Microsoft Bookings

Pros: The best and most important thing I love about Microsoft Bookings is the scheduling/appointment process for my clients and I!!

Cons: There is not much that I do not like about Microsoft Bookings honestly! I guess you can incorporate AI somehow, that’s the future.

Pros: A great solution if you already work (or planning to work) with other microsoft solutions like Teams or Outlook in a cohesive ecosystem. It solves you a great list of headaches! It also comes at a very cheap price point and it's easy to implement with forms and pages.

Cons: If you want more customization options for your business or plan to use other products integrate with Microsoft Bookings, that are outside of Microsoft native programs, then you should think about it not twice but thrice.

Pros: It allows for customers and team members to book or schedule a meeting with me easily without a lot of emails back and fourth on availability.

Cons: There are really no cons that I can think of for this product - it provides a easy setup and link system for clients/customers and staff.

Pros: Microsoft Bookings makes it easy for me to manage appointments for myself and others. As an administrator, being able to quickly manage appointments is a must and this service makes it easy.

Cons: Some of the booking templates feel limited. I also was unable to make use of the shared booking pages for my organization, but I am sure they are helpful for others.

Pros: It made scheduling test drives and follow-up appointments much easier. Customers can pick an available time without back-and-forth emails, and everything syncs directly to Outlook, which saves time during busy days.

Cons: The setup can take a little time at first, especially when configuring services and availability. It also feels more basic compared to some standalone scheduling tools.

Pros: Integration with office365 is still amazing. It's handy that you can plan time in front and after a meeting automatically to block.

Cons: Still the lack of customisation, but in addition there is no way to change the calendar to not show the weekends. We use it for business purposes and we don't operate on the weekends. It confuses the people booking. (because the week starts on Sunday by default and there is no way to change it to start on Monday)

Pros: Very good value for money for managing any kind of booking processes. Generally very helpful software.

Cons: Although it is well priced, there are a few free versions of alternative software which could in time be more competitive.

Pros: I added Microsoft Bookings as an app on my Microsoft Teams account. I am able to set my available hours for meetings, and it merges with my calendar so no one can book a time to meet when I already have something scheduled. It was free to add on my Teams account, and there was no learning curve. I was able to create different booking links so there is always one that goes out on any email I send so I can be available to my team. When I send an email to people I am trying to recruit, they get a different link that shows up that I titled "first time meeting" so I know in my calendar what kind of call I am going into before the meeting starts. I haven't had any issues, but I know customer support is always there because it makes it clear where to go. And the best thing is, when someone books a time to meet, I get a notification and a reminder sent to my email so I can stay on top of the job.

Cons: It took me a little bit to figure out the different features and how I wanted to implement them into my daily workflow. But you will get that with any kind of product you use. If we aren't trying to make things better, what are we doing? I will learn all the features if that means it saves me time.

Pros: Super user friendly to configure! I love how easy it is to send a link or include it in my signature for people to book meetings with me.

Cons: I would like a little more flexibility with the schedules because I don't work on every Friday. I would like to select specific dates.

Pros: The ease and convenience with this software is phenomenal. I absolutely love the features, and how affordable it is, and it’s helped with my business so much.

Cons: There’s so many features it’s easy to get lost how to do something sometimes. So it takes some getting used to in order to get it down

Pros: Useful tool for securing appointments with prospects who can book a convenient timeslot at their leisure.

Cons: Limited customisation options on the public homepage which could be enhanced with options to align branding with your own company.

Pros: It's somewhat simple to learn and fairly intuitive. The interface is laid out well and easily navigable. Scheduling is pretty straightforward with the ability to setup individuals within your team. When configured properly it works quite well with Outlook calendars. Cost is reasonable for my business, and payments can be paid out yearly or monthly. I've not had to contact customer support, but using AI tools like CoPilot have helped me figure out most of any issues I've had with it. When properly connected to Outlook, the reminders / notifications via Outlook work perfectly.

Cons: I had some trouble connecting it up to my Teams app installed on my computer. It simply would NOT add a calendar event. I also had trouble getting the Online Chat option to work through my website and enabling the Booking option through it. However, upon adding a connector (which took some research) I was able to get the calendar issue resolved. The Booking issue in the Online Chat eventually worked out, but I cannot remember how I fixed it. Lastly, the load times of the scheduling app can be a bit lengthy when embedded on a website.

