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Timely vs Zenoti

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Timely

Scheduling & Booking

Smart scheduling software with AI-powered features

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zenoti logo

Zenoti

Scheduling & Booking

Enterprise spa and salon software

From
$200/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Timely has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Zenoti zenoti publishes no prices: the pricing page names plans by business type but gives no rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and routes every enquiry to a quote or demo
  • They diverge on capability: Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Zenoti covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Timely and Zenoti actually diverge.

Attributes where Timely and Zenoti differ
AttributeTimelyZenoti
Starting priceFree$200/month
Free tierYesNo
Founded20152010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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
  • Online booking
  • Automated reminders
  • Staff management
  • Client management
  • Resource allocation
  • Analytics and reporting
  • Mobile app

Only in Zenoti

  • Appointment booking
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Marketing automation
  • Employee management
  • Membership management
  • Gift cards
  • Business intelligence

Both cover

  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • 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 Zenoti
  • Reporting billable hours and monitoring project budgetsnot Zenoti
  • Team capacity planning and timesheet approvalnot Zenoti

Zenoti

  • Running multi location spa, salon and medspa chains on one platformnot Timely
  • Centralising appointment booking, point of sale and inventory across sitesnot Timely
  • Managing memberships, packages and customer marketing for large operatorsnot 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

Zenoti

  • Zenoti publishes no prices: the pricing page names plans by business type but gives no rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and routes every enquiry to a quote or demo
  • Multi location pricing is described as customised to the customer's footprint, so two buyers of the same size are not guaranteed the same rate
  • Communication costs such as messaging are billed on consumption on top of the plan
  • Functionality is extended through paid add ons rather than being included in a single plan

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

Zenoti

$200/month
  • Essential$200/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Professional$350/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Marketing automation
    • Inventory management
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location
    • Custom integrations

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 online booking.
Timely review

Choose Zenoti if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want point of sale.
Zenoti review

Questions people ask

Is Timely or Zenoti better?
Neither clearly leads. Timely starts at Free and Zenoti at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Timely or Zenoti?
Timely has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Timely and $200/month for Zenoti.
Does Timely or Zenoti run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Timely for free?
Yes. Timely has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Zenoti starts at $200/month.
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 Zenoti is typically brought in for.
What can Timely do that Zenoti cannot?
Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Online booking, Automated reminders, Staff management. Zenoti covers Appointment booking, Point of sale, Inventory management, Marketing automation. Both handle Stripe, PayPal, GDPR compliant, Cloud deployment.
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