LatePoint vs SimplyBook.me (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SimplyBook.me grades higher than LatePoint: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
LatePoint grades higher on the free plan. SimplyBook.me grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LatePoint
WordPress plugin for appointment and event booking with payments
SimplyBook.me
Online booking system for service businesses, priced by volume
Which one is for you
Pick LatePoint if
- Fits if you already run a WordPress site and want booking on it
- Works for agencies running several client sites
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you have no WordPress site, as there is no hosted version
- Watch out: $79 is an introductory price and renewals are at a higher price the page does not state
- Tight if you stay on the free plugin, as some features are Pro only
- Skip it if you want a trial, as the page offers a 14-day money-back guarantee instead
- Watch out: plans differ by number of sites, and 100 sites needs the $599 lifetime Agency plan
Pick SimplyBook.me if
- Fits if you have several staff and would rather pay a flat fee than per user
- Works for businesses that sell memberships, packages, gift cards or products alongside appointments
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 50 bookings a month, 1 provider, no online payments, and the plan must be renewed monthly
- Tight if you take lots of bookings, since Basic stops at 100 a month and extra packs are $4 per 100
- Pricey if you rely on text reminders or want your own domain: SMS and WhatsApp are $8 per 100, a domain $119
- Not for you if you need HIPAA or SAML SSO on a budget, as both start on Standard at €24.9 a month
- Watch out: plans are priced in euros but add-ons in US dollars, so the real total takes some working out
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALatePointFair | 2.4GPASimplyBook.meFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$79 a year for 1 site comes to about $6.60 a month, between the cheapest quarter and the middle. Free only if you host WordPress yourself. | CBasic is €11.9 a month billed annually, €13.9 monthly, for 5 providers and 100 bookings. Set against its own rivals, Setmore and Acuity and Square Appointments, that's middling: a flat fee suits a team, but 500 bookings means Standard at €24.9, extra bookings are $4 per 100 and SMS credits $8 per 100. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free plugin has unlimited appointments and a multi-step booking form, though some features are Pro only. | CFree with no time limit, though you renew it monthly: 50 bookings a month, 1 provider and 1 premium custom feature. Taking payments needs Basic. Fifty bookings is about two a day, so you'll hit that cap in a real week. |
| Features | CAppointments, groups, payments, workflows, staff and locations. Some features are Pro only and it has no hosted service. | BA booking website and widget, intake forms, memberships, gift cards, classes, waiting lists, online payments, deposits, tips, point of sale, reminders by email, SMS or WhatsApp, and HIPAA features from Standard. That covers the whole job, though your plan limits how many premium extras you may switch on. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. It needs a WordPress site you install and maintain yourself. | CNo store rating on record, and this is a lot of switches: services, providers and a list of custom features toggled on one by one, with premium ones counted against your plan. Ask Simply, the built-in AI chat, is there to set things up for you. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb via WordPress, with Stripe, PayPal, Square, Razorpay, Google Calendar, Outlook and Zoom. No apps are listed. | BWeb, plus admin and client apps for iPhone and Android, with no desktop app listed. It works with Google and Outlook calendars, Stripe, PayPal, Square, Zapier, QuickBooks and Teams, and there's an API and an MCP connection for outside assistants. |
| Best for | appointment booking on a WordPress site | service businesses that want one flat booking fee |
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: LatePoint and SimplyBook.me. How we grade
Price against what you get
LatePoint starts at $6.58 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SimplyBook.me starts at about $13.29 a month and scores 2.7.
SimplyBook.me scores higher, and starts $6.71 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, 40 score higher than LatePoint for less, and 17 score higher than SimplyBook.me 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
- LatePoint can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- LatePoint also covers workflow automation, appointment booking and ticketing.
- SimplyBook.me also covers booking links and reports.
At a glance
| LatePoint | SimplyBook.me | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $79 per year for 1 site (introductory; renewal price not stated) | €11.9 per month, billed annually (€13.9 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plugin on WordPress.org: unlimited appointments and a multi-step booking form; some features are Pro only. | 50 bookings a month, 1 provider and 1 premium custom feature, with a booking website, booking widget and the admin app. It has no time limit but must be renewed monthly. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of most custom features with 50 bookings, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | LatePoint | SimplyBook.me Ltd |
| Price read from | latepoint.com | simplybook.me |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LatePoint
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone hosted service.
- The yearly prices are introductory, and renewals are at the full price shown at checkout, which the page does not state.
- Plans differ by number of sites, not by features; the Agency lifetime license is $599 one-time for up to 100 sites.
- The page lists a 14-day money-back guarantee rather than a free trial.
SimplyBook.me
- Plan prices are listed in euros. Add-ons such as SMS credits and extra bookings are listed in US dollars.
- Every plan caps monthly bookings: 50 on Free, 100 on Basic, 500 on Standard and 2,000 on Premium. Extra bookings are sold in packs of 100 for $4.
