Is Appointy or Namely better?

Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Namely at $18/employee/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Appointy or Namely?

Appointy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Appointy and $18/employee/month for Namely.

Does Appointy or Namely run on more platforms?

Appointy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Namely runs on Web.

Can I use Appointy for free?

Yes. Appointy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Namely starts at $18/employee/month.

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 Namely is typically brought in for.

What can Appointy do that Namely cannot?

Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders. Namely covers HR Management, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time Off Management. Both handle Web support.

Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Appointy vs Namely

Appointy

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling for modern businesses

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Namely

Payroll & Benefits

The HR platform that employees love

From: $18/employee/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Appointy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
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); Namely limited customization for complex HR processes: workflows and customization options are limited compared to enterprise solutions
They diverge on capability: Appointy covers Online booking, Namely covers HR Management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Appointy and Namely actually diverge.

Attributes where Appointy and Namely differ
Attribute	Appointy	Namely
Starting price	Free	$18/employee/month
Pricing model	freemium	Unknown
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web
Category	Scheduling & Booking	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2006	2012

Identical on both: 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 Namely

HR Management
Payroll
Benefits Administration
Time Off Management
Performance Management
Onboarding
Slack
Google Workspace

Both cover

Web support

What people use each for

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

Appointy

Appointment schedulingnot Namely
Resource managementnot Namely
Staff coordinationnot Namely
Client bookingnot Namely

Namely

No use cases recorded yet. See the Namely 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)

Namely

Limited customization for complex HR processes: workflows and customization options are limited compared to enterprise solutions
Payroll limitations: better served for less complex organizations and struggles with complex time-and-attendance or multi-FEIN scenarios
Missing ATS and surveys: lacks built-in applicant tracking system and pulse survey capabilities
Slow support response times: pod-based support model has led to slow response times for customers
Designed for specific market segment: best fit is mid-sized companies with 50-350 employees

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

Namely

$18/employee/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Namely 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.

Appointy review

Choose Namely if

You need hr management.
You also want payroll.

Namely review

Questions people ask

Is Appointy or Namely better?: Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Namely at $18/employee/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Appointy or Namely?: Appointy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Appointy and $18/employee/month for Namely.
Does Appointy or Namely run on more platforms?: Appointy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Namely runs on Web.
Can I use Appointy for free?: Yes. Appointy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Namely starts at $18/employee/month.
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 Namely is typically brought in for.
What can Appointy do that Namely cannot?: Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders. Namely covers HR Management, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time Off Management. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Namely: Does Namely support global payroll?

Namely primarily focuses on mid-sized US-based companies with 50-350 employees. While it can handle complex payroll scenarios, it is better served for less complex organizations and does not have extensive global payroll capabilities compared to enterprise platforms.

Source

Namely: What is included in Namely's Premium pricing?

Premium plans cost $18-24 per employee per month plus implementation fees of 10-25% of annual software costs. Plans include payroll, HR, benefits administration, time management, and talent management features.

Source

Namely: Does Namely include performance management features?

Yes, Namely offers customizable performance review modules enabling dynamic, ongoing feedback rather than traditional annual-only reviews. This is one of Namely's standout features.

Source

Namely: How long does Namely implementation typically take?

Namely is designed for mid-sized companies and implementation timelines vary based on complexity. The platform includes implementation fees of 10-25% of annual software costs in addition to monthly per-employee pricing.

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Appointy vs Namely

Appointy

Namely

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Appointy

Only in Namely

Both cover

What people use each for

Appointy

Namely

Where each one falls short

Appointy

Namely

Pricing, plan by plan

Appointy

Namely

Which should you pick?

Choose Appointy if

Choose Namely if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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