Bookwhen vs Skedda

Bookwhen is an online booking system for classes, courses, events, activities and experiences. Organizers can publish booking pages, schedule recurring events, offer multiple ticket types and manage group bookings. Custom forms, waiting lists, discounts and passes add options for handling registrations. Customers can pay online through Stripe, PayPal or WorldPay, or use offline payment options; payment providers charge separate processing fees. Bookwhen says free bookings and bookings marked paid offline carry no fee. Pages can be embedded in websites built with WordPress, Wix or Squarespace. The service can create Zoom meetings automatically and embed YouTube or Vimeo videos on secure attendee pages. Its API provides event data for website integration, while calendar sync is one-way. Bookwhen describes its web app as mobile-first and designed for mobile and tablet use. The Free plan allows 50 bookings per month, one team member and one booking page, for free events only. Paid plans start at $16 per month. The company is based in Oxford, England.

Skedda is space-booking and scheduling software for desks, meeting and conference rooms, collaborative spaces, and facilities. People can view availability and book from an interactive map shaped to a location’s floor plan. Administrators can set rules for eligibility, booking windows and timing, quotas, buffers, cancellations, check-ins, and approval requests. Two-way calendar sync is available with Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Google. Listed integrations include Zoom, Webex, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, Okta, Zapier, Stripe, and webhooks. Skedda offers iOS and Android apps, along with white-labeled progressive web apps installable on Windows, macOS, and mobile devices. It supports SAML 2.0 single sign-on and says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with data encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2 or later. Paid plans start at $99 a month, billed annually, for Starter in EMEA and APAC. There is no free plan, but a free trial is available.