Free Setmore Alternative — No Caps, No Credit Card
Setmore deserves credit for shipping a real free plan — but it stops at 200 appointments a month and 4 users, and the SMS reminders that fight no-shows are Pro-only. RZRV removes the ceilings: unlimited bookings, unlimited staff, unlimited SMS and email reminders, for exactly $0.
What Setmore charges for
Setmore has earned its reputation as the free-first name in appointment scheduling, and unlike most rivals its free plan is real: a branded booking page, email reminders, even payment processing through Square, Stripe, PayPal or LawPay. But the free plan has a ceiling built in — Setmore's own pricing page states a “200 appointments monthly limit” and caps the plan at 4 users.
The moment your business outgrows either number, you're on the Pro plan at $5 per user per month (billed annually) — per-user pricing that grows with every hire. And the SMS text reminders that actually cut no-shows aren't on the free plan at all: they're listed on Pro only.
What Setmore's free plan actually includes: Free plan: up to 4 users, 200 appointments per month, email reminders, payments via Square/Stripe/PayPal/LawPay.
Your 201st appointment
The free plan carries a hard “200 appointments monthly limit” — verbatim from Setmore's pricing page. A schedule that fills up is exactly when you'd hit it, and past it you're shopping the Pro plan.
Your 5th team member
Free covers up to 4 users. Unlimited users live on Pro at $5/user/mo billed annually — so the price of growing isn't a number, it's a multiplier on headcount.
SMS reminders
Text reminders are listed on the Pro plan only ($5/user/mo, annual). The free plan gets email reminders — the reminder channel people actually read on time is the paid one.
To its credit: a lot really is free
Email reminders, payments via Square, Stripe, PayPal or LawPay, and a branded booking page are all included free. The honest catch isn't the features — it's the ceilings: 200 bookings and 4 users.
“The free plan stops at 200 appointments a month and 4 users — and the SMS reminders your no-shows need are Pro-only.”
Why switch to RZRV
No appointment ceiling, ever
RZRV has no monthly booking cap — not 200, not any number. Your busiest month costs exactly what your slowest one does: $0.
Your whole team, no per-user math
Unlimited staff, each with their own services, hours and availability. There's no per-user-per-month line item anywhere, because there's no bill at all.
SMS reminders: unlimited and free
The no-show-fighting texts Setmore reserves for Pro are included free on RZRV — unlimited SMS and email reminders on every booking.
The growth features stay free too
Hosted booking page, embeddable widget for your own site, Google Calendar sync, REST API and webhooks — all included. There's no Pro tier waiting for the day you need more.
Setmore vs RZRV: the caps, side by side
Credit where due: Setmore's free plan is one of the most genuinely usable free tiers in scheduling, and this isn't a takedown. The comparison is about the ceilings. Every Setmore figure below comes from Setmore's own pricing page, not from third-party blogs.
| What you pay for | Setmore | RZRV — free |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings / month | 200/mo (free) | Unlimited |
| Staff / users | Up to 4 users (free) | Unlimited |
| SMS reminders | Pro only — $5/user/mo (annual) | Unlimited, free |
| Email reminders | Included free | Unlimited, free |
| Event / service types | — | Unlimited |
| Locations | — | Unlimited |
| Calendar sync | — | Google Calendar, free |
| Commission / client fees | None stated | None — 0% |
| Payments on free plan | Yes — Square, Stripe, PayPal, LawPay | No payment processing (and no fees) |
| Starts at | $5/user/mo (Pro, annual billing) | $0 — there are no paid plans |
Last verified: June 2026 — every figure above comes from the vendor's own pricing page, not third-party blogs: Setmore pricing.
“—” means the vendor's own pricing page doesn't state it. We only print caps we could verify — we never guess.
What you get free with RZRV
There's no feature matrix to decode because there's only one plan, and it costs $0. Everything below is included for every account — no trial, no tiers, no credit card.
RZRV doesn't process payments — and doesn't take fees or commissions on your bookings. See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
What are the limits of Setmore's free plan?
Setmore's free plan includes up to 4 users and carries a 200 appointments monthly limit — both stated on setmore.com's own pricing page (verified June 2026). Email reminders and payments via Square, Stripe, PayPal or LawPay are included free; SMS text reminders are not — they're on the Pro plan at $5/user/mo billed annually.
What is the best free alternative to Setmore?
RZRV is the free Setmore alternative with no ceilings: unlimited bookings, unlimited staff, unlimited SMS and email reminders, Google Calendar sync, an embeddable booking widget and a REST API — no credit card required. There's exactly one plan and it costs $0, so there's no cap to grow into and no Pro tier to graduate to.
Does Setmore charge for SMS reminders?
Yes. SMS text reminders are listed on Setmore's paid Pro plan only, at $5/user/mo billed annually — the free plan includes email reminders. On RZRV, SMS and email reminders are both unlimited and free for every booking.
Is RZRV really free, or will I hit a cap like Setmore's 200 appointments?
There is no cap. RZRV has one plan at $0 with unlimited bookings, unlimited staff, unlimited locations and unlimited reminders — no trial clock, no usage meters, no credit card field anywhere in signup. A quiet 200-appointment ceiling is exactly the kind of limit RZRV exists to remove.
When is Setmore the better choice?
Honestly: if you take card payments at the time of booking, Setmore's free plan includes payment processing through Square, Stripe, PayPal or LawPay — RZRV doesn't process payments at all (and takes no fees). If built-in payment collection matters more to you than unlimited capacity, Setmore free is a solid choice until you hit its 4-user or 200-appointment ceilings.
How do I switch from Setmore to RZRV?
Create a free account, add your services, staff and hours, then share your hosted booking page or embed the widget on your site. Google Calendar sync puts new bookings on the calendar you already check, and SMS reminders are on from day one. Both tools are free to run side by side, so you can transition with zero risk.
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