Booknetic vs WooCommerce Bookings
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 23 features compared side by side.
Premium appointment booking plugin from FS Code with staff, locations, workflows and a large add-on store, sold on its own site and CodeCanyon.
Official Woo extension that turns WooCommerce products into bookable appointments, rentals or classes, paid through the normal WooCommerce checkout.
Choose Booknetic if…
- You need Zoom & Google meet links and recurring appointments
- You also want packages & memberships and Outlook & iCal sync
- You want the more complete feature set (94/100 vs 69/100)
- You want the lower entry price ($89/yr vs $249/yr)
Choose WooCommerce Bookings if…
- You prefer the more widely used option
Booknetic includes 5 features that WooCommerce Bookings lacks, including Recurring appointments, Packages & memberships and Outlook & iCal sync. Both include 17 of the 23 features we track. 1 feature is not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Booknetic WooCommerce BookingsBookings & scheduling8/87/8
Customisable booking panel where customers choose service, staff and a free slot.
Customers pick an available date or time slot on the bookable product page.
Staff with weekly schedules, special days and holidays; services with extras.
Staff are modelled as resources with their own availability; no staff user accounts.
Multiple locations listed in every plan, including Basic.
No location module; resources can represent rooms or venues with separate availability.
Group appointments set participant capacity per slot and close it when full.
Persons settings set minimum and maximum participants per booking or slot.
Group appointments suit classes and workshops; event ticketing is a separate FS Code product.
Classes and tours via persons and fixed slots, but not designed for one-off event tickets.
Recurring appointments listed in every plan.
Woo's docs say Bookings is not designed for recurring events or series.
Service buffer time plus minimum notice and limited booking days settings.
Buffers between bookings, minimum notice and maximum booking window per product.
Custom forms builder with conditional fields from Standard.
Extra booking fields need the paid Product Add-Ons extension.
Payments5/54/5
Stripe, PayPal and Woo from Standard; all 10 gateways in Elite. Basic is local payment only.
Uses any WooCommerce payment gateway, such as Stripe or PayPal.
Deposit Payments add-on lets customers pay a deposit or full amount; bundled in Elite.
Requires the separate paid WooCommerce Deposits extension.
WooCommerce payments route checkout through WooCommerce.
Bookings are products paid through the WooCommerce cart and checkout.
Coupons and discounts from the Premium tier.
Standard WooCommerce coupons apply because bookings pass through the cart.
Paid Packages add-on for service bundles; Elite includes all add-ons.
No appointment bundles or prepaid packages.
Customers & notifications3/44/4
Customer panel to view, reschedule, cancel and pay balances.
Bookings listed in My Account with optional cancellation; no self-service rescheduling.
Workflow automation sends email notifications, reminders and follow-ups in every plan.
Confirmation emails plus automatic reminders before the booking.
SMS, WhatsApp and Telegram notifications in Elite only.
No built-in SMS; needs AutomateWoo (paid Woo extension) or another SMS tool.
Could not confirm a customer time zone display option in the docs.
Can display availability in the customer's own time zone.
Integrations & admin6/63/6
Two-way Google Calendar sync from Standard.
One-way or two-way sync with a single Google Calendar per site.
Outlook Calendar add-on with two-way sync; docs page marks it as coming soon.
Calendar connection supports Google Calendar only.
Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams links from Premium.
No automatic Zoom, Meet or Teams links.
Webhook add-on for Zapier, IFTTT and similar from Premium.
REST API and WooCommerce webhooks; Zapier needs the separate WooCommerce Zapier extension.
Staff mobile app shows each staff member's own appointments; seats from Standard.
Resources are not user accounts; staff cannot log in to manage their own schedule.
Reports and analytics by location, staff and service from Standard.
Bookings list and calendar views; revenue reporting comes from WooCommerce Analytics.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Booknetic Premium
| Basic | $89 per year, 1 site |
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| Standard | $199 per year, 1 site |
| Premium | $399 per year, 5 sites |
| Elite | $599 per year, Unlimited |
| CodeCanyon Regular Licence | $299 one-off, 1 site |
WooCommerce Bookings Premium
| 1-year subscription | $249 per year, 1 site |
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Verdict
Booknetic scores higher on our feature checklist (94/100 against 69/100) and includes Zoom & Google meet links, recurring appointments and packages & memberships that WooCommerce Bookings does not. Paid plans start at $89/yr for Booknetic and $249/yr for WooCommerce Bookings. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Booknetic: paid version (Premium). WooCommerce Bookings: not included. Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams links from Premium.
Booknetic: included. WooCommerce Bookings: not included. Recurring appointments listed in every plan.
Booknetic: via add-on. WooCommerce Bookings: not included. Paid Packages add-on for service bundles; Elite includes all add-ons.
Booknetic: via add-on. WooCommerce Bookings: not included. Outlook Calendar add-on with two-way sync; docs page marks it as coming soon.
Booknetic: paid version (Standard). WooCommerce Bookings: not included. Staff mobile app shows each staff member's own appointments; seats from Standard.
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FAQ
Which is better, Booknetic or WooCommerce Bookings?
Booknetic scores higher on our feature checklist (94/100 against 69/100) and includes Zoom & Google meet links, recurring appointments and packages & memberships that WooCommerce Bookings does not. Paid plans start at $89/yr for Booknetic and $249/yr for WooCommerce Bookings. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Booknetic includes 22 of the 23 features we track, against 18 for WooCommerce Bookings. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Booknetic free?
Booknetic is premium only. Paid plans start at $89/yr.
Is WooCommerce Bookings free?
WooCommerce Bookings is premium only. Paid plans start at $249/yr.
Feature data last changed 6 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Booknetic or WooCommerce Bookings. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.