Pros: Helps people book meetings based on my outlook calendar easily and find open slots and spaces, it's great value for money and the learning curve is very easy.

Cons: It cannot work with google software, so it has to be microsoft stack like outlook and outlook for web

Pros: It is nice to be able to link a calendar to an email to help with groups trying to book a time together.

Cons: It's pretty cumbersome to setup for groups and relies on one person chasing the rest on a group to ensure their calendar is actually up to date.

Pros: I don’t work in sales, but I find this tool to be very useful! Colleagues and externals can use it to book meetings with me easily, and it’s connected with my calendar, so they can only book slots when I am available. Another great feature is that you can make special booking links that allow people to book meetings with you and your colleague(s), showing only available slots when all of you are free for a call! I must say that there is a learning curve, but it’s relatively easy to navigate through all settings, and there are a lot of resources to learn about all features. Another awesome feature is that it allows externals (that are not guest users in your Microsoft tenant) to use the link to book a meeting with you. It’s a free tool if you have Microsoft paid account, and it’s worth using it if you (your company) operates in Microsoft’s environment.

Cons: Learning curve exists, and there are a lot of options to check. Not every setting’s purpose is clear at start, but once you learn to navigate it’s pretty easy! I get why there are so many settings, so I don’t mind it much. Just consider you need some time to figure everything out when using for the first time.

Pros: I stumbled upon Bookings while looking for a way for employees to schedule headshots with me. Bookings came in very handy. It allowed me to fill up open slots and make sure there were no duplicates. There are features that allow you to select specific days or certain time frames which helps with usage.

Cons: Not necessarily something I do not like, but I wish it had a feature to limit the amount of people who could sign up for the same time frame. This could be offered through Microsoft Outlook as well.

Pros: Microsoft bookings is easy to set up and allows for flexibility to accommodate your schedule to people. I need to make an appointment with you. You can copy your link and add it to your email signature or send out whenever you need someone to schedule an appointment with you. There’s tons of customization options with all the features available. This is a great option to Calendly and is native to Microsoft. If you connect your Outlook calendar to bookings, appointments will show up on your calendar and you can integrate zoom or other virtual meeting platforms.

Cons: The only thing I can share about Microsoft bookings is that there is a learning curve if you’re unfamiliar with using scheduling software tools. But there are tons of tutorials on how to use everywhere.

Pros: Ich nutze Booking für die nutzerfreundliche Terminabstimmung mit Bewerberinnen und Bewerbern und bin sehr dankbar für das Tool. Die Terminierung, Terminverschiebung und auch Absage für Bewerber/-innen ist sehr einfach zu handhaben. Bei den Bewerber/-innen kommt es ebenfalls gut an, dass man nach meiner eigenen Verfügbarkeit die Termine selber und mit sehr wenig Aufwand aussuchen kann. Auch ganze Bewerbertage konnten wir mit Bookings schon organisieren, ohne viele Leute anrufen zu müssen.

Cons: Von der Funktionalität fehlt mir nichts. Super wäre noch, wenn man seine individuelle Buchungsseite etwas mehr und kreativer gestalten kann. Das ist aber mehr Spielerei und kein Must-have.

Pros: This is support easy to use and set up for simple meetings. I've played with it for more advanced bookings for tours and groups and I'm excited to get started using it! I love that you can add logos and customize your booking page. I love that it integrates with my outlook ap and calendar.

Cons: I can't figure out how to make certain changes or delete a shared bookings page, even as the administrator. It would be nice for customers to be able to pay through the bookings page.

Pros: Primarily, it easily synchs with my personal Google calendar. It also allows my potential clients to book initial meetings with me.

Cons: There really isn't anything that causes me to not like this software. It is easy to use and has been very reliable.

Pros: Users can easily select a meeting time based on the availability I provide. I like that it syncs with my Outlook calendar.

Cons: The complete meeting info doesn’t always come to my calendar. Often the name of the person is left off.

Pros: I appreciate that Microsoft Bookings seamlessly integrates with my Outlook and other Microsoft suite programs. It is very easy to use and set up.

Cons: I found that although integration was easy while using other Microsoft programs, there were some syncing issues with apple users.