Scheduling tool where clients book into your calendar themselves, with reminders and payment via Stripe or PayPal.
On the Calendly website
6 appointment schedulers with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.
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Scheduling tool where clients book into your calendar themselves, with reminders and payment via Stripe or PayPal.
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.
Appointment scheduler from Zoho with booking page, reminders, calendar sync and online payment via Stripe or PayPal.
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.
Open-source scheduling tool, free for one user, with payment via Stripe or PayPal when booking.
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.
Online booking system for appointments, lessons and rentals, with a free plan and online payments via Mollie.
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.
Online booking system with a booking website, widget, reminders and online payments, for all kinds of service providers.
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.
Appointment planner for one or more locations, with booking widget, reminders and payment via Stripe or PayPal.
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.
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.
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.