Plandok

Plandok is appointment scheduling and booking software for businesses that manage client visits. Clients can book at any time through a branded page shared from Instagram, Google, or a business website, browse services, select a time, and pay a deposit. Its calendar has day and week views, drag-and-drop appointments, color-coded staff, working hours, and breaks. Teams can manage staff schedules, roles and permissions, rooms, resources, and multiple locations. Client profiles hold visit history, notes, preferences, and birthdays, and client lists can be imported by spreadsheet. Plandok sends confirmations and appointment reminders by SMS and email, plus follow-up messages after appointments. It supports 13 languages and adjusts dates, times, and currency to the user's region. Plandok is available on the web and as an Android app. The Forever Free plan includes one location, up to five employees, and 100 email notifications per month. Premium is €9.99/mo, billed annually (€119.88/year), excluding VAT; SMS and WhatsApp message costs are not included.

Plandok combines client booking, team scheduling, and appointment messaging in web and Android versions. Check the free-plan limits and separate messaging costs against your business's needs.

Plandok suits appointment-based businesses such as salons, clinics, studios, trainers, groomers, and photographers. It may fit teams that want online booking alongside staff and client records.

Plandok is booking and scheduling software for appointment-led businesses that need clients, staff and rooms coordinated in one place. It suits small service teams such as salons, clinics, studios and trainers, especially those starting with one location. The free tier is unusually capable for basic booking, but its five-employee and email caps make the upgrade decision straightforward as operations expand.

Overview

A branded booking page lets customers browse services, choose an available time and pay a deposit. Businesses can share that page from a website, Instagram or Google, so appointments can arrive outside staffed hours. This is more useful than a simple enquiry form because the booking flow is connected to availability and client records.

The calendar provides day and week views, drag-and-drop changes, working hours, breaks and color-coded staff. Profiles retain visit history, notes, preferences and birthdays, while spreadsheet import can bring an existing client list into the system. Together, those tools give appointment businesses operational context rather than just a public booking link.

Key features

Scheduling and team coordination

Staff schedules, roles and permissions, rooms, resources and multiple locations cover the practical complications of a growing appointment operation. Resource booking matters when a service needs a particular room or shared equipment as well as an employee. The Free plan, however, is limited to one location and five employees, so multi-site businesses and larger teams should budget for Premium.

Notifications and records

Confirmation, reminder and follow-up messages can be sent by email and SMS, with WhatsApp notifications included in the Premium feature set. Email notifications are generous on the paid tier, but SMS and WhatsApp message charges are extra, so businesses relying heavily on text communication need to account for usage costs separately.

Regional support

Plandok supports 13 languages and adapts dates, times and currency to the user's region. That is useful for businesses serving customers across locales, while the Android app provides a mobile route to appointment administration. Google Play states that app data is encrypted in transit and that users can request deletion of their data.

Pricing

Forever Free

The Free plan costs €0 and has no subscription charge. It includes one location, up to five employees, unlimited appointments, unlimited clients and unlimited online bookings, plus 100 email notifications per month. There is no free trial because the permanent free tier serves that role. It is a strong fit for a solo operator or small single-site team whose reminders stay within the email allowance.

Premium

Premium is €9.99 per month when billed annually, or €119.88 per year, excluding VAT; volume discounts apply. It removes limits on locations, appointments, clients and online bookings, adds recurring appointments and unlimited email notifications, and includes SMS and WhatsApp notifications. Message costs are not included, so the headline subscription price is not the complete communications budget. Premium is the sensible choice for expanding teams, multiple sites or businesses that need recurring bookings.

Platforms

Plandok is available on the web and as an Android appointment-scheduling app. The web version suits front-desk and desktop planning, while Android covers mobile access for businesses managing schedules away from a computer.

Who it's for

Salons, clinics, studios, trainers, groomers and photographers are natural fits because their work revolves around scheduled services, staff availability and repeat clients. The Free plan is best for one location with no more than five employees. Choose Premium when locations or staff exceed those limits, recurring appointments are important, or unlimited email notifications are needed. Businesses that expect SMS or WhatsApp to be included in the subscription should look elsewhere or price those messages carefully.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Unlimited appointments, clients and online bookings on the free tier remove common volume barriers for a small business.
• Pro: Staff, rooms and resource scheduling support operations where availability is more complicated than a single calendar.
• Pro: Deposits, client history and spreadsheet import connect booking with day-to-day customer management.
• Con: Free use stops at one location, five employees and 100 email notifications per month.
• Con: SMS and WhatsApp message fees are additional to Premium's annual subscription.

Alternatives

For a broader category comparison, see Salon and Spa Scheduling Software.

• Setmore is a better fit if you need iOS, macOS or Windows apps and a free plan for up to four users.
• SimplyBook.me suits businesses wanting a 15-day premium trial and a free tier capped at 50 bookings, one provider and one custom feature.
• Zoho Bookings is worth considering for a single-user setup with a 15-day premium trial and Android or iOS access.
• Salonist is an alternative with web, mobile and API platforms and a free marketplace plan limited to 50 appointments monthly.
• Acuity Scheduling is a paid option with no free plan, a trial, and a Starter tier offering one calendar.
• Boulevard targets paid salon and med-spa operations with higher-priced plans.
• Fresha offers freemium plans for independent users or teams.
• GlossGenius is a paid platform with a free trial and a Standard plan including a custom booking website and unlimited client notifications.

Verdict

Choose Plandok if you run an appointment-based business and want online booking, staff and resource calendars, client records and deposits without paying from day one. Its main advantage is the unusually open Free plan; look elsewhere if you need desktop platforms beyond web and Android or want SMS and WhatsApp messaging bundled into the subscription price.