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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Assistant.to

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AAssistant.to is online scheduling software from the San Francisco based company of the same name.N/A

    Square Appointments

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASquare headquartered in San Francisco, California offers Square Appointments, appointment scheduling software. The software is based on technology acquired with BookFresh in February 2014.

    $29

    per month per location

    Xola

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AXola, headquartered in San Francisco, provides cloud-based software designed to make it simple for businesses to manage reservations in real time from any channel—bookings made in-person, over the phone, through their company website, on Xola’s vendor mobile app, with local resellers, and online travel agents that are integrated with Xola.N/A
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    Assistant.toSquare AppointmentsXola
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    $29
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    Premium
    $69
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    Assistant.toSquare AppointmentsXola
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Assistant.toSquare AppointmentsXola
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Assistant.toSquare AppointmentsXola
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Assistant.to
    Assistant.to is well suited for anyone working with a large number of clients at once who need to schedule multiple meetings. If those clients do not have a background in online scheduling, then using this tool may not be the best solution. Assistant.to is a great tool for quickly scheduling meetings with options across 3 days, but for those wanting more flexibility you may want to consider Calendly.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Great for booking and managing appointments. This software is very user-friendly due to its simplicity. The interface is intuitive and easy to use for all ages. The only time this software may not be appropriate might be with someone who is managing their calendar manually and not using a software solution at all.
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    Xola, Inc
    Xola is suited for small, medium, and large businesses that handle internet bookings, direct telephone bookings, and concierge/affiliate bookings. It tracks scheduling, payments, affiliate billing, can message customers through SMS or email, can hold notes on clients as any good CRM should, can be automated to do many features through the integration of apps.
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    Pros
    Assistant.to
    • Schedule client meetings.
    • Schedule sales calls or demos.
    • Easy integration with Google Apps.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Square had good interoperability with Google Calendar, so all of our calendars were in sync.
    • Square Appointments we easy to use for clients, and with a few Luddite exceptions, worked flawlessly.
    • Square Appointments made it easy to schedule appointments without having multiple email messages or play phone tag with anyone.
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    Xola, Inc
    • CRM data base.
    • Automated texts and emails for reviews.
    • Tracks billing.
    • Keeps schedule.
    • Tracks guides and their availability to be scheduled.
    • Quickly adjusts seating and pricing.
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    Cons
    Assistant.to
    • The app currently does not save the availability times that I select, therefore I have to re-select my availability every time I sent meeting options.
    • The app does not have the ability to customize the theme or styles of the meeting times. It'd be nice to allow users to choose between a set of themes to better fit their company's brand.
    • If Assistant.to had a scheduling link option like Calendly has, that would be another improvement. Sometimes we'll have customers who cannot meet until the following week, so having a scheduler link would be helpful in those situations.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Additional functionality: real-time availability calendar to customers
    • Not redirect away from our site to Square
    • Additional functionality: Ability for customers to add up sales when checking out
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    Xola, Inc
    • Integrating the Viator / Trip Advisor API so that the encrypted customer emails can show up in Xola and the client may be emailed from inside Xola. Viator says that other platforms allow this but Xola is still lagging on this one.
    • Some minor tweaks allow the integrated tipping app to append a more customized message.
    • Really trying hard to find something else to say because Xola does everything really well.
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    Support Rating
    Assistant.to
    No answers on this topic
    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Square Appointment is excellent at support! I have had several calls with them, and not one time have they dropped the ball, leaving me frustrated without a solution — not one time.
    • The community forum in Square Appointment can answer most of the questions, but if I have had real issues, I am always able to talk to a person. That is very valuable to me as a customer.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Assistant.to
    When I first started at my current company, I used this tool because it was what the rest of the team used. However, since I learned about Calendly, who recently released a feature similar to Assistant.to, I've actually switched to Calendly. Calendly also has the ability to create a scheduling link where someone can choose a time based on the parameters you set. This has proven to be more helpful for certain clients.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Though office can offer a lot of appointment base tasks. Square appointments seem to help keep track, with a more direct approach. It helps to declutter integrations and information, that can often get missed and feel to convoluted. It's approach is more specific in handling appointment needs and scheduling. We would recommend it.
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    Xola, Inc
    Xola has many similar features but in the end, the friendly fast 24/7 free always on and always ready to help customer support blows everyone else away. Many times I have found Xola to be able to expedite a customer issue or confusion with software integration or support for their software in a way that saves $$$ because my reservationists can resolve the issue or their confusion and quickly get back to work.
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    Return on Investment
    Assistant.to
    • It has reduced our back and forth setting up appointments allowing sales to get more appointments faster.
    • Our client success team is able to quickly provide their available time.
    • Only real con is that the calendar is not real time and if a person clicks on a time that is not open, they don't find out until after they've gone to the site. But that is a limit of emails, not their tech.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Ease of scheduling brings in more appointments
    • Must have a card on system to schedule and prepay for an appointment
    • Offers multiple types of appointments
    • Cancellation fees
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    Xola, Inc
    • Increased ROI because of increased efficiencies.
    • Increased ROI because helpful and quick 24/7 support via phone or chat when new hires forget their training.
    • Increased ROI because billing can be cross checked.
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