# Page 6 | SimplyBook.me Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 6 - Is SimplyBook.me the right Appointment Scheduling solution for you? Explore 1283 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/140086/Simplybook-me/reviews --- SimplyBook.me 4.6 (1283) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/140086/Simplybook-me/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 6 - Reviews of SimplyBook.me ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 126-150 of 1283 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use JW Jill W. Owner Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product that I have used for over a year" November 16, 2022 4.0 I tell people about simplybook.me a lot because it just works. It works for about 90% of the things I need it to do, so to have one package, for such a great price, that includes so much, is really invaluable to me and my business. Pros I like the adaptability. Even though it has a learning curve, once I understand how to do something, it does it well. It does most things that I need it to do. Clients can book easily, the reminders go out without me checking on them, the product is definitely well priced, and it just works. I think I have a semi-complicated set up, but was able to make it all work (with some help from their excellent live chat agents). The widget codes work on my website, payments integrate with it, it's all just one great package for my needs. Cons There are still some things that I would like it to do that it doesn't do. The example would be too long, but I have worked around it. It has to do with the ability to book kids/adults/how many at a time of each, for a certain time frame. I also don't like that once I make a change, it is retroactive...I would really like the ability to change something for the future, and have it set up to go on a certain date, without the changes going live right away. Alternatives considered [Trello](https://www.capterra.com/p/211559/Trello/)[Checkfront](https://www.capterra.com/p/99249/Checkfront/)[Xola](https://www.capterra.com/p/132175/Xola-Booking-and-Marketing-System/)[Bookeo](https://www.capterra.com/p/117299/Bookeo/)[FareHarbor](https://www.capterra.com/p/135106/FareHarbor/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me Price mostly, but also because it does everything I need it to do FOR that price. Review Source KG Katie G. Physiotherapist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Helpful system generally, just a few improvements needed" October 21, 2022 4.0 Pros The calendar with different colours for different practitioners makes it easy to see when people have appointments. We loved that we could customise our website widget to make it on brand, and that this software gives the option for customers to add promo codes, as most others in this field do not allow this. The SOAP note feature is paramount to us as a physio clinic, and the whole system is very secure. Cons We need an option to attach files to our client notes, as we are a physio clinic so often have patient letters/referrals that we currently need to store elsewhere. Also, the analysis of the data is helpful but you are unable to assess how many sessions each client has had on the export option, which makes reviewing marketing efforts a bit of a nightmare. The calendar view would benefit from having a weekly view with each service providers timetable more clearly, as this can create problems for us too! Alternatives considered [Cliniko](https://www.capterra.com/p/180878/Cliniko/)[Pabau](https://www.capterra.com/p/140062/Pabau-CRM/)[Nookal](https://www.capterra.com/p/190479/Nookal/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me The option to add promo codes, customise the website widget to our brand colours, and the price. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me October 27, 2022 Hi Katie and thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback, we appreciate it greatly! Regarding your feedback then I will address each point: 1. This is a suggestion that we have on our list and we can hopefully add to the system later on 2. With the reports about number of sessions per client to export, then this is possible by going into reports/clients/select client/View and then you can choose export 3. It is possible with the filters to select there a certain provider and then click on "Apply" after that you choose the weekly view and then you should have a weekly view by provider. I also encourage you to have your providers using the admin app, there each one can have a really nice overview of upcoming bookings. If you have any further questions you can always contact our Live Chat and contact Dmytro our Head of Support who can assist you with anything....well as long as it is related to our system:) All the best The SimplyBook.me team ED Elodie D. Opticien Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "bon rapport qualité/prix" December 8, 2022 4.0 Mise en service, paramétrage un peu complexe au début mais facile d'utilisation une fois la prise en main. Interface des paramétrages un peu "brouillon" car difficile de retrouver certains paramétrages. Pros Prix très intéressant pour les professionnels, prise de rendez-vous sur internet à distance et à toute heure. Paramétrages multiples Cons Pas de synchronisation des avis laissés sur SimplyBook sur notre page Google, pas de rappel par SMS 1 jour avant mais seulement par mail quelques heures avant le rendez-vous Alternatives considered [Doctolib](https://www.capterra.com/p/184480/Doctolib/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me le prix ! Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me December 16, 2022 Dear Elodie, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your review, we appreciate it greatly! Regarding syncing your SimplyBook.me reviews on Google, then it is prohibited by Google so that will not be possible. However, you can sync it the other way around so if I were you then I would adjust the text in the review email reminders that are sent out automatically after the service has been performed and include a link there to your Google business account, collect the reviews there and then sync with SimplyBook.me so it shows on your booking website too. Regarding the sms then there is no problem to send sms reminders and you can adjust when they are sent out. Please contact our Live Chat if you need any help with that, they are online 24h during the working week. All the best The SimplyBook.me team VR Verified Reviewer Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simplybook.me Grows With Our Business From Startup to Successful Clinic" October 27, 2023 5.0 Pros When we first launched our small beauty clinic, we sought out Simplybook.me to help manage our limited appointment bookings and client base. After over two years of use, we've seen our business grow rapidly, and Simplybook.me has scaled with us every step of the way.As a startup, we needed an intuitive, easy-to-use platform that could handle online bookings for our barebones staff. Simplybook.me provided just that with their basic plan. As our appointments filled up, we upgraded to higher tiers that unlocked more features. This allowed us to sync with business calendars, process payments, send reminders, and more.Now with multiple staff members and a bustling schedule, Simplybook.me continues fitting our needs perfectly. Their plans are flexible and affordable even for higher volumes of bookings. We can customize the platform with our branding and tailor it exactly to our clinic's workflow.Simplybook.me has been an invaluable partner from our humble beginnings to now operating a successful, growing enterprise. Their scalable platform and features have allowed us to focus on clients, not bookings. We're excited to continue evolving with Simplybook.me for years to come. It's an essential tool for any small business aiming for bigger things. Cons The number of custom features is pretty limited in each plan. For example, for having a fully working payment option like accepting online payment and deposit, you need to activate two or 3 custom features out of the maximum of 4. I wish they increase those limit in the future. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me November 2, 2023 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback, we appreciate it greatly and it´s awesome to hear your story and how we have managed to grow together! All the best with your business going forward - we look forward to continue to work with you! Best regards The SimplyBook.me team ML Mel L. Subconscious Behaviorist Mental Health Care Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Health Practice Perspective " June 20, 2019 4.0 Overall is grt. Quick responses from customer services. For us, the extensive ability to customize, operate video sessions, book a variety of services, products, packages, classes, and a membership makes this an all-in-one solution. Pros Incredible amount of features for the $. HIPAA compliance / encryption SOAP notes Versatility Complete customization of confirmation emails to both service providers & Services Very easy for clients to navigate Clients can track their own packages Ability to force pre-pay Intake form option Seriously, I could list a ton more amazing features plus the fact that they continue to add more. Cons Realizing this was initially designed to serve salons, not health care providers, I hope to see improvements in the following areas: SOAP notes are the only therapy note option. Woud be nice to have a simple progress notes option. Ability to tender in person payments directly thru the platform would be a really big deal for us. Right now, a transaction is only tendered if they pay when they book thru the website. In person, we can create invoices and mark them as paid, but need to use a separate platform to capture cc payment. It would be nice if we didn't have to go thru a 3rd party for video calls. Gruveo has been good so far, but it's still extra steps to move from appt to video. Ideally, the ability for the practitioner to enter the video call directly thru their appointment calendar would be grt. A mobile app for clients to manage appts & take video calls would be excellent. I think these r the biggest things that affect us, but even with these, the simplybook platform has been grt. Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me Features to price, especially those features useful for a therapy practice. Switched from [SimplePractice](https://www.capterra.com/p/130710/SimplePractice/) Simple practice is an amazing platform for our business model with extra kudos for their video appt structure and ease of organizing therapy notes. However, as our practice grows, the cost to utilize the platform also grows significantly for us. Simplybook offers features we want, but aren't available thru simple practice at a more affordable price structure. If they can put into place my suggestions, this would prob be the perfect platform for our business. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me July 22, 2019 Dear Mel Thank you so much for your constructive feedback, we appreciate it enormously! First of all I can say that we are working on developing an admin app and maybe a client app in next round. With regards to the videos then it is relatively simple to use jumpch.at and mixing it with our booking code to give direct contact, please check that out. With regards to the Progress note option, then yes that is something that we have considered, but is not yet on our to do list. However I know that some health centers have been using the Medical History tab for that. The automatic cc payment at place, will also be implemented later, but can not promise any date on that. Thanks again for your valuable feedback All the best The SimplyBook.me team JC JJ C. Gérante Alternative Medicine Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Dommage mais je change de logiciels " May 14, 2024 2.0 Depuis plusieurs semaine les sms de rappel que je paye en supplément ne sont plus envoyés à mes clients qui pour certain habitués à recevoir un rappel oublie leurs rdv. La mauvaise fois du service client me prouvant par a +b que le problème ne venait pas d’eux mais des téléphones ou des fournisseur directement. Aujourd’hui je reçois même une notification comme quoi j’envoie trop de mail avec leurs systems et que du coup mes clients ne recevront plus de mail de confirmation non plus. Là c’est la goutte d’eau.. Même le remboursement des sms non envoyé depuis des semaines n’est pas envisageable. On ne demande pas la lune mais d’être juste bien épaulée par un système de réservation fiable… Quand cela fonctionne bien c’est génial par contre le jour où cela ne fonctionne plus il ne fait pas compter sur le service client. Pros J’adorais sa facilité d’utilisation et son design Cons Service client non compétant Système peu fiable depuis quelques semaines Alternatives considered [Planity](https://www.capterra.com/p/248774/Planity/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me Simplicité d’utilisation Et Peu coûteux Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me