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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bookinglayer

    N/A
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Bookinglayer is a reservation system built for complex booking scenarios involving accommodation and activities. It helps businesses like retreats, resorts, and camps automate the entire booking process. The software suite includes four core components: the Booking Engine, the Backoffice, the Payment Form, and the Customer Portal. In addition, Bookinglayer offers a variety of advanced features and third-party integrations to access to everything needed to run the booking business.…

    $279

    per month

    YouCanBookMe

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AYouCanBook.me is appointment scheduling software from the UK company of the same name.

    $0

    (free with one calendar connection and one booking page)

    Pricing
    BookinglayerYouCanBookMe
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $279
    per month
    Pro
    $445
    per month
    Alpha
    Custom quote
    per month
    Individual
    $9
    per month
    Professional
    $13
    per month
    Teams
    $18
    per month per member
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BookinglayerYouCanBookMe
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWhile Bookinglayer does offer commission-based plans on a case-by-case basis, the standard fixed-rate plans allow the customer to know exactly how much payment is each month.10% discount available for annual pricing, and 20% discount for 2-year pricing. Special discounts available for educators.
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    User Ratings
    BookinglayerYouCanBookMe
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    8.5
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    User Testimonials
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    Bookinglayer
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    YouCanBookMe
    Youcanbook.me is great for small businesses or for self-employed professionals who need an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution for handling large numbers of clients. It's great for eliminating inconvenient miscommunication and tedious back-to-back emails in order to set a proper date and/or meeting details. However, if you need a more sophisticated system that fits into your company's IT procedures and carries sensitive data, an in house solution would fit best.
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    Pros
    Bookinglayer
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    YouCanBookMe
    • One really helpful feature of YouCanBook.Me for our organization is that everyone can see appointment times in their own time zone. We frequently schedule interviews with applicants nationwide, as well as communicating with team members located in 32 different countries, so this has really simplified scheduling.
    • We rely heavily on Google Calendar for staff scheduling, so it is great that YouCanBook.Me can sync your availability straight from your calendar as well as automatically adding meetings to your calendar when they are booked.
    • We use YouCanBook.Me to schedule follow-up calls with people we meet at conferences and other recruiting events. It's really simple to have someone sign up for a call, and this has been a really effective tool for us to stay in communication with prospects.
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    Cons
    Bookinglayer
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    YouCanBookMe
    • I don't like the generic email invite to a Zoom meeting it sends out. Once I get the date sent to me in my email, I have to cancel the meeting and re-set the meeting with my own personalized Zoom Invite. Sometimes that is confusing for the prospect. However, now that I write this...I see an article on the web site about creating a unique Zoom meeting invite. I will have to check that out.
    • I set my work days as 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. but on the calendar it shows a time available at 6 p.m. My last appointment should be listed as 5 p.m., as my appointments are in 30-minute increments and I leave at 5:30 p.m. So that is confusing and resulted in a few appointments booked when I am not actually working.
    • I book demos for a coworker, and if he is busy in another meeting, I have to block it off in my calendar as "Jack is Busy" so that prospects won't pick a time that is not available for Jack. I wish there was a way I could link his Outlook calendar to my YouCanBook.Me. Perhaps there is, but I am unaware of it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bookinglayer
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    YouCanBookMe
    YouCanBook.Me allows fuller messaging in addition to appointments. Calendly is more minimalist than YouCanBook.Me. I prefer having more control over the look and feel, and functionality than it offers.
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    Return on Investment
    Bookinglayer
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    YouCanBookMe
    • It's helped our Professional Services Team immensely. Although we don't have numbers as far as an ROI, we use it daily across our whole team of 8 project managers.
    • We also use youcanbook.me to schedule in interviews with our 20+ researchers who are moderating sessions. Our admin team also uses youcanbook.me to allow our employees to schedule our weekly massages.
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    ScreenShots

    Bookinglayer Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Booking Engine can be fully customized to suit not only the customer's decision-making process but also the look and feel of the website. This way, the booking page integrates with the current customer journey.Screenshot of The Customer Portal empowers guests to manage their bookings independently. Guests can be allowed to schedule sessions, exchange activities, provide transfer details, sign digital waivers, and check in online, all without messaging back and forth with internal teams.Screenshot of The Booking Widget is an Advanced Feature used to display fixed-date trips directly on a website. From there, guests can view what trips still have availability, or they can join a waiting list for dates that are already full.Screenshot of The Backoffice is used to view and manage bookings. With up to 10 different User Roles, team members have access to select parts of the Backoffice. This way, everyone from coaches to cleaning staff has access to the information they need to work efficiently, but not other sensitive booking details.Screenshot of the Inquiry Form, which is an Advanced Feature that can help collect and organize bespoke requests that require more of a conversation before confirmation. Inquiries will come directly into the Backoffice, where they can later be changed to a confirmed booking.

    YouCanBookMe Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example appointment, in YouCanBookMe.Screenshot of A customized booking page. Users can create a unique scheduling experience with multiple display options and customizable notifications.Screenshot of YouCanBookMe's security features.Screenshot of an example of YouCanBookMe's automations, including automated video links, CRM updates, reminders, follow-ups and no-show tracking.Screenshot of an example booking experience, on a mobile device.Screenshot of YouCanBookMe's customer support team.