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Doodle vs Timely: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 20th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 16,554 reviews from Appointment Scheduling users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Appointment Management
NA
Online Booking
4.6
Calendar Management
4.6
Confirmations/Reminders
4.5
Client Management
NA
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Feature ratings
Appointment Management
4.4
Online Booking
4.6
Calendar Management
4.6
Confirmations/Reminders
4.7
Client Management
5.0
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews1,821
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.4
4.7
User reviews706
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.7
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Available internationally

No matter if you’re just starting out, or you’ve managed a salon, spa or clinic for years, Timely’s easy to use and gives you all the tools you need to run your hair or beauty business like a pro.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Video reviews
Justin K
Teacher and Tech Coach
4.0

Justin: Hi, my name is Justin. I'm an English language arts teacher and a technology coach. I'm at a middle school of about 150 students, and I give Doodle a four star rating. Before Doodle, if we needed to schedule anything, it was constant emails back and forth, and people not paying attention to dates and times, and it took forever. Doodle really gives us the ability to schedule easily without the hassle of lots of emails back and forth. Doodle is nice because it's pretty simple to use. I can teach other teachers how to use it. Setup is easy and it really just gives us the flexibility and features that we need for simple scheduling. Doodle's pretty easy. There are a lot of ads and distractions on the page at times, so it can be a little hard to find what you need. But for the most part, I'd say it's very user-friendly, easy to teach people how to use, easy to set up and easy to get the information back that you need. I would recommend trying Doodle if you're having trouble scheduling. If you're like me, where you had emails slinging back and forth about what times people are available, it just really streamlines that process in a way that's simple, fast, and efficient.

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Laurence S
Dean
4.0

Laurence: I am Laurence, a marriage and family therapist, and I give Timely a four. I have been using an EHR company and time management company called Simply Practice, but did not feel it was comprehensive enough or reliable. What I've heard from colleagues, other psychologists and psychiatrists and social workers, that Timely was a very reliable application to help them with managing their practices when it came to certainly appointments, and really defining out their calendars for the short term and the long term as well. I'm in the honeymoon stage right now with Timely, but so far I find the clinical support has been excellent, the ease of operation has been very successful, and I'm learning more applications week by week with my relationship with Timely. I think if a colleague or somebody I know is interested in acquiring Timely for the business, I would talk with other clients of Timely. At the same time, I would schedule meaningful demonstration sessions so you can see the application in its full scope.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

Doodle

10/30
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Appointment Management
  • Client Database
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • Online Payments
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • SMS Messaging
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Customizable Branding
  • Group Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Booking
  • Recurring Appointments
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Timely

Top Features
30/30
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Doodle
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Timely
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Doodle
  • By Doodle
  • Located in Switzerland
  • Founded in 2007
Timely
  • By Timely
  • Located in New Zealand
  • Founded in 2012
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