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Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Appointy vs Chanty

Appointy logo

Appointy

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling for modern businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Chanty logo

Chanty

Communication & Collaboration

Simple, easy to use, all-in-one team collaboration tool

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); Chanty free plan caps at 5 team members

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Appointy and Chanty actually diverge.

Attributes where Appointy and Chanty differ
AttributeAppointyChanty
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryScheduling & BookingCommunication & Collaboration
Founded2006Unknown

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 Chanty

Nothing recorded that Appointy does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Appointy

  • Appointment schedulingnot Chanty
  • Resource managementnot Chanty
  • Staff coordinationnot Chanty
  • Client bookingnot Chanty

Chanty

No use cases recorded yet. See the Chanty review.

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)

Chanty

  • Free plan caps at 5 team members
  • Enterprise tier publishes no price and requires contacting sales
  • Monthly billing costs roughly 33% more per seat than annual billing on the Business plan, based on the vendor's own comparison of monthly versus annual per-user rates

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

Chanty

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Chanty review.

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 Chanty if

  • You want to start without paying.

Questions people ask

Is Appointy or Chanty better?
Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Chanty at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Appointy or Chanty?
Appointy starts at Free and Chanty at Free.
Does Appointy or Chanty run on more platforms?
Appointy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Chanty runs on Web.
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 Chanty is typically brought in for.
What can Appointy do that Chanty cannot?
Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders.

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