Best digital pianos for the way you use them

In a shared room, the FP-30X works for both lessons and recording thanks to its two headphone connections and USB audio. The 32 lb 11 oz listed weight counts the music rest.

Best forListening together and recording over USB

You get an 88-key hammer action, Bluetooth backing tracks and USB audio recording in the P-145BT. Before turning it into a permanent practice station, pair it with a compatible stand and check the pedal.

Best forPhone backing tracks where space is shallow

With ten voices and a graded hammer action, the P-45 stays focused on playing. It works for a plain headphone routine, as long as you can do without Bluetooth backing tracks and direct USB audio.

Best forSimple practice on your own

Record one hand, then practice the other, all on the two-track recorder and with no app to set up. Two headphone sockets and separate line outputs make it easy to go from home lessons to amplified playing.

Best forRecording hands separately, no laptop

If you build recordings at home as well as practice, the 16-track recorder, USB audio and included FC3A pedal fit the job. At 48 lb 8 oz, the body needs a thought-out plan for moving it.

Best forTrack-by-track arrangements and gradual pedaling

A score display, microphone input and 16-track recorder share one weighted piano in the DGX-670. If your routine includes arranging and singing, it makes sense, as long as you have a permanent spot for the deeper body.

Best forSinging, and putting together accompaniment arrangements

The YDP-105 comes as a ready-made home practice station, with a matching cabinet, three pedals and two headphone sockets. To record, use its USB audio with a compatible connected device.

Best forA full home piano setup for uncomplicated practice

The new YDP-146 suits a shared lesson corner, with two headphone sockets, configurable Duo routing and a two-track recorder. A cabinet and three pedals are part of the package.

Best forShared lessons, and a pedal setup that is complete

Everything the YDP-146 offers for shared lessons carries over to the YDP-166, which adds GrandTouch-E keys with escapement and textured tops. Its cabinet has the same listed width and depth.

Best forShared lessons, and a pedal setup that is complete

With a 232 mm body depth, battery operation and two headphone sockets, this piano works in a flexible practice corner. The Amazon offer selected here is white and comes with the wireless adapter.

Best forA shallow piano that works away from a wall outlet

Inside the same 232 mm depth as the simpler PX-S1100, the PX-S3100 fits 200 accompaniment rhythms and a three-track recorder. Dedicated outputs let you connect separate speakers.

Best forPlaying with accompaniment where space is shallow

Wood-and-resin hybrid keys, a 232 mm body depth and battery power come together in the PX-S5000. Choose it if keyboard design matters most to you and you still want a setup you can move.

Best forHybrid keys, no deep cabinet required

Accompaniment, a six-track MIDI recorder and battery operation all fit in the CDP-S360's 232 mm-deep body. If you plan to stream from a phone, budget for the wireless adapter.

Best forAccompaniment on battery power and rough song ideas

A 299 mm-deep cabinet holds the PX-770's two headphone sockets, two-track recorder and three pedals. It works best where the piano can remain assembled between short practice sessions.

Best forDay-to-day lessons without a deep cabinet

On top of a shallow cabinet with three pedals and two headphone connections, the PX-870 records audio to a USB flash drive. It lists the same depth as the PX-770, so stepping up does not mean a deeper piano body.

Best forCapturing audio takes on a shallow console

Three pedals, a two-track recorder and the Bluetooth audio and MIDI adapter all come with the AP-S200. A cabinet depth of 299 mm keeps its permanent footprint manageable in a shared room.

Best forA connected console for practicing with phone backing

Dedicated line outputs sit in a light 11 kg body on the ES60. That makes it a good starting point if the piano travels between a small practice space and an external speaker setup.

Best forSolo practice on a light piano, with separate speakers

The ES120 offers flexible connections, namely Bluetooth audio and MIDI, two headphone sockets and dedicated line outputs, and you do not need a heavy cabinet to get them. Its onboard recorder holds three one-part songs.

Best forA movable piano that plays phone backing tracks

Kawai's portable format gains Four Hands mode and an included F-10H pedal in the ES520. At the time of checking, the selected white offer could be ordered, and it carried a four-to-five-week dispatch estimate.

Best forPracticing together, with a half-pedal in the box

Within the same listed footprint as the ES520, the ES920 packs a two-part recorder, USB audio-file recording and the included half-pedal. Its 17 kg body is heavier to carry.

Best forAudio recording with no laptop to open

When your practice includes singing, the FP-60X helps with a microphone input, an audio recorder and an included DP-10 pedal. Its PHA-4 action is carried over from the FP-30X.

Best forA portable piano for singing and recording

PHA-50 hybrid keys, a microphone input, USB audio and two headphone sockets are all part of this portable piano, the FP-90X. If you face stairs often, its listed weight of 52 lb 1 oz deserves serious thought.

Best forHybrid keys paired with a flexible way to record

A beginner gets a weighted 88-key piano plus wired USB audio and MIDI with the B2. Confirm you have the Type-B cable and whatever adapters your phone requires.

Best forBasic weighted practice over a wired link

Korg's simple weighted-piano layout gets USB-C audio and MIDI in the B2+. It works with a compatible phone or computer, as long as you pick a data cable that suits that device.

Best forPractice over a direct USB-C link

The Liano weighs 6 kg before batteries and music rest, so frequent moves are simpler to manage than with a weighted portable. Its light-touch LS keyboard is chosen on purpose as an alternative to hammer action.

Best forA full keyboard that travels between practice spots

In an 11.4 kg body, the XE20 has weighted keys and 280 accompaniment styles. Dedicated line outputs come in handy if you also use the piano with a separate speaker system.

Best forAccompaniment on weighted keys in a lighter body

This weighted piano includes a backing band, a microphone input and audio overdubbing, so you can build a song one part at a time. Its recorder produces finished audio files, but it cannot punch in to fix just one section.

Best forSinging and putting together a backing arrangement without having to begin on a computer

This shallow piano has hybrid wood-and-resin keys and a microphone input. Singing and playing can be recorded to a USB drive, though the drive takes the socket that its Bluetooth adapter uses.

Best forSinging with a battery-capable piano that can go on a stand chosen separately and suited to it

Made for a permanent practice spot, this is a ready-to-assemble piano with a three-pedal stand. Its internal audio recording can capture Bluetooth backing music and your playing together, using about 18 minutes of shared storage.

Best forA fully furnished practice corner, plus brief play-along recordings with no computer involved