Best Online Booking Software for Indian Professionals (2026)

Most booking and scheduling software is built for the US and UK. The payment options are Stripe and PayPal. Pricing is in USD. Support hours are in EST. The assumption baked into every feature is that your clients have an international credit card and your bank account is in the West.

If you're a coach, tutor, photographer, consultant, or fitness trainer in India, that assumption breaks immediately.

Your clients pay via UPI. Your bank account is in India. You charge in rupees. You want payouts without currency conversion or international settlement delays. And you want reminders that reach Indian mobile numbers without routing issues.

This post reviews the top booking software options for Indian professionals — rated on what actually matters in the Indian context: Razorpay support, INR payouts, pricing structure, and whether the tool is genuinely built for paid bookings or just meeting scheduling dressed up as one.

What Indian professionals need from booking software

Before the tool breakdown, here are the criteria that separate a good fit from a frustrating one for Indian users.

Razorpay support. UPI is how a large share of India pays for things. Booking software that only offers Stripe or PayPal at checkout creates friction — clients who primarily use UPI will drop off rather than enter international card details. Native Razorpay integration means clients pay the way they already do, and you get paid faster.

INR payouts to an Indian bank account. Stripe settlements in India come with additional steps and RBI compliance considerations. Razorpay settles directly to your Indian bank account in INR, typically within one or two business days. This is simpler and faster for most Indian professionals.

0% commission on bookings. Some platforms take a percentage of each transaction on top of payment processing fees. For Indian professionals charging ₹1,000–₹5,000 per session, a 2–3% platform commission adds up quickly across dozens of bookings a month.

Genuine paid booking support. There's a difference between scheduling software (which coordinates time) and booking software (which also handles payment and confirmation). If you charge for your time, you need the latter — clients should be required to pay before a booking is confirmed, not after.

SMS reminders that work in India. Automated reminders sent to +91 numbers without configuration headaches or international SMS routing issues.

The tools

1. Onbookr

Razorpay: Yes — native | Commission: 0% | Pricing: Flat monthly

Onbookr is the only major booking platform built with native Razorpay support. Connect your Razorpay account, enable payment on any service, and clients see UPI, net banking, and Indian card options directly in the booking checkout. Payment is required before the booking is confirmed — no payment, no slot.

Payouts go directly from Razorpay to your Indian bank account. Onbookr takes no commission on transactions — you pay a flat monthly or yearly subscription, and 100% of the session fee goes to you minus Razorpay's standard processing fee (typically around 2%).

The platform covers everything a solo professional or small service business needs: a branded booking page with a live editor and multiple templates, automatic SMS and email reminders before every appointment, a QR code with your logo for sharing on business cards or flyers, an embeddable booking widget for your existing website, and webhooks for connecting to tools like Zapier.

Stripe and PayPal are also supported alongside Razorpay — so if you occasionally work with international clients who pay in USD, you can accept those on the same account without switching platforms.

Pricing is a flat monthly subscription — no per-seat fees, no booking commission, no feature gating that forces an upgrade once you start earning.

Verdict: The clearest choice for Indian professionals who take paid bookings. Razorpay support is native, the pricing model is straightforward, and the feature set covers everything from solo tutors to boutique photography studios. See how Razorpay works with Onbookr →

2. Calendly

Razorpay: No | Commission: 0% | Pricing: Per seat ($11/seat/month)

Calendly is the most widely used scheduling tool in the world, and it does what it does well — shared availability links, calendar sync, meeting type configuration, and team scheduling. It's the tool most people reach for first.

The problems for Indian professionals are specific. Calendly's payment integration is Stripe-only. There is no Razorpay support. Clients who primarily pay via UPI have to use a card at Stripe checkout, which adds friction and lowers completion rates.

Calendly's pricing is also per-seat: $11 per user per month on the Standard plan. For a solo professional, that's manageable. For a small team, the cost compounds quickly. And it's in USD, which fluctuates against the rupee.

