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When you integrate your CRM and meeting scheduling software, keeping track of lead and customer interactions is easy. Nutshell Scheduler offers you this and more, giving you access to a host of tools to boost business revenue and growth. The best part is that Nutshell Scheduler is native to the Nutshell CRM platform, so there’s no need for third-party integrations.
Nutshell Scheduler outshines SimplyBook.me in the following ways:
SimplyBook.Me is an online event and appointment booking tool that offers various custom scheduling-related features as add-ons at different pricing tiers. Some of the custom add-ons on offer include calendar syncing, custom form fields, and group bookings.
Nutshell Scheduler is an innovative meeting scheduler built into Nutshell, the leading all-in-one CRM solution created to help teams improve efficiency and close more deals. With Nutshell Scheduler, you have direct access to Nutshell’s wealth of CRM tools and customer contact information. That means engaging with your leads and customers is easier than ever, regardless of where they are in your sales funnel.
Use Nutshell Scheduler to book product demos, customer sales calls, team meetings, and more straight from your Nutshell interface. Embed the scheduler on your website or a landing page, or share the link via email or social media to invite attendees. You can also attach a custom form to gather more information about your prospects and send attendees automated emails and reminders.
With Nutshell Scheduler, you can look forward to hassle-free scheduling and turn meetings and appointments into opportunities to grow your business. See Scheduler in use!
Your search for the best online scheduling tool may have revealed several options, including SimplyBook.me. However, the need to add custom feature add-ons for optimal functionality and the lack of integration with your sales platform may make SimplyBook.me less than ideal.
These are just some of the reasons why Nutshell Scheduler makes a great SimplyBook.me alternative. It offers
Let’s examine the Nutshell Scheduler and SimplyBook.me features head to head and see how they compare.
Scheduler is built right into Nutshell, which means you get access to a complete overview of the relationships you’ve built with leads and customers through appointments and events. When you embed your scheduler into Nutshell Forms through your CRM, you can capture crucial information about your prospects to understand their needs.
All contact information gathered via your web form will be sent to Nutshell to automatically create a Person or Company record. Each contact record includes detailed information about the contact and a timeline showing every interaction with the contact. You can also instruct Nutshell to add new contacts that meet specific criteria to a sales pipeline for nurturing.
Nutshell Scheduler lets you assign a standard or custom activity type to your event, so you can track these activities in your Nutshell activity report. It’s the perfect way to track meeting and call targets and monitor team productivity.
If you choose SimplyBook.me as your meeting scheduler and want to pair it with your CRM software for sales integration, you’ll need a third-party app like Zapier to make that happen. Bear in mind, though, that you’d need a Zapier and CRM subscription to achieve an effective integration.
When searching for the best online meeting scheduler, there are certain features you expect as a standard. Some of these essential features include calendar syncing, adding forms for data collection, co-hosting functionality, and the ability to facilitate group bookings.
When you select Scheduler as your online meeting scheduler, you can enjoy all these features and many more. You’ll also have access to powerful email marketing tools, allowing you to set up email drip sequence campaigns to engage with attendees and nurture long-term relationships.
Best of all, you’ll get these features at no additional cost—all you need is the Nutshell Sales Pro plan, with your Nutshell Scheduler tool built in, and you’ll have a world of features and opportunities at your fingertips.
SimplyBook.me offers these features, too, but at an additional cost. They’re called custom add-ons, and each pricing tier, except for the most expensive plan, allows for a very limited number—anything beyond this, you’ll have to pay extra for. For instance, the Basic plan only gives you access to a maximum of three features, and the Standard plan allows you no more than eight.
At Nutshell, we realize that a lot of people on your team may need to book appointments, whether it’s your sales reps, customer success team, marketers, or executives. It’s why Scheduler is included on the Nutshell Sales Pro plan, and every plan above it.
For just $42 per user per month, you give everyone on your team all the features on the Sales Pro plan, including the ability to create and book appointments—and others like sales automation, personal email sequences, the full reporting suite, and more.
