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Alternatives to Square Appointments
21 scheduling tools sit alongside Square Appointments in this directory. Below is what separates each from Square Appointments 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
- -
- Square Appointments starts at
- On request
Why people look past Square Appointments
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Square Appointments entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Square Appointments carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 13 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Square Appointments publishes 4 tiers, from On request up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Square Appointments 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
- Can be used without paying; Square Appointments cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month, where Square Appointments does not.
Scheduling infrastructure for everyone
- Can be used without paying; Square Appointments cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Square Appointments does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than usage-based.
Your intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you
- Publishes an entry price of $19/month, where Square Appointments does not.
- 2 tiers to Square Appointments's 4.
Scheduling made simple
- Can be used without paying; Square Appointments cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $16/month, where Square Appointments does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than usage-based.
- 3 tiers to Square Appointments's 4.
German-hosted scheduling with GDPR positioning and CRM features built into the upper tiers
- Can be used without paying; Square Appointments cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of €10/month, where Square Appointments does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than usage-based.
- 5 tiers to Square Appointments's 4.
Appointment scheduling priced per calendar rather than per business
- Can be used without paying; Square Appointments cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $19/month, where Square Appointments does not.
- Sold on a Per calendar per month model rather than usage-based.
Every Square Appointments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square Appointments (this page) | On request | Usage-based | 4 | |
| CalendlyScheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| Cal.comScheduling infrastructure for everyone | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| MotionYour intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Square Appointments |
| Acuity SchedulingScheduling made simple | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
| Zeeg | Free, then €10/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Square Appointments |
| Bookedin | Free, then $19/month | Per calendar per month | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| Zcal | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
| Picktime | Free, then $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
| Setmore | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| SimplyBook.me | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
| Schedulicity | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
| Appointlet | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Square Appointments |
| Appointy | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| Doodle | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Square Appointments |
| Sawyer | $189/month | Per business per month, plus marketplace commission | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| iClassPro | $139/month | Per location per month | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| Amilia SmartRec | $99/month | Per month plus 1% of invoiced items | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
| Planday | £2.99/user per month | Subscription | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
| Boulevard | $140/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| Chili Piper | $1250/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Square Appointments |
| Booker by Mindbody | $129/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Square Appointments |
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 Square Appointments 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.
What you would be giving up
Square Appointments is most often brought in for online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal services, taking card payments and deposits at the time of booking, managing staff calendars, waitlists and no-show policies. 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 Square Appointments is broadly right and the question is cost, the Square Appointments 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.
Square Appointments 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 Square Appointments alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Square Appointments?
- 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 Square Appointments?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Calendly, Cal.com, Acuity Scheduling, Zeeg, Bookedin.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Square Appointments?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: 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 Square Appointments?
- Square Appointments is most often brought in for online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal services, taking card payments and deposits at the time of booking, managing staff calendars, waitlists and no-show policies. 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 Square Appointments?
- 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 Square Appointments 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 Square Appointments against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Square Appointments 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 Square Appointments. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.