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Phorest vs SimplyBook.me Comparison (2026)

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Phorest

SimplyBook.me

Overview

Phorest is salon, spa and clinic software for growth-focused premium businesses, combining bookings, payments, client management, marketing, loyalty and reporting to reduce no-shows, grow client spend, improve retention. Supports single site or multi-location growth.

SimplyBook.me is an extensive appointment scheduling system for any type and size of service business. Sign up, get a beautiful booking website or insert a booking widget to your own site. Allow your clients to book your services online 24/7 via your site, Instagram, Facebook or Google.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

9.9

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

431

372

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

86%

would recommend this app

4.6

1.2K

860

349

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

80%

would recommend this app

Pros

“The price is higher than all other platforms similar, I feel like if I have two locations we should be able to split sms msgs between both locations, I’m paying for them already and if I don’t use all in one location I should have ability to use at other location.”

Andrea R.

Owner

“Online booking has been great and the fact that we can requests deposits for first time client's and also give them a policy notice for no/shows-late appointment.”

Mario M.

Salon owner

“The ease of use, keeping track of clients history, notes, the chat feature in the desktop version, and the quick response from support if I need help with anything.”

Christina Q.

Owner Operator

Pros

“Managing schedules for child research requires a high level of data security and clear communication, and this platform delivers on both fronts while saving us countless hours of administrative work.”

Elizabeth G.

Lab Director

“For my business, it works well for managing services, time slots, customer details, and online payments in one place.”

Hisham D.

Operation Manager

“The platform operates reliably in the background, allowing our research team to focus less on email back-and-forth and more on the actual data collection and science.”

Elizabeth G.

Lab Director

Cons

“The only thing I wish I could fix about phorest is that phorest should automatically email the account holder when the inventory drops below the minimum quantity.”

Hailey S.

Owner

“The price is expensive, especially like I am one person and I pay $85 or something like that monthly so that’s lots for one person but as a group in Salon is a good price but not for me”

Felor D.

salon Davachi by Felor

“some reports are a bit confusing, like the retention report. when you archive a guest, they still have the availability to book, but wont show on the appointment screen until you unarchive them.”

April A.

salon leader and marketing director

Cons

“There were a number of glitches/freezes throughout the process, and if you refreshed, you lost any progress you made, preventing teams from securing a time.”

Eku M.

Club Director

“For context, we were part of an event with 1600 participants all trying to book at the same time, and quite frankly the tool was ineffective, frustrating, and a terrible user experience.”

Eku M.

Club Director

“Many users can’t log in at all. When they do get in, events either don’t display or aren’t clickable.”

Eku M.

Club Director