With SimplyBook.me, you’ll have your pick of three paid plans and a free plan with very limited functionality. Pricing begins at $8.25 per month, billed annually, and includes a maximum of five users. For $24.90 per month, billed annually, you can opt for the next plan up, which gives you no more than 15 users.
That means you’re limited to a small number of users per plan and a restricted number of monthly attendees. In other words, the more team members you want to add, the more it will cost.
SimplyBook.me applies booking limits to each plan, meaning you’re limited to a certain number of monthly bookings or meeting attendees. For instance, those on the Basic plan are limited to 100 bookings per month, while Standard plan members have a maximum of 500 bookings available. In addition, bookings are limited to 99 attendees per user, and each plan has user limits.
These restrictions may not be ideal for large teams collaborating regularly or sales reps hosting daily live demos for multiple prospects at a time.
The Nutshell Sales Pro plan gets you essential Scheduler features, so your whole team can start scheduling appointments with leads and customers right away. Sales Pro includes:
By upgrading to the Sales Business or Sales Enterprise plans, you can also leverage:
Nutshell Scheduler vs. the 4 tiers of SimplyBook.me (updated April 2025)
Nutshell Scheduler is available in our Pro, Business and Enterprise Nutshell Sales plans. Some Scheduler features are only available on Sales Business & Enterprise. We’ll highlight those features in the table below.
Scheduler is included on every Nutshell Sales Pro plan and above. SimplyBook.me has four plans to sift through.
Included with our Sales Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans at no additional cost.
Included with your Nutshell Sales plan starting on Sales Pro
With Nutshell Scheduler, your team can create and book an unlimited number of appointments with attendees.
Nutshell Scheduler lets you turn any booking into a one-to-many appointment, and attendees can invite others to keep every important stakeholder in the loop.
Scheduler is built into Nutshell CRM, so you get the complete picture of every client relationship. With Calendly, you’re forced to add another integration if you want to sync data with a CRM.
Assign activity types for your scheduler meetings so you can log and report on them later in your Nutshell reports.
Nutshell forms are completely customizable, so you can design branded forms to include in your schedulers and collect exactly the information you need from prospects.
Nutshell Scheduler lets you add multiple co-hosts to any booking, so you can get the right people in on your appointments.
Easily embed Nutshell Scheduler on your website with just a few clicks.
Replace Nutshell branding with your company logo to enhance brand recognition
Automate confirmation and reminder emails once attendees book your appointments to reduce no-shows and keep everyone updated.
Automatically rotate meeting assignments between your team members based on availability.
Host Scheduler links on your custom domain for enhanced brand recognition.
Customize your main and individual meeting pages with a unique link and your Nutshell avatar.
Enable secret bookings that are hidden from your main Scheduler page and only accessible through a private link you share with attendees, perfect for confidential or internal meetings.
A shareable web page with all of your public-facing meeting options. With a Sales Business and Sales Enterprise plan, you can add your photo and a company logo to customize your Scheduler page.
Sync your Scheduler meetings with your Google and Microsoft calendars
Scheduler syncs with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, so you can book appointments however works best.
Available on Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 10:30pm Eastern Time (excluding holidays).
Create a ticket through a support email.
The ability to book client calls and product demos is vital for your organization’s sales and marketing teams. With a world-class meeting scheduler tool at your disposal, like Nutshell Scheduler, your teams can easily engage with prospects and customers across departments.
Integrating Nutshell Scheduler with your Nutshell CRM solution equips your teams with the tools to strengthen customer relationships and enhance customer experiences. Your CRM acts as a centralized repository, helping you organize and manage your customer data effectively.
With it, your teams will have a better understanding of customer and prospect needs, allowing them to use their scheduler to elevate customer interactions and build on those relationships.
Monitor meetings and web form data related to each contact and use the information gathered to develop better customer insights, which can help you increase conversions.
When it comes to booking and managing appointments with potential customers that will result in real business growth, Nutshell Scheduler is the meeting scheduler tool your team needs.
With its all-in-one meeting scheduler and CRM functionality, integration with web forms, multiple time zones for your team, and per-company pricing, Nutshell Scheduler can help your business level up its outreach and drive higher revenue.
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