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Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Appointy vs Textline

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Appointy

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling for modern businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
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Textline

Communication & Collaboration

Business texting for teams

From
On request
Rated
-

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); Textline outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Appointy and Textline actually diverge.

Attributes where Appointy and Textline differ
AttributeAppointyTextline
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumusage-based
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryScheduling & BookingCommunication & Collaboration
Founded2006Unknown

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 Textline

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 Textline
  • Resource managementnot Textline
  • Staff coordinationnot Textline
  • Client bookingnot Textline

Textline

No use cases recorded yet. See the Textline 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)

Textline

  • Outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

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

Textline

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Textline 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 Textline if

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

Questions people ask

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

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