Every platform here that costs less than Setmore gives up something we verified. There is no cheaper like-for-like, so the question is which feature you are willing to trade, and the cards below name it for each one. That is a point in its favour, not a dodge.
Why people look for an alternative
Not for sales teams: no round robin, routing forms or intake questions on the pricing page, and the $5 seat is annual-only (monthly is $12).
It runs $0 a month at 2 users with the add-ons it forces on you included. Nothing else we list in scheduling and appointment booking tools costs less than that.
The closest thing to Setmore
Ranked by how much of what we record for Setmore each platform also does. Square Appointments is the nearest, and it is the same money at 2 users. Nothing we verified is missing; the only gaps are features Setmore lists and Square Appointments does not, which is weaker evidence.
Same money$0 at 1 user
A salon, clinic or studio that takes card payments in person and wants booking, deposits, no-show fees and the till on one free-to-start system priced per location.
- Also lists AI features
- Does not list automatic video call links
Try Square Appointments →
The rest, in order of how close they are
Prices are the real monthly cost at 2 users, or the equivalent size on whatever each one charges by, with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses.
$16 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A service business or small team that wants payments, SMS reminders, round robin and a free single-user plan at one of the lowest per-user prices in the category.
- Also lists intake questions at booking, round-robin across a team, routing forms and follow-up workflows
Try Zoho Bookings →$36 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A solo professional or small team that wants a heavily customisable booking page with payments and video links on a flat price, and a clear step up to round robin when the team grows.
- Also lists intake questions at booking, round-robin across a team and follow-up workflows
- Does not list a mobile app
Try YouCanBookMe →★ My PickI use this$97at 5,000 contacts
$97 a month dearer$97 at 2,500 contacts
Booking inside the platform that already runs your CRM, funnels and SMS, with unlimited users and calendars at one flat price.
- Also lists AI features, intake questions at booking, round-robin across a team, routing forms and follow-up workflows
Try GoHighLevel →$12 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A solo operator or small agency who wants a working booking link with payments for nothing, or for one payment of $29 to $79, and never a per-seat bill.
- Also lists AI features and round-robin across a team
- Does not list embedding on your site and a mobile app
Try TidyCal →$17.29 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A service business with several providers that wants a booking website, payments and point of sale on one flat price that does not rise with each staff member.
- Also lists AI features and intake questions at booking
- Does not list team booking pages and automatic video call links
Try SimplyBook.me →$24 a month dearer$12 at 1 user
Individuals and small teams who send a lot of links and want the recipient's experience (calendar overlay, ranked availability) to feel considerate rather than pushy.
- Also lists round-robin across a team and follow-up workflows
- Does not list a mobile app and SMS reminders
Try SavvyCal →$24 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A sales or service team that wants routing forms, round robin and CRM owner assignment, with a free single-user tier to start on.
- Also lists AI features, intake questions at booking, round-robin across a team and routing forms
- Does not list a mobile app
Try OnceHub →$32 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A solo user who wants a genuinely free, full-featured booking link, or a technical team that wants round robin and routing and the option to self-host the open-source code.
- Also lists intake questions at booking, round-robin across a team, routing forms and follow-up workflows
- Does not list embedding on your site
Try Cal.com →
What Setmore is still the best answer for
A small service business or team that wants a free booking page with payments and classes for up to four people, and the cheapest paid seat in the class once it pays yearly.
On this site it is the pick for the lowest price per user, a free plan that works and service bookings with staff and deposits. Which is why nothing cheaper here matches it.
Setmore against one other, side by side
The pairs people actually search for, each one priced at the same four sizes off both vendors' own pages.
Questions people ask about Setmore alternatives
Is there a cheaper alternative to Setmore?+
Every cheaper option we price gives something up against Setmore, which is a point in its favour.
How much does Setmore cost?+
Setmore is free at 1 user, $60 a month at 5 users and $120 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Why do people look for alternatives to Setmore?+
Not for sales teams: no round robin, routing forms or intake questions on the pricing page, and the $5 seat is annual-only (monthly is $12).
How many alternatives to Setmore are there?+
We compare 14 of them here, every one priced at the same size off its own pricing page, and the whole list of 17 is on the scheduling page.
Should yours be on this list? If you make scheduling and appointment booking tools and it is not
compared here, ask to be shortlisted. Listings are free and cannot
be bought.
How to read the feature lines
Two features were checked against each vendor's own pricing page: a price that does not move with users and a free plan. Those are the ones written above as does and does not. The other 14 are read out of each vendor's own pricing page, so an absence there means we did not find it listed, not that the product lacks it, and those lines say lists and does not list instead. How all of this gets checked.
Or let it pick for you
This page compares everything to Setmore. The shortlist asks 6 questions
about what people book with you and how many calendars there are, and gives you four picks priced at your own team size, which is a better
question than “what is like the one I already have”.
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