Calday vs Tradify

Calday provides service businesses with booking pages, scheduling, payment collection, reminders, and client records. Clients can book at any time through a shareable page without downloading an app or creating an account. Calday syncs bookings and availability in both directions with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCloud, and can create Zoom or Google Meet links for virtual appointments. Stripe handles deposits and full payments, including Apple Pay and Google Pay; Calday says it adds no transaction fee. Email reminders are described for 24 hours and one hour before appointments. Client profiles can store contact details, notes, and booking history, while scheduling controls cover buffer time, booking lead time, advance notice, and cancellation or rescheduling limits. A mobile app supports managing bookings, clients, and payments. Calday says it is built for solo operators and small service businesses offering appointments, visits, classes, consultations, or rentals. The free plan allows one service, up to 100 clients, and one integration; payment collection is a Pro feature. Pro costs $12 a month, and a 7-day trial is listed.

Tradify is job management software for trades and service businesses. It brings inquiries, quotes, jobs, staff, invoices, and payments into one app, with tools for estimating, job tracking, timesheets, and staff scheduling. Its scheduler assigns staff, helps plan routes, and syncs with Google Calendar. Tradify lists integrations with Xero, QuickBooks, and Stripe. The Lite plan costs $47 a month per user and includes job management, scheduling, quoting, invoicing, online payments, and accounting sync. Pro costs $51 a month per user and adds inquiry tools, job files and photos, recurring jobs, timesheets, and subcontractor scheduling. Plus costs $61 a month per user and adds SmartRead for Bills, SmartWrite, service reminders, job tasks, purchase orders, bulk invoicing, kit bundles, and reporting. Custom pricing is by request. A 14-day trial includes all features and does not require a credit card; there is no free plan. Tradify is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. The maker says paid accounts require two-step security with login codes delivered by SMS. Its API page says there is no official public API or documented third-party webhooks.