, page formatting, hidden commands, and occasional browser lag can require patience and reference to guides. Answer based on 15 reviews ## Features AI summary Based on 597 Other Education & Learning Software reviews Capterra reviewers highlight the following as the features buyers value most when evaluating music school software: - **Billing & Invoicing** (**90%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Calendar Management** (**74%**) - **Class Scheduling** (**69%**) Noteflight is geared toward music learning and notation workflows rather than administrative music school management functions. It provides tools centered on creating, editing, sharing, and working with music online, giving teams and instructors a way to support composition, collaboration, and classroom music activities in a digital environment. Features 4.3 (35) 4.3 Based on 35 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.2 (21) Free Trial Free Version [View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/155330/Noteflight/pricing/) Noteflight Learn $69.00 Flat Rate,Per Year It includes: - COPPA Compliant - Easy Assignment Creation - Live Audio Recording - Perform Mode - Soundcheck - Unlimited Groups Noteflight Premium $7.95 Flat Rate,Per Month It includes: - Collaborate and Share - Create and Compose - Organize Your Scores - Perform and Record - Record Live Audio - Transcribe Notation - Unlimited Users Value for money 4.2 (21) 4.2 Based on 21 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.1 (14) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.1 (14) 4.1 Based on 14 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.5 Based on 35 reviews Filter by rating Counts reflect reviews available in this feed. 5(22) 4(10) 3(1) 2(1) 1(1) Mentioned topic Recent reviews first, then most helpful Victor J. Productor de música Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Not what you should recommend to a begginer, but a really powerfull tool to write on the fly!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 August 9, 2018 Since I reached out to this software for the mere purpose of teaching it was a double edge blade on my classes, we had to drop out the use of it for teaching purposes, but instead, I gained a powerful tool to write on my tours and trips around the world, whenever I went without my laptop, once you got the hang out of all the options, the time changes, the bar additions etc it is really wonderful to write, if you come with an Idea and you are over your friends but you NEED to write it down, its trully perfect, then you can export the project via midi or xml and continue your process with another software just fine Pros What I like the most is the fact that you can write your sheet music on the fly, and if you happen to have a limited pc/mac/notebook, you wont have to deal with the problem of installing any new software over your already compromised storage size,and since the engine is mostly midi, if you want to just reproduce your what you wrote on a piano or a guitar, it will work just fine. Cons The program, for the commercial standard, is too simple, if you want to add vst plugins, it's almost impossible, things like writing up a score for an orchestra makes your browser go really slow unless you have a last generation equipment. So for people who work with heavy instrumentation, it's going to be difficult to work with. Also,when you reach for this kind of software, you want to use with your students, and this software is obviously focused on people who actually knows how to write and read music, a first timer will find all the options confusing,and the toolbar at some point, tiresome. MT Music Teacher Music Teacher Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Used, using, will continue to use. " 5.0 November 19, 2019 Pros This software is one of the first I used for music writing. What I love about it is that you can use it ANYTIME and ANYWHERE, because all the scores are uploaded to the cloud. All my previous composition is still listed under my profile and it's a great way to keep track of my progress. Noteflight is relatively easy to use, although I would think that it can be a little unstable working on the browser. That aside, it has enough features that you need to do a very simple composition, including playback to check if your composition sounds exactly like what is in your mind. I've have used Noteflight and will continue to use it for my personal as well as career needs. Cons It has a subscription plan for users who want to create more stuff on their platform. Also, I believe the layout of the features and functions can be organized in a better way. I do spend quite a bit of time trying to find the function I need to write my score, and that can be quite frustrating. The left sidebar is confusing. I assumed that once I get to the function I need, it would appear in my score (e.g. I want a crescendo, I press the icon on the left sidebar, it automatically appears). However, the sidebar is just for the user to see what functions are there in a general category, and pressing it makes it appear at the top bar. As a user, I would have to search for the function I want again. CM Composer, musician Composer, musician Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "So Laggy" 1.0 June 22, 2023 Entirely dissatisfied. Disgusted. I stuck with this software for a long time because it's easy to use in terms of layout, but the lag is just TOO MUCH. Pros It's easy to use & fairly self-explanatory. There are lots of keystroke shortcuts to save time. Cons When working on large scores, the entire program freezes up. The playback won't work, editing changes simply don't work, and the computer overheats. Sometimes causes browser crashes. This has happened on multiple computers and internet networks, so it's a problem on Noteflight's end. PR Presenter Presenter Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Used to compose music for AP Music Theory class." 