Calendly is 100% cheaper
than SimplyBook.me
$0/mo (Free) vs SimplyBook.me Premium at $69.86/mo — covering 17% of the 18 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
5 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Premium plan at $69.86/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
SimplyBook.me costs $69.86/mo on the Premium plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 18 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Calendly covers 17% of the 18 capabilities compared against SimplyBook.me. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Calendly | SimplyBook.me |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS reminders | ✗ | ✓ |
| Website embed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paid bookings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Group events | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recurring bookings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Intake forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| HIPAA compliance | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team roles & permissions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Booking limits & availability controls | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multilingual booking pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time-zone detection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities SimplyBook.me has that Calendly lacks.
- SMS reminders — Send booking reminders by text message.Missing from Calendly.
- Paid bookings — Charge for a booking at the time it's made.Missing from Calendly.
- Group events — Let multiple people book into the same time slot.Missing from Calendly.
- Recurring bookings — Set up bookings that repeat on a schedule.Missing from Calendly.
- Intake forms — Collect information from bookers before the meeting.Missing from Calendly.
- HIPAA compliance — Meet HIPAA requirements for handling health information.Missing from Calendly.
- SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).Missing from Calendly.
- Custom domain — Host booking pages on your own domain.Missing from Calendly.
- Custom branding — Apply your own branding to booking pages.Missing from Calendly.
- Team roles & permissions — Assign roles and permissions to team members.Missing from Calendly.
- Booking limits & availability controls — Cap how many bookings can be made in a given period.Missing from Calendly.
- Multilingual booking pages — Show booking pages in the visitor's own language.Missing from Calendly.
- Time-zone detection — Automatically show times in the booker's own time zone.Missing from Calendly.
- Mobile app — Manage bookings from a mobile app.Missing from Calendly.
- AI assistant — Get AI help managing scheduling tasks.Missing from Calendly.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | SimplyBook.me | Calendly |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $69.86/mo | $0/mo (Free) |
| 10 seats | $69.86/mo | $0/mo (Free) |
| 25 seats | $69.86/mo | $0/mo (Free) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $10/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Teams | $16/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $1250/mo (billed yearly) |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $16.21/mo |
| Standard | $34.87/mo |
| Premium | $69.86/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Calendly than SimplyBook.me?
100% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $69.86/mo on Premium. That is $838.32 a year.
What does Calendly lack compared with SimplyBook.me?
SMS reminders, Paid bookings, Group events, Recurring bookings, Intake forms, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom domain, Custom branding, Team roles & permissions, Booking limits & availability controls, Multilingual booking pages, Time-zone detection, Mobile app, AI assistant — 15 of the 18 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
SimplyBook.me: 2026-09-07; Calendly: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://simplybook.me/en/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Calendly data last verified 2026-09-07