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Booker by Mindbody vs Planday

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Booker by Mindbody

Scheduling & Booking

Complete spa management solution

From
$129/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Planday

Scheduling & Booking

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Booker by Mindbody only the Starter plan carries a published price, from $139 per month; Accelerate, Ultimate and Enterprise are quote only; 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 Booker by Mindbody and Planday actually diverge.

Attributes where Booker by Mindbody and Planday differ
AttributeBooker by MindbodyPlanday
Starting price$129/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded2001Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Booker by Mindbody

  • Online booking
  • Client management
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory tracking
  • Marketing automation
  • Gift cards
  • Packages & memberships
  • Reporting & analytics

Only in Planday

Nothing recorded that Booker by Mindbody does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Booker by Mindbody

  • Booking and managing appointments for spas and salonsnot Planday
  • Running point of sale, payments and staff scheduling in one systemnot Planday
  • Listing a business on the Mindbody consumer app to attract clientsnot 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.

Booker by Mindbody

  • Only the Starter plan carries a published price, from $139 per month; Accelerate, Ultimate and Enterprise are quote only
  • The Starter plan limits staff logins and provides basic reporting only
  • Marketing automation, reviews and referrals, and unlimited two way text messaging are restricted to the Ultimate tier
  • The Messenger AI chatbot is a paid add on even on the higher tiers

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

Booker by Mindbody

$129/month
  • Essential$129/month
    • Online booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Accelerate$259/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Advanced marketing
    • Inventory management
  • Ultimate$399/month
    • Everything in Accelerate
    • Premium support
    • Advanced analytics

Planday

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Planday review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Booker by Mindbody if

  • You need online booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Booker by Mindbody review

Choose Planday if

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

Planday review

Questions people ask

Is Booker by Mindbody or Planday better?
Neither clearly leads. Booker by Mindbody starts at $129/month and Planday at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Booker by Mindbody or Planday?
Booker by Mindbody starts at $129/month and Planday at On request.
Does Booker by Mindbody or Planday run on more platforms?
Booker by Mindbody runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Planday runs on Web.
What is Booker by Mindbody best used for?
Booker by Mindbody is most often used for booking and managing appointments for spas and salons, running point of sale, payments and staff scheduling in one system, listing a business on the mindbody consumer app to attract clients. Of those, booking and managing appointments for spas and salons and running point of sale, payments and staff scheduling in one system are not what Planday is typically brought in for.
What can Booker by Mindbody do that Planday cannot?
Booker by Mindbody covers Online booking, Client management, Point of sale, Inventory tracking.
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