PreslyPreslyvsSquareAppointmentsbookingandsocial,sidebyside
Square Appointments is a booking calendar tied to Square payments. Presly is a social media autopilot that includes a booking page on Growth and Pro. Here is what each one does, with prices from their own pages.
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Quick answer
Square Appointments is a booking and payments system; Presly is a social media autopilot with booking included on Growth and Pro.
Choose Presly if…
Presly fits a business that wants its social posts written and published for it, plus a booking page for appointments or restaurant tables where the owner approves each request and customers get confirmation and reminder emails.
Choose Square Appointments if…
Square Appointments fits a business that wants to take card payments and deposits, charge no-show fees, send text reminders, and run checkout on Square, and it has a $0 plan for getting started.
Presly vs Square Appointments
Side by side, feature for feature.
Monthly price
Presly: Booking included in Growth $79/mo and Pro $159/mo ($63/$127 billed annually)
Square Appointments: Square Free $0/mo, Plus $49/mo, Premium $149/mo, each per location
Staff on the booking calendar
Presly: Up to 5 on Growth, unlimited on Pro
Square Appointments: Unlimited staff calendars on all plans
Online booking link and QR code
Presly: Yes
Square Appointments: Booking site, Book Now button, QR code, and embeddable widget on all plans
Confirmations and reminders
Presly: Confirmation and reminder emails
Square Appointments: Text and email reminders on all plans; text and email confirmations on Plus and Premium
Book Now button on Instagram, Facebook, Google
Presly: Share your booking link on any profile
Square Appointments: Book Now button for Instagram, Facebook, and Google Business Profile on all plans
Inbox for social comments and DMs with AI-drafted replies
Presly: Included on Growth and Pro
Square Appointments: Customer messaging by text and email
| Feature | Presly | Square Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Booking included in Growth $79/mo and Pro $159/mo ($63/$127 billed annually) | Square Free $0/mo, Plus $49/mo, Premium $149/mo, each per location |
| Staff on the booking calendar | Up to 5 on Growth, unlimited on Pro | Unlimited staff calendars on all plans |
| Online booking link and QR code | Yes | Booking site, Book Now button, QR code, and embeddable widget on all plans |
| Confirmations and reminders | Confirmation and reminder emails | Text and email reminders on all plans; text and email confirmations on Plus and Premium |
| Book Now button on Instagram, Facebook, Google | Share your booking link on any profile | Book Now button for Instagram, Facebook, and Google Business Profile on all plans |
| Inbox for social comments and DMs with AI-drafted replies | Included on Growth and Pro | Customer messaging by text and email |
How Presly booking works
Step 1
Share your link
Print your QR code or share your booking link.
Step 2
Customers pick a time
They choose a service, anyone or a favorite person, and an open time.
Step 3
You accept from Today
New requests wait in Today until you tap Accept.
Set up online booking in 3 steps: add your services from a photo of your price list, pick your hours, and share your link.
What Presly includes
- Booking for appointments and restaurant tables is included in Growth ($79/mo) and Pro ($159/mo) at no extra charge.
- Customers use one booking link or QR code to pick a service and a team member or "Anyone," or a party size for tables, then a date and time.
- By default nothing is booked until you choose Accept, Offer another time, or Decline, and you can turn on Confirm automatically if you prefer.
- Confirmation and reminder emails go out in your shop's time zone, and customers can manage or cancel through a private link.
- The customer booking page is available in English, Vietnamese, and Spanish.
- You can import your services from a photo or PDF of your price list.
- The same plan writes captions and images with AI, then schedules and publishes them to Instagram, Facebook, Google Business Profile, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, and X.
- With autopilot off, each post waits for your OK before it publishes.
- Growth and Pro include one inbox for social comments and DMs, with AI-drafted replies that you send.
Things to know about Square Appointments
- Square Plus costs $49/mo and Square Premium costs $149/mo, and the monthly fee applies to each location.
- Square Free charges 2.6% + 15¢ per in-person card payment and 3.3% + 30¢ per online or invoice payment.
- Keyed-in cards and card-on-file payments cost 3.5% + 15¢ on every Square plan.
- Cancellation policies with no-show fees, the waitlist, and multi-staff appointments require Plus or Premium.
- Appointment confirmations, Google Calendar sync, and email marketing come with Plus or Premium.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Square Appointments cost compared to Presly?
Square lists Square Free at $0/mo, Plus at $49/mo, and Premium at $149/mo, each per location, plus card processing fees. Presly includes booking in Growth at $79/mo and Pro at $159/mo ($63 and $127 per month billed annually).
Can Presly approve bookings before they are confirmed?
Yes, that is the default. Each request waits until the owner chooses Accept, Offer another time, or Decline, and the owner can switch on Confirm automatically instead.
Can Presly take restaurant table bookings?
Yes. Growth and Pro include table booking by party size alongside appointments. Growth includes 500 restaurant bookings per month, and Pro is unlimited.
Can I import my services into Presly from a price list?
Yes. Upload a photo or PDF of your price list and Presly reads each service and price, then you review them before they are added to your booking page.
What languages is the Presly booking page in?
The customer booking page is available in English, Vietnamese, and Spanish. Bookings run on your shop's time zone, and customers get confirmation and reminder emails with a private link to manage or cancel.
Can I use Square for payments and Presly for social media?
Yes. Presly's social posting and inbox work on their own, so you can keep Square for checkout and use Presly to write and publish posts. Starter at $39/mo covers social posting.
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- Square Free $0/mo, Plus $49/mo, Premium $149/mo; monthly fee applies to each locationsquareup.com
- In-person card processing: 2.6% + 15¢ (Free), 2.5% + 15¢ (Plus), 2.4% + 15¢ (Premium)squareup.com
- Online and invoice card processing: 3.3% + 30¢ (Free), 2.9% + 30¢ (Plus and Premium)squareup.com
- Manually entered and card-on-file payments: 3.5% + 15¢ on all planssquareup.com
- Unlimited staff calendars with no employee limit on all planssquareup.com
- Booking website, Book Now button, QR code, and embeddable widget on all planssquareup.com
- Automatic text and email reminders on all plans; text and email confirmations on Plus and Premium onlysquareup.com
- Appointment deposits on all plans; cancellation policy and card-on-file no-show fees on Plus and Premiumsquareup.com
- Waitlist, multi-staff appointment booking, Google Calendar sync, and email marketing on Plus and Premium, not Freesquareup.com
- Book Now button for Instagram, Facebook, and Google Business Profile on all planssquareup.com
- Social media integration: connect Facebook and Instagram to Square Online and create Facebook ads; customer messaging via SMS and emailsquareup.com