Head to head
SimplyBook.me vs Calendly
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
43/100 | 62/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #10 | #4 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 83 | 77 |
| AI Authority | 0 | 76 |
| Web Authority | 14 | 21 |
| Expert Assessment | 72 | 66 |
| 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). | Standard reported at $10 per seat/month billed annually or $12 monthly — sources conflict ($12 annual also reported); UNVERIFIED against vendor pricing page · free tier: Free plan reported with no time limit, one event type, one calendar and unlimited meetings; no payment collection or external integrations (third-party, unverified) |
| Pricing model | Subscription (tiered) with metered add-ons | Subscription |
| 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. | Sales, recruiting and customer-success teams on Google or Microsoft calendars that need lead routing and round-robin out of the box at the Teams tier, plus solo professionals who can live within one free event type. |
| 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 multiple meeting types, payments or integrations while staying free; you depend on responsive human support on a small budget; you need Salesforce routing lookup or full white-labelling below a reported ~$15,000/year Enterprise commitment; or you are uncomfortable with auto-renew and a single-email cancellation pathway. |
| Markets | SMB, Solo professionals, Mid-market, Enterprise, Multi-location chains and franchises, Healthcare, Education | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, Freelancers/Solo professionals, Education |
| 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.