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Chili Piper vs Appointy

Chili Piper logo

Chili Piper

Scheduling & Booking

Meeting scheduling and lead routing for revenue teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Appointy logo

Appointy

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling for modern businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Appointy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Chili Piper entry Routing & Scheduling tier costs $1,250/month ($15,000/year) for 15 seats; additional seats cost $45/seat/month on top; Appointy free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chili Piper and Appointy actually diverge.

Attributes where Chili Piper and Appointy differ
AttributeChili PiperAppointy
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: 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 Chili Piper

Nothing recorded that Appointy does not also cover.

Only in Appointy

  • Online booking
  • Staff scheduling
  • Resource management
  • Email & SMS reminders
  • Payment collection
  • Gift cards
  • Social booking
  • Analytics

What people use each for

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

Chili Piper

No use cases recorded yet. See the Chili Piper review.

Appointy

  • Appointment schedulingnot Chili Piper
  • Resource managementnot Chili Piper
  • Staff coordinationnot Chili Piper
  • Client bookingnot Chili Piper

Where each one falls short

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

Chili Piper

  • Entry Routing & Scheduling tier costs $1,250/month ($15,000/year) for 15 seats; additional seats cost $45/seat/month on top
  • Only annual billing is offered; there is no monthly billing option
  • ChiliCal Standalone, the cheapest per-seat option at $12/user/month, requires a minimum of 200 seats

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)

Pricing, plan by plan

Chili Piper

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Chili Piper review.

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Chili Piper if

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

Chili Piper review

Choose Appointy if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want staff scheduling.
Appointy review

Questions people ask

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