Rezdy vs SimplyBook.me (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SimplyBook.me grades higher than Rezdy: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
SimplyBook.me grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SimplyBook.me
Online booking system for service businesses, priced by volume
Which one is for you
Pick Rezdy if
- Fits if you run tours and want to sell through online travel agents
- Works for operators who add gift cards and extras
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you grow: a 3% fee on every online booking on top of the plan
- Tight if you want the API or webhooks: only the $249 Expansion plan has them
- Watch out: offline and agent bookings are charged $1, $0.85 or $0.70 each
- Not for you if you want a free trial, as none is listed
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
| 1.8GPARezdyWeak | 2.4GPASimplyBook.meFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$49, $99 or $249 a month plus 3% of online bookings; $49 is where the dearest tenth of calendar tools starts. | 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 | FNo free trial listed; the pricing page points to a demo. | 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 | BBooking engine, resources, payments, gift cards, reporting and a channel manager for travel agents. | 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 | CNo store rating on record, and you set up tours, resources and channels. | 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 service with 7 integrations and a developer API on the top plan. | 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 | booking software with a channel manager for tours | 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: Rezdy and SimplyBook.me. How we grade
Price against what you get
Rezdy starts at $49 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SimplyBook.me starts at about $13.29 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and SimplyBook.me starts $35.71 a month lower. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, 18 score higher than Rezdy 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
- Rezdy also covers appointment booking, channel manager and ticketing.
- SimplyBook.me also covers booking links.
At a glance
| Rezdy | SimplyBook.me | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per month, plus 3% per online booking | €11.9 per month, billed annually (€13.9 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 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 | Rezdy | SimplyBook.me Ltd |
| Price read from | rezdy.com | simplybook.me |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Rezdy
- Every plan adds a 3% fee per online booking, which can be absorbed or passed on to guests.
- Offline and agent bookings are charged $1, $0.85 or $0.70 each depending on the plan.
- The developer API and webhooks are limited to the Expansion plan, though OTA connections need neither.
- No free trial is listed; the pricing page points to a free demo. Prices exclude GST in Australia.
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
Rezdy
- Online booking engine
- Sells tours and activities through a booking button, widgets and a free one-click website, with promo codes, gift cards and waitlists.
- Channel manager
- All plans include unlimited OTA, agent and reseller connections, with marketplace access to more than 12,000 agents.
- Scheduling and resources
- Calendar and agenda views, pick-ups, centralized resource management and calendar sync with iCal and Google Calendar.
- Payments
- RezdyPay, powered by Stripe, plus connections to 30+ payment gateways and Apple Pay and Google Pay.
- Reporting and developer tools
- Business insights, trends and compliance reporting; the Expansion plan adds a developer API and webhooks, and a Zapier integration is listed.
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
Rezdy
Foundation$49
per month, plus 3% per online booking
Online booking engine, guest manifest and resource management. Offline or agent bookings cost $1 each.
Accelerate$99
per month, plus 3% per online booking
Adds packages, extras, gift cards, automated notifications and plug-ins. Offline or agent bookings cost $0.85 each.
Expansion$249
per month, plus 3% per online booking
Adds advanced reporting, bulk session tools, the developer API and webhooks. Offline or agent bookings cost $0.70 each.
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
Rezdy
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for not-for-profits
Rezdy says it offers special pricing to eligible charities and not-for-profits who mention it when booking a demo.
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, Rezdy or SimplyBook.me?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SimplyBook.me is cheaper to start with: about $13.29 a month, against $49 a month for Rezdy. Rezdy starts at $49 per month, plus 3% per online booking, and SimplyBook.me starts at €11.9 per month, billed annually (€13.9 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Rezdy or SimplyBook.me?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SimplyBook.me has a free plan. Rezdy does not.
Which platforms do Rezdy 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.