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Alternatives to Setmore
20 scheduling tools sit alongside Setmore in this directory. Below is what separates each from Setmore 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
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 6
- Setmore starts at
- Free, then $5/month
Why people look past Setmore
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Setmore entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Setmore publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Setmore 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.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Starts $5 a month dearer, at $10/month.
Scheduling infrastructure for everyone
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at Free.
Your intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you
- No free tier, where Setmore has one.
- Starts $14 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- 2 tiers to Setmore's 4.
Scheduling made simple
- Starts $11 a month dearer, at $16/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to Setmore's 4.
German-hosted scheduling with GDPR positioning and CRM features built into the upper tiers
- Starts $5 a month dearer, at €10/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
- 5 tiers to Setmore's 4.
Appointment scheduling priced per calendar rather than per business
- Starts $14 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- Sold on a Per calendar per month model rather than freemium.
Every Setmore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setmore (this page) | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 4 | |
| CalendlyScheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Setmore |
| Cal.comScheduling infrastructure for everyone | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Setmore |
| MotionYour intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Setmore |
| Acuity SchedulingScheduling made simple | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Setmore |
| Zeeg | Free, then €10/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Setmore |
| Bookedin | Free, then $19/month | Per calendar per month | 4 | vs Setmore |
| Zcal | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Setmore |
| Picktime | Free, then $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Setmore |
| SimplyBook.me | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Setmore |
| Schedulicity | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Setmore |
| Appointlet | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Setmore |
| Appointy | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Setmore |
| Doodle | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Setmore |
| Sawyer | $189/month | Per business per month, plus marketplace commission | 4 | vs Setmore |
| iClassPro | $139/month | Per location per month | 4 | vs Setmore |
| Amilia SmartRec | $99/month | Per month plus 1% of invoiced items | 3 | vs Setmore |
| Planday | £2.99/user per month | Subscription | 3 | vs Setmore |
| Boulevard | $140/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Setmore |
| Chili Piper | $1250/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Setmore |
| Booker by Mindbody | $129/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Setmore |
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 Setmore 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.
- Calendly , Free, then $10/month
- Cal.com , Free
- Acuity Scheduling , Free, then $16/month
- Zeeg , Free, then €10/month
- Bookedin , Free, then $19/month
- Zcal , Free
- Picktime , Free, then $3/month
- SimplyBook.me , Free
Cheaper than Setmore (6)
Entry price under Setmore's $5/month. 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
- Picktime , Free, then $3/month
- SimplyBook.me , Free
- Schedulicity , Free
- Planday , £2.99/user per month
What you would be giving up
Setmore is most often brought in for online appointment and booking management, service provider scheduling platform, customer communication via email and sms reminders. 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 Setmore is broadly right and the question is cost, the Setmore 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.
Setmore 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 Setmore alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Setmore?
- 20 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 Setmore?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Calendly, Cal.com, Acuity Scheduling, Zeeg, Bookedin.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Setmore?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under Setmore's $5/month: Cal.com at Free, Zcal at Free, Picktime at Free, then $3/month, SimplyBook.me at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Setmore?
- 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 Setmore?
- Setmore is most often brought in for online appointment and booking management, service provider scheduling platform, customer communication via email and sms reminders. 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 Setmore?
- 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 Setmore 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 Setmore against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Setmore 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 Setmore. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.