BASE
For a website, products, bookings and customer records.
€14.90
+ VAT / month
BASE includes:
- Unlimited AI chat (fair use)
- Up to 15 website pages
- Bookings, purchases, digital products and client records
- 10 AI-generated images/month
Bespire vs SimplyBook.me
SimplyBook.me is flexible booking software with many optional features. Bespire is a website with booking, passes and payments included, built by Bes.
Booking, passes and payments included in every plan, built by Bes.
Free to tryNo credit card required
- Passes and payments in every plan
- Your own domain on every plan
Comparing the two…
At a glance
Switch features on, or have them included?
- Bespire
- Included in every plan
- SimplyBook.me
- Custom features per plan
Checked 30 Oct 2026
Which one fits you?
SimplyBook.me is a good fit if…
- You want a free plan or a very low entry price
- You need many optional extras, such as gift cards, coupons, intake forms and a point of sale
- You'd like an optional listing in the Booking.page directory
Bespire is a good fit if…
- You want passes, payments and reminders included, not counted as custom features
- You want to connect your own domain on any plan
- You want Bes to build your whole website and draft your posts and emails
Side by side
Checked on SimplyBook.me's own website on 30 Oct 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site for the latest. Small numbers point to the sources below.
| Bespire | SimplyBook.me | |
|---|---|---|
| Your own website | Built by Bes, on your own domain | A booking-website builder with templates and pages; own domain as a paid add-on4, 2 |
| Online booking | Appointments and classes, in every plan | Appointments with providers, durations and recurring bookings2 |
| Group classes with places | Places per class; booking closes when full | Capacity limits and group bookings8 |
| Passes and packages | Passes with counted sessions and expiry, plus bundles; no recurring memberships | Memberships and packages, switched on as custom features; the number of custom features is capped per plan9, 10, 2 |
| Card payment at booking | Card checkout; payment provider charges are separate | Payments, deposits and tips through SBPay, Stripe, PayPal and others11 |
| Marketplace or app listing | No marketplace: clients book on your own website | Optional listing on Booking.page; it says there's no separate commission or listing fee3 |
| Email reminders | Automatic email before every booking | Automatic reminder emails on all plans2 |
| Text-message reminders | Not available | With paid text-message credits2, 12 |
| Marketing email and social posts | Bes drafts emails and posts for you to approve (PRO and MAX) | Email, text and push campaigns; social posts and ads with a paid add-on6, 5 |
| AI help | Bes sets up your site and offers and drafts pages, posts and emails | Ask Simply sets up services and hours by chat; an AI helper for social media in the add-on7, 5 |
| Team members | No per-seat charge: up to 15 on BASE, 50 on PRO, unlimited on MAX | No per-user charges; providers capped by plan, from 1 on Free to 5 on Basic2 |
| Hungarian interface | Yes: Hungarian, English and German | Yes: Hungarian is one of 22 languages2 |
| Starting price | €14.90 + VAT a month; free to try, no credit card | Free plan (50 bookings a month); Basic US$11.90 a month billed annually or US$13.90 monthly2, 1 |
Sources, checked on October 30, 2026: 1 SimplyBook.me pricing (DE page) (opens in a new tab) · 2 SimplyBook.me pricing (opens in a new tab) · 3 SimplyBook.me terms: Booking.page (opens in a new tab) · 4 SimplyBook.me website builder (opens in a new tab) · 5 SimplyBook.me social media add-on (opens in a new tab) · 6 SimplyBook.me marketing tools (opens in a new tab) · 7 SimplyBook.me Ask Simply (opens in a new tab) · 8 SimplyBook.me classes (opens in a new tab) · 9 SimplyBook.me memberships (opens in a new tab) · 10 SimplyBook.me packages (opens in a new tab) · 11 SimplyBook.me payments (opens in a new tab) · 12 SimplyBook.me features (opens in a new tab)
What you pay
With SimplyBook.me
- Free: 50 bookings a month, 1 custom feature, 1 provider
- Basic: US$11.90 a month billed annually, or US$13.90 monthly (100 bookings, 3 custom features, 5 providers)
- Extras: a custom domain with 3 years of SSL for US$119; text credits and the social media add-on (US$11 a month) cost extra
- No SimplyBook.me transaction fees; payment processors charge their own
With Bespire
- BASE: €14.90 + VAT a month
- PRO: €39.90 + VAT a month
- MAX: €89.90 + VAT a month
- Payment provider charges and domain registration are separate
SimplyBook.me showed its prices in US dollars on 30 Oct 2026, also on its German page. Bespire: annual billing gives you 12 months for the price of 10, and you can try it free without a credit card.
Moving to Bespire
Start from a conversation or your current site
Tell Bes what you offer, or give it your website address: it reads up to 50 pages and picks up your logo, colours, services and tone.
Bring your clients and passes
Import clients from Excel, including passes with their remaining sessions and expiry dates.
Publish and share your link
Check the draft, connect your own domain and publish. Then share your booking link wherever clients find you.
Keep going
Questions
Can I move my clients and passes from SimplyBook.me?
Yes. Bring your client list as an Excel file and import it into Bespire, including passes with their remaining sessions and expiry dates.
Does Bespire have a free plan?
Is Bespire available in Hungarian and German?
Do I have to switch features on one by one in Bespire?
No. Booking, passes, card payment, email reminders and client records are part of every plan.
Can Bespire send text-message reminders?
Can Bes help me set it up?
Pricing
Three plans. Choose the tools and capacity that fit your business.
12 months for the price of 10
PRO
For businesses adding email and social marketing.
€39.90
+ VAT / month
Everything in BASE, plus:
- Unlimited AI chat (fair use)
- Up to 2 own domains
- Marketing email and social content
- Up to 50 website pages
MAX
For businesses managing ads and needing larger content allowances.
€89.90
+ VAT / month
Everything in PRO, plus:
- Unlimited AI chat (fair use)
- Manage Meta and Google Ads campaigns
- Up to 100 website pages
- 150 AI images and 120 social posts/month
Included with every plan
- Team members with no per-seat charge
- Unlimited bookings, clients and locations
- Your plan’s AI features · fair use, no token or credit charges
be ready for what’s next.
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