Cronofy vs Timekit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cronofy grades higher than Timekit: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cronofy grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cronofy
Scheduling software and calendar APIs for teams and product builders
Timekit
Booking and scheduling flows priced by bookable resource
Which one is for you
Pick Cronofy if
- Fits if you are a recruiting team on Greenhouse or Lever
- Works for a product team adding scheduling through an API
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are an individual, as the pages show no individual plan
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as only a trial of unstated length exists
- Pricey if you want the Scheduler API, with Business at $799 a month for 50 seats
- Watch out: API (OEM) plans start at $819 a month
- Watch out: Meeting Agents are billed per hour, with a $99 monthly minimum alone
Pick Timekit if
- Fits if you build booking into your own app and want an API
- Works for teams where each bookable person or room is billed as a resource
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the API: Professional is $149 a month for 15 resources
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as none is listed
- Watch out: a resource counts once it gets more than one booking in a month, and extras cost $5 to $15
- Watch out: premium response time, integration help and a 99.9% SLA are paid add-ons
- Watch out: only monthly prices are shown
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACronofyFair | 1.8GPATimekitWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$15 per assigned seat a month on Team, just under the $16 where the dearer quarter starts. | D$49 a month for 3 resources, about $16 each, above the category's $10 dearer quarter. The API, its main selling point, starts at $149. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial on Team, but its length is not stated and there is no free plan. | DA 14-day free trial, but the listing does not say whether it needs a card. No free plan. |
| Features | CBooking pages, multi-person scheduling, extensions, recruiting integrations and APIs. The Scheduler API starts at Business. | CAppointment types, booking rules, calendar sync, widgets and reports. Essential has no API, which is the product's headline feature. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is built for organizations and developers to wire up. | CNo store rating on record. It is built to be wired in, with widgets and rules to configure. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and browser extensions, with Lever, Zoom, Zendesk, HubSpot, Okta, Greenhouse and an API. No apps are listed. | BWeb only, with Google and Microsoft calendars and Zapier, plus an API on Professional. |
| Best for | scheduling for recruiting teams and developers | developers putting booking flows into their own product |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cronofy and Timekit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cronofy starts at $15 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Timekit starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Cronofy starts $34 a month lower. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, 38 score higher than Cronofy for less, and 41 score higher than Timekit for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cronofy also covers calendar.
- Timekit also covers reports.
At a glance
| Cronofy | Timekit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per assigned seat / month, billed monthly | $49 per month, including 3 resources |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial on the Team plan; the pricing page does not state its length | 14-day free trial on Essential, Professional and Platform. |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Cronofy Ltd | Timekit Inc. |
| Price read from | cronofy.com | timekit.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cronofy
- There is no free plan; Business and Enterprise are sold through sales conversations.
- The OEM (API) plans are priced separately: Emerging is $819 a month billed annually for up to 500 synced accounts, Growth is $2,399 a month.
- Meeting Agents are billed per hour used ($0.79 per hour at 25 to 4,000 hours) with a $99 monthly minimum for standalone use.
- The pricing pages are aimed at organizations; they show no individual plan.
Timekit
- A resource counts toward the bill once it has received more than one booking in a month; users, rooms and assets can all be resources.
- The Booking and Availability API starts on Professional at $149 a month.
- Premium response time, integration assistance and a 99.9% SLA are paid add-ons.
- Prices shown are monthly; the pricing page we read shows no separate annual rate.
Key features
Cronofy
- Booking pages and multi-person scheduling
- Team plans combine several people's availability and let you schedule for others as well as yourself.
- Browser extensions and plugins
- Extensions for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, and plugins for Outlook and Gmail.
- Recruiting system integrations
- Connects to Lever on Team, and to Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters from Business.
- Calendar and availability APIs
- The OEM plans expose calendar sync, an availability API, conferencing and scheduling for developers building their own product.
- Meeting agents
- A separate usage-priced service records, transcribes and summarizes meetings on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.
Timekit
- Appointment types
- Offer one-on-one, group, round-robin or prioritized bookings, with pooled availability across a team and the option to reassign a booking instead of cancelling it.
- Booking rules
- Set buffer time, minimum notice, how far ahead people can book, flexible durations, custom questions, meeting requests that need manual approval and time zone detection.
- Calendar sync
- Two-way sync with Google and Microsoft calendars so that existing events block availability.
- Embeddable widget and hosted page
- Put the booking flow into your own site with the widget, or use a hosted booking page; reminders and cancellation flows are part of both.
- API platform
- Professional adds the Booking and Availability API and webhooks, and Platform adds the Resource, Project and signed search APIs for marketplaces and large teams.
- Reporting
- Reports with booking insights are listed from the Professional plan, together with an API request log.
Plans
Cronofy
Team$15
per assigned seat / month, billed monthly
Seats are billed as they are assigned; unlimited calendar connections and bookings, multi-user availability and browser extensions.
Business$799
per month for up to 50 assigned seats, billed annually
Adds Scheduler API access, custom domain and branding, and Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters integrations. Extra seats $15 each a month.
Enterprise$2,999
per month for up to 200 assigned seats, billed annually
Adds custom reporting, SuccessFactors integration and a dedicated account manager. Extra seats $12 each a month.
Timekit
Essential$49
per month for 3 resources, plus $15 per extra resource
Real-time availability, round-robin assignment, Google and Microsoft sync, reminders, and a booking widget and page.
Professional$149
per month for 15 resources, plus $10 per extra resource
Everything in Essential, plus the Booking and Availability API, reports, an API request log, webhooks and a cancellation policy.
Platform$349
per month for 75 resources, plus $5 per extra resource
Everything in Professional, plus the Resource and Project API, action links, signed search and webhooks, and advanced booking rules.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited resources, a custom DPA, custom rate limiting and scaling, and enterprise support; the price is quoted on request.
Ways to pay less
Cronofy
- Annual discount
Save 10% when paying annually
The pricing page says the Business and Enterprise plans are 10% cheaper when billed annually.
Timekit
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cronofy or Timekit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cronofy starts at $15 per assigned seat / month, billed monthly, and Timekit starts at $49 per month, including 3 resources. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Cronofy or Timekit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Cronofy nor Timekit has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Cronofy and Timekit run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Cronofy lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.