May 20, 2024 We're truly sorry to hear about your experience and the frustrations you've encountered with our platform. It's disheartening to hear that you've experienced issues with our customer service and reliability of the system, especially regarding the reminder text messages and confirmation emails. We understand the importance of reliable communication with your clients, and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Rest assured, we take your feedback seriously and are actively working to address these issues to improve our service. We're committed to resolving any issues and providing you with the support you need. Thank you for your patience and for bringing these matters to our attention. CP Connor P. Detailing Consumer Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "SimplyBookMe Review as a Detailer" May 12, 2023 5.0 Overall, SimplyBookMe is a fantastic service especially for the price. I started using this product when I launched my business and over the past 7-8 months have never looked back and am constantly improving my booking website through them. Again it’s fantastic. Pros Some of the best things about SimplyBookMe is how easy it is to make services and have clients select to pay later or pay right then. I also like how I have control over everything booking-wise. Another thing is all the custom features that are available and always being added are perfect for my needs and there are many more suited for others. Cons What I like the least about SimplyBookMe isn’t really anything. I’ve loved it since I started using the free version and have slowly been upgrading to suit my needs in my business. If I were to nitpick it, it would be how sometimes closing your business on certain does feels as if it’s hard to find but that could be just me. Alternatives considered [Squarespace](https://www.capterra.com/p/143461/Squarespace/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me Didn’t like Square’s features and pricing for what I was getting. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me May 19, 2023 Dear Connor, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your positive feedback, we appreciate it greatly! We are happy to hear that we have been able to grow with you and follow your needs....hopefully this only the beginning and good luck with your business going forward! All the best The SimplyBook.me team MH Marianna H. Facial therapist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Perfect for small beauty business" April 26, 2024 5.0 I am a very happy client. I value the fact that they offer free service without time limit , ao you can have a aimole booking site when you are not actually earning yet. There are quite a lot of featurea for free. Looks great, loada of template to choose from. Every section has how to videos that takes you step by step to aolve your.problem. I never wait long for customer service help. They answer fast and whether you pay or use a free version, they always help! Very happy client Pros It eas very easy to start and you can use their free version indefinitely by renewing monthly. Free version gave me all the basics and more to use for my salon, so grrat for my budget Cons Nothing really. I am a happy customer that will be using it forever. Easy, simple grrat product Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me May 18, 2024 We're thrilled to hear that SimplyBook.me has been a perfect fit for your small beauty business! It's great to know that you found it easy to start with and that our free version meets your needs within your budget. We're delighted that you're happy with our product and that you appreciate the range of features available, as well as the support provided by our team. Thank you for being a valued client, and we're here to support you every step of the way! AV Annemie V. surface designer, photoshop & digital print pro Graphic Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "TOP features, TOP helpdesk, TOP software" July 3, 2023 4.0 \- Time saving (no phones-emails back and forth)- Payment before delivery of the service- Get rid of the no shows and cancelled appointments Pros \- Accept online payments with different options (including debit cards)- Meeting confirmation after payment- Automatic billing/automatic emails with receipt and invoice- Upsell products- Real-time calendar synchronization- Video meetings- Different categories/services- Cloning services to offer in other languages- Drawing up different agendas for different services- Always in control- TOP helpdesk- Widget code for every service in every category, full integration on your website- Huge number of features- Most of it can be customized Cons \- There are so many features that the learning curve is slow and long, but it's a huge advantage to customize most of the features, so it's necessary to go through them. Once you are there, you have a top service to offer on your website.- At the moment only 1 reminder can be sent, but they are working on making it possible to send multiple reminders.- Limited number of video meeting apps (2: Teams & google) are connected by default, but you can expand with zapier.- Some bugs in the software when using code for text.- Some difficulties when using Teams without customer login, but when you do the video meeting via your web browser instead of the app, then all is fine (except for custom background) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me Because of all the features in Simplybookme, because I can accept debit cards now, because I can customize everything Switched from [Calendly](https://www.capterra.com/p/148036/Calendly/) Because of all the features in Simplybookme, because I can accept debit cards now, because I can customize everything Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me August 3, 2023 Hi Annemie Thank you so much for leaving us your amazing feedback, we appreciate it greatly! All the best The SimplyBook.me team JH Joanna H. Director Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good but needs improvement" July 11, 2023 4.0 Overall, my impressions are mixed, but we haven't started using it fully, so I can't give you my final opinion yet. I think it's the only product that answers our needs, but if there was something else that's easier to use I'd go there with not much thinking. The system is difficult, confusing and it should be easier. Well done for customer service though. If it wasn't for that I'd be very discouraged. Pros I think that it's the only product on the market that actually has all the functions that we needed. For us the packages were really important and how they worked. I couldn't find anything else and I tried a lot of programmes before. Simply just answers all our needs. I also think you have a brilliant customer service. Cons First of all, I think it's very difficult to navigate around. it took me days to understand how it works. The scheduling part - where one puts the availability is really terrible. Those sliders are useless and the other view, with the little squares, is a bit better, but also confusing. There are not time zones for users. And finally, the pricing is also bad. I think it's unfair to have those features that you need to use additionally and the number of users and whatnot. There should be a simpler pricing. Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me I checked other alternatives, but don't remember which ones. They just didn't have the same features. Switched from [Acuity Scheduling](https://www.capterra.com/p/191978/Acuity-Scheduling/) Basically, I would like the customer to have an account, by a product and then see how many appointments they have left out of the package. This is a very important feature for us. Acuity kinda has that but not entirely. Your system seems to be better in those terms. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me August 2, 2023 Hi Joanna Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your valuable feedback. We are constantly working on making the system as user friendly as possible and we already have on the task list to remove the sliders as they have not gotten a positive feedback from our clients. We are all ears when it comes to other frustration points within the system, so if you would like to share those with us please send us an email by replying to this. The user time zones is sth that very few users have asked for, so unfortunately it´s not very likely that it will be added in nearest future. Thanks again for your input All the best The SimplyBook.me team vikram V. Founder Sports Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Its a powerful marketing platform and also helps with brand building not just a booking website !" December 12, 2022 5.0 Writing this review with a sense of gratitude to the people at simplybook.me . Pros We offer a variety of services from hourly bookings to memberships and workshops. The booking platform offers so much flexibility to automate and report all of this in a meaningful way. It gives our customers a seamless experience and makes us look professional. Things like issuing passes for workshops with QR codes really help build our brand and create that perception. For a small organisation like ours it helps level the playing field with some big players who offer such things.What’s even better was never had a plan to introduce any loyalty programme but on seeing the feature available decided to introduce it . We slowly moved from seeing simplybook.me as an admin platform to better manage ourselves to seeing it as a powerfull marketing platform which would improve our sales . things like adding book now buttons to social platforms and google business listings do just that.Our Favourite feature was shared resources which helped us list a Turf facility which could be booked in so many different permutations and combinations depending on numbers of people involved and activity it is used for. Cons Our only request to the team is to come up with more integrations to CRM and accounting platforms . At present we use google calendar sync and a few Zaps to push data to our CRM and the accounting part involves some effort to move to our zoho books software. Alternatives considered [Calendly](https://www.capterra.com/p/148036/Calendly/)[Acuity Scheduling](https://www.capterra.com/p/191978/Acuity-Scheduling/)[Zoho Bookings](https://www.capterra.com/p/229078/Zoho-Bookings/) Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me December 16, 2022 Thank you so much Vicram for taking the time to leave us your valuable feedback - we truly appreciate it We have added this request to our product managers to add integration with the key CRM systems and mentioned Zoho as one of them. All the best The SimplyBook.me team RT Robert T. Owner/Operator Entertainment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### ""Years ahead of it's time thanks to an ingenious underlying database design."" April 12, 2019 5.0 Without SimplyBook.me, we wouldn't be able to offer "same day book & play" along side our counter "walk-in" ticketing system. Based on customer support feedback: I believe (and am very optimistic) about a future update addressing the "default value of 1" setting which can potentially lead to user booking errors as noted above. Nothing is perfect, but honestly: SimplyBook.me comes close. It's "the best of the best." Pros SimplyBook.me is the ONLY "booking engine" which had the capability to integrate "same day book & play" online booking with our in-house "walk-in's" ticketing system. Not only does it "work", but it's a "near perfect fit!" (Largely due to the custom feature "add-ins.") I had done extensive research & tried them all.... Simplybook.me is in a class of it's own. Surprisingly, customer support is also truly "world-class!" Having a fair amount of coding & web design experience, I dug in a lot deeper than the average user. In doing so I uncovered several bugs. Not only was the support phenomenal, but most of the fixes came FAST! Booking is fast, easy & designed to work well with smart phones. (Really well for the most part with proper setup, selecting the right "timeline" & adding the CSS custom feature add-in.) Cons "Power comes at a price": Monthly fees are based on "custom feature add-ins." IMO, their tiered pricing needs more flexibility. Pricing model is also based on # of bookings & # of SMS messages (if you use them.) This is not a big deal and actually favors "low volume users." (There is even a 100% free plan that comes with 1 custom feature of your choice.) BUT: If you need more than 3 custom features, monthly fees triple to get to the next tier which is 8 features. (So for a business that only does a few bookings a month but need more than 3 features, SimplyBook.me may be too expensive to use.) ~ However: If you do enough volume", your bringing in enough sales to "more than justify" using the best booking system on the planet! "Custom CSS" custom feature: Had to use the "Weekly Classes" timeline ALONG with this custom feature ("CSS custom feature) to avoid/minimize potential user mistakes in booking. The combination of these two work OK. With a few "simple" modifications to the other timelines, those should work well too. Hopefully the engineers will make two (2) very slight "navigational" & "display" modifications to correct these issues when using the other timelines. "Group Bookings" custom feature: When using "group billing custom feature" (one booking for a group of participants): A default quantity of 1 always displays. (Making it too easy for user to forget to select the correct quantity. And on the review screen, this quantity does not appear.) Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me May 23, 2019 Dear Robert, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback, we appreciate it greatly! Good to hear that you suggested those changes to our Live Chat which will then discuss it with the developers and hopefully that will be taken forward. All the best The SimplyBook.me team AG Angie G. Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The site is simple to set up and you can instantly take bookings and love the Book Now link " December 2, 2017 5.0 Pros you can easily modify schedules and specific days and make modifications to services. If you're running a one day promo it is so easy to set up and customize to a specific technician and day. Having reminders for both the service provider and clients is a great feature and setting the time of the reminder also helps as it eliminates those last minute cancellations. Sending an automated link to clients after their service to complete a review is one of the better features ! It eliminates having to remember to follow up when your schedule is busy and it completes the service. These reviews can also be used to further promote your business. Seeing the calendar in different views whether by tech per week day or month allows you to see company performance easily and also compare to other months and previous year I am one of the Franchises and we have over 40 now locates across Canada and now overseas. Many of our other Franchises were looking for a simple online booking system and I've told them about your site. It would be nice to see all of Tan on the Run use this site to streamline our bookings. Cons there is not much negative to say about the software. initially when you set up you get to try all features but when it's new and you're not getting a lot of traffic at first it's hard to try them all so i would only suggest that maybe after 6 months when a client sets up and has really understood and had time to really try out the software to offer this later as well. I understand as a business it might not be possible but I think I would have been more inclined to get a couple extra features to see what works. I did try the promotion feature and found it really difficult to manoeuvre and after several failed attempts and trials gave up. It was very limiting for the discount unless you've changed this. I liked that you could select specific clients to send to but other than that it didn't work for me. Also trying to add a service from mobile doesn't work. I couldn't get the whole screen to hit \`save. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me December 4, 2017 Dear Angie I want to thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your well constructed feedback, we appreciate in enormously! We think it is actually a very good idea to introduce all the features later on as well when people really know what kind of features they would benefit by using for their business. Hopefully we can introduce that soon. With regards to setting up a service from your mobile, then please let me know if that still doesn´t work, it works out for me when I do it on iphone. We aim to have all our site fully mobile responsive, so we are very thankful to get tips if something is not working. At last the promotion system is already on the task list for some fine-tuning, so hopefully we can introduce an improved version soon. Thanks again for input and have a great day! All the best The SimplyBook.me team BD Becky D. Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great features but the recent price increases have stung a bit!" September 20, 2019 4.0 Overall, Simplybookit has helped us streamline our appointment booking and monitoring systems. Despite it being a little difficult to set up initially, if you can afford the standard package (or can make do with the basic package) it's worth the time and the customer service is great. Pros It has some really great features that we needed - multiple locations, the ability to take appointment deposits, customise notification emails and having a questionnaire for clients to fill in at the point of booking. The ability to download our daily appointments as a CSV file is really useful - generally speaking, the amount of data we're able to extract from it for our monitoring is fantastic. The customer service is fast and helpful. Cons The interface took a bit of getting used to (but once you're used to it, it's fine! We have some single appointments for one person and some workshops with multiple spaces, but they have to be set up in the same way so the workshop booking interface is quite clunky from the customer's perspective. Some of the info (for example the service description) isn't viewable on mobile devices which is a shame. The recent price rises were a bit of a shock when it came to renew our subscription and unfortunately it has now become unaffordable for us to keep using. Alternatives considered [Acuity Scheduling](https://www.capterra.com/p/191978/Acuity-Scheduling/)[Timely](https://www.capterra.com/p/142756/Timely/)[Bookwhen](https://www.capterra.com/p/157881/Bookwhen/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me It offered the features we need at the most favourable price. