Bookafy is a free online booking platform for meetings, demos and appointments that includes a booking page or website integration. Organizations can provide their customers with access to scheduling their own meetings, calls or appointments, and all appointment information can be synchronized with iCal, Outlook, Exchange and Google calendars. Key features include automated appointment scheduling including confirmations, SMS text reminders, reviews, electronic payments and more.
Pros
I love the simplicity of the software. It serves as a fantastic tool for clients to book my services on or offline without hassle.
I like the one page 'website', particularly at the moment while I rebuild my business website.
I love that I can have payments made during the booking. I haven't used this feature yet though as I'm transitioning from another platform.
I also like that I can create private links to send to clients for private bookings.
The opportunity for clients to leave a review which visitors can see is a great added bonus.
I like the possibility of creating new integrations with other software.
Cons
I found it tricky to grasp the internal 'back office' set up at first. Probably because I was used to using different software. However, the founder has been exceptionally helpful and spent time investigating my issue. He has made suggestions that helped a great deal. His suggestions have actually helped me to better understand my use of my online calendar outside of Bookafy.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
I'm able to set up a scheduler *inside* a popup box within a marketing funnel (a pathway of pages that leads cold traffic to book a call). Being able to do this within a popup means my users won't need to leave the particular page where they get the invitation to book in the first place—which removes yet another step (aka 'friction point').
Pros
I use Bookafy for both myself and others. It lets me be really flexible with getting others to schedule appointments with me and the clients for whom I'm setting it up. The biggest deal that I found refreshing when I came across it was: Ability to redirect to a custom URL after booking.
I was able to leave behind a service that was almost 4x the cost… in fact, this competing service WAS more than 4x the cost considering Bookafy will allow me to set up MORE than just two "appointment types" and STILL redirect to custom URLs after the booking!
I love using it inside a popup box so users never have to leave the page. (another functionality bonus)
And in case anyone's wondering, users can also select their time zone (a pitfall of some WordPress plugins)
Cons
I believe it could be easier to set up and customize exactly how I want it. I think it will get there in time though; the support behind it is so responsive and they've listened to the challenges and desires that users are expressing.
Overall I haven't missed an appointment, as I have a terrible memory. I like this and I like the branded homepage, even though the url is bookafy, I don't mind.
Pros
- Different color coded appointment types
- sync with calendar (outlook calendar)
- e-mail reminders
- e-mails client after booking appointment so they can leave a review.
Cons
- didn't sync with my apple account. (this was a big CON for me as my phone is an IPHONE but i found it synced well with my outlook calendar so that's what I use now.)
- I wish they had a mobile app!!!! (work on this!)
Hey, we definitely sync with Icloud/Iphone. we can help you get it connected if you would like. do you want to book a call with us at https://demo.bookafy.com
I love that after a trade show before I’ve even had a chance to call prospects they are already booking appointments with me! It makes it so easy to say to someone, just check out my website and schedule a time that suits you. Plus I can offer direct services and related payments on there!
Pros
After comparing a multitude of appointment booking apps, it was an easy decision once I found Bookafy. Simple to implement, cheap for what it is, great customization components, they really have the end user and their clients in mind.
Cons
The only limitation I had was when setting up the WordPress iFrame, it wasn’t as straight forward as it could be, and the book now icons available really need some updating.
Hey there Micka, Thank you for the nice review. If you have a moment, book a call with us and we will get all of your buttons dialed in.
And I am curious to know about your Iframe experience... it should be literally cut/paste. Would love to know what wasnt working.
you can book a call here Https://demo.bookafy.com
Thank you again for the feedback and kind words!
We are currently experiencing less no-show's , less confusion over the expectations of the appointment, and less burden on our administrative staff.
Pros
This software has allowed our entity to to create a state-wide appointment booking solution that will allow on average 1,500 to 3,000 appointments per month while providing a reporting mechanism.
Cons
I really can't come up with anything that I don't like about it. This program has simplified our appointment booking system and allows for real-time reports to be pulled.
Bookafy Scheduling offers 1 free plan with full functionality and a limited number of appointments. As well, Bookafy offers a Pro version at $7.00 per month, per user with discounts for larger organizations.
Below are some frequently asked questions for Bookafy.
Bookafy offers the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $7.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
Bookafy Scheduling offers 1 free plan with full functionality and a limited number of appointments. As well, Bookafy offers a Pro version at $7.00 per month, per user with discounts for larger organizations.
Bookafy offers the following features:
Bookafy has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business
Bookafy supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Taiwanese, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian
Bookafy has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
Bookafy supports the following devices:
Android, iPhone, iPad
Bookafy integrates with the following applications:
Authorize.net, Constant Contact, Contactually, GoToMeeting, Hatchbuck, Mailchimp, Weebly, Wix, Wordpress, noCRM.io
Bookafy offers the following support options:
FAQs, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials
I am very pleased with it. I love that I am able to easily have clients and colleagues book appointments. I it is great to able to receive payments and automate the booking with Zoom.
Bookafy makes the process a lot more simpler than the more complicated systems that I have used. Also, the customer service has been exceptional. I booked an on boarding session and the friendliness and helpfulness I received was above and beyond what was required. It was so impressive. I don't recall receiving even a tiny percentage of such an experience from customer service members of other scheduling software I have spent a lot more on.