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Cost calculator · UK edition

What would booking software cost you? (UK)

Put in how many people take bookings and see what each plan would cost a month, worked out from the prices vendors publish. The quoted price is copied from the pricing page. The total is our sum from that price, so it's shown in its own column. Every tool we list is accounted for below.

These are published prices and features only. We haven't tested every tool hands-on, and a low price here isn't a recommendation.

Prices as publishedGBP or USD as published

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21 booking software tools covered: 15 with an estimated cost, 3 with incomplete pricing and 3 needing different billing or a different team size.

Jump to Estimated costs · Can't calculate reliably · Needs different billing or a different team size

Estimated costs (15)

Ranked by our estimate from published prices, cheapest first, before VAT. Pounds and US dollars are ranked separately, because we never convert between them.

Priced in pounds

#Tool and planQuoted priceEstimated total a month before VATHow it adds upUnknowns
1Square Appointments
Plus
£29 per location/month
VAT basis not stated
£29
VAT treatment unknown
£29 flat (per location/month), same for any team size within the plan's limits. Fees not in the total: UK card fee in person: 1.75% on the Free plan, 1.6% on paid plans.VAT treatment; annual or monthly billing (one price published); staff or calendar limit (check it covers 3 people)
2Booksy
Booksy (1 staff member, +£5 per extra)
£40 per month
ex VAT (£48 inc VAT at 20%)
£50£40 for 1 person + 2 × £5. Fees not in the total: Optional Boost marketplace promotion has its own fees.Annual or monthly billing (one price published)

Priced in US dollars (not converted)

#Tool and planQuoted priceEstimated total a month before VATHow it adds upUnknowns
1SimplyBook.me
Basic
US$11.90 per month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$11.90US$11.90 flat (per month), same for any team size within the plan's limits. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.Staff or calendar limit (check it covers 3 people)
2Setmore
Pro
US$5 per user/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$153 × US$5 per user/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
3Zoho Bookings
Basic
US$6 per staff/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$183 × US$6 per staff/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
4Microsoft Bookings
Microsoft 365 Business Basic (includes Bookings)
US$7 per user/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$213 × US$7 per user/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
5Acuity Scheduling
Standard (6 calendars)
US$27 per month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$27US$27 flat (per month), same for any team size within the plan's limits. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
6Calendly
Standard
US$10 per seat/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$303 × US$10 per seat/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
7Reclaim.ai
Starter
US$10 per seat/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$303 × US$10 per seat/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
8SavvyCal
Basic
US$10 per user/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$303 × US$10 per user/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
9Doodle
Pro
US$11 per user/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$333 × US$11 per user/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
10Cal.com
Teams
US$12 per user/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$363 × US$12 per user/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
11HubSpot Meetings
Sales Hub Starter
US$15 per seat/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$453 × US$15 per seat/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
12YouCanBookMe
Team
US$16.20 per member/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$48.603 × US$16.20 per member/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None
13Motion
Team Pro AI
US$19 per seat/month (billed annually)
US dollars as published, before any UK VAT
US$573 × US$19 per seat/month. Annual billing: the vendor shows this as a monthly price, billed annually.None

Can't calculate reliably (3)

We don't guess a cost where part of the pricing isn't published or confirmed. Each row says what's missing.

ToolPublished priceWhat's missing
Chili PiperFrom US$15,000 a year (Growth (15 seats))Sold on yearly contracts, from US$15,000 a year for Growth (15 seats). The price for your team size isn't published.
FreshaFrom £9.95 per bookable team member/month (third-party guide, unconfirmed)UK prices come from a third-party guide and aren't confirmed on the vendor's own page yet.
Jane AppFrom £29 per month (+ per practitioner)Adds a per-practitioner charge we haven't captured, so the total is Unknown.

Needs different billing or a different team size (3)

These have a published price, but not for the billing or team size you chose. Each row says why.

