Chili Piper is an alternative
to SimplyBook.me
$1250/mo (Routing & Scheduling) vs SimplyBook.me Basic at $16.21/mo — covering 11% of the 16 compared capabilities.
Same job. Compare the fees.
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.
Routing & Scheduling: 15000 USD/yearly.
SimplyBook.me costs $16.21/mo on the Basic plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. Chili Piper costs $1250/mo (Routing & Scheduling plan), which is not cheaper than SimplyBook.me Basic at $16.21/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
Chili Piper covers 11% of the 16 capabilities compared against SimplyBook.me. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Chili Piper | SimplyBook.me |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar sync | ↑ ChiliCal standalone | ✓ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups | ✗ | ✓ |
| 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 Chili Piper lacks.
- Calendar sync — Sync availability with an existing calendar.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Automated reminders & follow-ups — Automatically send reminder and follow-up messages before a booking.Missing from Chili Piper.
- SMS reminders — Send booking reminders by text message.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Paid bookings — Charge for a booking at the time it's made.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Group events — Let multiple people book into the same time slot.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Recurring bookings — Set up bookings that repeat on a schedule.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Intake forms — Collect information from bookers before the meeting.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Custom domain — Host booking pages on your own domain.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Custom branding — Apply your own branding to booking pages.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Team roles & permissions — Assign roles and permissions to team members.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Booking limits & availability controls — Cap how many bookings can be made in a given period.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Multilingual booking pages — Show booking pages in the visitor's own language.Missing from Chili Piper.
- Mobile app — Manage bookings from a mobile app.Missing from Chili Piper.
- AI assistant — Get AI help managing scheduling tasks.Missing from Chili Piper.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | SimplyBook.me | Chili Piper |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $16.21/moBasic | $1250/mocosts moreRouting & Scheduling |
| 10 seats | $34.87/moStandard | $1250/mocosts moreRouting & Scheduling |
| 25 seats | $69.86/moPremium | $2400/mocosts moreChiliCal standalone |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Routing & Scheduling | $1250/mo (billed yearly) |
| Experiences | $3500/mo (billed yearly) |
| ChiliCal standalone | $2400/mo |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $16.21/mo |
| Standard | $34.87/mo |
| Premium | $69.86/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
Frequently asked
What does Chili Piper lack compared with SimplyBook.me?
Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, 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, Mobile app, AI assistant — 16 of the 16 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
SimplyBook.me: 2026-10-26; Chili Piper: 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)
- Chili Piper data last verified 2026-10-26