Software · head to head
Appointy vs Timely
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); Timely starter is capped at 20 projects and a maximum of 5 users, at $11 per user per month billed monthly or $9 billed yearly
- They diverge on capability: Appointy covers Staff scheduling, Timely covers AI-powered scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Appointy and Timely actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Timely
- AI-powered scheduling
- Automated reminders
- Staff management
- Client management
- Resource allocation
- Analytics and reporting
- Mobile app
- Slack
Both cover
- Online booking
- Google Calendar
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Zapier
- SSL encryption
- GDPR compliant
- Data backup
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Appointy
- Appointment schedulingnot Timely
- Resource managementnot Timely
- Staff coordinationnot Timely
- Client bookingnot Timely
Timely
- Automatic time tracking across apps and websites for billing clientsnot Appointy
- Reporting billable hours and monitoring project budgetsnot Appointy
- Team capacity planning and timesheet approvalnot 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)
Timely
- Starter is capped at 20 projects and a maximum of 5 users, at $11 per user per month billed monthly or $9 billed yearly
- Premium is capped at a maximum of 50 users, at $20 per user per month billed monthly or $16 billed yearly
- Unlimited users requires the Unlimited plan at $28 per user per month billed monthly or $22 billed yearly
- Capacity management and reporting, overtime and undertime tracking, Azure user management and 50+ currencies are all on the Unlimited plan only
- Team management, budgets and costs, and accounting and project management integrations are excluded from Starter
- The Enterprise plan is contact sales only with no published price
- Tasks is sold as a paid add-on rather than being included
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
Timely
Free- FreeFree
- Basic scheduling
- Online booking
- Automated reminders
- Starter$29/month
- Everything in Free
- Staff management
- Customer management
- Professional$69/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced analytics
- Marketing tools
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 Timely if
- You need ai-powered scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want automated reminders.
Questions people ask
- Is Appointy or Timely better?
- Neither clearly leads. Appointy starts at Free and Timely at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Appointy or Timely?
- Appointy starts at Free and Timely at Free.
- Does Appointy or Timely run on more platforms?
- Appointy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Timely runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- 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 Timely is typically brought in for.
- What can Appointy do that Timely cannot?
- Appointy covers Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders, Payment collection. Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Automated reminders, Staff management, Client management. Both handle Online booking, Google Calendar, Stripe, PayPal.