Calendar sync without a paid plan
Setmore syncs your calendar both ways on Pro. Payly blocks the busy times in your Google Calendar and adds each booking to it, at no cost.
The free Setmore alternative
Sync Google Calendar without paying for Setmore Pro
Setmore Free takes bookings and payments too, for up to 4 users. Two-way calendar sync and video appointments need Setmore Pro, $5 to $12 a user a month. Payly syncs Google Calendar and makes Google Meet links for free.
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Payly and Setmore at a glance
$0
For two-way Google Calendar sync
Setmore syncs calendars both ways only on Pro: $5 a user a month billed yearly, or $12 billed monthly. On Payly it is free.
$35.00
20 paid $50 bookings a month
That is Stripe's fee, the same on both. With Setmore Pro added for calendar sync, the month comes to $40.00 to $47.00.
Meet
A video link for each booking
Setmore's video appointments are on Pro. On Payly, a service set to Google Meet gets its own Meet link for each booking, free.
Why people move from Setmore
Setmore Free is a good free scheduler that takes payments too. Two-way calendar sync and video appointments are where it starts to cost money.
Video links included
Setmore's video appointments need Pro. On Payly, clients who book an online service get a Google Meet link in their confirmation.
No Pro plan to keep paying
Setmore Pro costs $60 a year per user billed yearly, or $144 billed monthly. Payly has no paid plan.
More from the same dashboard
Payly also makes online stores, payment forms, event tickets and tip jars, all free, from the same account.
What you actually pay
Setmore Pro, for its calendar sync, against Payly, for 20 paid $50 bookings in a month, paid by card through Stripe.
| Cost | Payly$0/mo | SetmorePro plan |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly plan with two-way calendar sync | $0 | $5 a user billed yearly, $12 billed monthly |
| Fee of its own on each booking | None | None, Setmore says |
| Stripe's fees on 20 bookings of $50 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| A month of 20 paid $50 bookings, all fees | $35.00 | $40.00 billed yearly, $47.00 billed monthly |
20 bookings of $50 is $1,000 in sales. Stripe's fee is 2.9% + 30 cents for US cards, the same on both sides, and the business pays it. With PayPal it would be $44.70 on both. Setmore Free also takes payments with no fee of its own, so without calendar sync it costs the same as Payly. Setmore pricing as published November 2026.
What you get
- Several services on one page, each with its own length, price and link
- Free and paid services, with paid add-ons if you like
- Weekly hours, days off and different hours on any date
- Open times shown in each client's own time zone
- Minimum notice, how far ahead, gaps between bookings and a daily limit
- Group classes, with several people at the same time
- In person, by phone, your own video link or Google Meet
- Google Calendar: busy times blocked and bookings added
- Confirmation and reminder emails with Add to calendar links
- Clients cancel or pick a new time up to the cutoff you set
- A Bookings screen to see, cancel and refund bookings
- A link to share, and code to add your calendar to any website
How Calendar Bookings works in Payly
You set the services and hours. PayPal or Stripe collects each payment.
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Create a booking page
In Your sites, click New and choose Calendar Bookings. Start from a template or from scratch.
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Add your services and hours
Give each service a length and a price, or make it free. Then set the hours you take bookings on each day of the week.
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Connect PayPal or Stripe, then publish
Your booking page runs on your own free Cloudflare account. Share its link, or add it to your own website.
Honest answers
Is Payly really free?
Yes. There is no monthly fee, no transaction fee and no paid tier. PayPal and Stripe charge their standard processing fees on paid bookings, as they would on any platform. How can this possibly be free?
Is Setmore free?
Yes, for up to 4 users. Setmore Free takes bookings and payments through Square, PayPal or Stripe, with no fee of its own. Two-way calendar sync, video appointments, deposits, recurring appointments and text reminders need Pro, $5 a user a month billed yearly or $12 billed monthly.
Is Payly cheaper than Setmore?
Not against Setmore Free: with Stripe, both cost $35.00 for 20 paid $50 bookings. Payly saves the cost of Setmore Pro, $5 to $12 a user a month, when you want calendar sync or video links.
What does Setmore do that Payly does not?
Setmore takes in-person payments, and its free plan gives a team of up to 4 users one booking page. On Pro it adds deposits, recurring appointments and text reminders. Payly's booking pages have none of these.
How do I move from Setmore to Payly?
Payly has no importer for Setmore. Make a booking page from a template, add your services and hours, and connect PayPal or Stripe and Google Calendar. Then share the new link or add it to your website. Bookings already made stay in Setmore.
Thinking about another platform?
Sync your bookings with Google Calendar, free
Your calendar, your payment account, your clients. The only thing you pay is normal PayPal and Stripe processing fees.
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