Softwr

Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Appointy vs Planday

Appointy logo

Appointy

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling for modern businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Planday logo

Planday

Scheduling & Booking

Danish workforce scheduling and shift management software for shift-based businesses

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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); Planday the Starter plan requires a minimum of 5 users, so single-location businesses with fewer staff cannot use the lowest published tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Appointy and Planday actually diverge.

Attributes where Appointy and Planday differ
AttributeAppointyPlanday
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Scheduling & Booking).

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 Planday

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 Planday
  • Resource managementnot Planday
  • Staff coordinationnot Planday
  • Client bookingnot Planday

Planday

No use cases recorded yet. See the Planday 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)

Planday

  • The Starter plan requires a minimum of 5 users, so single-location businesses with fewer staff cannot use the lowest published tier
  • Per-user prices for Starter and Plus are not shown on the pricing page itself; only a from GBP 2.99 headline figure is given without stating which plan it applies to, and the Pro tier is priced only by custom quote for larger organisations

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

Planday

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Planday 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 Planday if

Nothing in the data separates Planday from Appointy on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Planday review

Questions people ask

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

Related pages

More on Appointy

More on Planday

Keep looking

Other head to heads