TidyCal is 100% cheaper
than SimplyBook.me
$0/mo (Free) vs SimplyBook.me Premium at $69.86/mo — covering 44% 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
TidyCal covers 44% of the 18 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| 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 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.
- HIPAA compliance — Meet HIPAA requirements for handling health information.Missing from TidyCal.
- SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).Missing from TidyCal.
- Custom domain — Host booking pages on your own domain.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.
| Scenario | SimplyBook.me | TidyCal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Individual Lifetime | $2.42/mo (billed yearly) |
| Agency Lifetime | $6.58/mo (billed yearly) |
| 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?
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 TidyCal lack compared with SimplyBook.me?
Website embed, Intake forms, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom domain, Custom branding, Team roles & permissions, Multilingual booking pages, Time-zone detection, Mobile app — 10 of the 18 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
SimplyBook.me: 2026-09-07; TidyCal: 2026-08-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://simplybook.me/en/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- TidyCal data last verified 2026-08-26