Alternatives to Square Appointments
Appointment scheduling with integrated Square payments
Square Appointments ranks #6 of 9 in Appointment scheduling, with an Alt Score of 85. It is proprietary, freemium from $49/month and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Square Appointments is an appointment-booking tool integrated with Square's POS and payments, offering an online booking site, calendar sync, deposits, reminders, and staff scheduling.
Square Appointments is built for service and beauty businesses such as salons, barbershops, spas, and other appointment-based service providers that need scheduling, payments, and point-of-sale in one system.
It provides a free online booking website with 24/7 client self-scheduling, unlimited staff calendars, automatic text and email reminders, appointment deposits, and (on paid Plus/Premium tiers) class bookings, Google Calendar sync, cancellation/no-show fees, waitlists, and a Bookings API.
Clients view staff availability and book online in seconds; appointments are confirmed instantly and added to the business's calendar, with automated reminders, confirmations, and rescheduling handled through customizable email and text messages.
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Ranked alternatives
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Trafft is appointment-scheduling software for service businesses, with a customizable booking page and widget, calendar sync, payments, recurring appointments, group bookings, and reminders.
Bookeo is an online booking platform for appointments, classes, courses, and tours, with a booking widget, payments, group bookings, waitlists, and automated reminders.
Acuity Scheduling (a Squarespace product) is an online appointment-booking platform for service businesses, with client self-scheduling, calendar sync, payments, intake forms, and automated reminders.
SimplyBook.me is a booking system for service-based companies, providing a customizable booking website/widget, accepting payments and deposits, class bookings, intake forms, and reminders.
Appointlet is a scheduling tool for booking meetings and appointments, with shareable booking pages, calendar sync, round-robin team assignment, reminders, and embeddable widgets.
Setmore is an appointment-scheduling platform with a free tier, offering an online booking page, calendar sync, staff calendars, payments, and automated reminders for service businesses.
Picktime is a free appointment-scheduling platform for booking appointments, classes, rooms, and equipment, with calendar sync, payments, team scheduling, and automated reminders.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Appointment scheduling checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Appointment scheduling checklist | Square Appointments | Trafft | Bookeo | Acuity Scheduling | SimplyBook.me | Appointlet |
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Every fact and feature listed for Square Appointments is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-13
© 2026 Block, Inc.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-13
With Square Free, there are no monthly subscription costs — you only pay processing fees when you take a payment.
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Starts at $49/month verified 2026-07-13
Cheapest paid tier is Square Plus at $49/mo per location; a $0/mo Square Free plan also exists (see Free tier cell). Card payment-processing fees are charged separately on all tiers.
$49/mo. per location
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-13
Square Appointments for iPhone, iPad, and desktop
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Online booking page Yes verified 2026-07-13
Create and customize a booking website so clients can book 24/7.
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Calendar sync (Google / Outlook) Partial verified 2026-07-13
Only Google Calendar sync is documented (no Outlook sync found); gated to Square Plus/Premium tiers, not included on Square Free.
Sync your Square calendar with your Google Calendar to track bookings.
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Payments / deposits Yes verified 2026-07-13
Collect a partial deposit when appointments are scheduled to protect your calendar and reduce no-shows.
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Group / class bookings Partial verified 2026-07-13
Class booking and packages is gated to Square Plus/Premium tiers; not included on Square Free.
Offer a prepaid series of services or classes, automatically applying the booking's value at checkout when customers redeem them. Create and schedule one-time or recurring group classes.
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Automated reminders Yes verified 2026-07-13
Set up automatic text and email reminder notifications to help clients manage their appointments.
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Round-robin / team Yes verified 2026-07-13
Let clients book services with any team member at any location from your booking site.
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Intake forms Partial verified 2026-07-13
Custom questions/fields are attached via the contracts feature (not a dedicated intake-form tool), and are gated to Square Plus/Premium tiers.
Add custom fields like checkboxes, text fields, or questions to your contracts.
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Recurring appointments Yes verified 2026-07-13
schedule appointments for a specific time, all day, or recurring.
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Time-zone handling Yes verified 2026-07-13
Sync your schedules across multiple business locations, even if your customers are in different time zones.
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Embeddable widget Yes verified 2026-07-13
create a QR code for a contactless booking option, or embed a booking widget into an existing website.
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API access Partial verified 2026-07-13
Bookings API is gated to Square Plus/Premium tiers; not included on Square Free.
Use the Booking API to allow an external application to create, update, and cancel every booking from your calendar.
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Free tier Yes verified 2026-07-13
With Square Free, there are no monthly subscription costs — you only pay processing fees when you take a payment.
https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments/pricing
FAQ
Yes. Trafft, SimplyBook.me and Appointlet have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.