Best Portable Digital Pianos and Keyboards

While the Roland GO:KEYS 61-key music creation keyboard is ideal for the musician on a budget, this portable piano is loaded with high-end features. Boasting 500 high-quality instrument sounds, the GO:KEYS is more than ready to tackle any sonic situation from powerful bass tones to punchy percussion to a vast assortment of traditional piano and electric keyboard tones. When the gig’s over, the GO:KEYS is equally capable as a composing tool, sporting a built-in recorder and Loop Mix function to streamline your workflow and construct songs in real time. Finally, full Bluetooth functionality provides easy audio streaming for practice sessions, backing tracks, or even wireless MIDI control.

Kurzweil’s KP-100 61-key portable arranger is another value-packed keyboard equally adept at both arranging and performing duties. Over 630 factory presets provide a vast assortment of sonic possibilities with the full 128-voice polyphony that allows for dense and instrument-heavy arrangement possibilities via the onboard MIDI recorder. The KP-100’s deep editing features enable you to shape and sculpt sounds to your heart’s content — there’s even built-in EQ, reverb, and chorus to further fine-tune your tones! Are you looking to sharpen your chops? 220 auto-accompaniment patterns offer hours of interactive practice or impromptu jams. Last, the KP-100’s USB connectivity allows for MIDI control of your favorite plug-ins, outboard synth gear, and more, all adding up to a portable keyboard with a skill set as flexible as its tones.

The Casio CDP-S360 compact digital piano is the first full-size entry into our list of the best portable piano keyboards, and it’s loaded with 88 scaled hammer-action keys to capture the feel of a traditional acoustic piano. Better yet, simulated ebony/ivory surfaces, precise key weighting, and five adjustable levels of touch response take the CDP-S360’s action and response far beyond its humble price tag straight into the realm of grand piano playability. But, while the CDP-S360 is sure to please straight-ahead pianists, a library of over 700 built-in tones allows this portable keyboard to cover any keyboard duty in the book from classical concertos to worship services to rock cover gigs. Still, these are just the beginning of the CDP-S360’s utility: 200 rhythms, 100 arpeggiator styles, built-in songs, a recorder, key transposition, powerful speakers, and more make the CDP-S360 a piano that’s well within reach of the beginner while remaining powerful enough to stay relevant throughout your entire musical career.

The Yamaha P-125 88-key digital piano is aimed squarely at the performing pianist, designed to provide musicians with a portable keyboard that mirrors a grand piano’s feel, playability, and tone. Instead of loading the P-125 with hundreds of disparate tones, this portable piano contains 24 top-quality sounds with 192-voice polyphony all with incredibly realistic tone, courtesy of the cutting-edge Pure CF Sound Engine. To provide the most true-to-life feel possible, GHS weighted key action is dynamically tuned across the P-125’s entire range so that low keys are heavier and high keys offer less resistance — just like an acoustic piano.

Like the P-125, the Kawai ES120 88-key digital piano is another portable keyboard that’s primarily a piano. In addition to 25 voices with 192-voice polyphony, from orchestral strings and electric pianos to organs, vibes, and more, the show’s star is Kawai’s painstakingly replicated Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano reproduced by using Kawai’s Harmonic Imaging technology. A full bed of 88 keys is enhanced with Responsive Hammer Compact action, providing an effortless transition for players more accustomed to the distinctive feel of an acoustic piano. Last, the ES120 is rounded out with a powerful 20-watt high-fidelity stereo speaker system and versatile connectivity (Bluetooth audio, MIDI, USB, dual headphone jacks) to tackle a wide variety of musical applications.

The Roland FP-60X digital piano is teeming with pro-level features more often found on keyboards far above its modest price point! Boasting a compact, lightweight frame, the FP-60X is ready to hit the stage, the practice room, or even the studio with 256-note polyphony and over 300 wide-ranging tones — bolstered by Roland’s advanced SuperNATURAL piano sound engine for an exceptionally authentic acoustic piano tone. Roland’s PHA-4 Standard keyboard with Progressive Hammer Action and Ivory Feel keys matches the FP-60X’s true-to-life tone with the true-to-life feel of a genuine grand piano. This formidable combination allows you to imbue every note with incredible depth and nuance. A powerful onboard speaker, audio and MIDI via Bluetooth and USB, and deep editing capabilities finish off the FP-60X with a versatile edge and limitless creation capability.