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me September 24, 2019 Dear Becky Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback, we truly appreciate it. Regarding your comment on some of the service description not showing on your mobile, can you please send me from what kind of mobile you are checking? I checked your page with iphone and I can read all service descriptions. We are very sorry to hear that you guys have stopped using our system due to cost. I can see that you are a non profit organization, please contact me directly so that we can see what we can do for you guys. All the best The SimplyBook.me team tK tim K. Owner Leisure, Travel & Tourism Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It could be so much better, if they listen to their customers" May 5, 2024 3.0 Customer service is responsive, but not really solution-oriented. The usability and admin interface in general is far from intuitive and current UX standards. Pros It has a wide range of (theoretically) great features. App is handy. It is not as pricey as many others. Cons As a tourguide I was long looking for a booking tool to make my tours easier to book and generate automated invoices. Simplybook.it does that on a simple level, but after several years in use it really frustrates me, that their (paid) features are not really thought-through in the end (and they don't care to change it). Examples: Group booking feature makes it possible, that one person can book a tour for e.g. 4 people, which is great. Invoices then are also correctly generated for the price of 4. But if the customer cancels their group booking, it is not possible to do that for the group of 4 people, instead technically the cancellation is 1 out of 4 bookings of this group, and 3 remains. Oddly the invoice remains unchanged for 4 people, and the calender shows 3 bookings inside the group. That brings up several inconveniences: 1) I have to confirm the customers, if they wanted to cancel the whole booking or if they only wanted to cancel single people in the booking (100% wanted to cancel the whole group and arent even aware they did not). So I have to cancel the remainig 3 manually. 2) If I have to cancel a group, I need to cancel x-times. So the customer receives x-confirmation emails. That just makes me appear bothering and unprofessional. 3) The amounts of the invoices are not affected from any cancellation, so you really need to be careful not to mess up your accounting Which brings me to the central flaw (bug in my opinion) of simplybook.me: Cancelled bookings (group or single) still have a generated invoice in the system and are not flagged as cancelled, but pending (and so have no different status than any other open invoice). So to have a correct invoice journal at the end of the year or quarter, you carefully need to filter the invoices to status "paid". Otherwise your accounting is full of wrong revenues due to invoices from cancelled services. Another bug in the group booking feature is that it is only available on service selection level (eg. tour 1, 2 and 3). If you set the widget to only show tour 1, there is no possibility anymore to book for a group. If I reach out to their customer service to improve on all this, I get more or less the same answer over the years: it is like it is and I dont get a sense of ambitions to change or update (sometimes they offer me some kind of workarounds with other paid features - haha). I find this pretty frustrating, because this tool could be so much better than it is right now if they actually listen to their customers. But they refuse. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me May 20, 2024 Thank you for your detailed review and for sharing your experience with SimplyBook.me. We sincerely apologize for the frustrations you've encountered with our platform. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us, and we're committed to addressing these issues to improve our service. We understand the importance of having a seamless and intuitive booking experience for tour guides like yourself, and we're actively working on enhancements to meet your needs. If there's anything specific you'd like to discuss or if you have further suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our customer service team. We're here to assist you in any way we can. Thank you for your patience and for choosing SimplyBook.me. LM Luis M. Sr Director, Corporate Applications Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use and a great value" July 16, 2024 5.0 Pros I've now setup SimplyBook.me at 2 companies because it's unrivaled in terms of value. It gets the job done with a solid set of tools at a very reasonable price point. Cons The settings menu can be more intuitive. It often takes me a moment to remember where certain features are buried. Review Source JC Jesse C. Photographer Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Ultimate Booking Tool for every business." August 17, 2023 5.0 Pros Before discovering SimplyBook.me, managing client appointments felt like a juggling act. Every business owner knows the challenges: back-and-forth emails, calendar mix-ups, and last-minute changes. Then SimplyBook.me entered the frame and changed everything.The platform's intuitive interface is its first win. Even the least tech-savvy of my clients can navigate and book a slot. It has truly democratized the process, making it accessible to everyone. For me, this means happier clients and less time spent on administrative tasks – more time to focus on what I love: capturing moments.The automated reminders are a dream come true. Gone are the days of no-shows or forgotten appointments. My clients get timely notifications, ensuring they're prepped and ready for their shoot, which in turn guarantees better results and satisfied customers. This little feature alone has enhanced the professionalism of my business tenfold.But it's not just about the functional benefits. The subtle touchpoints, like being able to customize my booking page to reflect my brand, make it feel uniquely mine. In a world where personal touches make all the difference, SimplyBook.me ensures that my business stands out.For fellow photographers seeking an all-in-one solution to elevate their business operations, SimplyBook.me is the tool you didn't know you needed but won't be able to live without. Dive in, streamline your booking process, and witness the transformation in client satisfaction and operat Cons NONE. Everything has been well designed! Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me Simply the best Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me September 25, 2023 Dear Jesse Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your detailed and fantastic feedback, we truly appreciate it !! Good luck with your business going forward - we look forward to working with you! All the best The SimplyBook.me team JS John S. Owner Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Overpriced and under spec'd" February 21, 2019 3.0 IF I could find another system that had the functionality I need I would move to that one. The cost would not be an issue if it had a better base product. If you only need basic then stick with some of the free options out their. I have made about 20 suggestions with zero idea of when or IF they will even be considered. After trying or looking at around 50 systems I feel it is the lesser evil of what is out their. I am not asking for much but they think they know better what people want/need. Pros Allows for a degree of automation to my business. I can show images and descriptions for my categories and services which a lot of other systems do not. Like the drag a slot function in calendar. Like the SMS and email reminder system (but could be better!) It adapts to most types of business which many others do not. Cons Very expensive for what it offers. It costs a lot of money to get a reasonably functional system by paying for all the add ons and extras. If the core was better then I would be happy to pay for my business specific add ons. Customer service is more of a cut and paste script routine. There is no place other than sending via customer service to place suggestions. It needs a dedicated place to post suggestions so that all other users can vote on them. The company just say that they look at all suggestions. The problem with that is no one else gets to see those suggestions and thing Oh thats a great idea. Plus it does not provide real life feedback doing it their way. I made these in the very first day of use Suggestions /Requirements for SimplyBook.me 1) Email templates should have a WYSIWYG editor 2) There should be a Block Out option when making a booking on the calendar (admin only) 3) Emails should be sent in HTML not plain text. At least an option should be available. 4) There needs to be a “Pending Booking” email template. 5) It should be possible to switch on and off any email or SMS rather than all on or all off. 6) This booking software really would benefit from and APP the website as it stands doe not even work/view properly on mobile. 7) There should be multi buy option. Customers may want to book 1 or 10 or 100 of the same service. It should be easy to add a figure for quantity required. 8) There should be a multi cart function Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me February 25, 2019 Dear John, Thank you for taking the time to give us your valuable feedback, we appreciate that. FIrst of all I am glad to hear that out of 50 systems investigated you did find that we were the most flexible one. But of course we can not solve everything 100% for every single company we have as we have tens of thousands of clients. Our goal is that our system solves everything for 90% of users, but some users may have so specific demands that only a system, developed especially for them will fully resolve the needs. Until you have someone that creates such a system for you, We are happy to have you as user of our system and hope the system easily pays for itself as we believe it does for most of our users. Kind regards The SimplyBook.me team SH Stephan H. Ceo Events Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Rental user" December 25, 2023 4.0 I uses it for more than two years. At least, i got too much items for rental, the Software isnt built for rental Business. I got to pay too much for more options. But for the beginning it was good. But need some better Features for documents. Pros Nice Design, easy to use, fast Server, own homepage Cons Too expencive when you need more Features, every Feature costs money, Not perfect for rental Business Alternatives considered [Booqable](https://www.capterra.com/p/138689/Booqable/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me No i changed from simplybook to booqable, it got more features and costs are lower. Switched from [Appointy](https://www.capterra.com/p/122249/Appointy/) More Features are at simplybook me, but today i need already more Features. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me May 18, 2024 Thank you for your review and for sharing your experience with SimplyBook.me. We appreciate your feedback regarding the pricing and features. We're constantly working to improve our platform and offer more value to our users, so your input is valuable to us. We're glad to hear that SimplyBook.me served you well in the beginning, and we understand your need for more advanced features. If you ever consider returning to SimplyBook.me or have any questions about our platform, please don't hesitate to reach out. VR Verified Reviewer Chief Technology Officer, Security Officer & Full Stack Software Engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very wide set of features with a great pricing model but poor API support." December 2, 2018 3.0 The service has a powerful API that has documentation that is good enough to get you up and going with an implementation. It has some bugs and has poor technical support. The pricing model is very scalable if you have lots of people that need to have calendars/scheduling that don't necessarily use the scheduling capacity (provided by the API) in your application (they charge per booking not per calendar). The nail in the coffin for us it the lack of HIPAA compliance for the API. Their sales page touts HIPAA compliance but this is not possible if you are using the API and this is not stated anywhere. Your team could spend time and money encrypting all your data yourself before it gets to Simplybook.me's servers but it just makes it painful to use compared to other services out there that offer this out of the box. Pros They have a very wide set of features for users that are using their scheduling interface. The API seems to be quite robust as well handling many of the core scheduling features in it. The pricing is based on features and number of bookings which is very scalable for our use case that has lots of people that require a calendar but may never use the booking features that are provided by this integration. Cons They claim that their product is HIPAA compliant. However, turning on the HIPAA compliant features shuts down access to their API, which is the only thing we are using them for. Their API support is very poor. Most of the time they just say they cannot help and their answers are very abrupt and unhelpful answers most of the time (you have to keep nagging to get a decent response). There are bugs here and there in the API. The documentation for their API, though large, is incomplete and lacks thorough/clear explanations and neglects things like how call backs work etc. It looks like their feature set is growing but the API capacity is not. Review Source LP Lyndee P. Co owner Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great all in one tool " July 17, 2024 5.0 Pros Great way to stay organized and share your available appts on the go with clients Cons Price is sort of expensive, but it is still worth it Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me