# Bookafy, Microsoft Bookings vs Doodle Comparison | | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 3.8 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 15 | 37 | 2,069 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (53.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (58.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (42.1% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Free month | No pricing available | Free | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Bookafy **Not enough data** ### Microsoft Bookings Pros: - Appointment Management (1 reviews) - Automatic Scheduling (1 reviews) Cons: - Integration Issues (1 reviews) ### Doodle Pros: - Automatic Scheduling (2 reviews) - Scheduling Efficiency (2 reviews) Cons: - Limited Automation (1 reviews) - Limited Customization (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (12 reviews) | 8.2 (26 reviews) | 9.2 (1843 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.9 (12 reviews) | 7.4 (26 reviews) | 9.1 (1854 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 7.6 (14 reviews) | 8.9 (628 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 7.2 (13 reviews) | 9.0 (618 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 9.8 (10 reviews) | 7.2 (18 reviews) | 8.7 (1063 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 7.8 (10 reviews) | 9.1 (479 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.1 (12 reviews) | 8.5 (24 reviews) | 7.4 (1771 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Bookafy #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Free Price: Free month Description: Bookafy offers a free account to individuals and small businesses. The free account comes with a beautiful website (booking page), unlimited appointment types, free reminders and all sorts of logic to make the booking process great for the customer and the business [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/bookafy/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Microsoft Bookings #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Doodle #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Free Price: Free Description: For individuals getting started with seamless scheduling Key Features: - Unlimited Group Polls - Unlimited Sign-up Sheets - One Booking Page [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/doodle/pricing) #### Free Trial No --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Survey | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Bookafy** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Bookings** | N/A | N/A | | **Doodle** | 9.4/10 | 10 | #### Survey Management | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Survey Builder** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Question Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (9 reviews) | | **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Survey Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Survey Customization | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Branching/Skip Logic** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Branding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Multimedia Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Multilingual Surveys** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Survey Insights | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Reporting & Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **BI Tools Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Data Exporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | | **Permissions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.6 (8 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Survey | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | ### Online Appointment Scheduling | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Bookafy** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Bookings** | 8.5/10 | 12 | | **Doodle** | 9.3/10 | 15 | #### Notifications | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Confirmations & Reminders** | Not enough data | 9.5 (10 reviews) | 9.6 (8 reviews) | | **Appointment Follow-Up** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | | **Scheduling Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | #### Settings | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Time Zone Detection** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | | **Availability Settings** | Not enough data | 9.5 (10 reviews) | 9.6 (12 reviews) | | **Blocked Time Settings** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 9.6 (8 reviews) | #### Personalization | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Branding** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | | **Links** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | #### Integrations | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Multi- Calendar Integration** | Not enough data | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | | **Website Integration** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Payment Acceptance** | Not enough data | 5.0 (6 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **Video Conferencing** | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 9.0 (8 reviews) | | **Communication** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Feature Not Available | #### Generative AI | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **AI Text-to-Speech** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | ### Business Scheduling | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Bookafy** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Bookings** | N/A | N/A | | **Doodle** | 9.7/10 | 7 | #### Integrations | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **MS Teams Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Email Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Zoom Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Google Meet Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Salesforce Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Branding & Customizatio | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Custom Booking Page** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Personalized Links** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | | **Personalized Web Embed** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Automatic Rules & Configurations | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Set Working Hours** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Automatic Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Buffer Times** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Business Scheduling | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | ### Appointment Reminder | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Bookafy** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Bookings** | N/A | N/A | | **Doodle** | 9.4/10 | 55 | #### Features | Feature | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Standalone Booking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (51 reviews) | | **Integrated App** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (46 reviews) | | **SMS** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Email** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (51 reviews) | | **Voice** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Confirmation and Cancellation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.5 (49 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Online Appointment Scheduling Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/online-appointment-scheduling) **Unique to Doodle (3):** [Business Scheduling Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-scheduling), [Appointment Reminder Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/appointment-reminder), [Survey Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/survey) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Bookafy | Microsoft Bookings | Doodle | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 53.3% | 58.8% | 42.1% | | **Mid-Market** | 46.7% | 29.4% | 28.4% | | **Enterprise** | 0% | 11.8% | 29.5% | ### By Industry #### Bookafy - **Marketing and Advertising:** 26.7% - **Financial Services:** 26.7% - **Oil & Energy:** 6.7% - **Law Enforcement:** 6.7% - **Internet:** 6.7% - **Information Technology and Services:** 6.7% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 6.7% - **Events Services:** 6.7% - **Aviation & Aerospace:** 6.7% #### Microsoft Bookings - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.8% - **Computer Software:** 8.8% - **Accounting:** 5.9% - **Professional Training & Coaching:** 5.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.9% - **Higher Education:** 5.9% - **Apparel & Fashion:** 2.9% - **Arts and Crafts:** 2.9% - **Banking:** 2.9% - **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 2.9% - **Other:** 44.1% #### Doodle - **Education Management:** 16.6% - **Higher Education:** 12.1% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 9.0% - **Research:** 4.9% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.0% - **Religious Institutions:** 2.4% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 2.0% - **Financial Services:** 2.0% - **Other:** 40.8% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Bookafy - [Calendly](https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2639 reviews) - [Acuity Scheduling](https://www.g2.com/products/acuity-scheduling/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (409 reviews) - [YouCanBookMe](https://www.g2.com/products/youcanbookme/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1934 reviews) - [GReminders](https://www.g2.com/products/greminders/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (676 reviews) - [Microsoft 365](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft365/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (5821 reviews) - [Jotform](https://www.g2.com/products/jotform/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (5159 reviews) - [Brevo Marketing Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/brevo-marketing-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2566 reviews) - [Thryv](https://www.g2.com/products/thryv/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1995 reviews) - [Wix](https://www.g2.com/products/wix/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1875 reviews) - [Cirrus Insight](https://www.g2.com/products/cirrus-insight/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1510 reviews) ### Alternatives to Microsoft Bookings - [Calendly](https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2639 reviews) - [YouCanBookMe](https://www.g2.com/products/youcanbookme/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1934 reviews) - [Acuity Scheduling](https://www.g2.com/products/acuity-scheduling/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (409 reviews) - [OnceHub](https://www.g2.com/products/oncehub/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (58 reviews) - [GReminders](https://www.g2.com/products/greminders/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (676 reviews) - [Cirrus Insight](https://www.g2.com/products/cirrus-insight/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1510 reviews) - [Mindbody](https://www.g2.com/products/mindbody/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (517 reviews) - [Thryv](https://www.g2.com/products/thryv/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1995 reviews) - [Jotform](https://www.g2.com/products/jotform/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (5159 reviews) - [Brevo Marketing Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/brevo-marketing-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2566 reviews) ### Alternatives to Doodle - [YouCanBookMe](https://www.g2.com/products/youcanbookme/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1934 reviews) - [Acuity Scheduling](https://www.g2.com/products/acuity-scheduling/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (409 reviews) - [Calendly](https://www.g2.com/products/calendly/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2639 reviews) - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48014 reviews) - [SurveyMonkey](https://www.g2.com/products/surveymonkey/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (23543 reviews) - [Chili Piper](https://www.g2.com/products/chili-piper/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (736 reviews) - [SimplyBook.me](https://www.g2.com/products/simplybook-me/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (109 reviews) - [HubSpot Sales Hub](https://www.g2.com/products/hubspot-sales-hub/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (13810 reviews) - [Setmore](https://www.g2.com/products/setmore/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (269 reviews) - [Microsoft 365](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft365/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (5821 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Bookafy No discussions available for this product. ### Microsoft Bookings No discussions available for this product. ### Doodle - Title: [Has a mobile/cell phone friendly version of Doodle been created?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/has-a-mobile-cell-phone-friendly-version-of-doodle-been-created) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes they have a mobile application that you can download for free." - Title: [What ways are others choosing to use Doodle for personal and business use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-ways-are-others-choosing-to-use-doodle-for-personal-and-business-use) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I use it with classes I teach to poll students on which topics they’d like to see us cover" - Title: [What is Doodle software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-doodle-software) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Group "poll" scheduling software. It has sort of slacked off in recent years. I am somewhat disappointed." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/bookafy-vs-microsoft-bookings-vs-doodle)