Likelihood to Recommend In my experience, Bookafy has pretty much the same features as the other well-known scheduling apps. In terms of functionality, the two obstacles I experience were setting up a hidden (not shown on the main booking page) meeting for special bonus calls you don't want anyone to have access to. Yes, you can set up a paid meeting and give someone a coupon to access it free but that seems like an extra unnecessary step. The other limitation was how ugly it looks to embed meetings on a website. The scheduler looks fine inside Bookafy, but when embedded, it doesn't flow as well. For everything else, it works well. If you want to sync the scheduler with email marketing systems, most of the integrations work through Zapier so that can be an additional cost. Bookafy focuses on the meeting schedules.
Read full review ScheduleFly is well suited for small or large businesses. We have around ten employees, and this works great! If you had a much smaller group to manage/schedule, you might not need something as complex and detailed. For larger groups, this would be perfect and well worth the cost for a subscription.
Read full review Pros Easy to embed the appointment form to websites You can show off professionalism while booking meetings You can sync the appointments with Google Calendar Easy to use interface, so you don't waste time trying to figure out things around. Read full review It works on your cell phone, which is wonderful! Our workers always have their schedules on hand and easily accessible. ScheduleFly works in real-time, so changes and updates are immediate across all platforms I love the message wall. If someone wants to find a replacement or swap hours, they can do so. Read full review Cons Lack of calendar customization. Tracking data. Configuration is confusing. Read full review It can be costly, depending on the size of your team/staff. Can be complicated and hard for older audience to adapt to and get used to There are some extra features like the weather that aren't necessary and busy up the program. Read full review Support Rating I have never had to use support directly. Still, I love that even though they seem to be a smaller group that runs it, they are very personable in their email correspondence and supply phone numbers and contact information in case we are ever in a bind. It's nice to know that we have the option to contact them and will get personal support if we need it.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Bookafy is more advanced and has more features that I need comparing to these other brands.
Calendly is very basic while Bookfy offers more robust features.
Read full review ScheduleFly had a lot of extra features that some of the other scheduling software didn't offer. For example, one of the big draws of ScheduleFly was the ability to switch shifts right in the app. Workers continually need to make changes to their schedules, and it can add a lot of time to our plates as we try to put the puzzle together and make sure all shifts are covered. ScheduleFly gives workers a chance to makeshift and schedule changes on their own and leave leadership out of the picture. I love the display and organization of ScheduleFly too! It just seems a lot more organized and put together than some of the other ones we explored.
Read full review Return on Investment Saves a lot of time Streamlines the process Eliminates unnecessary back and forth calling and emailing Read full review Keeps everyone organized, which makes the workplace more effective and well-staffed. The older staff doesn't adapt to the program as well and makes things difficult and added a lot of time on our plate to train. Great way to communicate between staff! Read full review ScreenShots