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Best free appointment schedulers

6 appointment schedulers with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.

Free appointments and bookings tools

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  1. 1

    Calendly

    Appointments and bookings · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Scheduling tool where clients book into your calendar themselves, with reminders and payment via Stripe or PayPal.

      PriceFree
      Visit Calendly

      On the Calendly website

      Free and paid: Prices in dollars only: Standard $10 per user per month (annual payment gives a discount). Free plan with one event type and one connected calendar, without payments. Stripe and PayPal only from Standard.

    • 2

      Zoho Bookings

      Appointments and bookings · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

      Appointment scheduler from Zoho with booking page, reminders, calendar sync and online payment via Stripe or PayPal.

      • EU data
      From€8 /monthAlso a free plan15-day free trial
      Visit Zoho Bookings

      On the Zoho Bookings website

      Free and paid: Basic, per user per month with monthly payment; €6 with annual payment. Online payments and integrations in Premium (€12 per user with monthly payment). Free plan for one user. Zoho does not say whether prices are excl. VAT.

    • 3

      Cal.com

      Appointments and bookings · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

      Open-source scheduling tool, free for one user, with payment via Stripe or PayPal when booking.

        PriceFree
        Visit Cal.com

        On the Cal.com website · partner link

        Free and paid: Prices in dollars: Teams $12 per user per month, Organizations $28; paying annually saves 25%. The free plan is for one user with unlimited links and calendars, payment via Stripe or PayPal and integrations with HubSpot and Salesforce.

      1. 4

        SuperSaaS

        Appointments and bookings · for freelancers and SMEs

        • Best free option

        Online booking system for appointments, lessons and rentals, with a free plan and online payments via Mollie.

        • Dutch interface
        • EU data
        • Made in NL
        From€7 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan
        Visit SuperSaaS

        On the SuperSaaS website

        Free and paid: Tier 1, per month, up to 100 future appointments; the price rises with the number of appointments. Free plan up to 50 future appointments, with ads and without calendar sync. Residents of the EU pay VAT on top of the price.

      2. 5

        SimplyBook.me

        Appointments and bookings · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

        Online booking system with a booking website, widget, reminders and online payments, for all kinds of service providers.

        • EU data
        From€13.90 /monthAlso a free plan14-day free trial
        Visit SimplyBook.me

        On the SimplyBook.me website

        Free and paid: Basic, per month with monthly billing, up to 100 bookings and 5 staff members; €11.90 with annual billing. Free plan up to 50 bookings per month. The pricing page does not say whether the amounts are excl. VAT.

      3. 6

        TIMIFY

        Appointments and bookings · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

        Appointment planner for one or more locations, with booking widget, reminders and payment via Stripe or PayPal.

        • EU data
        From€31 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan14-day free trial
        Visit TIMIFY

        On the TIMIFY website

        Free and paid: Premium, per month with monthly billing for the smallest bundle of resources; €25 with annual billing. Free Classic for one resource with limited features; under Classic the page also shows a Basic Plan of €11/month (€9 with annual billing) without further explanation. Online payments require a Stripe or PayPal integration, with transaction fees.

      Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

      Questions about free software

      Which appointment schedulers are free?

      Calendly, Zoho Bookings, Cal.com, SuperSaaS, SimplyBook.me and TIMIFY have a free plan with no end date. With all other appointment schedulers in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.

      Which free appointment schedulers is the best?

      Calendly comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 1 of 6 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.