Back On Stage vs. Band Pencil
The best Back On Stage alternative
Band Pencil has been purpose-built to simplify your event and band management and is packed with features that help to make your management and event organisation as efficient as possible.
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Our customers love our software
Our management software is used by some of the best music and entertainment companies worldwide.
Brass House Entertainment • London, UK
" Band Pencil covers every aspect of booking an event from client contracts to musician management. They have thought of everything needed to help the booking process run smoothly. Game changer! "
MIB Band • UK
" Band Pencil has been revolutionary to our management! I love how easy the booking system is for sending contracts and invoices, and the online portal for both clients and musicians - I know all our musicians are loving it too. "
Band Pencil is thoughtfully designed for the purpose of performing music at events. I have always had to adapt other CRMs to try to meet this need, but Band Pencil is the best by far.
Benjamin T Warner Events
Why choose Band Pencil over Back On Stage?
Though Back On Stage offers a largly the same set of features, they don't quite have the user interface Band Pencil offers. With Band Pencil you can get users always comment that the musician and client portals look incredibly professional.
Designed with love
We’re focused on providing the best user interface to make your job easier not harder.
Trusted by thousands
Established in 2019, Band Pencil is trusted by thousands users, across 10 countries.
Easy to use
Our platform is simple, self-explanatory, and super easy-to-use. You'll be up and running in just a few minutes.
Band Pencil is the most trusted band management software
Band Pencil was established in 2019 to help organise every aspect of a gig, including contract creation, invoicing and payment, file management, managing musicians and tracking financials.
- Easy to use interface
- Professional client and musician portals
- Trusted every day by thousands of musicians
How Band Pencil is better suited for you
We’re a band management software built by musicians for musicians. With our particular background and expertise, we’ve designed Band Pencil to give you everything you need and nothing you don’t. You’ll be backed by our simple and powerful tool to grow your business.
| Band Pencil | Back On Stage | |
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| Manage gigs online | ||
| Collect availability from musicians | ||
Musician Management |
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| Unlimited musicians | ||
| Accept invoices from your musicians | ||
| Accept contracts between you and your musicians | ||
| Easy to access Musician Portal (i.e. musicians don't need to create an account) | ||
| Build your band line up | ||
| Create groups of musicians | ||
| Keep track of musicians you haven't paid | ||
Client Management |
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| Ability to invoice your clients | ||
| Ability to send contracts to your clients | ||
| Accept online payments | ||
Songs & Setlists |
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| Song library | ||
| Build setlists | ||
| Auto setlist duration calculator | ||
| Setlist Live Viewer for viewing on gigs | ||
Band Management |
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| Detailed financial reports | ||
| Form builder to collect responses | ||
| Detailed lead capture form | ||
| Track gig referral sources | ||
| Store details about your services | ||
| Store details about your venues | ||
Emails |
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| Configure musician notification settings | ||
| Track which emails haven't been opened | ||
| Bulk email clients, musicians and groups |
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Ready to make the switch but feel stuck? We have built a easy to use import function so you can import your musicians, clients, events and songs in seconds.
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