Software · head to head
Timely vs Appointy
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Timely starter is capped at 20 projects and a maximum of 5 users, at $11 per user per month billed monthly or $9 billed yearly; Appointy free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
- They diverge on capability: Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Appointy covers Staff scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Timely and Appointy actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Timely
- AI-powered scheduling
- Automated reminders
- Staff management
- Client management
- Resource allocation
- Analytics and reporting
- Mobile app
- Slack
Only in Appointy
- Staff scheduling
- Resource management
- Email & SMS reminders
- Payment collection
- Gift cards
- Social booking
- Analytics
- Outlook
Both cover
- Online booking
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Zapier
- Google Calendar
- SSL encryption
- Data backup
- GDPR compliant
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Timely
- Automatic time tracking across apps and websites for billing clientsnot Appointy
- Reporting billable hours and monitoring project budgetsnot Appointy
- Team capacity planning and timesheet approvalnot Appointy
Appointy
- Appointment schedulingnot Timely
- Resource managementnot Timely
- Staff coordinationnot Timely
- Client bookingnot Timely
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Timely
- Starter is capped at 20 projects and a maximum of 5 users, at $11 per user per month billed monthly or $9 billed yearly
- Premium is capped at a maximum of 50 users, at $20 per user per month billed monthly or $16 billed yearly
- Unlimited users requires the Unlimited plan at $28 per user per month billed monthly or $22 billed yearly
- Capacity management and reporting, overtime and undertime tracking, Azure user management and 50+ currencies are all on the Unlimited plan only
- Team management, budgets and costs, and accounting and project management integrations are excluded from Starter
- The Enterprise plan is contact sales only with no published price
- Tasks is sold as a paid add-on rather than being included
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
Timely
Free- FreeFree
- Basic scheduling
- Online booking
- Automated reminders
- Starter$29/month
- Everything in Free
- Staff management
- Customer management
- Professional$69/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced analytics
- Marketing tools
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 Timely if
- You need ai-powered scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want automated reminders.
Choose Appointy if
- You need staff scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want resource management.
Questions people ask
- Is Timely or Appointy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Timely starts at Free and Appointy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Timely or Appointy?
- Timely starts at Free and Appointy at Free.
- Does Timely or Appointy run on more platforms?
- Timely runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Appointy runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Timely for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Timely best used for?
- Timely is most often used for automatic time tracking across apps and websites for billing clients, reporting billable hours and monitoring project budgets, team capacity planning and timesheet approval. Of those, automatic time tracking across apps and websites for billing clients and reporting billable hours and monitoring project budgets are not what Appointy is typically brought in for.
- What can Timely do that Appointy cannot?
- Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Automated reminders, Staff management, Client management. Appointy covers Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders, Payment collection. Both handle Online booking, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier.