Comparison
clickTarot Calendar vs SimplyBook.me
SimplyBook.me covers many business types through a marketplace of paid add-ons. clickTarot Calendar includes exactly what a consultation practitioner needs, from day one.
| Feature | clickTarot Calendar | SimplyBook.me |
|---|---|---|
| Invoice data collection (Tax ID/VAT number, address) | Automatic, built into the form | Not native — would use one of your limited paid “custom feature” slots for a generic form |
| Multi-session prepaid packages | Included | One of a capped number of paid “custom features” per plan — competes with other features for that slot |
| Form color & branding | Customizable in one click | Full white-label branding gated to the Premium plan (around €50/month) or higher |
| Built for | A single consultation practitioner | General-purpose scheduling for many business types, built around a feature marketplace |
| Where it runs | On your own WordPress site, your data stays yours | External platform |
| Pricing model | Single license, no per-seat cost | Monthly tier priced by bookings, providers, and number of active paid add-ons |
What solo practitioners run into with SimplyBook.me
SimplyBook.me packs in an enormous amount through its add-on marketplace — the trade-off is that almost nothing is included by default.
- Nearly every feature that matters for a consultation practice — custom intake fields, packages, coupons — isn’t included by default: it’s a “custom feature” pulled from a marketplace of dozens of paid add-ons, and every plan caps how many you can run at once (just 1 on the free plan, 3 on Basic).
- That means on the entry-level plans you’re often choosing between having packages and having coupons, not getting both — a trade-off clickTarot Calendar doesn’t force, since packages and coupons are both included from day one.
- G2 and Capterra reviewers — including one with 15+ years of UX/development experience — describe the setup process as confusing specifically because it’s hard to tell which of the many add-on features are actually turned on.
- Full white-label branding (removing SimplyBook.me’s own name) is limited to the Premium plan and above, around €50/month billed annually.
Can I use SimplyBook.me’s free plan to sell prepaid packages and offer discount coupons at the same time?
Not easily — the free plan allows only 1 active “custom feature”, and both packages and coupons are separate paid add-ons, so you’d generally have to choose one. clickTarot Calendar includes both in its single license.
Is SimplyBook.me’s pricing easy to predict in advance?
Not entirely — the monthly cost depends on your booking volume, number of providers, and how many paid add-on features you activate, so the final price can end up higher than the advertised starting figure. clickTarot Calendar is one flat plan — monthly, annual, or lifetime — at the same price regardless of how many bookings you take.
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