August 16, 2024 Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! If you have any further feedback or need additional support, please don’t hesitate to reach out. LT Leyna T. Présidente Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Je recommande SimplyBook " December 7, 2022 5.0 Je gagne un temps fou avec SimplyBook autant pour les réservations que les facturations ! J'adore aussi le fait qu'avec SimplyBook, je puisse avoir une plate-forme de réservation et de règlement en dehors de mon site internet. Mettre des produits en vente hors réservation d'un client comme une boutique en ligne serait un vrai plus !! L'application qu'il manque Pros Son design, les applications proposés, la facilité d'utilisation, le point de vente pour éditer les factures et utiliser le logiciel comme une caisse, les rappels des rendez-vous etc. Cons Le nombre de pluggins qui est limité et le faire qu'il faille prendre l'abonnement au-dessus alors qu'il manque seulement un pluggin pour notre utilisation. Alternatives considered [Wix](https://www.capterra.com/p/169007/Wix/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me Le design et le fonctionnement qui est très bien pensé (Le gros plus : l'encaissement et le point de vente pour éditer automatiquement les factures lors d'un achat d'un client au cabinet). Review Source NN Nancy N. Owner Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simply Book Me Set Up" August 12, 2024 5.0 I have only used SimplyBook me in the set up phase and do not currently have customers, however I have greatly enjoyed the set up process. Pros SimplyBook me is easy to set up and looks very professional. The website templates are very pleasing to the eye! Cons I can't find anything I don't like thus far. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me August 16, 2024 Thank you for your feedback! We’re delighted to hear that you’ve had a positive experience with the setup. If you have any questions or need assistance as you start using SimplyBook.me with customers, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help! GL Gavin L. Digital Development Officer Libraries Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Using Simplybookme to reopen Sports and Culture Services after the Covid-19 Lockdown" November 19, 2020 5.0 I really like Simplybookme. It has been especially useful during the Covid-19 pandemic as I have been able to provide a booking system allowing customers to access services and events right across our Sports and Culture Department (LLA) of Abredeenshire Council. Customers book pickup slots within our Library Click and Collect Service, outdoor tennis courts can now be booked allowing our customers to observe social distancing, two of our museums have reopened and are using Simplybookme to take bookings. It really has helped us provide a service through these very difficult times. I highly recommend Simplybookme. Pros Very easy to setup and all accessed from a single Admin site which is cloud based so I can easily roll out the system to other staff across several sites. I found the initial setup very straight forward and adding further complexity to the system was easy to do too once I got the basics right. I can easily add multiple sites providing many different services all from the Simplybookme Admin site. Great value for money. I'm running almost a 100 different sites (service providers) providing our customers with over 30 different services. Superb email and SMS notification setup. I have a bespoke booking confirmations go out from each of my sites or service providers as they all have a different setup. The system is jam packed full of really great Custom Features many of which I use. Such as Book Soon Notification System, Intake Forms, Service Categories, Group Bookings, Flexible Notifications, Terms and Conditions, Products, Booking Status. That's only about 15% of all the Custom Features available! Cons Can't add single Special Days (e.g. for a one off holiday) without having to move away from the easy to use "slider" schedule I use for opening times. No "Sand Box" site for testing setup or training. The dates/days in the front end Calendar for customers (when using a phone) are not locked which means if you scroll down the screen it's very difficult to keep track of which day/date you are selecting. Review Source Response from SimplyBook.me December 2, 2020 Dear Gavin Thank you so much for leaving your positive review, we appreciate it enormously! All the best The SimplyBook.me team Steven S. Owner Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Amazing software at an amazing price, FREE!" October 14, 2022 5.0 I don't use their booking page but I do embed the calendar into my website so everything stays on my site. I personally like how some other calendars look but overall, I can't complain. I was able to customize it to my liking and it sends austomatic email reminders to myself and the people who booked the time. It was very straightforward and it has been used and tested a lot lately and I am very impressed. Pros Being able to customize the product to match my branding was the biggest challenge while I was trying different online booking softwares. SimplyBook.me was the only one that allowed color customization on the free plan. So, I figured the rest would not be good. Boy, was I wrong! This software has gone above and beyond what I expected for a free online booking calendar. Cons The only thing that I am not 100% satisfied with is the look. If I could change the layout of the calendar that would be amazing but for the price, I can't compain and everything works as it is supposed to or better than I expected which is wonderful! Alternatives considered [YouCanBook.me](https://www.capterra.com/p/163194/YouCanBookMe/)[Calendly](https://www.capterra.com/p/148036/Calendly/)[Fresha](https://www.capterra.com/p/142138/Shedul-com/) Reason for choosing SimplyBook.me The ability to make some many customization in order to match my brand colors and it was free. In my opinion, there is nothing out there better. Switched from [YouCanBook.me](https://www.capterra.com/p/163194/YouCanBookMe/) I was paying monthly for something that I wasn't really utalizing and I wanted to find a cheaper option. I am still trying to grow my business, so I don't have too many online bookings yet, so I felt like I was just trowing away money each month. I liked the look and functionality of YouCanBook.me better however, I love the customization and price of SimplyBook.me and that is why I made the switch. 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