4.0 July 18, 2018 Pros I like how easy it is to format the music because it's all automatic, as well as the fact that it loads very quickly on all computers. Additionally, the ability to play back the music you compose makes it infinitely easier to understand what you're writing (albeit the MIDI playback isn't as quality as having actual players). Cons Sometimes it's hard to navigate the software because there are so many different functions. Also, if I remember correctly you can only have 10 scores saved, and you have to start deleting them if you want to do more, which is frustrating because sometimes you have many projects that you start and plan on finishing but can't. CA CLE and Pro Bono Coordinator CLE and Pro Bono Coordinator Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Music Made Easy" 4.0 August 23, 2018 My overall opinion of this software is very positive. I like being able to access my scores from anywhere with an internet connection, so work and listen on the go. Pros I love how easy it is to pull up what you need, and once you get going you can type the notes on your QWERTY keyboard and the corresponding notes will appear. Although I am still learning features and tricks, it makes learning music the way I do (by listening to the playback of the notes and articulations to help with tricky rhythms) easy. With a few exceptions, I have been able to get the general idea of many complicated songs by using this software. I like being able to adjust the tempo and playback speed (which helps when rehearsing what I've written). Cons One of my major gripes with Noteflight is that the playback doesn't always play back articulations, slurs and ties the way that they should be. The main reason I use Noteflight is to test out rhythms and music, and to put in slurs and ties, accents and the like to see what they would sound like at performance level. However, the playback usually ignores slurs and ties and re-articulates the notes even when they are meant to be connected. I also don't like how hard it is to switch from writing notes to writing rests, but that may just be because I am using a mouse and keyboard rather than Midi input. I do also wish that the playback was of a higher audio quality with realistic sounding instruments. FM Full-Time Music Education Student Full-Time Music Education Student Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "When it comes to "freemium" music notation software, NoteFlight soars above and beyond expectations." 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 22, 2018 Simple music notation, wherever I may be. Pros \-It's in-browser software that is compatible with Mac, PC, and tablets. -Cloud storage allows you to create sheet music anywhere you have a device and an internet connection. -Jam-packed with features that are accessible through a customizable toolbar, allowing you to only see features you need and not be overwhelmed by too many bells and whistles. -Ability to seamlessly export files in a variety of types, such as PDF and MIDI. -The free version of the software allows you access to features that most other free notation software doesn't, such as customizable text and extended musical markings. Cons \-It's very powerful for in-browser software, resulting in occasional slowdowns and hiccups, with rare complete crashes. -Some features are hidden behind keyboard commands only, and can be difficult to discover without research on your part. -AutoSave feature doesn't always back up saves. This, paired with rare crashes, means there is always a small risk of loosing work. AM Assistant Manager Assistant Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Inexpensive Notation Software" 5.0 March 2, 2020 Makes notation easy and accessible, works just as great as really expensive products. Pros My wife has been using this software for years to notate her music. She used it in college when other students were paying lots of money to use other softwares, and this one is free (if you have under a certain amount of scores.) It's easy for her to use and she can basically do all of the things you can do with the other softwares, plus its online so she can access it from any computer. Cons Formatting the pages can be a little bit difficult and sometimes it can be hard to figure out how to put in certain things but overall it is a great software. TE Teacher Teacher Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Noteflight Review" 5.0 June 25, 2020 The full-featured program is a little expensive for the number of students we have in school Pros The free version is good for use in schools if students are composing a short song during music class; there's also a store where you can buy music composed by others who use noteflight as their music notation software Cons Overall very good platform; I've been using lots of other programs like this (Finale, Sibelius, Musescore, Encore) and while some of the features are similar, some features require you to learn new commands to compose/edit Kenneth B. Graphic designer Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great software for music" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 28, 2019 It does what I want it to do and everything is great. Pros It's intuitive and very straightforward,its very seamless and smooth and works great with my computer when composing music.you can I also like how you can export into midi which is great because I play piano. Cons Sometimes it crashes I don't know why,some features are hidden And a little bit difficult to learn and you need to research it to know what it does. IF Incoming FSO Assurance Staff Incoming FSO Assurance Staff Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Noteflight Review" 4.0 August 7, 2018 Pros I liked being able to easily transpose music, and it was also helpful that there would be MIDI playback of each note when I inputted it in the music. Cons The functions were all icons that needed to be learned and it wasn't very easy for a beginner to understand it. 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