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Chili Piper vs Sawyer

Chili Piper logo

Chili Piper

Scheduling

Meeting scheduling and lead routing for revenue teams

From
$1250/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sawyer logo

Sawyer

Scheduling

Class and camp booking software for children activity businesses, with a marketplace that takes up to 30 percent

From
$189/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Chili Piper no free tier available; Sawyer the Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Chili Piper and Sawyer differ
AttributeChili PiperSawyer
Starting price$1250/month$189/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer business per month, plus marketplace commission
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Scheduling).

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 Sawyer does not also cover.

Only in Sawyer

  • Class and camp registration
  • Memberships and class packs
  • Consumer marketplace
  • Auto-billing
  • Waivers and e-signature
  • Multi-location

What people use each for

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

Chili Piper

  • Lead routing and scheduling for sales teamsnot Sawyer
  • AI-powered lead qualificationnot Sawyer
  • Sales acceleration with automated workflowsnot Sawyer

Sawyer

  • A new kids activity studio with no mailing list that wants the marketplace to fill its first termsnot Chili Piper
  • An established music school moving off spreadsheets that will run Sawyer as software only and never list on the marketplacenot Chili Piper
  • A gym selling memberships, class packs and birthday parties that needs all three billed from one systemnot Chili Piper
  • A provider running summer camps alongside term-time classes who wants a single parent account for bothnot Chili Piper

Where each one falls short

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

Chili Piper

  • No free tier available
  • Minimum annual billing required (no monthly option)
  • Routing & Scheduling has fewer seats (15) than Experiences (30)
  • ChiliCal requires minimum 200 seats for viability
  • Experiences plan does not include basic scheduling features alone
  • Multi-year contracts can lock in customers

Sawyer

  • The Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
  • Marketplace commission applies to the order value, not the margin, so low-margin providers can lose money on a marketplace booking.
  • Payment processing fees are charged separately by Stripe on top of the subscription and any commission, which the plan comparison does not surface clearly.
  • The step from Grow to Scale doubles the monthly cost for account management and integrations rather than for capability most providers need, making the middle tier the only sensible choice for many.
  • It is built for consumer activity businesses, so providers who invoice schools, councils or corporate clients will find the billing model a poor fit.

Pricing, plan by plan

Chili Piper

$1250/month
  • Routing & Scheduling$1250/month
    • Web form qualification and routing
    • Automated chat journeys
    • Lead distribution
  • Experiences$3500/month
    • All Routing & Scheduling features
    • 24/7 AI visitor engagement
    • Live calling from forms
  • ChiliCal Standalone$12/user/month
    • Smart scheduling with CRM/calendar/messaging integrations
    • No AI credits or orchestration included
    • Minimum 200 seats required
  • Chili Data Platform$null/custom
    • Coming soon
    • Custom terms available for enterprise scoping

Sawyer

$189/month
  • Launch$undefined/month
    • No monthly subscription fee
    • 3 percent per transaction
    • Marketplace listing required, 30 percent commission on marketplace orders
  • Grow$189/month
    • 189 USD per month billed annually, 219 monthly
    • Marketplace listing optional, 20 percent commission if used
    • Advanced scheduling, waitlists, free trials
  • Scale$379/month
    • 379 USD per month billed annually, 399 monthly
    • Marketplace listing optional, 15 percent commission if used
    • Dedicated account manager and registration launch support
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom pricing for large multi-site operators

Which should you pick?

Choose Chili Piper if

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

Chili Piper review

Choose Sawyer if

  • You need class and camp registration.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want memberships and class packs.
Sawyer review

Questions people ask

Is Chili Piper or Sawyer better?
Neither clearly leads. Chili Piper starts at $1250/month and Sawyer at $189/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chili Piper or Sawyer?
Chili Piper starts at $1250/month and Sawyer at $189/month.
Does Chili Piper or Sawyer run on more platforms?
Chili Piper runs on Web. Sawyer runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Chili Piper best used for?
Chili Piper is most often used for lead routing and scheduling for sales teams, ai-powered lead qualification, sales acceleration with automated workflows. Of those, lead routing and scheduling for sales teams and ai-powered lead qualification are not what Sawyer is typically brought in for.
What can Chili Piper do that Sawyer cannot?
Sawyer covers Class and camp registration, Memberships and class packs, Consumer marketplace, Auto-billing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Chili Piper: What does the Routing & Scheduling plan at $1,250/month include?

It includes 15 user seats, 45,000 AI credits annually, lead routing and qualification, web form scheduling, Salesforce routing, and automated chat journeys. Additional users cost $45 per seat per month.

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Sawyer: Is the Launch plan really free?

No. It has no monthly fee but charges 3 percent per transaction and requires a marketplace listing that takes 30 percent of marketplace orders.

Chili Piper: How much does the Experiences tier cost and what does it add?

The Experiences plan starts at $3,500 per month for 30 included seats and adds 24/7 AI qualification, live calling from forms, and account identification to all lower-tier features. Extra seats are $50 per month each.

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Sawyer: Can I use Sawyer without the marketplace?

Yes, on Grow and Scale the listing is optional. On Launch it is required.

Chili Piper: Does Chili Piper offer discounts for longer billing periods?

Yes, multi-year discounts are available: 15% for 2-year terms, 25% for 3 years, and 40% for 4 years. Volume and multi-year discounts stack automatically.

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Sawyer: What does the marketplace commission apply to?

The full order value of bookings originating on hisawyer.com, not to bookings from your own website.

Chili Piper: What is ChiliCal standalone and does it have different pricing?

ChiliCal is a standalone calendar integration product priced at $12 per user per month with a 200-seat minimum purchase, making it unavailable for smaller teams.

Source
Sawyer: Is there a contract?

Monthly plans are month to month with 30 days notice; annual billing saves roughly 5 to 14 percent depending on tier.

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