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Alternatives to Sawyer
21 scheduling tools sit alongside Sawyer in this directory. Below is what separates each from Sawyer 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
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 19
- Sawyer starts at
- $189/month
Why people look past Sawyer
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Sawyer entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Sawyer starts at $189/month. Across the 16 scheduling tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $19/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Sawyer carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Sawyer publishes 4 tiers, from $189/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Sawyer 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.
Flat per-location class management for gymnastics, dance and swim schools, from 139 USD a month
- Starts $50 a month cheaper, at $139/month.
- Sold on a Per location per month model rather than Per business per month, plus marketplace commission.
Wellness business software & marketplace
- Starts $114 a month cheaper, at $75/month.
Camp management and parent portal for day and residential camps, reported from around 249 USD a month
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per business per month, plus marketplace commission.
- 1 tier to Sawyer's 4.
German-hosted scheduling with GDPR positioning and CRM features built into the upper tiers
- Can be used without paying; Sawyer cannot.
- Starts $179 a month cheaper, at €10/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per business per month, plus marketplace commission.
- 5 tiers to Sawyer's 4.
Appointment scheduling priced per calendar rather than per business
- Can be used without paying; Sawyer cannot.
- Starts $170 a month cheaper, at $19/month.
- Sold on a Per calendar per month model rather than Per business per month, plus marketplace commission.
Scheduling with an unusually large free tier and heavy branding control
- Can be used without paying; Sawyer cannot.
- Starts $189 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per business per month, plus marketplace commission.
- 3 tiers to Sawyer's 4.
Every Sawyer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer (this page) | $189/month | Per business per month, plus marketplace commission | 4 | |
| iClassProFlat per-location pricing with no marketplace commission at all | $139/month | Per location per month | 4 | vs Sawyer |
| MindbodyFor fitness and wellness businesses needing a larger consumer marketplace | $75/month | - | - | vs Sawyer |
| CampSiteIf seasonal camps rather than recurring classes are the main business | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Sawyer |
| Zeeg | Free, then €10/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Sawyer |
| Bookedin | Free, then $19/month | Per calendar per month | 4 | vs Sawyer |
| Zcal | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Sawyer |
| Picktime | Free, then $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Sawyer |
| Cal.com | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Sawyer |
| Setmore | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Sawyer |
| SimplyBook.me | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Sawyer |
| Schedulicity | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Sawyer |
| Appointlet | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Sawyer |
| Acuity Scheduling | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Sawyer |
| Appointy | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Sawyer |
| Doodle | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Sawyer |
| Amilia SmartRec | $99/month | Per month plus 1% of invoiced items | 3 | vs Sawyer |
| Planday | £2.99/user per month | Subscription | 3 | vs Sawyer |
| Motion | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Sawyer |
| Boulevard | $140/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Sawyer |
| Chili Piper | $1250/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Sawyer |
| Booker by Mindbody | $129/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Sawyer |
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 Sawyer badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Zeeg , Free, then €10/month
- Bookedin , Free, then $19/month
- Zcal , Free
- Picktime , Free, then $3/month
- Cal.com , Free
- Setmore , Free, then $5/month
- SimplyBook.me , Free
- Schedulicity , Free
Cheaper than Sawyer (19)
Entry price under Sawyer's $189/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
Sawyer is most often brought in for a new kids activity studio with no mailing list that wants the marketplace to fill its first terms, an established music school moving off spreadsheets that will run sawyer as software only and never list on the marketplace, a gym selling memberships, class packs and birthday parties that needs all three billed from one system, a provider running summer camps alongside term-time classes who wants a single parent account for both. 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 Sawyer is broadly right and the question is cost, the Sawyer 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.
Sawyer 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 Sawyer alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Sawyer?
- 21 other scheduling tools are listed in this directory, led by iClassPro, Mindbody, CampSite, Zeeg. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Sawyer?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Zeeg, Bookedin, Zcal, Picktime, Cal.com.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Sawyer?
- Yes. 19 of the alternatives below start under Sawyer's $189/month: iClassPro at $139/month, Mindbody at $75/month, Zeeg at Free, then €10/month, Bookedin at Free, then $19/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Sawyer?
- On the figures on record, 3 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Sawyer?
- Sawyer is most often brought in for a new kids activity studio with no mailing list that wants the marketplace to fill its first terms, an established music school moving off spreadsheets that will run sawyer as software only and never list on the marketplace, a gym selling memberships, class packs and birthday parties that needs all three billed from one system, a provider running summer camps alongside term-time classes who wants a single parent account for both. 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 Sawyer?
- 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 Sawyer 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 Sawyer against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Sawyer 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 Sawyer. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.