SimplyBook.me vs Trumba (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SimplyBook.me grades higher than Trumba: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
SimplyBook.me grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
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
Trumba
Web calendar publishing and event registration for institutions
Which one is for you
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
Pick Trumba if
- Fits if you run events for a campus, city or large organisation
- Works for departments that each publish their own calendar
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a small team: every person who logs in needs a $30 seat on top of the $99.95 base
- Not for you if you need healthcare registration on Standard, which does not offer a BAA
- Watch out: paid registrations cost $1 per transaction plus 1%, on top of gateway fees
- Watch out: support beyond the first two free hours is $200 an hour
- Watch out: no free plan is listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASimplyBook.meFair | 1.6GPATrumbaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | D$99.95 a month plus $30 per extra seat; for five people that is about $44 a head, above the category's $25 dearest-tenth mark. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | DA free trial is offered through the contact page, with terms not stated. No free plan. |
| Features | 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. | CCalendar publishing, registration, paid registration, departmental management and event submission. Standard has no BAA, so healthcare registration needs the quoted HIPAA Enterprise plan. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. Calendars, departments and registration forms have to be built. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only, with Stripe, Authorize.Net, PayPal, iCal and CSV import. No mobile or desktop apps. |
| Best for | service businesses that want one flat booking fee | publishing event calendars for institutions |
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: SimplyBook.me and Trumba. How we grade
Price against what you get
SimplyBook.me starts at about $13.29 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Trumba starts at $99.95 a month and scores 2.0.
SimplyBook.me scores higher and starts $86.66 a month lower. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, 17 score higher than SimplyBook.me for less, and 69 score higher than Trumba 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
- SimplyBook.me also covers reports.
- Trumba also covers calendar, forms and ticketing.
At a glance
| SimplyBook.me | Trumba | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €11.9 per month, billed annually (€13.9 billed monthly) | $99.95 per month for a base account, plus $30 per extra seat |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of most custom features with 50 bookings, no credit card needed | Free trial offered through the contact page; terms not stated. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | SimplyBook.me Ltd | Trumba Corporation |
| Price read from | simplybook.me | trumba.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Trumba
- Every person who logs in needs their own seat at $30 a month, beyond the base account.
- Standard pricing does not offer a BAA; healthcare registration needs the quoted HIPAA Enterprise plan.
- Paid registrations cost $1 per transaction plus 1%, on top of the payment gateway's own fees.
- Client support beyond the two free hours that new accounts get costs $200 an hour.
Key features
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.
Trumba
- Calendar publishing
- Embed calendars in a website or use hosted ones in a matching style, with unlimited events and calendars, custom fields and filters, and import or export of third-party calendars.
- Event registration
- Customizable registration forms, attendance limits with waitlists, self-service cancellations and refunds, and public, private or invitation-only events.
- Paid registration
- Charge for events through PayPal or credit cards, or gateways such as Stripe and Authorize.Net, for $1 per transaction plus 1%. Free events carry no fee.
- Departmental management
- Each department can manage its own events in the calendars assigned to it, while the site keeps one consistent look.
- Event submission and custom objects
- A form lets people without accounts propose events for review. Custom objects hold lists such as buildings, rooms or instructors. Each is a $50 monthly add-on.
- Subscriptions and compliance
- Visitors can subscribe to calendars and get confirmations. Trumba says its platform is HIPAA compliant and meets WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards.
Plans
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.
Trumba
Standard base subscription$99.95
per month for 1 Publisher account, plus $30 per extra seat
One admin account with unlimited calendars, events and free registrations. Extra seats are $30 a month each, with volume discounts.
EnterpriseCustom
For large organizations needing unlimited users; priced by organization size and scope. HIPAA Enterprise is required for healthcare registration.
Ways to pay less
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.
Trumba
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SimplyBook.me or Trumba?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SimplyBook.me is cheaper to start with: about $13.29 a month, against $99.95 a month for Trumba. SimplyBook.me starts at €11.9 per month, billed annually (€13.9 billed monthly), and Trumba starts at $99.95 per month for a base account, plus $30 per extra seat.
Which has a free plan, SimplyBook.me or Trumba?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only SimplyBook.me has a free plan. Trumba does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do SimplyBook.me and Trumba run on?
As of Nov 12, 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.