Scheduling & Booking · head to head
Appointy vs Automate.io

Automate.io
Automation & Integration
Connect and automate your cloud applications
- 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); Automate.io no longer exists as a product. automate.io redirects to notion.com, which acquired the company and wound the integration service down
- They diverge on capability: Appointy covers Online booking, Automate.io covers Multi-step automations.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Appointy and Automate.io actually diverge.
| Attribute | Appointy | Automate.io |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | usage-based |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Mobile |
| Category | Scheduling & Booking | Automation & Integration |
| Founded | 2006 | 2014 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), 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 Automate.io
- Multi-step automations
- Conditional logic
- Data mapping
- Error handling
- Scheduling
- Webhooks
- API integrations
- 500+ apps
Both cover
- Salesforce
- SSL encryption
- GDPR compliant
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Appointy
- Appointment schedulingnot Automate.io
- Resource managementnot Automate.io
- Staff coordinationnot Automate.io
- Client bookingnot Automate.io
Automate.io
- Workflow Automationnot Appointy
- Data Integrationnot Appointy
- Process Automationnot Appointy
- App Integrationnot Appointy
- API Connectivitynot Appointy
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)
Automate.io
- No longer exists as a product. automate.io redirects to notion.com, which acquired the company and wound the integration service down
- Existing automations were not portable to Notion, so users had to rebuild elsewhere
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
Automate.io
Free- FreeFree
- 250 tasks/month
- 2 automations
- Starter$15/month
- 5000 tasks/month
- Unlimited automations
- Email support
- Professional$50/month
- Unlimited tasks
- Priority support
- Advanced features
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 Automate.io if
- You need multi-step automations.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want conditional logic.
Questions people ask
- Is Appointy or Automate.io better?
- Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Automate.io at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Appointy or Automate.io?
- Appointy starts at Free and Automate.io at Free.
- Does Appointy or Automate.io run on more platforms?
- Appointy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Automate.io runs on Web, Mobile.
- 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 resource management are not what Automate.io is typically brought in for.
- What can Appointy do that Automate.io cannot?
- Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders. Automate.io covers Multi-step automations, Conditional logic, Data mapping, Error handling. Both handle Salesforce, SSL encryption, GDPR compliant, Cloud deployment.
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