More fundamentally, Calendly is built for scheduling meetings, not for running a paid booking business. Its payment collection is a secondary feature, not a core one.

Verdict: Good for scheduling calls and internal meetings. Not the right tool if you're running a paid booking operation in India and need Razorpay.

3. Cal.com

Razorpay: No | Commission: 0% | Pricing: Free (self-hosted) / paid cloud

Cal.com is an open-source scheduling tool with a free self-hosted option and a paid cloud plan. It's popular with developers and technical users who want full control over their scheduling infrastructure.

For Indian professionals, the payment situation is the same as Calendly: Stripe support on paid plans, no native Razorpay. A developer could theoretically build a Razorpay integration on a self-hosted instance, but that's not a realistic path for a tutor, photographer, or fitness trainer who wants to be up and running in an afternoon.

Cal.com's free tier is genuinely useful if you just need scheduling without payments. If you need paid bookings with Razorpay checkout, it doesn't cover that without custom development.

Verdict: Strong free option for pure scheduling. Not practical for paid booking with Razorpay unless you have development resources.

4. Acuity Scheduling

Razorpay: No | Commission: 0% | Pricing: From $16/month

Acuity (now part of Squarespace) is a capable booking and scheduling tool aimed at service businesses. It handles intake forms, packages, subscriptions, gift certificates, and availability management well. The feature set is more complete than Calendly for service professionals.

Payment support covers Stripe, PayPal, and Square. No Razorpay. For clients in India who don't have an international card or PayPal account, there's no UPI path at checkout.

Acuity's pricing starts at $16/month for solo users and goes to $34/month for small teams. No booking commission.

Verdict: Feature-rich for Western service businesses. The gap for Indian professionals is purely the payment side — no Razorpay means no UPI, which limits how frictionlessly Indian clients can pay.

5. Setmore

Razorpay: No | Commission: 0% | Pricing: Free tier / from $5/month

Setmore offers a free tier that includes basic booking and appointment management, which makes it a common first choice for professionals just starting out. Paid plans add payment processing via Stripe and Square.

There is no Razorpay integration. The free tier is limited in payment support, and the paid plans don't extend to UPI or Indian payment methods.

Setmore works for basic scheduling if you're collecting payment separately — outside the booking flow — but if you want to require Razorpay payment as a condition of booking confirmation, it doesn't support that.

Verdict: The free tier has value for professionals who want basic scheduling and handle payments separately. Not a fit if integrated Razorpay checkout is a requirement.

Side-by-side

Who each tool is right for

You need Razorpay + paid bookings → Onbookr. It's the only tool in this comparison with native Razorpay checkout, 0% commission, and flat pricing. If your clients are in India and you charge for your time, it's the clearest fit.

You need scheduling without payment → Cal.com (free). If you're booking discovery calls or free consultations and handle payment separately, Cal.com's free tier covers the scheduling side without cost.

You have international clients → Onbookr + Stripe. Onbookr supports Stripe and PayPal alongside Razorpay, so you don't need a second platform for non-Indian clients.

You're building a team → Evaluate carefully. Calendly and Acuity have better team features, but neither supports Razorpay. If your team is in India taking paid bookings, the payment gap is a real limitation.

The gap most tools don't address

The booking software market has consolidated around a few tools built for the US and Europe. Razorpay support, INR payouts, and SMS to Indian numbers are genuinely rare in this category — not because they're technically difficult, but because most platforms haven't prioritised the Indian market.

That's a gap if you're evaluating tools today. It also means that as a professional in India, you're not choosing between five equally capable options — you're choosing between one tool that actually supports your payment infrastructure and several that require workarounds.

We went deeper on the payment gateway comparison specifically — Stripe vs PayPal vs Razorpay fees, settlement times, and which makes sense for different use cases — in this post. And if you're coming from Calendly specifically, the full alternatives roundup covers the broader field.

Onbookr is a booking platform built for service professionals — flat monthly subscription, 0% commission, and native Razorpay, Stripe, and PayPal support. View pricing →