# Bookly Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Bookly Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Bookly

## What is Bookly?

Appointment scheduling software for WordPress with fully customizable booking form and online payments, reminders, CRM and more. Bookly is designed to grow your online sales and simplify appointment. This is a one-stop shop for any businesses from hair salons or photography to wealth management and transportation. You can start with the free version of Bookly and once your business scales you can upgrade to ultimate scheduling software with the paid Bookly Pro add-on.

## What is Bookly used for?

[Appointment Scheduling](https://www.capterra.com/appointment-scheduling-software/)

Top alternative

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Overall rating

Based on 70 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

79%

Neutral

6%

Negative

16%

Starting price

$89

Flat Rate, One Time

Free trial  
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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Bookly

4.0 (70)

VS.

[4.8 (1,129)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268055/Goldie/reviews/)

Starting Price

$89

Flat Rate, One Time

Starting Price

$19.99

Flat Rate, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.1 (70)

Ease Of Use

4.8 (4,063)

Value For Money

3.7 (64)

Value For Money

4.6 (2,728)

Customer Service

3.7 (62)

Customer Service

4.7 (2,290)

## Bookly alternatives

[4.6 (1,420)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127994/Jobber/reviews/)

Starting price

$39.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

93%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.8 (348)](https://www.capterra.com/p/174830/GlossGenius/reviews/)

Starting price

$28.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.7 (3,479)](https://www.capterra.com/p/153752/Vagaro/reviews/)

Starting price

$23.99

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

94%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.6 (14,521)](https://www.capterra.com/p/144037/Zoom-Video-Conferencing/reviews/)

Starting price

$14.99

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Online Booking

3.6 (16)

43.75% of 16 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Book meetings and appointments through a website or digital platform

Confirmations/Reminders

3.7 (15)

60.00% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Automated reminders and confirmations for booked appointments and events via text or email

Mobile Access

2.9 (14)

42.86% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Online Payments

3.1 (13)

38.46% of 13 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Accept and process online payment transactions

Automated Scheduling

2.8 (11)

45.45% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications

Client Database

2.7 (7)

14.29% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Electronic storage of stakeholder contact information

Bookly 21 features

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Manage various aspects of appointments including booking, rescheduling, canceling

Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications

Monitor and analyze the availability of resources to help plan and streamline the service delivery to clients

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Electronic storage of stakeholder contact information

Automated reminders and confirmations for booked appointments and events via text or email

Access previous interactions or concerns to maintain customer relationships

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Customize contracts and forms to collect specific information

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks

Automatically find mutually available meeting time slots across multiple calendars

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Manage and support multiple locations

Book meetings and appointments through a website or digital platform

Accept and process online payment transactions

Schedule repeating appointments based on a duration of time

Send messages via SMS

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Features

3.9 (70)

3.9

Based on 70 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.7 (64)

Free Version

[View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/180137/Bookly/pricing/)

Bookly PRO

$89.00

Flat Rate,One Time

It includes:

-   50k Active Installs Proven Quality
-   6 Months Support Included
-   Customizations
-   Future Updates
-   Knowledge Base

Value for money

3.7 (64)

3.7

Based on 64 reviews

## Integrations

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.7 (62)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.7 (62)

3.7

Based on 62 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.0

Based on 70 reviews

Filter by rating

5(40)

4(15)

3(4)

2(0)

1(11)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

TT

Tina T.

Owner

Retail

### "Doesnt work smoothly at all. Nightmare"

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

February 4, 2026

Complicated, rough and not coming back. I was so excited to get a better solution for my problem and i ended up having more issues and becoming unreliable business because my booking became unreliable.

Pros

The Idea of it working, sounded great. But it never worked correctly. It had bugs since day one, not doing it again.

Cons

Comlex to set rooms for use and rental, there help is slow, very slow, its always bugged customers couldnt book at all the free times, if the picked 1 hr they would only be shown on hour slots instead of all the free slots so the customer couldnt book 11:30-12:30 only 11-12. in 10 months i think i had 2 months were people didnt claim they couldnt book. Expensive, too many moving parts, needs a lot of polishing.

Switched from

[Square Appointments](https://www.capterra.com/p/170263/Square-Appointments/)

thought it was better value for money. was very wrong.

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AF

Andreas F.

