Scheduling · head to head
Picktime vs Skedda
Picktime
Scheduling
Appointment, class and resource booking with an unusually capable free tier
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Picktime the Pro plan is cheaper per user than Starter because it is sold in a ten user block, so a business with four or five staff pays more per head than a business with ten and has no tier that fits it well.; Skedda pricing is per space with a bundled minimum, so the entry Starter plan is $99 per month for 15 spaces whether or not you use them
- They diverge on capability: Picktime covers Free tier with three staff, Skedda covers Space scheduling.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Picktime and Skedda actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Picktime
- Free tier with three staff
- Resource booking
- Class and course booking
- SMS reminders
- Two way calendar sync
- Payments
- Multilingual booking pages
- Booking approval
Only in Skedda
- Space scheduling
- Interactive floor maps
- Booking rules
- Self-service booking
- Usage analytics
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Picktime
- A public library booking study rooms and equipment where there is no budget for scheduling software at allnot Skedda
- A two person tutoring business that needs a booking page, reminders and card payment for under ten dollars a monthnot Skedda
- A community centre running classes with capacity limits and a waitlist across two venuesnot Skedda
- A small salon that wants staff and chair availability booked together rather than assuming every stylist has a stationnot Skedda
Skedda
- Booking desks and meeting rooms in a hybrid workplacenot Picktime
- Interactive floor plan based space management for officesnot Picktime
- Scheduling shared studios, courts and community spacesnot Picktime
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Picktime
- The Pro plan is cheaper per user than Starter because it is sold in a ten user block, so a business with four or five staff pays more per head than a business with ten and has no tier that fits it well.
- SMS is only on paid plans and the free tier is email only, so the no cost option loses the single feature that most reduces no shows.
- Reporting is limited to basic booking counts and revenue totals, so any business that wants utilisation by resource, staff productivity or cohort retention will be exporting data and analysing it elsewhere.
- Integrations beyond calendar, payments and Zapier are sparse, with no native connection to mainstream CRM or practice management systems, meaning customer data lives in a second silo that someone reconciles manually.
- Support is email only with no phone or guaranteed response time, which is acceptable at three dollars a user but a genuine risk if the booking page goes down on a trading day.
Skedda
- Pricing is per space with a bundled minimum, so the entry Starter plan is $99 per month for 15 spaces whether or not you use them
- All published plans are quoted billed annually, with no monthly rate shown
- The rules and roles engine is basic on Starter and limited on Plus; the full engine requires Premier
- The insights dashboard is limited on the Starter plan
- Assigned spaces and unlimited custom fields require the Premier plan
- A dedicated account manager, legal agreement flexibility and white glove implementation are Enterprise only, and Enterprise carries no published price
- Every plan, including the cheapest, routes through Talk to Sales rather than self-serve checkout
Pricing, plan by plan
Picktime
Free- FreeFree
- Three staff members
- Two locations and three resources
- Unlimited appointments
- Starter$3/month
- Per user, billed annually
- Three staff and two locations
- SMS notifications and reminders
- Pro$2.25/month
- Per user, billed annually, minimum ten users
- Unlimited locations
- Customisable emails
Skedda
Free- Free TrialFree
- 30-day Premium trial
- No payment method required
- Plus (US/Canada)$249/month
- 35 included spaces
- Interactive floor plans
- Unlimited users and bookings
- Premier (US/Canada)$349/month
- 45 included spaces
- Everything in Plus
- Assigned spaces
- Starter (EMEA/APAC)$99/month
- 15 included spaces
Which should you pick?
Choose Picktime if
- You need free tier with three staff.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want resource booking.
Choose Skedda if
- You need space scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want interactive floor maps.
Questions people ask
- Is Picktime or Skedda better?
- Neither clearly leads. Picktime starts at Free and Skedda at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Picktime or Skedda?
- Picktime starts at Free and Skedda at Free.
- Does Picktime or Skedda run on more platforms?
- Picktime runs on Web, iOS, Android. Skedda runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Picktime for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Picktime best used for?
- Picktime is most often used for a public library booking study rooms and equipment where there is no budget for scheduling software at all, a two person tutoring business that needs a booking page, reminders and card payment for under ten dollars a month, a community centre running classes with capacity limits and a waitlist across two venues, a small salon that wants staff and chair availability booked together rather than assuming every stylist has a station. Of those, a public library booking study rooms and equipment where there is no budget for scheduling software at all and a two person tutoring business that needs a booking page, reminders and card payment for under ten dollars a month are not what Skedda is typically brought in for.
- What can Picktime do that Skedda cannot?
- Picktime covers Free tier with three staff, Resource booking, Class and course booking, SMS reminders. Skedda covers Space scheduling, Interactive floor maps, Booking rules, Self-service booking.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Picktime: Is the free plan actually usable long term?
Yes. It allows three staff, two locations and unlimited appointments permanently. The main limits are no SMS and PayPal only for payments.
Skedda: How much does Skedda cost?
Skedda pricing starts at $99 per month (EMEA/APAC) for the Starter plan with 15 spaces, or $249 per month (US/Canada) for the Plus plan with 35 spaces. Premier plans start at $199 (EMEA/APAC) or $349 (US/Canada) with expanded space counts and features.
SourcePicktime: Can it book rooms and equipment?
Yes. Resources are first class objects and can be booked alongside or independently of staff.
Skedda: Does Skedda offer a free trial?
Yes, Skedda offers a free 30-day Premium trial that requires no payment method to get started. After trial expiration, customers must select a paid plan or the service will be deactivated.
SourcePicktime: Why does Pro cost less per user than Starter?
Pro is priced for a block of ten users. Below that headcount the per user rate on Starter is what you pay.
Skedda: What are the add-on costs for Skedda?
Skedda charges $99 per month for additional administrators and $4.99 per space for spaces exceeding the plan's included limit. Regional pricing varies between US/Canada and EMEA/APAC regions.
SourcePicktime: Does it take card payments?
Stripe and Square on paid plans; the free plan supports PayPal only.
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