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Appointy vs Assistant.to

Appointy logo

Appointy

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling for modern businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Assistant.to logo

Assistant.to

Calendar & Time Management

The easiest way to schedule meetings

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Appointy free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024); Assistant.to no longer an independent product. assistant.to redirects to Cirrus Insight, which absorbed it
  • They diverge on capability: Appointy covers Online booking, Assistant.to covers In-email scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Appointy and Assistant.to actually diverge.

Attributes where Appointy and Assistant.to differ
AttributeAppointyAssistant.to
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidChrome-extension
CategoryScheduling & BookingCalendar & Time Management
Founded20062014

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Appointy

  • Online booking
  • Staff scheduling
  • Resource management
  • Email & SMS reminders
  • Payment collection
  • Gift cards
  • Social booking
  • Analytics

Only in Assistant.to

  • In-email scheduling
  • One-click booking
  • Google Calendar sync
  • Time zone handling
  • Simple interface
  • Gmail
  • Chrome-extension support

Both cover

  • Google Calendar

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Appointy

  • Appointment schedulingnot Assistant.to
  • Resource management
  • Staff coordinationnot Assistant.to
  • Client bookingnot Assistant.to

Assistant.to

  • Schedulingnot Appointy
  • Appointment bookingnot Appointy
  • Time trackingnot Appointy
  • Resource management
  • Team coordinationnot Appointy

Both are used for resource management, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Appointy

  • Free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
  • Paid tiers ranged from $19.99 to $79.99 per month billed annually ($29.99 to $99.99 billed monthly), with extra staff seats billed separately at $5 to $7.50 per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)

Assistant.to

  • No longer an independent product. assistant.to redirects to Cirrus Insight, which absorbed it
  • Its scheduling now sits inside a wider Salesforce-focused sales tool rather than being a standalone add-in

Pricing, plan by plan

Appointy

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 staff member
    • 100 appointments/month
    • Online booking
  • Growth$19.99/month
    • 5 staff members
    • Unlimited appointments
    • SMS reminders
  • Professional$49.99/month
    • Unlimited staff
    • All Growth features
    • Resource scheduling

Assistant.to

Free
  • FreeFree
    • In-email scheduling
    • Basic features
  • Pro$5/month
    • Team features
    • Custom branding
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Appointy if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want staff scheduling.

Choose Assistant.to if

  • You need in-email scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome-extension.
  • You also want one-click booking.

Questions people ask

Is Appointy or Assistant.to better?
Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Assistant.to at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Appointy or Assistant.to?
Appointy starts at Free and Assistant.to at Free.
Does Appointy or Assistant.to run on more platforms?
Appointy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Assistant.to runs on Chrome-extension.
Can I use Appointy for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Appointy best used for?
Appointy is most often used for appointment scheduling, resource management, staff coordination, client booking. Of those, appointment scheduling and staff coordination are not what Assistant.to is typically brought in for.
What can Appointy do that Assistant.to cannot?
Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders. Assistant.to covers In-email scheduling, One-click booking, Google Calendar sync, Time zone handling. Both handle Google Calendar.

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