Is Appointy or Oyster better?

Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Oyster at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Appointy or Oyster?

Appointy starts at Free and Oyster at Free.

Does Appointy or Oyster run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

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 Oyster is typically brought in for.

What can Appointy do that Oyster cannot?

Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders. Oyster covers Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance. Both handle Web support.

Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Appointy vs Oyster

Appointy

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling for modern businesses

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Oyster

Scheduling & Booking

Hire globally, compliantly

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

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); Oyster employer of Record is $699 per employee per month, with the discount tied to annual billing
They diverge on capability: Appointy covers Online booking, Oyster covers Global Employment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Appointy and Oyster actually diverge.

Attributes where Appointy and Oyster differ
Attribute	Appointy	Oyster
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Category	Scheduling & Booking	Unknown
Founded	2006	2020

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Oyster

Global Employment
Payroll
Benefits
Compliance
Contractor Management
Time Off
Expenses
BambooHR

Both cover

Web support

What people use each for

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

Appointy

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

Oyster

Hiring employees abroad without setting up a local legal entitynot Appointy
Onboarding and paying international contractorsnot Appointy
Getting country specific employment compliance advice for distributed teamsnot 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)

Oyster

Employer of Record is $699 per employee per month, with the discount tied to annual billing
A refundable deposit is required before an EOR engagement starts
Contractor management is free for 30 days then $29 per contractor per month
HR advisory through People Partner Services is billed at $300 per hour on top of the subscription
A currency conversion fee applies when you pay Oyster in a currency other than the contract currency
Payments are accepted only by direct debit or wire in USD, EUR, GBP or CAD

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

Oyster

Free

Contractor$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliant Contracts
- Invoicing
Employee$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits

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 Oyster if

You need global employment.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want payroll.

Oyster review

Questions people ask

Is Appointy or Oyster better?: Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Oyster at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Appointy or Oyster?: Appointy starts at Free and Oyster at Free.
Does Appointy or Oyster run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Oyster is typically brought in for.
What can Appointy do that Oyster cannot?: Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders. Oyster covers Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance. Both handle Web support.

Appointy vs Oyster

Appointy

Oyster

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Appointy

Only in Oyster

Both cover

What people use each for

Appointy

Oyster

Where each one falls short

Appointy

Oyster

Pricing, plan by plan

Appointy

Oyster

Which should you pick?

Choose Appointy if

Choose Oyster if

Questions people ask

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