Patch vs Calendly
A Calendly alternative built for trades, not meetings.
Calendly is a brilliant way to book a call or a meeting. But a mobile valet or a boiler service is not a video call, you need deposits, job details, travel time and payment on the day. Here is how Patch compares for tradespeople.
Free for 14 days, no card needed to start.
Choose Patch if you do jobs for customers: mobile trades, home visits and appointments where you take a deposit and get paid.
Calendly makes more sense if you mostly book calls, demos and internal meetings that slot into your work calendar.
 Patch
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Calendly | |
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| Built for | Trades and job businesses | Meetings and calls |
| Takes deposits when booking | Yes, per service (%, fixed or full) | Payments are meeting-oriented |
| Card payment on the day | Scan to Pay and payment links | Not designed for in-person jobs |
| Job details up front | Custom questions per service (vehicle, postcode…) | Basic intake questions |
| Text and email reminders | Both, automatically | Email; SMS on higher tiers |
| Your own branded booking page | Logo and brand colours | Booking links, lighter branding |
| Runs from your phone on the job | Mobile-first diary | Calendar and web focused |
| UK-based, priced in £ | Yes | US company, priced in $ |
Comparison reflects our understanding of publicly available information at the time of writing. Other products change often, so please check Calendly's current website for the latest.
Pricing at a glance
Patch
£24.99/month
Everything included. No tiers, no per-user pricing.
- 14-day free trial, no card to start
- Every feature in the one plan
- Just 3.5% on card payments you take
- Cancel any time
Pricing model
Free plan for the basics, then paid tiers charged per seat and billed in US dollars.
Pricing and plans change, so check Calendly's current website for exact figures.
Why tradespeople choose Patch
Deposits stop no-shows
Ask for a deposit when a customer books and the time-wasters filter themselves out before they cost you a morning.
Get paid on the day
Show a Scan to Pay code or send a link and take the balance by card the moment the job is done.
The details before you travel
Your booking page asks exactly what you need, the vehicle, the postcode, the size of the job, so you can plan and price it.
One simple price in pounds
Everything is in the one plan, billed in £, with a 14-day free trial and no card to start.
Patch vs Calendly: common questions
Is Patch a Calendly alternative? +
Yes. If you use Calendly to take bookings from customers rather than to schedule meetings, Patch does the same job but built around trade work: deposits, card payments, job details and a mobile diary.
Can Patch take a deposit when someone books? +
Yes. Set a percentage, a fixed amount or the full price per service and Patch collects it at the time of booking, straight to your own bank via Stripe.
Do I need a separate payment tool? +
No. Deposits, balances and Scan to Pay are built in, so you do not need to bolt on a separate payment product.
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