Industry Software·Standings
Booking Tools: Features, Platforms and Pricing
Booking tools let customers schedule services or appointments online; compare booking types, calendar sync, and the platforms your customers use.
Use the signal score out of 10 as a quick comparison. Check the API, open-source, and free-tier marks, then review payments, staff support, reminders, customer accounts, and starting prices.
- 33 platforms
- 6 with a public API on this page
- 14 with a free tier
- Checked 10 Oct 2026
- 1 CC
Cal.comcal.comCal.com provides customizable scheduling for individuals, businesses and developers embedding booking into products.
- 2 S
Setmoresetmore.comAppointment scheduling across mobile and desktop, with payment collection and a free tier.
- 3 W
WellnessLivingwellnessliving.comPaid fitness and wellness business software for Android, iOS, web and API, from $62 monthly.
- 4 E
Eventbriteeventbrite.comEvent ticketing service with Android, iOS, web and API access; paid options start at $69 monthly.
- 5 PVPerfect Venueperfectvenue.com
Perfect Venue is private-event and group-dining management software for hospitality groups, centralizing inquiries, proposals, contracts, payments and BEOs.
- 6 SM
SimplyBook.mesimplybook.meAppointment booking on web, iOS and Android, with payment collection, a free plan and a trial.
- 7 ZB
Zoho Bookingszoho.com - 8 B
Bookwhenbookwhen.comGroup-event booking service with calendar links and API access; free tier and paid plans from $16 monthly.
- 9 Y
YouCanBookMeyoucanbook.me - 10 TTTicket Tailortickettailor.com
Ticket Tailor is an online ticketing platform for event creators to build event pages, sell tickets, and manage orders.
- 11 G
GlossGeniusglossgenius.comSalon management service for Android, iOS and web, starting at $24 monthly when billed annually.
- 12 PPunchpasspunchpass.com
Class booking software with group reservations, booking pages, reminders and payment collection.
- 13 F
Freshafresha.comBeauty management service for Android, iOS and web, offering a seven-day trial.
- 14 AS
Acuity Schedulingacuityscheduling.comAppointment scheduler for web, Android, iOS and API, with payments; from $16/month annually and a 7-day trial.
- 15 T
Timelygettimely.comPaid appointment software for mobile and web with API access; plans start at $26 per user monthly.
- 16 C
Calendlycalendly.comAppointment booking through a browser extension with payment collection; free plan, paid from $10/user monthly annually.
- 17 N
NexHealthnexhealth.com - 18 SOSquare Onlinesquareup.com
Square Online lets businesses build an online store or website to sell products and take orders.
- 19 S
Skeddaskedda.comSpace booking software for web, mobile, desktop and API, with a trial and plans from $99 monthly.
- 20 M
Momencemomence.comMomence combines bookings, payments, marketing, and customer activity in a platform for experience-based businesses.
- 21 PPike13pike13.com
Pike13 provides scheduling, enrollment, payment, and skill tracking software for activity-based businesses.
- 22 T
TeamUpgoteamup.comTeamUp is fitness management software for gyms, studios, boxes, and fitness businesses.
- 23 B
Booksybiz.booksy.comSalon and beauty booking software for Android, iOS and web, starting at $29.99 monthly.
- 24 ZPZen Plannerzenplanner.com
Class scheduling on mobile and web with API access, starting at $99 monthly.
- 25 AAppointyappointy.com
Booking service with pages, two-way calendar links and payment collection; free plan and trial available.
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How to choose
Which platforms does it need to run on?
Choose a tool that supports the devices and channels you already use.
An API is a way for another app to connect to the booking service. Check for that mark when you need bookings to flow into your own software.
Which booking features does it need?
Match the booking types to your work, then check calendar sync, staff support, automated reminders, and customer accounts.
Calendar sync helps keep availability aligned with another calendar. Staff support matters when bookings must be assigned to people, while reminders and accounts shape the customer experience.
How will customers pay online?
Check the online payments comparison before choosing. A payment feature can matter when customers should pay during booking rather than arrange payment separately.
What can you spend before committing?
Compare the free plan, free trial, and paid-from price. A free plan has no subscription charge at its stated level; a trial gives temporary access before payment is due.
For a concrete reference, Bookwhen lists a free plan, paid plans from $16 per month, and a 14-day trial. Boulevard starts at $143 per month, while Jane starts at $54 per month.
Do you need open-source code or an API?
Check the open-source and API marks against your integration needs. Open-source code can be inspected or changed, while an API connects the booking tool with other software.
The list shows no open-source options, so review API availability when connecting booking data to an existing system.
Questions
Which booking tools have a free plan?
Bookwhen is listed with a free plan. Use the free-plan comparison mark to check other options before choosing.
Do booking tools offer free trials?
The comparison includes a free-trial field. Check the trial details for the tool you are considering.
Can booking software take online payments?
Online payments are a comparison field. Check the payment mark for a tool before relying on it for customer checkout.
Can a booking tool sync with my calendar?
Calendar sync is a comparison field. Check it when availability must stay aligned with another calendar.
Is there an open-source booking tool here?
The list shows no open-source options. Check API availability if you need to connect booking data with other software.
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