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Alternatives to Airbnb
21 scheduling tools sit alongside Airbnb in this directory. Below is what separates each from Airbnb on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Airbnb starts at
- $3/per-booking
Why people look past Airbnb
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Airbnb entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Airbnb carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 13 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Can be used without paying; Airbnb cannot.
- Starts $7 a month dearer, at $10/month.
- 4 tiers to Airbnb's 2.
Scheduling infrastructure for everyone
- Can be used without paying; Airbnb cannot.
- Starts $3 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than transaction.
- 4 tiers to Airbnb's 2.
Your intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you
- Starts $16 a month dearer, at $19/month.
Scheduling made simple
- Can be used without paying; Airbnb cannot.
- Starts $13 a month dearer, at $16/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than transaction.
- 3 tiers to Airbnb's 2.
German-hosted scheduling with GDPR positioning and CRM features built into the upper tiers
- Can be used without paying; Airbnb cannot.
- Starts $7 a month dearer, at €10/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than transaction.
- 5 tiers to Airbnb's 2.
Appointment scheduling priced per calendar rather than per business
- Can be used without paying; Airbnb cannot.
- Starts $16 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- Sold on a Per calendar per month model rather than transaction.
- 4 tiers to Airbnb's 2.
Every Airbnb alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbnb (this page) | $3/per-booking | Transaction | 2 | |
| CalendlyScheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| Cal.comScheduling infrastructure for everyone | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| MotionYour intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Airbnb |
| Acuity SchedulingScheduling made simple | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Airbnb |
| Zeeg | Free, then €10/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Airbnb |
| Bookedin | Free, then $19/month | Per calendar per month | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| Zcal | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Airbnb |
| Picktime | Free, then $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Airbnb |
| Setmore | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| SimplyBook.me | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Airbnb |
| Schedulicity | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Airbnb |
| Appointlet | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Airbnb |
| Appointy | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| Doodle | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Airbnb |
| Sawyer | $189/month | Per business per month, plus marketplace commission | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| iClassPro | $139/month | Per location per month | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| Amilia SmartRec | $99/month | Per month plus 1% of invoiced items | 3 | vs Airbnb |
| Planday | £2.99/user per month | Subscription | 3 | vs Airbnb |
| Boulevard | $140/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| Chili Piper | $1250/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Airbnb |
| Booker by Mindbody | $129/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Airbnb |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Airbnb badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Airbnb (5)
Entry price under Airbnb's $3/per-booking. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Cal.com , Free
- Zcal , Free
- SimplyBook.me , Free
- Schedulicity , Free
- Planday , £2.99/user per month
What you would be giving up
Airbnb is most often brought in for short-term vacation rental hosting, property monetization, experience hosting on airbnb platform. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Airbnb is broadly right and the question is cost, the Airbnb pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Scheduling category lists everything the directory holds, and best scheduling tools ranks them.
Airbnb runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Airbnb alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Airbnb?
- 21 other scheduling tools are listed in this directory, led by Calendly, Cal.com, Motion, Acuity Scheduling. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Airbnb?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Calendly, Cal.com, Acuity Scheduling, Zeeg, Bookedin.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Airbnb?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Airbnb's $3/per-booking: Cal.com at Free, Zcal at Free, SimplyBook.me at Free, Schedulicity at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Airbnb?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Airbnb?
- Airbnb is most often brought in for short-term vacation rental hosting, property monetization, experience hosting on airbnb platform. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Airbnb?
- None of the scheduling tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Airbnb alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Scheduling, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Airbnb against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Airbnb covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every scheduling tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Scheduling category, 21 tools beside Airbnb. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.