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Bookings

Calendar booking system for teams

Share one link, let clients pick a time with the right person, and add each booking to your Google Calendar with a Meet link.

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A shared calendar clients can book into

Teams need clients to book the right person, at a time that person is actually free, without a round of emails. They also need the booking to show up where they already look.

startbuddi has a team calendar with day, week, month and staff views. Clients book through your link, bookings go to a named person or round robin, and each one is added to Google Calendar with a Meet link.

Good to know

Calendar sync is one way. Bookings are pushed into Google Calendar, but events you create in Google do not block slots in startbuddi. Use Block time for lunch, meetings and holidays.

  • Staff viewsDay, week, month and per-person calendars.
  • Block timeLunch, meetings and holidays.
  • Google CalendarBookings added with Meet links.
  • Round robin or namedChoose how bookings are shared.
Availability and reminders

Hours, gaps and time off.

Working hours per day, date-specific overrides and a buffer after each booking.

  • Working hours per day, with Block time for holidays
  • "Add extra time after events to avoid back-to-back bookings"
  • Reminders by email, WhatsApp or SMS, 1, 2, 4, 12, 24 or 48 hours before
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Team scheduling

The right person, or the next one.

A named person, a personal booking page, or the booking rotation.

  • Round robin "Booking rotation"
  • "Set my hours" for each member
  • Staff performance in Reports
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Your day

Today's bookings in one view.

Confirm, decline, mark who came and follow up, in one click.

  • "Needs attention": Confirm, Decline, Came, No-show, Follow up
  • No-show and thank-you follow-up emails you can edit
  • "Generate Invoice" straight from a booking
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Same workspace

Every booking lands on the client's record.

Bookings share your contacts, invoices and follow-ups, so a booking is the start of the relationship, not a calendar entry.

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Every client on one record

New clients are added to your contacts with the booking and their answers on their page.

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Invoices that get paid

Generate the invoice straight from the booking, with the service filled in.

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Follow-ups that run themselves

Add a WhatsApp or SMS nudge, or a win-back after a cancellation, as an automation.

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Forms that feed your records

Need more detail first? Send a form before or after the session.

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A video link for every booking

From Starter, choose startbuddi Live video and every booking gets its own meeting link in the confirmation and each reminder. If the client does not turn up, one click marks the no-show and sends a reschedule link.

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Plans

Bookings on every plan

Bookings are on every plan and bookings received are never capped. Free includes 1 live service and one booking page. Starter allows 10 live services, Growth 25 and Scale has no limit.

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  • Free Included, free forever $0
  • Starter Included, 30-day trial $29/mo
  • Growth Included, 30-day trial $79/mo
  • Scale Included, 30-day trial $199/mo
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Questions people ask

Does it have two-way calendar sync?
No. Bookings are added to Google Calendar, but events in Google do not block slots. Use Block time in startbuddi for those.
Does it work with Outlook?
Google Calendar is the supported sync today. Outlook sync is not something we promise yet.
Can clients choose a specific person?
Yes. Give each person their own booking page, or use one link with round robin.
What does it cost?
Bookings are on every plan. Starter ($29 a month) includes 10 live services; team members depend on seats.

Share one link and let clients book.

Add a service, set your hours and turn on deposits if you want them. Free to start.

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Free plan available. Every paid plan starts with a 30-day trial.