The honest Schedulicity alternative
Schedulicity keeps its core simple, but if SMS and payments are add-ons and every extra provider adds about $10 to the bill, the real cost climbs as you grow. Keptbookings includes reminders and payments in one flat price that covers up to six people, so the essentials don’t come with a meter.
Why people leave Schedulicity
- Schedulicity treats SMS messaging and payments as add-ons, so the protective features you most need cost extra on top of the base plan.
- Per-provider pricing of roughly $10 each means a growing team steadily raises your monthly cost rather than holding it flat.
- Questions around the platform’s ownership and long-term direction can make committing your business to it feel uncertain.
- When reminders and payments are bolted on, your effective price is higher and less predictable than the headline suggests.
- Keptbookings includes SMS and email reminders and native payments in one flat price, with Team covering up to six people, so costs stay predictable.
How Keptbookings is different
- SMS reminders and no-show protection included, not add-ons.
- Flat team pricing, not per-provider.
- A focused, independent product built for personal-care.
What Schedulicity does well
Schedulicity gets the fundamentals right. The core scheduling is simple and uncluttered, the booking experience is easy for clients, and it has a long track record in the beauty and wellness space. For a provider who wants straightforward appointment booking without a steep learning curve, Schedulicity’s clean core is a reasonable, no-drama choice.
Where Schedulicity falls short for independents
The à-la-carte structure undercuts that simplicity once you need more than the basics. SMS messaging and payment processing are add-ons, so the features that actually prevent no-shows and collect deposits aren’t in the core price — they’re extra. The clean base plan you signed up for grows more expensive precisely when your business starts depending on those tools.
Team growth compounds it. At roughly $10 per provider, every stylist you add raises the subscription, so the cost curve bends upward as you hire — the opposite of what you want when you’re investing in capacity. Between per-provider fees and per-feature add-ons, the effective price drifts well above the headline.
There’s also a softer concern: questions about the platform’s ownership and long-term direction make some owners hesitant to build their whole operation on it. Uncertainty about where a tool is headed is a real cost when your client data and daily workflow live inside it.
How Keptbookings is different
Keptbookings includes the essentials rather than metering them. SMS and email reminders are standard on every plan, and payments are native — cards validated at booking, deposits collected directly, payouts through Stripe with fast next-day timing — so there are no add-ons to switch on just to get no-show protection working.
Pricing stays flat as you grow. Team covers up to six people for around $49/month flat, with Solo around $19/month and a free tier to start, so adding stylists doesn’t keep raising the bill the way per-provider pricing does. The price you’re quoted is the price you pay.
You also get a branded embeddable booking page, guest checkout, and human and phone support — a clear, committed product rather than a base plan surrounded by upsells.
Switching from Schedulicity to Keptbookings
Keptbookings imports your clients and appointment history for free, so your existing bookings carry over. Setup takes about 15 minutes, and one-click export keeps your data portable. Consolidating reminders and payments into one flat plan should be the easy part — and Keptbookings makes the migration itself easy too.
Who should choose which
If you’re a solo provider who only needs basic scheduling and doesn’t want reminders or payments, Schedulicity’s simple core can suffice. If you need reminders and deposits working, or you’re adding providers, Keptbookings’s flat all-in price avoids the per-feature and per-provider creep — usually landing cheaper and far more predictable as you scale.
Keptbookings vs Schedulicity
The differences that actually touch your money.
| What matters | Keptbookings | Schedulicity |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | One flat price | $34.99 + $10 per extra provider |
| Processing | Transparent flat rate | 2.6% + $0.10 |
| Commission on your clients | Never | None |
| No-show protection included | ||
| Guest checkout | ||
| One-click export |
Questions, answered
Is Keptbookings a good Schedulicity alternative?
Yes, especially as you grow or need reminders and deposits. Keptbookings includes SMS reminders and native payments in one flat price, where Schedulicity sells them as add-ons and charges per provider.
Can I move my clients from Schedulicity?
Yes. Keptbookings imports your client list and appointment history for free, with setup in about 15 minutes, so your bookings come with you.
Are SMS reminders and payments included with Keptbookings?
Yes. SMS and email reminders and native payments are part of every Keptbookings plan, not separate add-ons like Schedulicity’s, so no-show prevention works out of the box.
How does Keptbookings price a growing team?
Keptbookings’s Team plan covers up to six people for about $49/month flat, rather than Schedulicity’s roughly $10-per-provider model, so your cost stays predictable as you add stylists.
Does Keptbookings have a free option?
Yes. Keptbookings offers a free tier to start, with Solo around $19/month and Team around $49/month flat for up to six people.
Does Keptbookings include no-show protection?
Yes. Keptbookings validates cards at booking, supports deposits, and alerts you if a client removes their card, so missed appointments don’t simply become lost income.
Is there human support with Keptbookings?
Yes. Keptbookings offers human and phone support as part of the plan, so help is a real person rather than only a help center.
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