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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Booker

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ABooker is a leading appointment scheduling, point-of-sale, and business management software that powers thousands of spas and salons worldwide. The software includes a complete suite of management tools, and provides integrated online booking, marketing, and more. Booker is completely web-based, which makes it available from any computer with a browser and internet connection, anywhere at any time. It can also be used via a smartphone or iPad.

    $129

    per month

    Schedulicity

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ASchedulicity is an appointment booking platform from the company of the same name in Bozeman, Montana.

    $34.99

    per month

    Pricing
    BookerSchedulicity
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $129
    per month
    Accelerate
    $269
    per month
    Ultimate
    $429
    per month
    Solo Provider
    $34.99
    per month
    Growing Business
    $44.99 - $84.99
    per month
    Big Businesses
    $94.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BookerSchedulicity
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$250No setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    BookerSchedulicity
    Considered Both Products
    Mindbody
    Chose Booker
    I have used Schedulicity, Google Calendar, Square, and PayPal in the past. Booker is way more detailed. But at the same time there are more steps to get the same result and it is not as simple and clear.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    BookerSchedulicity
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    Square Appointments
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BookerSchedulicity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (18 ratings)
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BookerSchedulicity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mindbody
    Booker is very user friendly with videos to help our staff who are setting up schedules. It has very robust features that our school district didn't really need when we piloted it. It has a great option for widgets to be added to websites, whether district or school site. We find that the more widgets are available, the more appreciative our parents are. This is definitely a product that is used in the business world and not in the school district world so it doesn't really have the personalization we need as a school district or a school sites. Should the site change its potential customers, it would be a great fit for us because scheduling is very challenging in a large school district, be it at the district level or at individual school sites
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    Schedulicity
    Everyday use is good enough, we don't have an overly complicated product that allows us to complete the tasks given to us and schedule and reschedule the meetings. The ability to allow the user to control the scheduling of meetings and look in the calendar for specific timelines has never been easier. The stress that is on the user is taken away from the user by the tool itself.
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    Pros
    Mindbody
    • Booker does very well as a point of sale program. From front desk check out to back end report generation, Booker gives us an accurate daily picture of business activity.
    • Booker is very good at tracking gift certificate activity. We have a large number of gift certificates and are able to find, edit and void with ease. We are also able to look at the history for each individual certificate or series which helps in troubleshooting.
    • I do not work with scheduling myself but staffers have found Booker to be a valuable tool for managing rooms and therapists.
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    Schedulicity
    • Your access data is stored in a secure environment.
    • Ease of use to make transfers at the entrance and exit.
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    Cons
    Mindbody
    • Booker has had some system failures recently that have caused a hard time for us.
    • Sometimes Booker updates reset certain features which cause us to have to reset everything.
    • The Booker app does not have the same features as the full site which sometimes does not make it easy for us.
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    Schedulicity
    • I would like the ability to search the schedules of all tutors for the next available opening.
    • When scheduling a provider off for a day or if the provider is sick, I would like the program to ask me if I need to cancel all appointments for the provider and allow me to give a message to the client why it is being canceled.
    • Office closed messages. - If I close the office for a week because of vacation, spring break, etc... I would like Schedulicity to cancel all the appointments on the specified dates and give me the option to send a message to my client's explaining why we are closed. Currently, I need to go into each individual provider and mark the days off and then go into each provider's schedule and cancel each appointment. It takes a long time to do this with 14 employees. It would be easier to indicate the business is closed, cancel all provider's appointments on those days, and then have an option to send a notification to clients indicating why the center is closed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Mindbody
    Because I'm so familiar with it. I'll definitely reconsider.
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    Schedulicity
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    Usability
    Mindbody
    It gets the job done but is overly detailed and has many steps to do a simple task. Reports are continuously being archived and discontinued. As soon as I get used to one it is no longer available
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    Schedulicity
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    Support Rating
    Mindbody
    Booker is not always that quick to respond however, I will say, they do research the problem before getting back to you which I do like. Overall, they are kind and helpful in their responses. Though one big concern is that when there is a larger issue, they are not the best at circling back and contacting us to let us know if or how it has been resolved.
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    Schedulicity
    The support team is awesome. The turnaround is quick and if the software cannot support my current need they are really good about giving me a work around.
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    Implementation Rating
    Mindbody
    As far as I know, implementing Booker into our business was fairly easy.
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    Schedulicity
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    Alternatives Considered
    Mindbody
    When we tried Micros, though it has robust hardware and software, It is not meant for salons. Square again the same thing, it is meant for small non salon and non service oriented businesses. Booker is by far the best of all salon softwares we have used.
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    Schedulicity
    This is night and day from the excel spreadsheets we were using to set appts manually. We have seen productivity and scheduling mistakes diminish quickly. Very happy with this product.
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    Return on Investment
    Mindbody
    • Notifications are a great way that communicates to the customer their appointment confirmation, and appointment reminders.
    • Increased employee / staff communication, they can now log in and see their schedules.
    • Entering credit card at time of appointment reservation is helpful to us since we have a cancellation policy and keeps the client accountable if they are a no show or cancel last minute.
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    Schedulicity
    • It will allow you to present results to the worker and to the Inspection.
    • Allows convenient application approvals.
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