Agenda vs Easy!Appointments
| Tagline | Node.js job scheduling library with persistent MongoDB-backed queue | Self-hosted appointment scheduler for service businesses with provider and service management |
| Category | Scheduling & Booking | Scheduling & Booking |
| Replaces | Calendly | Acuity Scheduling, Calendly |
| GitHub stars | 9.7k | 4.3k |
| Language | TypeScript | PHP |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Manual Docker | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 8 days ago | 5 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Agenda
- Library only — no UI for managing or viewing scheduled jobs without additional tooling
- Requires MongoDB; not suitable for simple SQLite/Postgres-only stacks
- No native support for distributed locking at high scale
Easy!Appointments
- No built-in payment collection at booking time, unlike Acuity/Calendly paid tiers.
- Calendar sync is limited to Google Calendar; no native Outlook/Office 365 or CalDAV support.
- The UI and admin experience feel dated compared to commercial products.
- Lacks advanced features like automated reminder workflows, packages/memberships, and intake form logic found in Acuity.
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose Agenda for the larger community and ecosystem. Easy!Appointments has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
Easy!Appointments
Self-hosted appointment scheduler for service businesses with provider and service management