- SMS and WhatsApp credits ($8 per 100) and a custom domain ($119 with 3 years of SSL) are paid separately from the subscription.
- HIPAA and SAML SSO need Standard or above; accounting integrations and the white-label footer need Premium.
Key features
LatePoint
- Appointments and group bookings
- Clients book one-on-one sessions, group classes or recurring appointments through a multi-step booking form.
- Event registration
- Publish and sell tickets for workshops, classes and events beside regular appointments.
- Payments and invoices
- Take payments through Stripe, PayPal, Square, Razorpay and others, with deposits, taxes and invoices.
- Reminders and workflows
- Send SMS, email and WhatsApp reminders, and trigger follow-ups and webhooks from workflows.
- Multiple staff and locations
- Each agent gets a schedule and dashboard, and several locations can run from one install.
- Calendar and video sync
- Two-way sync with Google, Outlook and Apple Calendar, plus Zoom and Google Meet links for online sessions.
SimplyBook.me
- Booking website and widget
- Every plan includes a mobile-responsive booking website, a widget for an existing site, and bookings through a Facebook page. Instagram and Google Business buttons are also offered.
- Custom features
- Extras such as intake forms, memberships, gift cards, classes, waiting lists and SOAP notes are toggled on per account. Premium ones count against the plan's limit of 1, 3 or 8.
- Payments and point of sale
- From Basic, take online payments, deposits and tips through gateways such as Stripe, PayPal and Square, or sell in person with the POS. SimplyBook.me adds no transaction fee.
- Reminders by email, SMS and WhatsApp
- Automatic confirmation, reminder and cancellation emails are on every plan. SMS and WhatsApp messages use credits that are bought separately.
- Ask Simply and AI Voice Booking
- Ask Simply is a built-in AI chat for setting up services and managing bookings, and an MCP connection lets outside assistants run the account. AI Voice Booking uses paid credits.
- Admin and client apps
- The admin app for iOS and Android manages the calendar and bookings. Clients can book and reschedule in a client app, which can carry the business's own branding from Standard.
Plans
LatePoint
Free$0
The free edition from WordPress.org with unlimited appointments and a multi-step booking form.
Starter$79
per year for 1 site, introductory price
All features for 1 site. Shown as $79 against a crossed-out $99; renewals are at the full price shown at checkout.
Scale$149
per year for up to 5 sites, introductory price
All features for up to 5 sites, shown against a crossed-out $249. Renewals are at the full checkout price.
Agency$299
per year for up to 100 sites, introductory price
All features for up to 100 sites, shown against a crossed-out $499. Renewals are at the full checkout price.
Starter lifetime$199
one-time, for 1 site
A one-time purchase of all features for 1 site, shown against a crossed-out $249.
Scale lifetime$399
one-time, for up to 5 sites
A one-time purchase for up to 5 sites, shown against a crossed-out $599. The page offers 11 payments of $39.99.
SimplyBook.me
Free€0
50 bookings a month, 1 provider and 1 premium custom feature, with a booking website, widget and the admin app.
Basic€11.9
per month, billed annually (€13.9 billed monthly)
100 bookings, 5 providers and 3 premium custom features; adds the client app, payments, deposits, tips and point of sale.
Standard€24.9
per month, billed annually (€29.9 billed monthly)
500 bookings, 15 providers and 8 premium custom features; adds a branded client app, HIPAA features and SAML SSO.
Premium€49.9
per month, billed annually (€59.9 billed monthly)
2,000 bookings, 30 providers and unlimited custom features; adds Payments PRO, QuickBooks, FreshBooks and Xero links, and a white-label footer.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom booking volume and providers, multi-location cluster interface, account manager, high-load API and a choice of data location; billed annually.
Ways to pay less
LatePoint
- Lifetime license
Lifetime licenses, paid once
The pricing page sells one-time licenses: $199 for 1 site, $399 for up to 5 sites and $599 for up to 100 sites.
SimplyBook.me
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with annual billing
SimplyBook.me's pricing page puts the annual-billing saving at up to 17%, which it describes as two months free compared with paying monthly.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit and charity discounts on request
The pricing FAQ invites nonprofit and charity organizations to contact SimplyBook.me to discuss qualifying discounts. No rate is published.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LatePoint or SimplyBook.me?
As of Nov 13, 2026, LatePoint is cheaper to start with: $6.58 a month when paid by the year, against about $13.29 a month for SimplyBook.me. LatePoint starts at $79 per year for 1 site (introductory; renewal price not stated), and SimplyBook.me starts at €11.9 per month, billed annually (€13.9 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, LatePoint or SimplyBook.me?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both LatePoint and SimplyBook.me have a free plan.
Which platforms do LatePoint and SimplyBook.me run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SimplyBook.me lists iOS and Android apps. 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.