Massage Therapist

Health, Wellness and Fitness

### "A Strong All-in-One Booking Solution"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

January 29, 2026

Overall, my experience with Bookly has been very good. It’s a powerful and reliable booking system that works well for day-to-day business use. Once set up correctly, it runs smoothly, saves time, and makes managing bookings and payments much easier. The support team was helpful when needed, and the Business features add real value.

Pros

What I like most about Bookly is how powerful and flexible the system is once it’s set up properly. It handles online bookings, payments, calendar sync and client communication in one place, which saves a lot of time day to day. The Business add-ons add real value, especially features like locations, repeated bookings and improved checkout flow. I also really appreciated the support from the Bookly team, who were responsive and helpful in resolving issues and getting everything running smoothly again.

Cons

Some parts of the setup, especially during upgrades, could be clearer and more intuitive. Once everything is configured, it works well.

Review source

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Raed A.

Fondateur - Photographe

Photography

### "Evaluation Bookly"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

December 3, 2025

Je débute encore, et je ne suis pas encore suffisamment familiarisé avec Bookly pour pouvoir tirer pleinement parti de ses fonctionnalités. Le faible trafic sur mon site web ne me permet pas encore de le tester réellement.

Pros

Ce que j'apprécie le plus de Bookly, c'est la possibilité de mettre en avant ses disponibilités ainsi que l'opportunité de rentabiliser ces services.

Cons

L'inconvénient est dans le fait que toutes les fonctionnalités attrayantes ne sont disponibles qu'en obtenant le statut premium via un paiement.

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TF

Tom F.

Fahrschule

Automotive

### "Absolut empfehlenswert"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 15, 2025

Wie zuvor gesagt ist das addon ein muss für jeden der buchungen selbst vom kunden zu verfügung stellen will

Pros

Sämtliche buchungen verlaufen reibungslos und absolut unkopliziert. Das team selnst reagiert immer sehr schnell

Cons

Eigentlich gar nichts. Die ein oder andere app könnte ein oder zwei funktionen mehr haben. Aber die sind nicht unbedingt notwenidig

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DB

David B.

Attorney

Legal Services

### "\[sensitive content hidden\] provided excellent customer service"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 2, 2025

After many days and calls to my web provider to fix an issue with my site's Bookly Pro scheduling calendar, I copied an email to Bookly's support team for assistance. I was fortunate to get a response from \[sensitive content hidden\], who did an amazing job investigating, troubleshooting and ultimately fixing my problem with synching my online calendar with my office calendar. She was persistent and helpful and went above and beyond anything I had hoped for or expected. Because of this, I will continue to rely on my Bookly calendar and their excellent support team. \[sensitive content hidden\] earned a five-star plus review from me! Thank you!

Pros

Excellent customer assistance provided by \[sensitive content hidden\]. She was prompt and persistent in identifying the problem and fixing it.

Cons

I have absolutely no complaints about my Bookly calendar now that it is synched to my office calendar.

Review source

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CM

Chantelle M.

Dog Trainer

Professional Training & Coaching

### "Don't Even Bother Getting"

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

2.0

2.0

Features

1.0

1.0

Customer Service

2.0

2.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

January 22, 2025

Bookly frustrates me on easily on a daily occurrence.

Pros

There is hardly anything I like with Bookly.

Cons

Constantly down for "scheduled maintenance". Regularly deletes the things I post which includes entire customer profiles and bookings. Features don't work properly and when you email to get it fixed they say "it looks fine on our end". Very frustrating to use. If it was up to me the company I am with would have switched forever ago.

Review source

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DA

Danny A.

Barbershop

Business Supplies and Equipment

### "Regarding Service"

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

1.0

1.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

August 12, 2024

Worst ever experience I purchased a license to use Bookley plug in to my website, however I purchased for 12 month it work only 3 months it got cancelled after that. I was not sure what’s the reason. I tried to contact the customer service regarding this issue while I was doing that I did not want to my booking system to be down, I purchased another one. It didn’t work either because it was registered under different domain company. I’m not sure how they sell a code when it’s already registered under different company, almost 2 weeks going back and forth with Customer Service never got any result. When I send an email to Customer Service they get back to me the next day asking me for stupid things never answering my question or resolved my problem , finally I give up I purchased different plug in company never again. This is a scam company.

