Novation 61SL MkIII vs Arturia KeyLab Essential 88

We couldn't find enough data on either product to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We highly recommend that you take a look at some other options in the $520 and $240 budget ranges instead.

The Novation 61SL MkIII hasn't managed to get enough recognition from sources that do high-quality hands-on testing and therefore didn't make it into any relevant roundups. That, by itself, makes it difficult to recommend.

Taking a look at the Arturia KeyLab Essential 88, we found that it hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a spot in any MIDI Keyboard roundups done by sources that conduct their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it difficult to recommend.

As a last step, we wanted to do a head-to-head Novation 61SL MkIII vs. Arturia KeyLab Essential 88 comparison of their review performance but, unfortunately, weren't able to find any review ratings on either product.