Compare rallly and bookingfish on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Scheduling tools, Freemium (free hobby tier plus paid Pro subscription) vs…
At a Glance
rallly
bookingfish
Primary category
Scheduling
Scheduling
Rating
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Pricing model
Freemium (free hobby tier plus paid Pro subscription)
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.
Starting price
Free (Pro plan at $56 per year)
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Free plan
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Free trial
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Platforms
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Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
rallly
Hobby — Free Free forever
Pro — $56 per year
Self-Hosted (Single-User) — Free N/A
bookingfish
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Pros & Cons
rallly
Pros
Free Hobby tier covers core scheduling needs with no account required for voters
Affordable Pro tier at $56 per year with locked-in pricing for early subscribers
Open source and self-hostable for full control over data
Large, active user base with over 188,000 registered users
Multi-language support broadens accessibility for global teams
Simple, focused interface without unnecessary complexity
Cons
Free tier automatically deletes inactive polls after 30 days
Multi-user self-hosting requires a paid license rather than being fully free
Smaller feature set than full-scale scheduling platforms like Calendly
Maintained by a small, independent team rather than a larger company
No native mobile app; relies on the responsive web interface
Advanced integrations (e.g., deep calendar sync) are more limited than larger competitors
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.
Use Cases
rallly
Group meeting scheduling — Coordinate meeting times across a team or group without lengthy email chains.
Event and gathering planning — Find the best date and time for social events, gatherings, or recurring group activities.
Privacy-conscious self-hosted scheduling — Run scheduling polls entirely on private infrastructure instead of a third-party service.