ToolPublished priceWhy it isn't ranked
MindbodyFrom US$79 from, per location/month (US)We only hold its price on monthly billing (US$79 from, per location/month (US)). Choose Monthly to see it ranked.
TidyCalFrom US$12 per month, or US$29 one-off (Lifetime deal (via AppSumo))We only hold its price on monthly billing (US$12 per month). Choose Monthly to see it ranked.
VagaroFrom US$30 per monthWe only hold its price on monthly billing (US$30 per month). Choose Monthly to see it ranked.

How the sums work

  • Quoted price is the per-month price on the vendor's own page, with its tax basis as published.
  • Estimated total a month before VAT is that price multiplied by the number of people where the plan is priced per user, seat, staff member or team member. Plans priced per account, calendar or location cost the same for any team size within the plan's limits. Where a vendor publishes a charge for each extra person, we add it, up to any published cap. Pound prices are shown before VAT: where a vendor's price includes VAT we take it out at 20% and show the published figure underneath, and where a vendor doesn't say, the row says 'VAT treatment unknown', so that figure may include it. US dollar prices are shown as published, before any UK VAT, and never converted.
  • We use the cheapest published plan from each vendor that covers your team size and what you ticked, and the row names that plan. A plan with a published user limit below your team size is skipped.
  • Billing. Annual shows only plans with a published annual-billing price (vendors show it as a monthly figure, billed annually). Monthly shows only plans with a published monthly price. Plans that don't fit the billing you chose are listed under 'Needs different billing or a different team size', not ranked. Where a vendor publishes one pound price without saying how it's billed, we use it for both and list the billing period under Unknowns.
  • Must have. Features come from what each vendor's own pages say, as recorded when we checked them (2 November 2026). A plan is a confirmed match when the vendor's page puts the feature on that plan. If the cheapest plan doesn't have it but a higher plan does and we hold that plan's price, we show the higher plan and say so. If our research found the feature for the tool without saying which plan has it, the plan goes under possible matches, unranked. Where we found no mention, or the page says no, the tool is listed under 'Don't meet your must-haves'.
  • Can't calculate reliably lists tools whose prices come from a third-party guide, that add a charge we haven't captured (for example per practitioner), that are sold on yearly contracts without a price for your team size, or whose prices we haven't captured. They're shown, not ranked.
  • Flat-priced plans may limit staff, calendars or bookings. Where we haven't captured a limit, the Unknowns column says so. Free plans aren't in the totals; check each tool's free plan limits on the compare page.
  • Fees such as card processing or SMS credits aren't in the monthly total. Where we've recorded them, the row says so.
  • Featured listings (paid) sit at the top of their table, labelled "Featured (paid)", and don't take a number. They appear only where a cost can be worked out.

See the methodology, the full comparison table and the price report.

Sources

Prices and features as recorded from each vendor's own pages (prices checked 2 November 2026; each source below shows its own check date). Prices change: check the vendor's page before you buy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

  • Acuity Scheduling: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Booksy: pricing page, checked . Prices in pounds, stated ex VAT.
  • Cal.com: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Calendly: pricing page, also calendly.com, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Chili Piper: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Doodle: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Fresha: pricing page, also theaitill.com, checked . Prices in pounds, stated ex VAT. These figures come from a third-party guide and are marked Unconfirmed.
  • HubSpot Meetings: pricing page, also hubspot.com, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Jane App: pricing page, checked . Prices in pounds; the VAT basis isn't stated.
  • Microsoft Bookings: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Mindbody: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Motion: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Reclaim.ai: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • SavvyCal: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Setmore: pricing page, also setmore.com, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • SimplyBook.me: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Square Appointments: pricing page, checked . Prices in pounds; the VAT basis isn't stated.
  • TidyCal: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Vagaro: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • YouCanBookMe: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.
  • Zoho Bookings: pricing page, checked . Prices in US dollars as published; UK VAT may be added depending on your VAT status.