The Setster Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Setster in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Setster
The Insider’s Guide
Appointment scheduling priced per bookable seat, with an API
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among calendar and scheduling apps, read from Setster’s own pages.
Made by Setster Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Setster’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Setster’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 10 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade
Setster is an appointment and event scheduling service for businesses of different sizes. Each plan has a monthly base fee plus a charge per seat, where a seat is a bookable person and location pair or a room. The Growth plan includes every booking feature; the Developer plan adds API and developer toolsets, and a Dedicated plan offers separate server hosting.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Setster, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Availability, locations and seats need setting up first.
- 1
Best for scheduling priced by each bookable seat
Setster is appointment scheduling with a 15-day trial, priced as $8 a month plus $8 per bookable seat on annual billing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $8 per month plus $8 per seat, billed annually ($10 plus $10 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
15-day free trial, no credit card required.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Defined availability
Block time off, add holidays and control availability by team member or appointment type, with advance-notice rules and padding or prep time between bookings.
- 6
Appointment types and locations
Offer appointments with a specific person, a department or a conference room, each with its own rules, across physical and virtual locations.
- 7
Calendar sync and payments
Sync with Google Calendar, Office 365 and Outlook.com, and accept online payments through PayPal, Stripe or invoices.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 10 of 89
That is against the other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Setster you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Setster at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $8 per month plus $8 per seat, billed annually ($10 plus $10 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial, no credit card required.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Setster Inc., since 2008
- Category
- Calendar & Scheduling
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for scheduling priced by each bookable seat
Setster is appointment scheduling with a 15-day trial, priced as $8 a month plus $8 per bookable seat on annual billing. One person working at two locations counts as two seats, the API needs the $96 Developer plan, and its pages carry a 2024 copyright line and name no mobile apps.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $8 a month plus $8 per seat billed annually, so one person pays $16 and five about $9.60 a head, inside the category's $6.99 to $10 band. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 15-day trial with no credit card. No free plan. |
| Features | C | Availability, appointment types, locations, payments, waiting lists and an API. The pages carry a 2024 copyright line, so how current it is is unclear. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Availability, locations and seats need setting up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Google Calendar, Office 365, Outlook.com, Salesforce, Zapier, Stripe and PayPal, plus an API on Developer. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Setster is for
- Fits if you have a handful of bookable people at one location
- Works for developers who want an API to book appointments
Who it is not for
- Pricey if staff work in several places: one person at two locations counts as two seats
- Skip it if you want the API cheaply, as it needs Developer at $96 a month plus seats
- Watch out: Dedicated is $12,000 a year and sold through sales
- Watch out: the pages read name no mobile apps, and there is no free plan
Good to know
Good for
- Developers who want to build booking into their own product
- Businesses booking rooms or staff across several locations
- Teams that want every feature without tier restrictions
Worth knowing
- The price rises with every seat, and one person working at two locations counts as two seats.
- API and developer toolsets need the Developer plan, which starts at $96 a month plus seats on annual billing.
- The Dedicated plan is yearly only and sold through sales.
- The pages read carry a 2024 copyright line and name no mobile apps, so check current details before buying.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8
A month to start
Setster is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8 per month plus $8 per seat, billed annually ($10 plus $10 billed monthly).
Growth
$8
per month, plus $8 per seat, billed annually ($10 + $10 monthly)
All scheduling features with unlimited appointments and events. A seat is one bookable person at one location, or one room.
Developer
$96
per month, plus $6.40 per seat, annual ($120 + $8 monthly)
Everything in Growth, plus unlimited API access and developer toolsets.
Dedicated
$12,000
per year, plus $6 per seat, yearly plan only
Dedicated server hosting and a custom code base for more capacity; sold through sales and priced from this amount.
Trying it first
15-day free trial, no credit card required.
Read from setster.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Setster's pricing page labels its annual option as a 20% discount on the month-to-month plan price.
Stated on setster.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Appointment scheduling priced per bookable seat, with an API. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, booking links, workflow automation, appointment booking.
