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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    JRNI

    Score3 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    JRNI is an enterprise SaaS scheduling platform for personalizing and optimizing the customer journey. JRNI is based on the former BookingBug (rebranded in 2019).

    $19.95

    per month

    Timely booking & payments system

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ATimely is appointment scheduling and business management software for spas and salons from the New Zealand company of the same name.

    $26

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    JRNITimely booking & payments system
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Build
    $26
    per month per user
    Elevate
    $39
    per month per user
    Innovate
    $47
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JRNITimely booking & payments system
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPricing is available in 4 levels and is available by contacting jrni.com.All plans available through a monthly plan, with no long-term contract.
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    User Ratings
    JRNITimely booking & payments system
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    JRNITimely booking & payments system
    Likelihood to Recommend
    JRNI
    If at any time you have a problem, they will be there to help you, and because the software is simple to use and you can rapidly become accustomed to it, I would strongly recommend it. The software helps a great deal with your requirements, and it keeps getting better over time. They provide excellent enterprise support and are able to construct extremely customized systems in response to customer requirements.
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    Timely
    I've researched a lot of salon software, and Timely was the top-of-the-line software that does it all compared to competitors. It has a friendly interface, offers easy ways to communicate with clients via text and emails, and provides insights and reports, so it indeed does everything you need for booking software. On top of that, it's cloud-based, so say goodbye to only accessing your appointment book through your computer at the salon.
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    Pros
    JRNI
    • The service team at Booking Bug has always been swift and professional in dealing with our queries, and our configuration and use of Booking Bug has become more efficient as a result of the team's assistance.
    • Booking Bug's system of notifications, by way of confirmation emails and booking reminders, are incredibly useful for both clients and staff. Clients arrive 'prepped' with everything that they need to know/bring, and are able to easily amend/cancel appointments where previously they might have failed to attend (without notifying our clinics).
    • The configuration process is very simple, and allowed us to specify complicated requirements for individual clinics. We have a range of different services, and Booking Bug easily accommodated these.
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    Timely
    • Integration with Google Calendar allows avoiding double ups
    • Automatic appointment bookings with SMS reminders
    • Xero integration and Automatic Invoicing, Payments and Partial Reconciliation
    • Multiple Staff Members to be booked
    • Facebook Integration, allows people to book from Facebook
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    Cons
    JRNI
    • Quite a few of our clients book several places per course date in one go. Their feedback is that they don't see anywhere where they can write the names of the course attendees. It's quite usual where the one who books the courses in Bookingbug is not the one attending the course. I would like to see this improved so that it's clear where the client can input the attendees' names.
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    Timely
    • UI/UX
    • Cloud based system
    • Has to be more customer friendly
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    Likelihood to Renew
    JRNI
    Booking Bug meets the requirements of our business, and allows us greater time to do what we do best - dealing with clients and providing phenomenal service. Why would we change, when Booking Bug adapts so well to our needs, and their support team assist us so efficiently?!
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    Timely
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    Usability
    JRNI
    It would have been 10 were it not for some feedback from clients re multiple bookings.
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    Alternatives Considered
    JRNI
    JRNI is better than Appointy in many ways like easy to use interface, time to time software updates, and real-time support.
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    Timely
    Timely is by far the most user-friendly and fun to use. It's got a great interface, works on iPads, and training is super easy for the team. Other software is clunky and takes too long to set up and train the team to use.
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    Scalability
    JRNI
    It's the only system I've come across where courses can be added very easily. If I had 10 courses to begin with, and suddenly I needed to set up 100 or more, I can do this in a very short period of time. All redundant steps have been eliminated by the clever design.
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    Timely
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    Return on Investment
    JRNI
    • The fact that clients can book themselves online has reduced pressure on our staff and allowed them to book out of office hours.
    • Our clinic staff have more data for each client, and thus are better prepared for each appointment.
    • Moving and amending appointments has significantly increased employee efficiency, allowing the team greater time to deal with other items.
    • Customers are sent important information prior to their appointments, and customer satisfaction regarding the whole process is greatly improved.
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    Timely
    • Bragging rights, yes. Always cool to tell how automated your business is.
    • ROI, no. In our case, it wasn't worth the time spent in integration into the website, system setup, plus subscription fee. However, take into account, that High-Value Professional Services is a wrong industry for this product.
    • Convenience and confidence that there will be no double booking across G Suite and Timely was tested and were really handy at the times.
    • No ability to use our own SMTP. If your server has Anti-Spoofing DKIM and etc., setting it up with Timely was a nightmare as support had no idea. So a lot of emails were going to Spam on the client's side.
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    Timely booking & payments system Screenshots

    Screenshot of a view of the Timely calendar.Screenshot of a view of the Timely connected checkout pushing payment to a terminal.Screenshot of A view of a fully booked Timely account on a tablet.Screenshot of A view of Timely's reporting tool.Screenshot of taking in person payments with a Timely terminal.Screenshot of a client testimonial - Shelly Rau, of Nails by Shelly R