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Which Simply Schedule Appointments Edition Is Right for You?

This guide applies to:

  • Basic Edition
  • Plus Edition
  • Pro Edition
  • Business Edition

Introduction

Everything you need to know about Simply Schedule Appointments editions, all in one place. See the comparison below to find which edition covers the features you need.

What’s in Each Edition

Basic (Free) Edition

The free Basic edition covers everything you need to get a booking calendar running on your WordPress site.

  • Unlimited appointment types, each with its own availability, duration, and booking rules.
  • Customizable email notifications
  • Blackout dates to blackout entire dates across all appointment types.
  • Advanced scheduling rules (booking windows, minimum notice, buffer times)
  • Custom confirmation page to redirect the customers to it after booking confirmation
  • Custom styles for the booking calendar to match your site’s styling
  • Page builder support for Elementor, Divi, and Beaver Builder.

For a full overview of the features, check out our guide on the Basic (Free) edition.

Plus Edition

Everything in Basic and the following:

  • Google Calendar sync that allows two-way sync to block off personal calendar time and sync appointments onto your calendar
  • Custom booking form fields to collect additional information from customers at the time of booking
  • Web meetings via Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, to automatically create a unique meeting link for each booking
  • Group events and classes to allow multiple people to book the same time slot (via individual submissions) as per the set capacity
  • Time-triggered notifications to send reminder emails before appointments and follow-up emails after the appointment time.
  • Gravity Forms and Formidable Forms integration to build advanced booking forms with conditional logic and additional field types
  • MemberPress integration to tie scheduling to membership plans and enforce per-member booking limits
  • Mailchimp integration to add customers to your MailChimp email list when they subscribe to it when booking

For a full overview of the features, check out our guide on the Plus edition.

Professional Edition

Everything in Plus and the following:

  • Stripe and PayPal payments to collect payment at the time of booking
  • SMS notifications via Twilio to send text message reminders to customers
  • Conversion tracking to track bookings as conversion events in Analytics platforms like Meta and Google Analytics
  • Webhooks to send booking data to external services and automation platforms
  • Customizable booking flows to change the steps and layout of the booking form

For a full overview of the features, check out our guide on the Professional edition.

Business Edition

Everything in Professional and the following:

  • Team member scheduling to assign bookings to staff, let customers choose a team member, or auto-assign via round robin selection
  • Resource booking to manage shared resources like rooms or equipment across multiple appointment types
  • Zoom onboarding call for a hands-on setup session with the SSA team

For a full overview of the features, check out our guide on the Business edition.

For updating pricing of each paid plan and a quick comparison table, check out our pricing page.

FAQ

Which plans include Google Calendar sync?

Google Calendar sync is included in the Plus, Professional, and Business editions.

Can I generate Zoom or Google Meet meeting links for my bookings?

Yes! SSA allows you to generate unique Zoom or Google Meet meeting links for your bookings. Web meetings with Zoom and Google Meet, with unique meeting links, are included in the Plus, Professional, and Business editions.

Can I accept payments through the SSA plugin?

Yes! SSA does offer the payments feature in the Professional and Business editions to accept payments via Stripe and PayPal.

Does SSA support multiple staff member bookings?

Yes! SSA supports multiple staff member bookings via the Team booking, a Business edition-only feature.

Which plans include SMS reminders to clients?

SMS notifications via Twilio are available in the Professional and Business editions.

Is the custom redirect after booking only included in the paid editions?

No! The redirect to the Custom Confirmation page feature is available in all editions, including the Basic (Free) edition.

Not sure which edition is the right fit? You can request a demo site from our support team to test the features before purchasing.


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