Pros

I like the platform, but it’s a scam. It’s not working. It’s only work for short time.

Cons

Never like anything Worst ever experience I purchased a license code to use Bookley plug-in to my website, however I purchased for 12 month is work only 3 months it got cancelled after that. I was not sure what’s the reason. I tried to contact the customer service regarding this issue while I was doing that I did not want to my booking system to be down, I purchased another one. It didn’t work either because The code they sell it to me it was registered under different domain company. I’m not sure how they sell a code when it’s already registered under different company almost 2 weeks going back and forth with Customer Service never got any result. When I send an email to Customer Service they get back to me the next day asking me for stupid things never answering my question or resolved my problem , finally I give up I purchased different plug in company never again. This is a scam company.

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MH

Masud H.

Customer Support Manager

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

### "A Powerful Booking Solution For Business "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

January 15, 2024

Pros

I like that there is a customer database which makes booking easy It comes with features that makes mobile booking easy Online booking and rescheduling is super easy

Cons

Well, with Bookly, there hasn't been any major issue to complain about.

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Vance W.

Digital Marketing Head

Marketing and Advertising

### "Decent online booking solution for WordPress"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

June 19, 2023

Pros

Wide range of add-ons to achieve the functionality required for almost any use case.

Cons

Add-ons are all separate purchases, which can add up to quite a bit for small and medium businesses.

Alternatives considered

[Calendly](https://www.capterra.com/p/148036/Calendly/)

[zcal](https://www.capterra.com/p/227575/zcal/)

[SimplyBook.me](https://www.capterra.com/p/140086/Simplybook-me/)

[Amelia](https://www.capterra.com/p/200413/Amelia/)

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

administrateur

Health, Wellness and Fitness

### "Bogué jusqu'à plus soif"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

3/10

May 13, 2023

Après avoir essayé plusieurs plug-ins jusqu'à devoir arrêter avant de mettre en production, je peux dire qu'aucun de fonctionne réellement. BOOKLY fonctionne globalement bien pour le back-end malgré quelques limitations. Mais il est clairement en retrait sur le front-end. AMELIA, c'est exactement le contraire. Résultat: il faut bien comprendre ce qui est le plus important pour son business et accepter des trade-offs potentiellement importants entre back et front.

Pros

Facilité d'utilisation du back-end par le manager (une fois que le produit est installé) et qui correspond à la réalité du business en termes d'ergonomie et de fonctionnalité.Expérience utilisateur correcte (sans plus) lors de la réservation à travers la booking form.

Cons

Du plus grave au moins grave:- la gestion des ressources dans le front-end est catastrophique. L'add-on collaborative services ne fonctionne pas avec la majorité des autres add-ons à valeur ajoutée tels que compound services, etc. Résultat: soit il faut accepter de ne pas offrir des fonctionnalités de réservation avancées aux clients (comme promis par BOOKLY), soit faire une croix sur la gestion des ressources--avec tous les risques de surbooking et les conséquences de devoir gérer manuellement les ressources à chaque réservation.- la gestion des ressources dans le back-end est catastrophique aussi: il faut littéralement bricoler l'agencement des services pour arriver à gérer correctement les réservations. J'offre une trentaine de services client-facing et cela m'a conduit à devoir déclarer plus de 150 positions dans le back-end. Il faut réserver séparément les ressources et les services depuis le back-end lors d’une même réservations.- Le nombre de bugs lorsque l’on utilise plusieurs add-ons ensemble est vraiment impressionnant. La combination cart+collaborative produit des résultats hallucinants: double-booking de personnes, de resources, etc.- Le front-end pour présenter les services ne permet quasiment aucun paramétrage. Il est moche au point que j’ai préféré recréer manuellement tous mes services en leur ajoutant un pointeur sur la réservation finale. Et donc perdre beaucoup en expérience utilisateur au passage.- Etc. Etc.

Reasons for choosing Bookly

Facilité d'utilisation du back-end par les filles du centre.

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Popular comparisons

[Calendly vs Bookly](https://www.capterra.com/compare/148036-180137/Calendly-vs-Bookly)

[Google Calendar vs Bookly](https://www.capterra.com/compare/180137-213340/Bookly-vs-Google-Calendar) 

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