Appointment Hour Booking vs BookingPress
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 23 features compared side by side.
Lightweight booking-form plugin by CodePeople for time-slot appointments, with a free core and low-cost paid versions adding payments and add-ons.
Appointment booking plugin from Repute Infosystems with a free Lite core and paid plans bundling 60+ add-ons for staff, payments and calendar sync.
Choose Appointment Hour Booking if…
- You need events & classes
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose BookingPress if…
- You need multiple locations and recurring appointments
- You also want deposits & partial payments and packages & memberships
- You want the more complete feature set (93/100 vs 76/100)
Appointment Hour Booking includes 1 feature that BookingPress lacks, including Events & classes; BookingPress has 4 that Appointment Hour Booking lacks, including Multiple locations, Recurring appointments and Deposits & partial payments. Both include 18 of the 23 features we track.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Appointment Hour Booking BookingPressBookings & scheduling6/87/8
Free booking forms with a calendar of auto-calculated start times.
Free Lite has a step-by-step booking wizard and admin calendar with unlimited bookings.
Multiple calendars (e.g. one per employee) each with services, prices and hours.
Lite handles unlimited services; staff members with their own schedules need a paid plan.
No location module; not in the feature or version comparison lists.
Location add-on is in Professional and Enterprise only.
Service capacity lets several bookings share one slot in the free version.
Group appointments via the Multiple Quantity add-on with capacity limits.
Capacity slots can host small classes; no event or ticketing features.
Built for appointments; no event or class ticketing module, only group appointments.
Recurring appointment series are not listed in features or add-ons.
Recurring Appointments add-on is in Professional and Enterprise.
Minimum time before booking and min/max dates; no documented buffer between slots.
Lite sets minimum notice and a booking window; buffer time between appointments is premium.
Free form has limited fields; the visual form builder is in paid versions.
Custom booking fields (with conditional logic) are listed as a premium feature.
Payments3/55/5
PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net and other gateways in paid versions.
Lite takes PayPal and on-site payments; Stripe and 20+ other gateways are premium.
No deposit or partial-payment option in the feature comparison.
Deposit Payment add-on included in all paid plans.
WooCommerce add-on links booking forms to WooCommerce products.
WooCommerce add-on sends customers to the WooCommerce checkout to pay.
Coupon Codes add-on in paid versions.
Coupons add-on in all paid plans; advanced discounts need Professional.
No appointment packages or bundles.
Service Package add-on is in Professional and Enterprise.
Customers & notifications4/44/4
Paid cancellation add-on gives customers cancel links; no self-service reschedule portal.
Customer panel to view, reschedule, cancel and rebook; not in Lite.
Free sends confirmation emails; reminder and follow-up add-ons are paid.
Lite sends customisable email notifications; scheduled reminders come with paid plans.
Twilio and Clickatell SMS add-ons; no WhatsApp.
SMS (35+ providers) and WhatsApp notifications in every paid plan.
Timezone Conversion add-on shows times in the customer's time zone.
Setting to show slots in the client's time zone; not among Lite features.
Integrations & admin6/66/6
Google Calendar API add-on with two-way sync.
Two-way Google Calendar sync per staff member, with optional Google Meet links.
iCal export in free; iCal import add-on (paid) syncs Outlook or Apple feeds.
Outlook and Apple Calendar integrations in all paid plans.
Zoom Meetings add-on creates meeting links for bookings.
Zoom and Google Meet in all paid plans; Microsoft Teams from Professional.
WebHooks add-on posts bookings to Zapier or other services.
Zapier add-on with webhook triggers; Make and n8n integrations also offered.
WordPress users can be given access to manage their assigned calendars in admin.
Staff get individual accounts and a staff panel for their own bookings.
Free CSV reports and printable lists; stats per day and hour.
Appointment and revenue statistics reports; Lite only has a basic dashboard.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Appointment Hour Booking Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Professional | €59 per year, 1 site |
| Developer | €118 per year, 5 sites |
| Platinum | €177 per year, 25 sites |
BookingPress Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Lite | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Standard | $99 per year, 1 site |
| Professional | $199 per year, 3 sites |
| Enterprise | $499 per year, 20 sites |
Downloads trend
Appointment Hour Booking
14,084 downloads last week
BookingPress
No WordPress.org download data (premium-only plugin).
Verdict
BookingPress scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 76/100) and includes multiple locations, recurring appointments and deposits & partial payments that Appointment Hour Booking does not. Appointment Hour Booking still has the edge on events & classes. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Appointment Hour Booking: not included. BookingPress: paid version (Professional). Location add-on is in Professional and Enterprise only.
Appointment Hour Booking: partial. BookingPress: not included. Capacity slots can host small classes; no event or ticketing features.
Appointment Hour Booking: not included. BookingPress: paid version (Professional). Recurring Appointments add-on is in Professional and Enterprise.
Appointment Hour Booking: not included. BookingPress: paid version (Standard). Deposit Payment add-on included in all paid plans.
Appointment Hour Booking: not included. BookingPress: paid version (Professional). Service Package add-on is in Professional and Enterprise.
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FAQ
Which is better, Appointment Hour Booking or BookingPress?
BookingPress scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 76/100) and includes multiple locations, recurring appointments and deposits & partial payments that Appointment Hour Booking does not. Appointment Hour Booking still has the edge on events & classes. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
BookingPress includes 22 of the 23 features we track, against 19 for Appointment Hour Booking. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Appointment Hour Booking free?
Appointment Hour Booking has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at €59/yr.
Is BookingPress free?
BookingPress has a free version. Paid plans start at $99/yr.
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