Availability, appointment types, locations, payments, waiting lists and an API.
- Defined availability
- Block time off, add holidays and control availability by team member or appointment type, with advance-notice rules and padding or prep time between bookings.
- Appointment types and locations
- Offer appointments with a specific person, a department or a conference room, each with its own rules, across physical and virtual locations.
- Calendar sync and payments
- Sync with Google Calendar, Office 365 and Outlook.com, and accept online payments through PayPal, Stripe or invoices.
- Requests and waiting lists
- Let customers request a time before it is confirmed, and keep a waiting list to fill cancelled slots, with notifications you configure for customers and staff.
- API and Studio
- The Developer plan opens the scheduling API for booking, cancelling and rescheduling. Studio is described as a low-code option for building logic flows and collecting client data.
- Integrations
- Pre-built connections include Salesforce and Zapier, alongside calendar and payment links.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Calendar
- Office 365
- Outlook.com
- Salesforce
- Zapier
- Stripe
- PayPal
Setster is made by Setster Inc., and has been around since 2008.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
10/89
Other calendar and scheduling apps it is graded above
Setster's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 10 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 26 of 89) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 37 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Setster’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 14 of 89
- CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 89
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 89
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 89
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 81 calendar and scheduling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Setster is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Setster you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 63 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $96 a year.
What you could make
- Appointment booking: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
What this rests on. Setster’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Setmore, Acuity Scheduling, SimplyBook.me, SuperSaaS and Trafft
The 5 tools Setster is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Setmore
Free plan · from $5/mo
Appointment booking app with a free plan for up to four staff.
- Setmore has a free plan. Setster does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Setmore lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Setster also covers workflow automation and appointment booking.
- 2.2GPA
Acuity Scheduling
Free trial · from $16/mo
Appointment booking, payments and reminders for service businesses.
- Only Acuity Scheduling lists iOS and Android apps.
- Setster also covers workflow automation and appointment booking.
- Acuity Scheduling also covers invoicing.
- 2.4GPA
SimplyBook.me
Free plan · from €11.9/mo
Online booking system for service businesses, priced by volume.
- SimplyBook.me has a free plan. Setster does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only SimplyBook.me lists iOS and Android apps.
- Setster also covers workflow automation and appointment booking.
- 2.6GPA
SuperSaaS
Free plan · from $9/mo
Booking system priced by upcoming appointments, not seats.
- SuperSaaS has a free plan. Setster does not, though it has a free trial.
- Setster also covers workflow automation.
- SuperSaaS also covers calendar, invoicing and class booking.
- 3.0GPA
Trafft
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Appointment booking with a free plan for one user.
- Trafft has a free plan. Setster does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Trafft lists iOS and Android apps.
- Setster also covers workflow automation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Setster free?
No, Setster is a paid product, but you can try it first. 15-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does Setster cost?
Setster lists 3 plans. Growth: $8 per month, plus $8 per seat, billed annually ($10 + $10 monthly).
What platforms does Setster work on?
Setster is available on Web.
Does Setster offer any discounts?
Setster publicly lists the following: 20% off with annual billing.
Does Setster have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Setster is listed for Web.
Does Setster have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Setster is listed for Web.
Is Setster open source?
Setster is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Setster have an API?
Yes. Setster offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Setster integrate with?
Setster's listing names Google Calendar, Office 365, Outlook.com, Salesforce, Zapier, Stripe and PayPal.
Who makes Setster?
Setster is made by Setster Inc. It dates from 2008.
What are the alternatives to Setster?
The closest alternatives to Setster in our directory are Setmore, Acuity Scheduling, SimplyBook.me, SuperSaaS and Trafft.
How does Setster compare with other calendar and scheduling apps?
Setster's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 10 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 16.
Is Setster good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Setster C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 37 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Setster?
To replace Setster you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Setster’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Setster's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Setster Inc. Prices change, so check setster.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Setster, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/setster
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Setster’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Setster is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Setster Inc. Prices and plans change: check setster.com before you buy.