What makes custom better than Calendly-type tools?

Nothing, if your case is simple — then the ready tool is cheaper — full stop. Custom wins when the rules are complex: resource combinations, time-based pricing, internal integrations, your own data.

Can it take payments at booking time?

Yes — deposits, full payments, automatic refunds by your cancellation rules. It is standard scope and usually the first thing to pay back: deposits at booking are usually the first thing to cut no-shows.

Do clients need accounts?

Not necessarily — booking without an account often converts better. Accounts make sense where clients return regularly and want history; that is a decision driven by your traffic, not by a template.

How fast can we launch?

First working version in 3–5 weeks. If you're racing the season, we trim scope so booking works earliest and conveniences arrive in stages after launch.

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Pricing

How much does a custom booking system cost?

At Corera, a first working booking system starts at €5,000, and solutions with payments, reminders and staff schedules typically land in the €5,000–30,000 range. The biggest cost lever is resource logic — whether you book a time slot, a person, a room, or combinations — followed by collecting payment at booking time. A fixed quote arrives within 3–5 business days after a free call.

What drives the cost?

Resource logic. One room with one specialist versus ten staff with overlapping services and different schedules are entirely different problems, though both are called 'booking'.
Payments and no-shows. Deposits at booking, automatic refunds on cancellation, no-show rules — this layer directly reduces empty slots, which is why it usually pays back first.
Reminders and calendar sync. SMS or email reminders and staff calendars linked to personal ones — daily details that decide whether the system gets used at all.
The admin side. Schedules, exceptions, holidays, reports. Clients see a form, but the business lives its day in the admin side, and that is the part proposals most often underprice.

How long does it take?

A first version with working booking ships in 3–5 weeks. Payments, reminders and schedule subtleties connect in stages; the system goes into use before the full wishlist is done.

When is it not worth buying?

One service, one specialist, simple rules — a ready-made booking tool for a few dozen euros a month will do the job, and we'll tell you so; in that case we don't even write a quote. Custom pays off when business rules outgrow off-the-shelf templates: combined resources, custom pricing by time or duration, internal-system integrations, or data that must stay under your control.

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