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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Doodle

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ADoodle is appointment scheduling software from the Swiss company of the same name.

    $15

    per month per seat

    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
    DoodleYouCanBookMe
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    1 user
    Pro
    $15
    per month per user
    Team
    $19.95
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Individual
    $9
    per month
    Professional
    $13
    per month
    Teams
    $18
    per month per member
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DoodleYouCanBookMe
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.10% discount available for annual pricing, and 20% discount for 2-year pricing. Special discounts available for educators.
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    Community Pulse
    DoodleYouCanBookMe
    Considered Both Products
    Doodle AG
    Chose Doodle
    Doodle is a platform that allows you to see others' availability, while Calendly and YCBM require respondents to actually make a booking at one of the times you offer. Doodle allows more flexibility in that you can see if there are multiple times when multiple people are …
    Incentivized
    YouCanBookMe
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
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    Doodle
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DoodleYouCanBookMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (31 ratings)
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DoodleYouCanBookMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Doodle AG
    Doodle is great when you need to coordinate dates among a group and don't want to send a bunch of group emails or texts. It allows a number of dates to be proposed and the group can easily see those dates that are most preferred. If you need to do something more complex than that it may not be your tool.
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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
    Doodle AG
    • Doodle allows you to view multiple meeting times simultaneously. I may never have 100% of my team available, but I can see that I have three other options with 90% availability.
    • Doodle is a free resource that doesn't require users to create an account or exist in a network. I simply send the link and see the responses.
    • Doodle notifies you as people respond, making the scheduling process quick and easy. Also, you can confirm a time through the software!
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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
    Doodle AG
    • I wish that it offered more options in backgrounds, characters and props without having an additional cost, but that is to be expected.
    • I would like an easier way to add my own fonts, characters , props etc, because I am a new learner this may not be an issue as I get more familiar with the software.
    • I don't like all the sales emails I received trying to upgrade or add to my purchase.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Doodle AG
    Easy to use and basically free.
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    YouCanBookMe
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Doodle AG
    Very simple journey with the few important questions/fields
    Incentivized
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    YouCanBookMe
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    Support Rating
    Doodle AG
    Doodle has customer service support available as needed, but honestly, it is so easy to use that I have rarely had to seek support. They are always a click away and responsive to resolving any need or to clarify the next best step to using Doodle to meet my needs.
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    YouCanBookMe
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Doodle AG
    For the same reasons noted previously, Doodle allows for the organizer to ultimately select/accept the time that works for them. Many competitors only allow you to show available times and the appointment goes directly into the organizer's calendar. I typically prefer to have a bit more control over that. Also, visually Doodle is more intuitive in how you schedule appointments than Calendly. I think Calendly tries to get a bit too cute with their interface instead of sticking to a more standard, familiar calendar interface when setting an appointment.
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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
    Doodle AG
    • Improved efficiency by avoiding the slow and inefficient process of emailing back and forth to set meeting dates and times.
    • Allows for more informed decisions regarding meetings or making decisions, as all options can be laid out visually in a way that isn't possible in an email.
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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

    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.