Booking & scheduling

Setmore

Free-friendly appointment scheduling with a generous free plan, good for lean solo operators.

What it does

Setmore is a lightweight appointment scheduling tool with a notably generous free plan, covering online booking, a booking page, calendar, staff logins, reminders, and payment integrations. It is broadly applicable across service businesses, including independent beauty and wellness pros who want no-cost or low-cost scheduling without a full salon suite. Its appeal is simplicity and price.

AI features

Checked on Setmore’s own pages, October 13, 2026

Setmore showed no AI features and markets itself as human-first: its phone add-on, Live Receptionist, is answered by real people.

AI pricing: No AI in any plan. Setmore Pro is $5 per user a month billed annually, and the human Live Receptionist is a $99 a month add-on in the US.

Google Gemini through Zapier (do it yourself)Via partner

A help-center recipe that sends each new booking to Google Gemini through Zapier to draft summaries or follow-up messages, using your own Zapier account and Gemini key. Not a Setmore feature.

Setmore help center: Connect setmore to google AI studio gemini: “Connect Setmore with Google AI Studio (Gemini) using Zapier to automatically turn your booking data into AI-generated insights, messages, and actions.”

Not found on October 13, 2026: AI phone receptionist, AI text and chat replies, AI marketing writer, AI review replies, AI business assistant and AI scheduling and pricing.

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Pricing

Free plan available, Pro from about $5/mo per user

Pricing signals are indicative and change often. Confirm current pricing with the vendor.

How SalonAI fits

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Alternatives to Setmore

Other booking software worth weighing against Setmore. See the full booking software guide.

FreshaSubscription-free salon and spa booking with a large consumer marketplace, monetized through card processing and new-client fees.VagaroAffordable all-in-one booking, POS, and marketing for salons, spas, and wellness businesses, with a consumer marketplace bundled in.BooksyMobile-first booking app and consumer marketplace popular with barbershops and independent beauty pros.GlossGenius (Genius AI)Design-forward all-in-one for independent beauty and wellness pros, whose parent company, renamed Genius AI in July 2026, is building AI into phones, marketing and reporting.BoulevardPremium, revenue-focused platform for appointment-driven salons, med spas, and multi-location groups.Acuity SchedulingFlexible, appointment-first online scheduling by Squarespace, strong for solo pros and custom booking flows.SchedulicitySimple booking for independent beauty and wellness pros, now part of Vagaro: schedulicity.com sells Vagaro.StyleSeatBooking marketplace for independent stylists and barbers, monetized through new-client and processing fees.

Related capabilities

Online booking No-shows & reminders Payments & retail

Others in Booking & scheduling

Acuity Scheduling Goldie Schedulicity SimplyBook.me

Where Setmore comes up on SalonAI

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