Buddy Punch vs SimplyBook.me
Two scheduling tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
SimplyBook.me costs less for a six-person team.
Buddy Punch fits retail shop, restaurant or café, trades or contractor, online store.- Buddy Punch suits teams past ten people.
| Compare | Buddy PunchBuddy Punch | |
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| In one line | Time clock with GPS, photos, and payroll export | Online booking with a free plan and flat team pricing |
| Starting price | From $19/mo + $4.99/person | Free |
| Six-person team | $48.94/mo | $0/mo |
| Plans | $19/mo base + Starter $4.99/user/mo; Pro $6.99/user/mo (adds scheduling); Advanced $12.99/user/mo, billed annually (monthly $5.99/$7.99/$13.99) | Free (50 bookings/mo, 1 provider); billed yearly: Basic $11.90/mo (100 bookings, 5 providers); Standard $24.90 (500, 15); Premium $49.90 (2,000, 30); monthly $13.90/$29.90/$59.90; 14-day trial |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Free tier |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Users | Per user | 1 provider on free |
| Both connect to | No shared connections on record. | |
| Also connects to | Gusto, Rippling, QuickBooks Payroll | None in our catalog |
| Team size | 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · CA · UK · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Not published | Live chat: 24 hours on weekdays; on weekends chat messages answered twice a day |
| Incidents posted | 0 incidents posted on Buddy Punch's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page | We found no public status page for SimplyBook.me. |
| Capterra score | 4.8 / 5 from 1,131 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 1,293 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 4.7 / 5 from 92 reviews | 4.5 / 5 from 804 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 80 | 35 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 78 | 25 |
| Fit: Service business | 80 | 85 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 30 | 60 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 88 | 65 |
| Fit: Online store | 30 | 20 |
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| Visit Buddy Punch | Visit SimplyBook.me | |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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