Designed for maximum sonic flexibility, the Kurzweil KA-120 88-key portable digital piano is packed with a whopping 600+ factory preset sounds. The KA-120 is also a live-performance powerhouse with 230 auto-accompaniment styles, 128-voice polyphony, a versatile performance assistant, and a highly intuitive front-panel control scheme for quick, in-the-moment adjustments. A fully weighted hammer-action keybed delivers an authentic feel up and down the keys while dynamic touch sensitivity allows for an astounding level of dynamic control. Need a portable piano with powerful onboard sound? The KA-120’s formidable 70-watt 4-speaker sound system can handle small- to medium-sized solo performances. If you’re after versatility, performance, and power all within a single keyboard, then Sweetwater highly recommends the Kurzweil KA-120!

The Yamaha YC61 61-key stage keyboard is packed to the brim with analog organ character, courtesy of Yamaha’s innovative Virtual Circuit Modeling engine for an authentic vintage vibe. Plus, this keyboard’s authenticity goes far beyond sound — physical drawbars and a waterfall-style keyboard capture the interactive feel and old-school magic of a classic, analog Yamaha organ. However, suppose you’re looking to venture outside the YC61’s top-tier organ tones. In that case, this portable stage keyboard also sports sounds ranging from electric pianos to acoustic pianos to FM synth tones to traverse the entire sonic spectrum. There are nine onboard effects to dial in your sound even further. Last, while the YC61 may be old at heart, it offers all the best digital convenience and can be hooked up to any DAW via the 2-channel USB audio/MIDI interface.

Kawai’s MP7SE 88-key stage piano is a dual-purpose portable keyboard ready to take on both the stage and the studio! Including 256 far-reaching sounds, 256-note polyphony, and 256 setup memories, the MP7SE delivers pro-level sound in every sense of the word with an elaborate effects suite that includes over 129 different ways to shape and tweak your tone. Picky about your key action? Responsive Hammer III weighted action with let-off is sure to please players raised on even the finest acoustic pianos. Plus, the MP7SE’s MIDI functionality allows you to control up to four MIDI channels simultaneously — a handy feature for everything from controlling complex stage rigs to serving as the core of your studio setup.

What does the “SV” stand for in Korg’s SV-2 88-key piano? Stage Vintage — those two words encapsulate everything that makes the SV-2 a modern classic of the keys. It offers stage-ready features, old-school tones, and a streamlined display-free workflow. The SV-2’s massive sonic range spans the breadth of music history, offering everything from organs to clavs to grand pianos to everything in between. Once you’ve picked out your preferred sound, a comprehensive effects section takes studio-level editing straight onto the stage. There’s even a true 12AX7A vacuum tube in the Korg Valve Reactor circuit to give your tone a warmth and harmonic richness that only glowing glass can provide. Truth be told, these features aren’t even half of it: MIDI over USB, favorite sound banking, velocity-sensitive Korg RH3 keys, a fully featured software editor, and much more place the Korg SV-2 at the pinnacle of portable piano power.

Many of the portable keyboards on this list take a jack-of-all-trades approach to tone, coming packed with hundreds of sounds to cover as much sonic range as possible — the Crumar Seven vintage-style modeled electric piano is not one of those keyboards! Instead, the Seven takes a laser-focused approach to the art of the keys with eight physically modeled synthesis engines to provide identical sonic replications of tine and reed electric pianos, clavinet, electric baby grand piano, and traditional acoustic piano. These funky sounds can be tuned with the Seven’s onboard reverb, 3-band EQ, and amp simulation to truly personalize your tone. The 73 hammer-action keys offer a pleasing, high-quality feel when punching out your favorite old-school tunes. Even the looks of this portable piano are reminiscent of the vintage era with a big-box electric piano–style enclosure that might as well have crawled straight out of the ’70s!