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Appointy vs Square Appointments
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); Square Appointments the free plan is aimed at solo professionals; booking across multiple staff requires the paid Plus plan
- They diverge on capability: Appointy covers Staff scheduling, Square Appointments covers Client management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Appointy and Square Appointments actually diverge.
| Attribute | Appointy | Square Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Founded | 2006 | 2009 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
- Staff scheduling
- Resource management
- Email & SMS reminders
- Payment collection
- Gift cards
- Social booking
- Analytics
- Outlook
Only in Square Appointments
- Client management
- Point of sale
- Payment processing
- Automated reminders
- Instagram booking
- Google booking
- Mobile app
- Square POS
Both cover
- Online booking
- Google Calendar
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Appointy
- Appointment schedulingnot Square Appointments
- Resource managementnot Square Appointments
- Staff coordinationnot Square Appointments
- Client bookingnot Square Appointments
Square Appointments
- Online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal servicesnot Appointy
- Taking card payments and deposits at the time of bookingnot Appointy
- Managing staff calendars, waitlists and no-show policiesnot 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)
Square Appointments
- The free plan is aimed at solo professionals; booking across multiple staff requires the paid Plus plan
- Cancellation policies, no-show fees and waitlists require the Plus plan
- Resource management, service cost tracking and the future bookings report require the Premium plan
- Custom processing rates are reserved for Square Pro, which is aimed at businesses processing over $250,000 a year
- Card processing fees are charged on top of the plan fee on every tier including the free one
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
Square Appointments
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited appointments
- Online booking
- Client management
- Plus$29/month
- Everything in Free
- Multiple staff calendars
- No-show protection
- Premium$69/month
- Everything in Plus
- Multi-location
- Staff management
Which should you pick?
Choose Appointy if
- You need staff scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want resource management.
Choose Square Appointments if
- You need client management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want point of sale.
Questions people ask
- Is Appointy or Square Appointments better?
- Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Square Appointments at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Appointy or Square Appointments?
- Appointy starts at Free and Square Appointments at Free.
- Does Appointy or Square Appointments 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 Square Appointments is typically brought in for.
- What can Appointy do that Square Appointments cannot?
- Appointy covers Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders, Payment collection. Square Appointments covers Client management, Point of sale, Payment processing, Automated reminders. Both handle Online booking, Google Calendar, SSL encryption, Cloud deployment.
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