# BrightCalendar Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 BrightCalendar Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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BrightCalendar

## What is BrightCalendar?

Simplify your life and increase your profits with Bright Calendar, the most affordable and straight forward online booking system on the planet! Our system is designed for any business looking to keep up with the times and utilize technology to increase sales. We offer a way to book or schedule reservations and take payments from customers in real-time, eliminating any critical mistakes made due to human error. Our clients include Tour Operators, Fishing Boat Charters, Rentals, Zipliners, etc

## What is BrightCalendar used for?

[Reservations](https://www.capterra.com/reservations-software/)[Tour Operator](https://www.capterra.com/tour-operator-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 3 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$69

Per User, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### BrightCalendar

3.0 (3)

VS.

[4.8 (524)](https://www.capterra.com/p/163474/WeTravel/reviews/)

Starting Price

$69

Per User, Per Month

Starting Price

$79

Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.3 (3)

Ease Of Use

4.7 (524)

Value For Money

3.0 (1)

Value For Money

4.7 (498)

Customer Service

1.0 (1)

Customer Service

4.8 (518)

## BrightCalendar alternatives

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Starting price

$49.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.7 (794)](https://www.capterra.com/p/142459/Peek-PRO-Tour-Operator-Software/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[4.5 (236)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122690/Rezdy/reviews/)

Starting price

$49.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.7 (1,124)](https://www.capterra.com/p/135106/FareHarbor/reviews/)

Starting price

$0.01

Per User, Per Month

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Activities Booking

Allows businesses to offer customers reservations for a variety of activities.

Booking Management

Create, update, and manage bookings, itineraries, and reservations

Booking Notes

Keep notes on the specifics of a reservation including customer information and special requests

Central Reservation System

Update and maintain information on inventory and rates to manage guest reservations in real time

CRM

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

Dynamic Pricing

Real-time price adjustment for a product or service to reflect changing market conditions, geolocation, customer behavior, etc.

BrightCalendar 16 features

Allows businesses to offer customers reservations for a variety of activities.

Create, update, and manage bookings, itineraries, and reservations

Keep notes on the specifics of a reservation including customer information and special requests

Update and maintain information on inventory and rates to manage guest reservations in real time

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

Real-time price adjustment for a product or service to reflect changing market conditions, geolocation, customer behavior, etc.

The ability to reserve times in groups.

Planning and organizing a detailed schedule or plan of activities for a particular event, trip, or project

Book meetings and appointments through a website or digital platform

Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions

Tool used to determine accurate pricing and product eligibility for borrowers

Design, communicate, and distribute incentives to perform a specific action

Track/optimize rates in relation to usage

Manage the entire lifecycle of a reservation, from the initial booking to the actual service or event

Allows bookings to be made through a third party service

Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc.

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Features

4.0 (2)

4.0

Based on 2 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.0 (1)

Free Trial

Basic

$69.00

Per User,Per Month

Value for money

3.0 (1)

3.0

Based on 1 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

1.0 (1)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

1.0 (1)

1.0

Based on 1 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

3.0

Based on 3 reviews

Filter by rating

5(0)

4(2)

3(0)

2(0)

1(1)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

KM

Kristen M.

Field ministry

Non-Profit Organization Management

### "Love this calendar"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

February 5, 2019

Pros

This calendar was ideal for my needs! It was easy to use and share with others.

Cons

I wanted to customize more than I was able.

Review source

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JB

Jason B.

Freelance

### "Scheduled a demo and decided it wasn't for us"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

June 12, 2018

Pros

The software is well done, very organized, and has a number of features we were looking for for the entire team to use.

Cons

What we ran into as we talked about it afterward was that it would have a learning curve too big for some of our staff and to go with something simple. We decided to go elsewhere but got one too many emails and calls about trying it when we had already decided it wasn't for us.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

BR

Brian R.

Owner

### "Bright Calendar - Poor customer service and unethical business practices from my experience"

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

0.0

0.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

April 7, 2015

I purchased a subscription to Bright Calendar (formerly Blue Claw Solutions) to use as my online scheduler for my Texas flight tour business. The scheduler did several things well, but was not able to be customized for my particular business and had some limitations. It seems part of the problem was that they were unwilling to put any effort towards resolving my system bugs. I went ahead and continued the subscription anyway, due to the fact that it was working for me as I had figured out ways to work around the issues. I continually had voice mails and emails requesting help go unreturned.... To the point that I just gave up and took it for what it was, a $600 per year online scheduler that worked fairly well. I renewed for a 2nd year because I had no other scheduling alternatives at the time. However, 5 months later, my credit card was charged for another $600 out of the blue. I contacted Kevin and Rosie a little over a month later and notified them that they had made a mistake and requested a refund. Rosie said I needed to speak with Kevin about it. This is where it got interesting. I was promised a refund by Kevin, who said he had changed credit card processors and would have to do a little work to get the refund processed. I noticed after a month and two more voice mails that I had not received a refund. I finally was able to speak with Kevin when he answered one of my calls, and he apologized and said he got busy and would have to just write a check to refund the money. I verified the address and went on down the road. I realized over a month later that I still have not received a check or the credit back to my card. By this time, enough time had elapsed that I could not dispute the charges. I continued my attempts through numerous emails and voice mails, but to no avail. The contempt and disregard to me, a client, in the face of my consistent attempts at resolving this issue with respect and courtesy simply amazed me. I have decided to write off the company and the $600. From a matter of principle, I can not recommend this company due to the poor service and unethical business practices over the past couple of years. I hired a new scheduling company shortly after the fraudulent charge appeared, in May 2014, and I am happy with the service. Had Bright Calendar followed through with their commitments and corrected their over-billing, my review would not be quite so poor.

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