Calendly is cheaper, but covers only 6 of 16 compared capabilities
$0/mo (Free) vs SimplyBook.me Basic at $16.21/mo — covering 38% of the 16 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
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.
Basic plan at $16.21/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
SimplyBook.me costs $16.21/mo on the Basic 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 16 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Calendly covers 38% of the 16 capabilities compared against SimplyBook.me. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Calendly | SimplyBook.me |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups | ↑ Standard | ✓ |
| SMS reminders | ✗ | ✓ |
| Website embed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paid bookings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Group events | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recurring bookings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Intake forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| 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.
- Automated reminders & follow-ups — Automatically send reminder and follow-up messages before a booking.Missing from Calendly.
- SMS reminders — Send booking reminders by text message.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.
- Custom domain — Host booking pages on your own domain.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.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | SimplyBook.me | Calendly |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $16.21/moBasic | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $34.87/moStandard | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $69.86/moPremium | $0/mocheaperFree |
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 |
Share this comparison
For Calendly: use the verified claim in your own marketing — card, badge, or link. The numbers stay tied to this evidence page.
Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Calendly than SimplyBook.me?
100% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $16.21/mo on Basic. That is $194.52 a year. But it covers only 6 of 16 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Calendly lack compared with SimplyBook.me?
Automated reminders & follow-ups, SMS reminders, Group events, Recurring bookings, Intake forms, Custom domain, Team roles & permissions, Booking limits & availability controls, Multilingual booking pages, Time-zone detection — 10 of the 16 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
SimplyBook.me: 2026-10-26; Calendly: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://simplybook.me/en/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Calendly data last verified 2026-10-26