Head to head
SimplyBook.me vs Cal.com
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
43/100 | 58/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #10 | #5 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 83 | 81 |
| AI Authority | 0 | 51 |
| Web Authority | 14 | 18 |
| Expert Assessment | 72 | 74 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Basic $11.90/month billed annually ($13.90 monthly) — 100 bookings, 3 custom features, 5 providers · free tier: Free plan at $0/month: 50 included bookings, 1 custom feature, 1 provider, booking website, booking widget, admin app, WordPress widget. Also a 14-day free trial with most features and 50 bookings, no credit card required (excludes Coupons & Gift Cards, HIPAA, Import Clients, POS). | $12 per user/month billed yearly (Teams, 14-day free trial) · free tier: Individuals — Free forever: 1 user, unlimited event types and calendars, email & SMS notifications, 100+ app integrations, mobile app, browser extension, Stripe & PayPal payments, two-way Salesforce & HubSpot sync, 1-click Calendly import |
| Pricing model | Subscription (tiered) with metered add-ons | Freemium subscription (per user, annual billing shown) |
| Best for | Multi-staff service businesses — salons, clinics, gyms, driving schools, tutoring centres, public-service counters — that need many staff and resources under one flat fee, deep booking-page customisation, and optionally HIPAA, SAML SSO, data-location choice and a multi-location cluster interface. | Developer-led teams and startups embedding scheduling into their own product via API or React atoms, individuals wanting a genuinely free Calendly replacement, and privacy-conscious organisations that value open-source and self-hosting. |
| Avoid if | Your core requirement is sophisticated payment handling, you are a solo consultant who just wants a clean meeting link, you run high-volume or SMS-heavy booking and want one predictable invoice, or you have zero tolerance for intermittent bugs. | You need guaranteed fast support without an Enterprise contract, need month-to-month billing at the advertised price, are a small non-technical team that would pay per seat for features bundled free elsewhere, or are HIPAA-covered but unwilling to buy the Organizations tier. |
| Markets | SMB, Solo professionals, Mid-market, Enterprise, Multi-location chains and franchises, Healthcare, Education | SMB, Startups, Developer-led teams, Enterprise, Individuals |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus (address listed on the vendor's Trustpilot business profile; not corroborated against a corporate registry) | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.