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Alternatives to Bookedin
20 scheduling tools sit alongside Bookedin in this directory. Below is what separates each from Bookedin on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 11
- Bookedin starts at
- Free, then $19/month
Why people look past Bookedin
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Bookedin entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Bookedin publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Bookedin pricing page breaks each one down.
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.
Free appointment scheduling and customer management
- Starts $14 a month cheaper, at $5/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per calendar per month.
Free scheduling for beauty businesses
- No free tier, where Bookedin has one.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than Per calendar per month.
Online booking system for service businesses
- Starts $19 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per calendar per month.
- 3 tiers to Bookedin's 4.
German-hosted scheduling with GDPR positioning and CRM features built into the upper tiers
- Starts $9 a month cheaper, at €10/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per calendar per month.
- 5 tiers to Bookedin's 4.
Scheduling with an unusually large free tier and heavy branding control
- Starts $19 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per calendar per month.
- 3 tiers to Bookedin's 4.
Appointment, class and resource booking with an unusually capable free tier
- Starts $16 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per calendar per month.
- 3 tiers to Bookedin's 4.
Every Bookedin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookedin (this page) | Free, then $19/month | Per calendar per month | 4 | |
| SetmoreFree tier with far higher booking volume and per user pricing that is gentler on small teams | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| Square AppointmentsBetter when you also need point of sale and card processing from one vendor | On request | Usage-based | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| SimplyBook.meMore configurable booking flows and a wider set of paid modules for the same kind of business | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Bookedin |
| Zeeg | Free, then €10/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Bookedin |
| Zcal | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Bookedin |
| Picktime | Free, then $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Bookedin |
| Cal.com | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| Schedulicity | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookedin |
| Appointlet | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Bookedin |
| Acuity Scheduling | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookedin |
| Appointy | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| Doodle | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Bookedin |
| Sawyer | $189/month | Per business per month, plus marketplace commission | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| iClassPro | $139/month | Per location per month | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| Amilia SmartRec | $99/month | Per month plus 1% of invoiced items | 3 | vs Bookedin |
| Planday | £2.99/user per month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookedin |
| Motion | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Bookedin |
| Boulevard | $140/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| Chili Piper | $1250/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Bookedin |
| Booker by Mindbody | $129/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookedin |
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 Bookedin badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Setmore , Free, then $5/month
- SimplyBook.me , Free
- Zeeg , Free, then €10/month
- Zcal , Free
- Picktime , Free, then $3/month
- Cal.com , Free
- Schedulicity , Free
- Appointlet , Free, then $10/month
Cheaper than Bookedin (11)
Entry price under Bookedin's $19/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Setmore , Free, then $5/month
- SimplyBook.me , Free
- Zeeg , Free, then €10/month
- Zcal , Free
- Picktime , Free, then $3/month
- Cal.com , Free
- Schedulicity , Free
- Appointlet , Free, then $10/month
What you would be giving up
Bookedin is most often brought in for a solo tattoo artist who needs deposits taken at booking to stop no-shows without buying a studio management system, a barber shop with two chairs that wants an instagram booking link and automated sms reminders running by the end of the day, a tutor running both one-to-one sessions and small group classes from the same booking page, a pet groomer who wants intake questions captured at booking so the appointment length is right before the client arrives. 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 Bookedin is broadly right and the question is cost, the Bookedin 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.
Bookedin runs on web, ios, android. 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 Bookedin alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Bookedin?
- 20 other scheduling tools are listed in this directory, led by Setmore, Square Appointments, SimplyBook.me, Zeeg. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Bookedin?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Setmore, SimplyBook.me, Zeeg, Zcal, Picktime.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Bookedin?
- Yes. 11 of the alternatives below start under Bookedin's $19/month: Setmore at Free, then $5/month, SimplyBook.me at Free, Zeeg at Free, then €10/month, Zcal at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Bookedin?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Bookedin?
- Bookedin is most often brought in for a solo tattoo artist who needs deposits taken at booking to stop no-shows without buying a studio management system, a barber shop with two chairs that wants an instagram booking link and automated sms reminders running by the end of the day, a tutor running both one-to-one sessions and small group classes from the same booking page, a pet groomer who wants intake questions captured at booking so the appointment length is right before the client arrives. 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 Bookedin?
- 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 Bookedin 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 Bookedin against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Bookedin 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, 20 tools beside Bookedin. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.