Is there completely free class booking software?

Some tools are free for free events. Once you take payments, every option has card processing fees, and most have a monthly fee or a percentage too.

What does Coachfront cost?

There's no monthly fee and every feature is included. When a client pays online we take 1%, never more than £49 a month.

Free booking software for fitness classes compared

6 min read · Updated 7 October 2026

Free plans have limits, such as free events only, one type of booking or a fee on every payment. The table shows what each free plan includes for a fitness class or PT business. We make Coachfront. Facts come from each company's own website, linked at the end.

Free plans compared

Feature	Coachfront	Bookwhen	Square Appointments	Calendly
Monthly price	£0	£0	£0	$0
Take payments	Yes	No, free events only	Yes	No, paid plans only
Booking limit	None	50 a month	Not stated	One booking type
Class timetable	Yes	Yes	Classes are on Plus (£29)	Group events only
Packs and memberships	Yes	Paid plans	Packages on Plus	Not stated
Platform fee on payments	1%, capped at £49 a month	None	None. Square's card rate applies	None stated

Monthly price

Coachfront: £0
Bookwhen: £0
Square Appointments: £0
Calendly: $0

Take payments

Coachfront: Yes
Bookwhen: No, free events only
Square Appointments: Yes
Calendly: No, paid plans only

Booking limit

Coachfront: None
Bookwhen: 50 a month
Square Appointments: Not stated
Calendly: One booking type

Class timetable

Coachfront: Yes
Bookwhen: Yes
Square Appointments: Classes are on Plus (£29)
Calendly: Group events only

Packs and memberships

Coachfront: Yes
Bookwhen: Paid plans
Square Appointments: Packages on Plus
Calendly: Not stated

Platform fee on payments

Coachfront: 1%, capped at £49 a month
Bookwhen: None
Square Appointments: None. Square's card rate applies
Calendly: None stated

From each company's own pages on 7 October 2026. Card processing fees apply on top in every case.

When a free plan is enough

If you run a few free community sessions, Bookwhen's free plan or Calendly's free plan will do. The moment you charge for classes, sell packs or run a membership, you need a plan that takes payments and tracks sessions.

Coachfront includes all of that with no monthly fee. You pay nothing until a client pays you online.

Hidden costs to check

A booking fee charged to your clients on top of your price
A commission on new clients found through a marketplace
Features you need, like memberships or waitlists, only on a paid tier
A fee to export your client list when you leave
Card processing rates, which every option has

Work out the real cost for your month

Take a normal month: how much clients pay you by card, how many payments that is, and how many clients book. Add up the monthly fee, any percentage and the card fees for each option.

With Coachfront, a month taking £2,000 in 120 card payments costs £20 in our fee plus £54 in Stripe card fees, and there's no monthly fee.

Sources, checked on 7 October 2026

Quick answers

Is there completely free class booking software?: Some tools are free for free events. Once you take payments, every option has card processing fees, and most have a monthly fee or a percentage too.
What does Coachfront cost?: There's no monthly fee and every feature is included. When a client pays online we take 1%, never more than £49 a month.