Picktime vs Setmore Comparison 2026
Picktime's free plan covers three team members with unlimited appointments, classes and rooms, and paid seats add from $3 a user a month billed annually. Setmore's free plan does not name a team-size cap and also carries unlimited appointments, a booking page and reminders at no cost, with Pro at $5 a user a month billed annually adding two-way calendar sync and recurring appointments. Both give away more than most schedulers charge for. Picktime is built around classes and rooms, and Setmore around calendar sync and integrations once you pay.
Appointments and classes, free for three people
Free appointment booking for a small team
At a glance
- Picktime starts cheaper, at $3.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Picktime | Setmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $3 | From $5 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | None | Not stated |
| API | Not stated |
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.
Our note
For a small team this is the most generous free plan in the category by a distance. The interface shows its age next to Cal.com, which is the trade you are making for three free seats.
Only on this side
- Covers project management
Setmore
Free appointment booking for a small team
Setmore gives away more than most booking tools charge for: unlimited appointments, a booking page and reminders on a plan that costs nothing. Paying adds recurring bookings, two-way calendar sync and the integrations a busier calendar needs. Its own admin is plainer than the newer tools, which is either restful or dated.
Why people weigh these two
- Setmore instead of Picktime
- Setmore offers free appointment booking for a small team, paid from $5, the closest match on price and shape.
- Picktime instead of Setmore
- Picktime stays free for up to three people and adds class scheduling, not just one-on-one slots, before its $3 plan begins.
Which one should you pick
Choose Picktime if you run classes, sessions or a small studio and want three people booking for free: the free plan includes three users, three resources and two classes with unlimited appointments and the mobile apps. Paid seats are $3 a user a month billed annually, cheaper than Setmore's, mostly for lifting the class and location limits. The interface is plainer next to newer tools, the trade for three free seats nothing else in the category matches.
Choose Setmore if the calendar is simple, one-to-one bookings rather than classes, and you want reminders and a booking page for nothing while it stays quiet: unlimited appointments are free with no team-size limit stated. Pro is $5 a user a month billed annually, mostly for two-way calendar sync, which is what stops a double booking once two calendars are in play. Anybody needing packages, deposits or intake forms should look elsewhere; neither Setmore nor Picktime is built around that.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper, Picktime or Setmore?
- Picktime's paid seats are cheaper: $3 a user a month billed annually against Setmore's $5. Picktime's free plan is also the more generous one for a team specifically, since it names three free users where Setmore's free plan does not state an equivalent multi-user allowance.
- Does either free plan cap the number of appointments I can take?
- No, both are genuinely unlimited on their free plans, which is unusual in this category. Picktime and Setmore each let appointments run without a cap forcing an upgrade; the paid tiers exist for other reasons, like class limits or calendar sync.
- What does Setmore's $5 upgrade actually add?
- Mostly two-way calendar sync, so Google or Outlook stay in step and double bookings stop happening, plus recurring appointments, integrations and removing Setmore's own branding. Picktime's $3 upgrade instead raises the class limit and, on the tier above, adds unlimited locations and classes.
- Can I run group classes on Setmore the way I can on Picktime?
- Picktime is built for that: classes and rooms sit alongside one-to-one appointments from the free plan. Setmore's listing describes appointments and a booking page without a separate class or group-session structure.
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