Compare bookingfish and easyappointments on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Scheduling tools, Pay-as-you-go with an unlimited free trial: no…
At a Glance
bookingfish
easyappointments
Primary category
Scheduling
Scheduling
Rating
Not documented
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Pricing model
Pay-as-you-go with an unlimited free trial: no fees until a confirmed booking. Standard plan is a flat $25 CAD per confirmed booking (auto-refunded on cancellation) plus Stripe fees (2.9% + $0.30). Unlimited annual packages per boat run from $149 (1 year) to $499 (5 years), paying only Stripe fees.
Free / Open Source
Starting price
Not documented
Free
Free plan
Not documented
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Free trial
Yes
Not documented
Platforms
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Web
Team collaboration
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AI features
Not documented
Not documented
Public API
Yes
Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
bookingfish
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
easyappointments
Self-Hosted (Open Source) — Free N/A
Premium Services — Custom quote One-time or contract
Pros & Cons
bookingfish
Pros
Purpose-built for fishing guides and boat rentals, with vessel-specific calendars and half-day / full-day time slots that generic booking tools do not model out of the box.
Pay-as-you-go pricing with an unlimited free trial: no fees until you have a confirmed booking, and the $25 per-booking fee is auto-refunded if you refund a cancelled client.
Stripe Express payments go directly to the operator's bank account, so BookingFish never holds the funds.
Free, open-source (GPL v2) WordPress plugin embeds the booking calendar and gift certificates with a shortcode.
Fully bilingual (French/English) with data hosted in Canada, and a Sync-Cell ICS feed for mobile/offline calendars shared with guides.
Cons
Highly niche: designed around fishing guides and boat rentals, so it is not a fit for general appointment-based businesses.
Deepest integration story is with WordPress; operators on other website platforms rely mainly on shared booking links and embed codes.
On the standard plan a flat $25 fee applies per confirmed booking on top of Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30, which adds up for high-volume operators unless they buy an annual package.
Primarily oriented toward the Canadian market (built in Canada, CAD pricing), which may not suit operators elsewhere.
easyappointments
Pros
Completely free with no licensing fees, seat limits, or commission on bookings
Full data ownership since everything runs on the business's own server
Open-source codebase can be customized and extended without vendor restrictions
Actively maintained with a large community and translations into 20+ languages
Cons
Requires the business or its IT team to handle hosting, backups, and security updates
No official vendor-run cloud version with a guaranteed uptime commitment
Initial setup requires familiarity with PHP, MySQL, and web server configuration
Fewer built-in marketing and payment features compared to polished commercial SaaS competitors
Use Cases
bookingfish
easyappointments
Independent service providers — Hairdressers, tutors, consultants, and therapists use it to run a professional online booking page without paying a monthly subscription.
Clinics with strict data requirements — Medical and dental practices self-host the system to keep patient appointment data on infrastructure they fully control.
Agencies building custom booking flows — Development agencies use the REST API and SDK to embed or extend booking functionality inside client websites and apps.