Koalendar vs Picktime Comparison 2026
Koalendar gives away unlimited bookings free, with two calendar syncs included, and charges $6.99 a seat a month billed annually once you want Stripe payments at booking. Picktime gives away three team seats free with unlimited appointments, and charges $3 a user a month billed annually above that. Koalendar is built for one person running a booking link. Picktime is built for a small team or studio running classes and rooms, and its free plan already covers three people rather than one.
Unlimited bookings on the free plan
Appointments and classes, free for three people
At a glance
- Picktime starts cheaper, at $3.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Koalendar | Picktime | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $6.99 | 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 |
Koalendar
Unlimited bookings on the free plan
Koalendar gives away the thing most booking tools meter, which is the number of appointments, and puts its paid features around payments, reminders and team routing instead. Two calendar syncs and an embeddable booking page come at no cost with no time limit. Paying adds Stripe checkout at the point of booking, custom reminders and the removal of Koalendar's branding. It is a booking link rather than a practice management system, and anybody wanting intake forms and client records will outgrow it.
Our note
Upgrade for the payments rather than for the branding, because collecting at the moment of booking is what stops no-shows and the logo bothers you more than it bothers your clients. Two calendar syncs is enough for one person and immediately not enough for anybody juggling a work and a personal calendar plus a shared one.
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.
Why people weigh these two
- Picktime instead of Koalendar
- Picktime adds class scheduling alongside one-on-one appointments, free for a team of three, and its paid tier starts at $3, below Koalendar's $6.99.
- Koalendar instead of Picktime
- Koalendar gives unlimited bookings on the free plan, paid from $7.
Which one should you pick
Pick Koalendar if you are one coach or consultant booking calls and want payment collected the moment somebody books. Free covers unlimited bookings and two calendar syncs forever, and Pro at $6.99 a seat a month billed annually adds Stripe and Apple Pay at checkout, which is what actually stops no-shows.
Pick Picktime if more than one person needs to take bookings: a studio, a small clinic, a team running classes. Three users are free with unlimited appointments, and Starter at $3 a user a month billed annually is a fraction of Koalendar's per-seat price once a second or third person joins. Anybody needing deep calendar routing beyond that should look further, since both are booking links rather than practice management systems.
Common questions
- Which has the more generous free plan?
- It depends what you need. Koalendar's free plan is unlimited bookings for one person with two calendar syncs. Picktime's free plan covers three team members with unlimited appointments but only three resources and two classes. A solo user gets more from Koalendar; a small team gets more from Picktime.
- Does Koalendar or Picktime collect payment at booking?
- Koalendar does, on its Pro plan at $6.99 a seat a month, through Stripe and Apple Pay. Picktime's listing does not mention payment collection at the point of booking, so check its plan pages directly if that is the deciding feature.
- Which is cheaper for a team of three?
- Picktime, clearly. Three users are free outright. Koalendar charges per seat from the first paid user at $6.99 a month each once you need more than the two calendar syncs the free plan allows, so three people on Koalendar means three subscriptions.
- Can either tool run group classes?
- Picktime can, with group sessions and resources included on its free plan already. Koalendar is built around one-to-one bookings and does not mention class or group scheduling at all.
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