Payments and invoices in one plan
Stripe, PayPal and Mollie with your own accounts, deposits, invoices and named tax rates, all in Solo.
Bookly alternative
Looking for a Bookly alternative?
CaliDiary is a WordPress booking plugin that puts the features Bookly spreads across its Pro, Business and Ultimate plans into one low-cost plan: card payments, deposits, invoices, tax rates, group bookings, events and two-way calendar sync, all in Solo for $39.99 a year.
Why switch
Why businesses choose CaliDiary
Group bookings on every plan
Places per time and per booking on Free, Solo and Pro.
3 websites on Pro
One Pro licence covers 3 websites for $99.99 a year.
Your data stays with you, on every plan
CaliDiary keeps bookings and your customers' details in your own WordPress website's database. They never reach our servers, so we cannot see them, share them or sell them. Your customers' trust stays with you.
For your own CaliDiary account, we keep only what we need to sell you a plan and help you, and we do not sell your personal data. Where every piece of data lives · Privacy policy
CaliDiary and Bookly at a glance
| Topic | CaliDiary | Bookly |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest paid plan, 1 website | Solo: $39.99 a year, or $3.99 a month | Pro: $39 a year in an "Autumn sale" (list price $99); no monthly option |
| Card payments (Stripe, PayPal) | Solo, $39.99 a year, with your own account and no fee from us | Business plan: $69 a year in the sale (list $129) |
| Mollie payments | Solo | Ultimate plan: $159 a year in the sale (list $199) |
| Deposits | Solo | Business plan |
| Invoices and tax | Invoices, credit notes and named tax rates on Solo; one tax rate on Free | Ultimate plan |
| Group bookings | Every plan, including Free | Business plan |
Facts about Bookly checked on 5 November 2026 from its own pages: Bookly pricing page · Bookly on WordPress.org ·
Switching from Bookly
Is CaliDiary a good Bookly alternative?
If you want payments, invoices, tax, group bookings and calendar sync without moving up several plans, yes. See the full comparison with sources.
Can I keep my WordPress site and theme?
Yes. CaliDiary is a WordPress plugin: add the booking form with a block, a shortcode or the Elementor widget, and it takes your colours.
Can I bring my Bookly customers?
Yes. CaliDiary can import your customer list, so they are ready before you switch your booking form over.
Try CaliDiary free.
The free plan has no booking limit and no card is needed.