Bookafy vs Picktime Comparison 2026
Bookafy's free plan covers one person; Picktime's free plan covers three, with unlimited appointments, two classes and the mobile apps included at no cost. Both are booking pages built around the ordinary appointment: a page, calendar sync, reminders. Picktime is also cheaper to pay for: Starter runs $3 a user a month billed annually against Bookafy's Pro at $7. Bookafy answers with HIPAA compliance on its top tier, which Picktime's listing never raises.
Why people weigh these two
- Picktime instead of Bookafy
- Picktime's free plan covers three people rather than one, and it books classes alongside one-to-one appointments, then $3 against Bookafy's $7.
- Bookafy instead of Picktime
- Bookafy has a real free tier and paid plans from $7.
At a glance
- Picktime starts cheaper, at $3.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Bookafy | Picktime | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $7 | From $3 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free trial (they differ) | 7 days | None |
| API | Not stated |
Bookafy
Booking pages with a real free tier
Bookafy does the ordinary booking job well: a page people pick a slot on, calendar sync both ways, reminders, and a video call created for the appointment. The free plan is not a trial and covers a single person taking meetings. Paid tiers add routing across a team, custom fields and the compliance options a health or legal practice needs. Nothing here will surprise anybody who has used Calendly, which is rather the point.
Our note
Start on the free plan and only move when a specific feature blocks you, since for a single person taking calls it does the whole job. Check the monthly-billed rate before committing, because the published figures are annual and the difference is not stated anywhere on the page.
Picktime
Appointments and classes, free for three people
Picktime books appointments, classes and rooms, and its free plan is unusually complete: three team members, unlimited bookings and the mobile apps included. Paying adds resources, locations and email customisation rather than removing a cap on how much you can work. It suits somebody running sessions who does not want a subscription before the first booking.
Which one should you pick
Pick Bookafy if you are one person taking one-on-one calls and might eventually need HIPAA compliance: that sits on the Pro+ tier at $11 a user a month, and nothing in Picktime's listing covers healthcare compliance. A solo user pays more here, $7 against $3, for that ceiling.
Pick Picktime if you are a small studio or team of up to three running classes as well as one-on-one sessions: the free plan covers three team members with unlimited appointments, the most generous free tier of the two by a distance. Paid tiers stay cheap at $3 a user a month billed annually, moving up to ten members with unlimited locations and classes on the tier above it.
Common questions
- Which free plan covers a team rather than one person?
- Picktime's. Three team members, three resources and unlimited appointments, all free. Bookafy's free plan covers a single person only.
- Which is cheaper to pay for?
- Picktime. Starter is $3 a user a month billed annually. Bookafy's Pro is $7 a user a month, also billed yearly.
- Does either one handle group classes, not just one-on-one calls?
- Picktime does: two classes on the free plan, unlimited on the paid tiers, alongside rooms and resources. Bookafy's listing describes one-on-one appointments only.
- Which is built for a regulated practice like health or legal?
- Bookafy. HIPAA compliance is stated on its Pro+ tier at $11 a user a month. Picktime's listing does not mention healthcare compliance.
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