Comparison
BookingKoala is built for service businesses with staff and multiple locations to schedule, and is priced as a monthly subscription for that. 1MinuteBooking is built for one operator: live in minutes, free to keep, and with its depth in pricing logic and booking questions rather than staff rosters.
Everything below is in the product today - the exact Settings controls are listed on the customization page.
Sign in with Google or an email link, pick your business type from 84 starter setups, and your services, add-ons and booking questions are already filled in. Share the link and you can take a booking today - no credit card, no setup call, nothing to install.
Services, add-ons, booking rules, coupons, tax, spam protection, quote requests and Stripe payments are all on the $0 plan. Pro is an optional $10 a month for your own colors, logo and fonts, no "Powered by" badge, Excel export and analytics - and every new account starts with a 14-day Pro trial.
Export every booking, client, service, date, price and status to an Excel file in one click (Pro), and if you ever leave, Delete my account removes your page and everything in it permanently. Nothing from any other account is ever mixed into your export.
By default you collect the money yourself - cash, card reader, a payment link you send - and 1MinuteBooking never touches it. Or connect your own Stripe account and charge a flat or percentage deposit, or the full price, before the request is even sent. Money lands in your Stripe account; the only fee is a fixed 2% on those Stripe charges.
Client-set quantities (3 bedrooms, 2 vehicles) up to a max you choose, preset options each with its own price and extra time, add-ons scoped to specific services and required only for some of them, and services whose quantity multiplies price but not duration - all free. See every control.
Add a "Request a Quote" option with its own questions and up to 5 client photos. Nothing is priced or held until you open it, enter your price and confirm.
Every booking's IP is checked for a VPN or proxy and flagged Unverified. Add optional hCaptcha, spam countries and spam words, and junk goes straight to a Spam folder - hidden from your calendar, holding no time slot, sending no emails.
You sign in with Google or an emailed link. Clients just open your page, book in a minute or two, and are emailed automatically when you confirm - with an Add to Calendar link for Google, Apple, Outlook and iCal.
Feature depth and pricing on any platform change over time - verify current details directly with BookingKoala before deciding.
| Dimension | 1MinuteBooking | BookingKoala |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | A single operator - no staff seats, no per-location pricing | Teams with multiple staff, technicians and locations, with customer and staff portals |
| Time to a live booking page | A few minutes - sign in, pick one of 84 business types, services are pre-filled | A multi-step setup across staff, services, forms and portals - typically longer, and onboarding help is part of the pitch |
| Price | Free, with every booking rule and payment option included; Pro is $10/mo for branding, Excel export and analytics | Paid monthly subscription tiers aimed at teams - check current pricing, which has generally scaled with features and staff |
| How you sign in | Google or an emailed link - no password to manage | Username and password accounts for you and your staff |
| What clients need | None - clients book in a minute or two, no app, no login | An optional customer account/portal; booking flows are designed around repeat-customer logins |
| Payment processor required | Your choice - cash, card reader, your own payment link, or optional Stripe | Integrates with specific payment gateways - check which processors the plan you want supports |
| Deposits on the booking page | Yes - flat or % deposit, or full price, into your own Stripe account; 2% fee only on Stripe charges | Payment collection is available through its gateway integrations - check deposit options by tier |
| Your data: export and leave | Yes - one-click Excel export of bookings and clients (Pro); permanent account deletion any time | Exports exist in the dashboard - check which data and formats your tier includes |
| Quantity-based pricing | Yes - client sets a quantity (e.g. 3 bedrooms) up to a max you choose, on add-ons and on services | Pricing parameters exist for its cleaning-style forms - confirm per-service quantity behaviour for your tier |
| Preset options with price and duration | Yes - up to 50 single- or multi-choice options, each with its own price and extra time | Service extras and frequency options exist - check per-option duration support |
| Add-on required only for specific services | Yes - scoped to specific services, and required only for the ones you pick | Varies by plan - confirm with BookingKoala's own docs |
| Custom booking questions | Up to 25 on the booking form plus 25 more on the quote form; text, single and multi-choice | Available in its booking form builder - check field count and types for your plan |
| Service combinations and multi-pet/person bookings | Yes - choose exactly which services can be booked together, and book up to 3 dogs, people or vehicles in one appointment | Scheduling is organised around staff availability rather than per-service combination rules |
| Quote requests with photos | Yes - a "Request a Quote" option with its own questions and up to 5 client photos | Quote and estimate flows exist on some tiers - confirm photo uploads and tier |
| Service locations and travel time | Yes - per-location travel charge, travel time that blocks only your calendar, address asked only where you travel | Multi-location is a core team feature, priced and configured per location |
| Availability rules | Yes - notice window, advance cap, buffer, slot length, overtime cap, second window per day, blackout dates, pending-blocks toggle | Availability rules exist, structured around staff calendars |
| Spam and VPN protection | Built in - VPN/proxy check on every booking, optional hCaptcha, spam countries and words, spam IPs | Check its current fraud and spam tooling |
| Coupons, tax and currency | Yes - percent or flat codes with expiry, tax at your rate, six currencies | Coupons and tax available - check tier |
1MinuteBooking's column reflects its current Settings. BookingKoala's cells are described generally, may not reflect every plan tier, and should be checked against its own site - see the full customization breakdown for exactly how 1MinuteBooking's rules work.
Every add-on, service-type, availability, location and booking-form control, in one place - or create your free booking page and see it live in minutes.
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