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Capsule vs Schedulicity

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Capsule

Software

Visual CRM for small teams

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Schedulicity logo

Schedulicity

Software

Easy online booking & payments

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Schedulicity has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Capsule the free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline; Schedulicity schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management
  • They diverge on capability: Capsule covers Contact management, Schedulicity covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Capsule and Schedulicity actually diverge.

Attributes where Capsule and Schedulicity differ
AttributeCapsuleSchedulicity
Starting price$19/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded20082009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Capsule

  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Task management
  • Email sync
  • Activity timeline
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • Google Apps

Only in Schedulicity

  • Online booking
  • Calendar management
  • Client database
  • Payment processing
  • Marketing automation
  • Class scheduling
  • Package sales
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support

What people use each for

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

Capsule

  • Simple contact and pipeline CRM for a small teamnot Schedulicity
  • Tracking deals and follow-up tasksnot Schedulicity
  • Linking emails and notes to contact recordsnot Schedulicity
  • Multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiersnot Schedulicity

Schedulicity

  • Appointment bookingnot Capsule
  • Class schedulingnot Capsule
  • Package managementnot Capsule
  • Client communicationsnot Capsule
  • Payment collectionnot Capsule

Where each one falls short

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

Capsule

  • The free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline
  • Contact ceilings gate every tier, from 30,000 on Starter to 120,000 on Advanced
  • Per-user prices are not shown as figures on the pricing page, only as tier names
  • Ultimate is quote-only

Schedulicity

  • Schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management

Pricing, plan by plan

Capsule

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact management
    • Task tracking
  • Professional$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Pipeline management
    • Reporting
  • Enterprise$99/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Custom fields
    • API access

Schedulicity

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 bookings/month
    • Online booking
    • Calendar sync
  • Unlimited$34.99/month
    • Unlimited bookings
    • Text reminders
    • No-show protection
  • Unlimited Plus$44.99/month
    • Everything in Unlimited
    • Package sales
    • Class scheduling

Which should you pick?

Choose Capsule if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want deal tracking.
Capsule review

Choose Schedulicity if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want calendar management.
Schedulicity review

Questions people ask

Is Capsule or Schedulicity better?
Neither clearly leads. Capsule starts at $19/month and Schedulicity at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Capsule or Schedulicity?
Schedulicity has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Capsule and Free for Schedulicity.
Does Capsule or Schedulicity run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Schedulicity for free?
Yes. Schedulicity has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Capsule starts at $19/month.
What is Capsule best used for?
Capsule is most often used for simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team, tracking deals and follow-up tasks, linking emails and notes to contact records, multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiers. Of those, simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team and tracking deals and follow-up tasks are not what Schedulicity is typically brought in for.
What can Capsule do that Schedulicity cannot?
Capsule covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Task management, Email sync. Schedulicity covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Payment processing. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support.
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