Our Booking Engine Types
Bookablebiz is very likely the world’s first services marketplace to offer a diverse range of booking engine types, tailored to meet the needs of a wide array of service providers or vendors across different industries and verticals. Whether your business requires single sessions, subscriptions, event bookings, or multi-service offerings, Bookablebiz provides customizable options to accommodate various scheduling and payment scenarios. Below are the unique features and use cases of each engine type.

Pay & Go Single Session Engine
- Who it serves: Ideal for businesses offering one-off services or classes, such as workshops, fitness studios, or consultations.
- Key Features: Customers book and pay for individual sessions upfront. This engine supports group bookings and allows multiple participants per slot.

Closed Subscription Engine for Fixed Number of Sessions
- Who it serves: Perfect for businesses offering a set number of sessions over a fixed period, such as educational courses, fitness packages, or therapy sessions.
- Key Features: Users pay for a bundle of sessions upfront, valid for a specified period. Sessions cannot exceed the fixed number, and each slot accommodates individual bookings only.

Open Subscription Engine for Flexible On-Demand Sessions
- Who it serves: Suitable for businesses that provide flexible access to services, such as gyms, coworking spaces, or wellness centers.
- Key Features: Customers can utilize the services anytime during the subscription validity period. Depending on the vendor, advance booking may not be required unless there are capacity or resource constraints. In cases where bookings are necessary, customers can reserve their spot. Group bookings are not supported, and each slot accommodates individual access.

Recurring (Auto-Renewal) Engine
- Who it serves: Ideal for subscription-based businesses such as clubs, coaching programs, or fitness centers with automatic billing cycles.
- Key Features: This is an Open Subscription plan with the added benefit of automatic renewal. Customers’ subscriptions renew at the end of the validity period without requiring manual payment.

Pay-at-Shop Engine
- Who it serves: Useful for businesses that want to reserve appointments or sessions but require payment to be made on-site, such as beauty salons or medical clinics.
- Key Features: Customers can book appointments online but are required to pay in person at the time of the session. Supports multiple and group bookings.

Free Booking Engine
- Who it serves: Best for businesses or organizations running free events or offering complimentary services, such as community events or promotional classes.
- Key Features: Allows users to book sessions without any payment. Group bookings are allowed, and the system can accommodate multiple participants per slot.

Multi-Services Engine (Coming)
- Who it serves: Perfect for businesses offering a range of services with varying durations and price points, such as spas, repair services, or consulting firms.
- Key Features: This engine allows multiple services to be booked within a single slot, with different prices based on the type of service selected. It supports group bookings and multiple participants per slot.
Summary
Each engine offers unique flexibility to cater to different booking models, ensuring businesses can meet their specific requirements while delivering a seamless experience for customers.