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Avoma vs SimplyBook.me

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Avoma

Sales Enablement

Meeting assistant, scheduler and conversation intelligence sold as separate priced layers

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SimplyBook.me logo

SimplyBook.me

Scheduling

Online booking system for service businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only SimplyBook.me has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Avoma conversation Intelligence, the capability most buyers actually want, is a 29 US dollar per seat add-on rather than part of the plan, so the real cost of a working sales configuration is at least 53 per user per month against a 19 headline.; SimplyBook.me pricing model includes many features locked behind custom add-ons
  • They diverge on capability: Avoma covers AI meeting assistant, SimplyBook.me covers Booking website.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Avoma and SimplyBook.me actually diverge.

Attributes where Avoma and SimplyBook.me differ
AttributeAvomaSimplyBook.me
Starting price$19/monthFree
Pricing modelPer user per monthfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extensionWeb, iOS, Android
CategorySales EnablementScheduling
FoundedUnknown2009

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 Avoma

  • AI meeting assistant
  • Custom note templates
  • Scheduling
  • CRM sync
  • Conversation intelligence
  • Revenue intelligence
  • Ask Avoma
  • Lead router

Only in SimplyBook.me

  • Booking website
  • Client management
  • Payment processing
  • Marketing tools
  • Custom branding
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook
  • Zoom

What people use each for

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

Avoma

  • A ten-person sales team that wants CRM-ready call notes and booking links without buying a note-taker and a scheduler separatelynot SimplyBook.me
  • A customer success group that needs every renewal conversation summarised against a fixed template so handovers stop losing contextnot SimplyBook.me
  • A founder-led sales motion where the founder wants to review call recordings for coaching but cannot justify an enterprise conversation intelligence contractnot SimplyBook.me
  • A team with many internal attendees who only need a few people recording, since viewers and collaborators do not consume paid seatsnot SimplyBook.me

SimplyBook.me

  • Schedulingnot Avoma
  • Appointment bookingnot Avoma
  • Time trackingnot Avoma
  • Resource managementnot Avoma
  • Team coordinationnot Avoma

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Avoma

  • Conversation Intelligence, the capability most buyers actually want, is a 29 US dollar per seat add-on rather than part of the plan, so the real cost of a working sales configuration is at least 53 per user per month against a 19 headline.
  • Seat ceilings are baked into tiers, with Startup capped at 25 seats and Organization at 100, so growth forces a plan change for headcount reasons alone rather than feature reasons.
  • Conversation intelligence on the Organization tier is explicitly limited, meaning teams discover which parts are missing after they have committed to an annual contract.
  • Deal and forecast analytics are considerably shallower than dedicated revenue intelligence platforms, so an organisation that grows into serious pipeline inspection will replace the add-on rather than expand it.
  • Summary quality depends on the note template being maintained, and teams that never configure templates get generic recaps that nobody reads, which quietly turns the subscription into an expensive transcript archive.

SimplyBook.me

  • Pricing model includes many features locked behind custom add-ons
  • No built-in video conferencing, requiring third-party integration
  • Limited CRM capabilities compared to dedicated sales platforms
  • Free plan capped at 5 bookings per month, limiting small business use

Pricing, plan by plan

Avoma

$19/month
  • Startup$19/month
    • Up to 25 paid seats
    • Unlimited AI meeting assistant
    • Automatic recording and transcription
  • Organization$24/month
    • Up to 100 paid seats
    • Everything in Startup
    • Custom AI topics and templates
  • Enterprise$39/month
    • Minimum 10 paid seats
    • Everything in Organization
    • Org-wide Ask Avoma
  • Conversation Intelligence add-on$29/month
    • Per seat, on top of a base plan
    • Talk ratios and topic tracking
    • Keyword alerts and coaching

SimplyBook.me

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 50 bookings/month
    • Booking website
    • Basic features
  • Basic$8.25/month
    • 100 bookings
    • Custom features
    • Payments
  • Standard$24.9/month
    • 500 bookings
    • All features
    • Multiple locations

Which should you pick?

Choose Avoma if

  • You need ai meeting assistant.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension.
  • You also want custom note templates.
Avoma review

Choose SimplyBook.me if

  • You need booking website.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want client management.
SimplyBook.me review

Questions people ask

Is Avoma or SimplyBook.me better?
Neither clearly leads. Avoma starts at $19/month and SimplyBook.me at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Avoma or SimplyBook.me?
SimplyBook.me has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Avoma and Free for SimplyBook.me.
Does Avoma or SimplyBook.me run on more platforms?
Avoma runs on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension. SimplyBook.me runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use SimplyBook.me for free?
Yes. SimplyBook.me has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Avoma starts at $19/month.
What is Avoma best used for?
Avoma is most often used for a ten-person sales team that wants crm-ready call notes and booking links without buying a note-taker and a scheduler separately, a customer success group that needs every renewal conversation summarised against a fixed template so handovers stop losing context, a founder-led sales motion where the founder wants to review call recordings for coaching but cannot justify an enterprise conversation intelligence contract, a team with many internal attendees who only need a few people recording, since viewers and collaborators do not consume paid seats. Of those, a ten-person sales team that wants crm-ready call notes and booking links without buying a note-taker and a scheduler separately and a customer success group that needs every renewal conversation summarised against a fixed template so handovers stop losing context are not what SimplyBook.me is typically brought in for.
What can Avoma do that SimplyBook.me cannot?
Avoma covers AI meeting assistant, Custom note templates, Scheduling, CRM sync. SimplyBook.me covers Booking website, Client management, Payment processing, Marketing tools.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Avoma: Is 19 US dollars the real price?

Only for the base meeting assistant on annual billing. Adding Conversation Intelligence takes it to 53 per user per month, and Revenue Intelligence takes it to 82.

SimplyBook.me: Does SimplyBook.me offer a free plan?

Yes, SimplyBook.me offers a free plan for small businesses, though advanced features and custom add-ons require paid plans.

Source
Avoma: Do I pay for people who only watch recordings?

No. Viewers and collaborators are free. Paid seats are only required for users whose own meetings are recorded.

Avoma: Does it replace my scheduling tool?

For most teams, yes. Group and round-robin booking arrive on the Organization tier; Startup includes 1:1 links only.

Avoma: Is it a Gong replacement?

Not at the enterprise end. Avoma covers the common conversation intelligence use cases at a fraction of the price but does not match Gong on deal analytics or coaching depth.

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