HelmBot vs SimplyBook.me
HelmBot confirms 4 of the features we check on its own site; SimplyBook.me confirms 5. Starting prices: HelmBot USD 95/mo · per month, SimplyBook.me not published.
HelmBot
Wellness studios, spas and similar appointment-based businesses that want scheduling, POS, memberships and marketing in one system.
Watch out: Pricing scales by business size rather than users, and the text shows no hotel PMS or channel manager features.
SimplyBook.me
Service businesses in beauty, wellness, health, fitness and education needing online appointment booking.
Watch out: Live chat is limited to 24/5; plan prices are not in the supplied text.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Booking & Hospitality | Booking & Hospitality |
| Specialty | Appointments POS | Appointment booking |
| Based in | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | USD 95/mo · per month | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | ✕No | ✓Yes |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | ✓14 days |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Online booking · Core features | ✓Robust online scheduling for services and practitioners | ✓Clients schedule appointments online 24/7 |
| Staff calendar · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Calendar sync with Google calendar |
| Reminders · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Clients get reminders |
| Payments / deposits · Core features | ✓Take payments in person and online through POS | ✓Accept payments online and onsite |
| Memberships / packages · Core features | ✓Recurring billing and member management | Unconfirmed |
| Multi-location · Core features | ✓Multi-location pricing for two shops up to franchises | Unconfirmed |
| Live chat support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓Live chat support 24/5 |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Unconfirmed | Zapier, Google Calendar, Facebook, Instagram |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.