SMS Meeting vs Solovi

SMS Meeting sends appointment confirmations and reminders by text from Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, or connected business software. Its Microsoft-certified Outlook add-in supports appointments, ordinary meetings, and Microsoft Teams meetings. The Google-certified extension handles Google Meet events and can include meeting links in reminders. Message templates can insert a recipient’s name, appointment date, time, and place. The JSON REST API uses API-key authentication and supports immediate or scheduled sends plus delivery-receipt webhooks. It can connect to management systems, ERPs, patient portals, citizen portals, and in-house applications. STOP replies are reported so connected systems can stop non-essential messages to that recipient. Customer and recipient data are hosted within the European Union, with stated data-minimisation and retention controls. SMS Meeting recommends excluding detailed medical, legal, or financial information from texts. Essential costs €7.50 a month per user and Pro costs €9.50 a month per user, both excluding VAT; SMS credits are separate. A 14-day trial is available, but unused credits are not refunded.

Solovi gives UK service businesses a website and tools for bookings, payments, gift cards, loyalty cards, and local SEO. Customers choose a service, date, and time, can pay a deposit, and receive booking confirmations and reminders. Payments run through Stripe and support Apple Pay, Google Pay, and cards; Solovi says it charges 0% commission. Every tier includes loyalty cards and a featured directory listing, while gift cards are included on Local and Bespoke. Plans provide one staff calendar on Solo, up to three on Local, and unlimited calendars on Bespoke. The dashboard can be installed on a phone as a progressive web app and works offline. Solo costs £19 a month after a 30-day free trial. Local is £39 a month standard, or £29 a month for sign-ups before 31 December 2026. Bespoke is £79 a month standard, or £49 a month for qualifying 2026 sign-ups. It is available on Android, iOS, and web.