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# MakePlans
Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/80100/makeplans
> MakePlans is a cloud-based, simple-to-use solution, which allows customers to book online. Businesses can accept appointments and have customers sign up for events/classes.
Teams get their own booking site while MakePlans takes care of sending SMS reminders, accept payments, and a complete overview of all bookings. For more complex requirements, enterprises can use the API or one of the many integrations.
>
> Verdict: Rated **3.8/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.
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## Quick Stats & Ratings
| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **3.8/5** | 5 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 60% | (6/10 Likelihood to recommend) |
## About the vendor
- **Company**: MakePlans
- **Founded**: 2016
## Commercial Context
- **Starting Price**: US$9.00
- **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Different plans depending on features and how many resources (calendars). Starting from $9 pr month. Free trial available.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: Danish, English, French, Hebrew, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- **Available Countries**: Norway
## Features
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activities Booking
- Activity Dashboard
- Alerts/Notifications
- Appointment Management
- Availability Management
- Billing & Invoicing
- Booking Management
- Booking Notes
- CRM
- Calendar Management
- Calendar Sync
- Client Database
- Client Management
- Client Portal
- Confirmations/Reminders
- Credit Card Processing
- Customer Database
- Customer History
## Integrations (15 total)
- 24SevenOffice
- BestRx
- Campaign Monitor by Marigold
- Confrere
- Highrise
- Mailchimp
- MailerLite
- Make
- PayPal Enterprise Payments
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Sendy
- Slack
- Stripe
- Zapier
- Zoom Workplace
## Support Options
- Email/Help Desk
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat
## Category
- [Appointment Scheduling Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4731/appointment-scheduling/software)
## Related Categories
- [Appointment Scheduling Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4731/appointment-scheduling/software)
- [Online Booking Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/432/reservation/software)
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## Reviews
### "Very easy to use online booking application" — 5.0/5
> **Ben** | *26 February 2018* | Events Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
>
> **Pros**: Very easy to use and lots of integrations. We set up using Stripe to get payments before a booking is made and it was set up in just a few minutes. Everything is understandable yet there is lots of ways to tweak how the app works.
>
> **Cons**: The support site is lacking a bit. Also phone support isn't always responsive
>
> Customers can easily book online with us and we have all our customer info synced over to our other tools thanks to the integrations in MakePlans.
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### "Simple for admin, intuitive for users, brilliant customer support" — 5.0/5
> **Daniela** | *15 July 2022* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
>
> **Pros**: Simple to set up. Intuitive for users to book appointments. Also, customer support is really excellent\!
>
> **Cons**: Layout is nice and clear, although maybe a bit too basic.
>
> I'm a teacher and I needed a solution for managing the bookings of my online classes. I found MakePlans reliable and simple to use. Excellent customer support: they're always there to help and they are happy to meet my needs with further customisation.
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### "Integration Issues Blocking Appointments" — 2.0/5
> **Abid** | *26 November 2021* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10
>
> **Pros**: N/A. Really there is nothing outstanding that MakePlans provide. There Cusomer service is lacking.
>
> **Cons**: Customer service is lacking. The software provides wrong info and is artificially blocking appointments. This issue is costing us significant business. MakePlans didn’t solve the issue in spite of being contacted about several times.
>
> MakePlans had caused many issues as they randomly block our appointments for hours for no obvious reason costing us significant business.
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### "Excellent tool for reservations" — 4.0/5
> **Sunitha** | *22 July 2021* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
>
> **Pros**: Most like about this application is its way track of my reservations and appointments and give me notifications ahead of time.
>
> **Cons**: Least like is its free trial time,it would be great if it provides more time with a free trial so that we can get used to this application.
>
> Over all great application for keep track of your events and reservations.
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### "There are better" — 3.0/5
> **Ruth** | *7 July 2020* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10
>
> **Pros**: It does the basics but there are more services out there that can do more.
>
> **Cons**: It is hard to navigate. not user friendly
## Links
- [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/80100/makeplans)
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