# Zoho Bookings pricing 2026: plans, team costs and a free alternative > Zoho Bookings pricing for 2026: what Free, Basic and Premium include, what a 5-person team pays, and NeetoCal, a free alternative with payments included. - **Authors**: Kirti Gulati - **Published**: 2026-11-09 - **URL**: https://www.neeto.com/neetocal/blog/zoho-bookings-pricing - **Page title**: Zoho Bookings pricing 2026: Free, Basic and Premium - **Meta description**: Zoho Bookings pricing for 2026: what Free, Basic and Premium include, what a 5-person team pays, and NeetoCal, a free alternative with payments included. - **Keywords**: zoho bookings pricing, zoho bookings free plan, zoho bookings premium, zoho bookings cost, zoho bookings alternative, and is zoho bookings free --- Zoho Bookings pricing has three self-serve plans: Free for 1 user, Basic at $6 per user per month and Premium at $9 per user per month, billed yearly. Billed monthly, Basic is $8 and Premium is $12 per user per month. Online payments, recurring bookings, SMS and a custom domain are only on Premium. That means a 5-person team that takes payments and weekly bookings pays $540 a year on Premium billed yearly. NeetoCal includes payments, recurring meetings, SMS reminders and a custom domain free, for unlimited team members. The same team pays $150 a year only if it wants to remove NeetoCal branding. Here is the full [NeetoCal vs Zoho Bookings comparison](https://www.neeto.com/neetocal/compare/zoho-bookings-alternative). ## Zoho Bookings pricing plans at a glance Zoho prices are from the official [Zoho Bookings pricing page](https://www.zoho.com/bookings/pricing.html) and [plan comparison](https://www.zoho.com/bookings/plan-comparison.html?autoCC=US), as of November 2026, in US dollars. | | Free | Basic | Premium | NeetoCal | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Price, billed yearly | $0 | $6 per user per month | $9 per user per month | $0 ($30 per user per year to remove branding) | | Price, billed monthly | $0 | $8 per user per month | $12 per user per month | $0 ($5 per user per month to remove branding) | | Users | 1 | Per user | Per user | Unlimited | | Event types | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited scheduling links | | Calendar connections per user | 1 | 2 | 6 | Google, Outlook, iCloud, multiple accounts | | Recurring and group bookings | No | No | Yes | Yes | | Online payments | No | No | Yes | Yes, 0% commission | | SMS notifications | No | No | Yes, through an SMS provider | Yes, through Twilio or Telnyx | | Custom domain | No | No | Yes | Yes | | Zapier | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, plus Make and n8n | | Native Zoho CRM sync | Leads and contacts | Yes | Yes | No | Zoho's paid plans come with a 15-day free trial, with no credit card needed. A custom FLEX plan is available through sales. Zoho One customers get Premium access, and nonprofits and schools can ask Zoho for special pricing. ## A free alternative to Zoho Bookings: NeetoCal NeetoCal fits teams that are not built around Zoho and would only upgrade to Premium for payments, weekly bookings or their own domain. Those are free on NeetoCal for every team member ([NeetoCal pricing](https://www.neeto.com/neetocal/pricing)). Payments run through Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, UPI, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Dodo, with 0% commission from NeetoCal. You also get packages, round robin, routing forms, webhooks and a [custom domain](https://www.neeto.com/neetocal/features/custom-domain). The only paid option removes NeetoCal branding and adds custom CSS, at $5 per user per month or $30 per user per year. NeetoCal does not have Zoho's native CRM sync, so if Zoho CRM runs your business, that is a real reason to stay. ## What a team really pays: Zoho Bookings cost example Take a tutoring center with 5 tutors. Parents pay when they book and want weekly lessons, so the center needs payments and recurring bookings. That means Premium. | Team size | Basic, yearly | Premium, yearly | Premium, monthly | NeetoCal | NeetoCal without branding, yearly | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 user | $72 a year | $108 a year | $144 a year | $0 | $30 a year | | 5 users | $360 a year | $540 a year | $720 a year | $0 | $150 a year | | 10 users | $720 a year | $1,080 a year | $1,440 a year | $0 | $300 a year | The Zoho figures are before payment provider fees, SMS provider charges and any resource add-ons. See how NeetoCal works as [tutor scheduling software](https://www.neeto.com/neetocal/use-cases/tutor-scheduling-software). ## What each Zoho Bookings plan includes ### Free: one person, one meeting type Free gives one user one event type, one workspace and one calendar connection. Online meetings, email notifications and reminders, and two-way calendar sync are included, plus Zoho CRM leads and contacts. It works for a single free consultation. It stops working once you add a second service, a team member or paid bookings. ### Basic: unlimited event types Basic removes the one-user and one-event-type limits. You get collective bookings (several hosts in one meeting), booking page customization, custom email templates and workflows, Zapier and deeper Zoho CRM sync. There are still no online payments, no SMS, no recurring or group bookings, and Zoho branding stays on your page. ### Premium: where most service businesses end up Premium is the plan Zoho marks "Most Popular". It adds payments through providers such as PayPal, Stripe, Razorpay and Authorize.net, recurring one-to-one and group bookings, SMS workflows through a provider you connect, and a custom domain, white labeling and custom CSS. You also get three workspaces, resource bookings, a customer portal, WhatsApp and Google Analytics. Resources such as rooms or equipment are add-ons bought separately, and extra workspaces cost extra. Zoho's pricing page does not list those prices, so ask Zoho before you plan around them. ## When is Zoho Bookings worth paying for? Zoho Bookings makes the most sense when you already use Zoho. If your team lives in Zoho CRM, Bigin, Zoho Mail or Zoho Cliq, the tight sync saves real time. If you pay for Zoho One, Premium is already included. It is also fairly priced for small teams that need custom CRM field mapping or several workspaces for departments or locations. It is less of a fit if you are not on Zoho and mainly want payments and recurring bookings, since you would pay Premium for every team member. ## FAQ ### Is Zoho Bookings free? Yes, for one user with one event type. Payments, SMS and branding removal need Premium. ### How much does Zoho Bookings cost per user? Basic is $6 and Premium is $9 per user per month billed yearly, or $8 and $12 billed monthly, as of November 2026. ### Which Zoho Bookings plan includes payments? Only Premium. The Free and Basic plans cannot take online payments. ### Is there a free alternative to Zoho Bookings? Yes. NeetoCal is free for unlimited team members and includes payments, recurring meetings and a custom domain. You pay only to remove NeetoCal branding.