# Easy!Appointments vs Square Appointments

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Square Appointments

| Attribute | Easy!Appointments | Square Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 33.5 (49% (low)) | 53 (52% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,407 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A self-hosted appointment booking application that enables customers to reserve appointments online and integrates with Google Calendar for data synchronization. It is indexed under Appointment Booking.","source":"https://easyappointments.org","question":"What is Easy!Appointments?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Easy!Appointments is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the GPL-3.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://easyappointments.org","question":"Is Easy!Appointments free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Easy!Appointments. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://easyappointments.org","question":"What platforms does Easy!Appointments support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Easy!Appointments can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://easyappointments.org","question":"Can Easy!Appointments be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Easy!Appointments is published under the GPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments","question":"Is Easy!Appointments open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A web-based platform for managing client appointments, staff schedules, and online bookings with automated reminders, calendar sync, and multi-location support. It is indexed under Appointment Booking.","source":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing?filter=beauty","question":"What is Square Appointments?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Square Appointments offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Square Free, Square Plus and Square Premium. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing?filter=beauty","question":"Is Square Appointments free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Square Appointments. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing?filter=beauty","question":"What platforms does Square Appointments support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Square Appointments, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing?filter=beauty","question":"Can Square Appointments be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 37 integrations for Square Appointments, including Google Calendar, WooCommerce, Wix, GoDaddy, Ecwid, BigCommerce, Magento and WordPress.com, plus 29 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing?filter=beauty","question":"What does Square Appointments integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Square Appointments is available in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom.","source":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing?filter=beauty","question":"Where is Square Appointments available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source appointment scheduling platform that you host on your own servers, providing full control over bookings and customizable workflows for various business needs. | A web-based platform for managing client appointments, staff schedules, and online bookings with automated reminders, calendar sync, and multi-location support. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"pricing_model":"flat_subscription","website_embeddable_booking_widget":true,"group_class_and_capacity_management":true,"two_way_calendar_sync_google_outlook":true,"bi_directional_calendar_conflict_sync":true,"staff_roster_and_multi_location_routing":true,"sms_text_message_reminders_and_confirmations":true,"recurring_subscriptions_and_membership_packages":true,"upfront_deposit_payment_collection_stripe_paypal":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 35 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Calendar"}]` | `[{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"Wix"},{"name":"GoDaddy"},{"name":"Ecwid"},{"name":"BigCommerce"},{"name":"Magento"},{"name":"WordPress.com"},{"name":"Groupon"},{"name":"Classpass"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"CommerceSync"},{"name":"Davo"},{"name":"Hurdlr"},{"name":"Bench"},{"name":"SHOGO"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"JotForm"},{"name":"Cognito Forms"},{"name":"Waiver Electronic"},{"name":"123FormBuilder"},{"name":"Wufoo"},{"name":"Gravity Forms"},{"name":"Mailchimp"},{"name":"Giftya"},{"name":"vCita"},{"name":"ActiveCampaign"},{"name":"Homebase"},{"name":"When I Work"},{"name":"Humanity"},{"name":"ZipRecruiter"},{"name":"Apple Pay"},{"name":"Afterpay"},{"name":"Cash App Pay"},{"name":"Google","native":true,"category":"marketing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Instagram","native":true,"category":"marketing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Facebook","native":true,"category":"marketing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"MarketMan","native":false,"category":"inventory","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","GB","AU","IE"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free open source","features":["Customers and appointments management","Services and providers organization","Working plan and booking rules","Google Calendar synchronization","Email notifications system","Self-hosted installation","Translated user interface","User community support"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free software available for personal and commercial use","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open source software","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://easyappointments.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:31:41.457Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Square Free","features":["No monthly subscription costs","Processing fees only on payments"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Square Plus","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Square Premium","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available with pay-per-transaction fees. Paid plans (Plus, Premium) with 30-day free trials.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing?filter=beauty","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T18:03:37.256Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 47 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.6.1-beta.1","date":"2026-09-07T11:36:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.6.1-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.6.1-alpha.1","date":"2026-08-19T16:10:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.6.1-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.6.0","date":"2026-05-27T12:45:42Z","type":"stable","version":"1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.6.0-beta.2","date":"2026-04-01T11:41:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.6.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.6.0-beta.1","date":"2026-03-05T14:42:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.6.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.6.0-alpha.1","date":"2026-02-20T09:11:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.6.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.2","date":"2025-09-15T11:00:53Z","type":"stable","version":"1.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.2-beta.1","date":"2025-08-16T12:05:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.2-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.1","date":"2025-01-20T14:30:31Z","type":"stable","version":"1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.1-beta.1","date":"2024-12-19T20:54:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.1-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.0","date":"2024-07-07T11:58:10Z","type":"stable","version":"1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.0-beta.1","date":"2024-07-01T07:59:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.0-alpha.1","date":"2024-05-14T12:26:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.0-dev.4","date":"2023-07-03T08:57:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.0-dev.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.0-dev.3","date":"2023-04-24T08:18:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.0-dev.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.0-dev.2","date":"2022-03-29T10:11:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.0-dev.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.4.3","date":"2022-03-08T17:32:57Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.4.3-beta.1","date":"2022-02-25T10:28:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.4.3-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.5.0-dev.1","date":"2022-01-24T23:24:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"1.5.0-dev.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments/releases/tag/1.4.2","date":"2021-07-27T08:46:48Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.2"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 4.7 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":20,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=alextselegidis%2Feasyappointments&per_page=100","last_12m":7,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Appointment Booking)

| Capability | Easy!Appointments | Square Appointments |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Upfront deposit payment collection stripe paypal | - | ✓ |
| Staff roster and multi location routing | - | ✓ |
| Group class and capacity management | - | ✓ |
| SMS text message reminders and confirmations | - | ✓ |
| Recurring subscriptions and membership packages | - | ✓ |
| Physical POS hardware terminal sync | - | - |
| Instagram google reserve with google sync | - | - |
| HIPAA compliance medical routing | - | - |
| Two way calendar sync google outlook | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | Flat subscription |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:14:48.733Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*