SimplyBook.me
Scheduling · simplybook.me
SimplyBook.me is an online appointment scheduling and booking system for service businesses, offering a booking website, widget, admin/client apps and over 60 custom features across five pricing tiers.
Switching to Koalendar, which covers 44% of the compared capabilities.
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Top SimplyBook.me alternatives
We compared 11 products and found 8 cheaper alternatives · vs SimplyBook.me Premium at $69.86/mo · scenario: 5 seats, monthly billing, USD.
SimplyBook.me costs $69.86/mo on the Premium plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 8 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 18 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TidyCal Individual Lifetime plan · missing: Website embed, Intake forms, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom domain, Custom branding, Team roles & permissions, Multilingual booking pages, Time-zone detection, Mobile app | 44% | $2.42/mo how? ⓘ | $809.32 / year 97% cheaper | |
YouCanBookMe Individual plan · missing: Paid bookings, Recurring bookings, Intake forms, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom domain, Custom branding, Time-zone detection, Mobile app, AI assistant | 44% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $730.32 / year 87% cheaper | |
Acuity Scheduling Starter plan · missing: SMS reminders, Website embed, Group events, Recurring bookings, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom domain, Team roles & permissions, Booking limits & availability controls, Multilingual booking pages, AI assistant | 44% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | $598.32 / year 71% cheaper | |
Koalendar Pro plan · missing: Paid bookings, Intake forms, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom domain, Custom branding, Team roles & permissions, Booking limits & availability controls, Time-zone detection, Mobile app, AI assistant | 44% | $49.95/mo how? ⓘ | $238.92 / year 28% cheaper | |
SavvyCal Basic plan · missing: SMS reminders, Paid bookings, Group events, Recurring bookings, Intake forms, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom branding, Multilingual booking pages, Time-zone detection, Mobile app, AI assistant | 33% | $50/mo how? ⓘ | $238.32 / year 28% cheaper | |
Calendly Standard plan · missing: 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 | 17% | $50/mo how? ⓘ | $238.32 / year 28% cheaper | |
Doodle Pro plan · missing: Calendar sync, SMS reminders, Website embed, Paid bookings, Recurring bookings, Intake forms, HIPAA compliance, Custom domain, Custom branding, Booking limits & availability controls, Multilingual booking pages, Time-zone detection, Mobile app | 28% | $55/mo how? ⓘ | $178.32 / year 21% cheaper |
Which SimplyBook.me alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Koalendar — $0/mo (Free forever plan) · covers 44%
- Best paid drop-in
- Acuity Scheduling — $20/mo (Starter plan) · covers 44%
- Need calendar sync, automated reminders & follow-ups, SMS reminders, website embed, group events, recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance or multilingual booking pages?
- Koalendar — from $0/mo (Free forever plan)
- Need paid bookings, booking limits & availability controls or AI assistant?
- TidyCal — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need intake forms, custom branding, time-zone detection or mobile app?
- Acuity Scheduling — from $20/mo (Starter plan)
- Need SSO (SAML/SCIM)?
- Zeeg — from $0/mo (Starter plan)
- Need custom domain?
- SavvyCal — from $50/mo (Basic plan)
- Need team roles & permissions?
- YouCanBookMe — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities SimplyBook.me has that the top alternatives lack.
- SMS reminders — Send booking reminders by text message.Missing from Zeeg.
- Website embed — Embed a booking page directly on your website.Missing from TidyCal, Zeeg.
- Paid bookings — Charge for a booking at the time it's made.Missing from Koalendar, YouCanBookMe.
- Recurring bookings — Set up bookings that repeat on a schedule.Missing from YouCanBookMe, Zeeg.
- Intake forms — Collect information from bookers before the meeting.Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe, Zeeg.
- HIPAA compliance — Meet HIPAA requirements for handling health information.Missing from TidyCal, YouCanBookMe, Zeeg.
- SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe.
- Custom domain — Host booking pages on your own domain.Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe, Zeeg.
- Custom branding — Apply your own branding to booking pages.Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe, Zeeg.
- Team roles & permissions — Assign roles and permissions to team members.Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, Zeeg.
- Booking limits & availability controls — Cap how many bookings can be made in a given period.Missing from Koalendar, Zeeg.
- Multilingual booking pages — Show booking pages in the visitor's own language.Missing from TidyCal, Zeeg.
- Time-zone detection — Automatically show times in the booker's own time zone.Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe, Zeeg.
- Mobile app — Manage bookings from a mobile app.Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe, Zeeg.
- AI assistant — Get AI help managing scheduling tasks.Missing from Koalendar, YouCanBookMe.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
SimplyBook.me vs the top alternatives, on the 18 compared capabilities.
| Capability | SimplyBook.me | Koalendar | TidyCal | YouCanBookMe | Zeeg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS reminders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Website embed from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Paid bookings from Basic | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Group events from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recurring bookings from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Intake forms | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| HIPAA compliance from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) from Standard | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Custom branding | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Team roles & permissions from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Booking limits & availability controls from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multilingual booking pages from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Time-zone detection from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mobile app from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $69.86/mo Premium | $0/mo Free forever | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Starter |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What SimplyBook.me covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Calendar sync
- ✓ Automated reminders & follow-ups — from Free
- ✓ SMS reminders
- ✓ Website embed — from Free
- ✓ Paid bookings — from Basic
- ✓ Group events — from Free
- ✓ Recurring bookings — from Free
- ✓ Intake forms
- ✓ HIPAA compliance — from Standard
- ✓ SSO (SAML/SCIM) — from Standard
- ✓ Custom domain
- ✓ Custom branding
- ✓ Team roles & permissions — from Free
- ✓ Booking limits & availability controls — from Free
- ✓ Multilingual booking pages — from Free
- ✓ Time-zone detection — from Free
- ✓ Mobile app — from Free
- ✓ AI assistant
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://simplybook.me/en/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does SimplyBook.me cost?
SimplyBook.me's Premium plan costs $69.86/mo in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free SimplyBook.me alternative?
Yes. Koalendar has a free plan that covers 44% of the 18 capabilities we compared against SimplyBook.me.
What is the cheapest SimplyBook.me alternative?
In our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing), Koalendar is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free forever plan).
What is the cheapest SimplyBook.me alternative with Intake forms?
Acuity Scheduling covers Intake forms and costs $20/mo (Starter plan) in our scenario.
Does SimplyBook.me have a free plan?
Yes. SimplyBook.me's free plan is limited to 50 responses/month, 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.