Scheduling & Booking · head to head
Timely vs Setmore
Timely
Scheduling & Booking
Smart scheduling software with AI-powered features
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Setmore
Scheduling & Booking
Free appointment scheduling and customer management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
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; Setmore free plan limited to 4 users maximum
- They diverge on capability: Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Setmore covers Unlimited appointments.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Timely and Setmore actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), 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 Timely
- AI-powered scheduling
- Automated reminders
- Staff management
- Client management
- Resource allocation
- Analytics and reporting
- PayPal
- Slack
Only in Setmore
- Unlimited appointments
- Calendar synchronization
- Customer database
- Email reminders
- SMS reminders
- Custom branding
- Outlook
- Apple Calendar
Both cover
- Online booking
- Mobile app
- Stripe
- Zapier
- Google Calendar
- SSL encryption
- 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 Setmore
- Reporting billable hours and monitoring project budgetsnot Setmore
- Team capacity planning and timesheet approvalnot Setmore
Setmore
- Online appointment and booking managementnot Timely
- Service provider scheduling platformnot Timely
- Customer communication via email and SMS remindersnot 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
Setmore
- Free plan limited to 4 users maximum
- Free plan limited to 200 appointments per month
- Live receptionist add-on limited to US only
- Custom enterprise pricing not published
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
Setmore
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Setmore review.
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 Setmore if
- You need unlimited appointments.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want calendar synchronization.
Questions people ask
- Is Timely or Setmore better?
- Neither clearly leads. Timely starts at Free and Setmore at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Timely or Setmore?
- Timely starts at Free and Setmore at Free.
- Does Timely or Setmore run on more platforms?
- Timely runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Setmore 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 Setmore is typically brought in for.
- What can Timely do that Setmore cannot?
- Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Automated reminders, Staff management, Client management. Setmore covers Unlimited appointments, Calendar synchronization, Customer database, Email reminders. Both handle Online booking, Mobile app, Stripe, Zapier.