TidyCal is 26% cheaper
than SimplyBook.me
$12/mo (Pro) vs SimplyBook.me Basic at $16.21/mo — covering 56% of the 16 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.
Basic plan at $16.21/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Pro: 12 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
TidyCal covers 56% of the 16 capabilities compared against SimplyBook.me. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | TidyCal | SimplyBook.me |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 TidyCal lacks.
- Website embed — Embed a booking page directly on your website.Missing from TidyCal.
- Intake forms — Collect information from bookers before the meeting.Missing from TidyCal.
- Custom branding — Apply your own branding to booking pages.Missing from TidyCal.
- Team roles & permissions — Assign roles and permissions to team members.Missing from TidyCal.
- Multilingual booking pages — Show booking pages in the visitor's own language.Missing from TidyCal.
- Time-zone detection — Automatically show times in the booker's own time zone.Missing from TidyCal.
- Mobile app — Manage bookings from a mobile app.Missing from TidyCal.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | SimplyBook.me | TidyCal |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $16.21/moBasic | $12/mocheaperPro |
| 10 seats | $34.87/moStandard | $12/mocheaperPro |
| 25 seats | $69.86/moPremium | $12/mocheaperPro |
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 |
| Individual Lifetime | $29 one-time |
| Agency Lifetime | $79 one-time |
| Pro | $12/mo |
| 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 TidyCal than SimplyBook.me?
26% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $12/mo on Pro vs $16.21/mo on Basic. That is $50.52 a year.
What does TidyCal lack compared with SimplyBook.me?
Website embed, Intake forms, Custom branding, Team roles & permissions, Multilingual booking pages, Time-zone detection, Mobile app — 7 of the 16 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
SimplyBook.me: 2026-10-26; TidyCal: 2026-10-28 — 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)
- TidyCal data last verified 2026-10-28