Appointment Scheduling · head-to-head
eTermin vs TIMIFY
As of 29 Oct 2026, the panel rates eTermin 3.5/5 and TIMIFY 3.5/5 in Appointment Scheduling. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 3 of the 6 judges pick eTermin and 3 pick TIMIFY. eTermin scores higher on 4 of 7 criteria (Reminders, payments & no-show protection, Calendar sync & availability rules, Integrations, API & data export, plus 1 more). TIMIFY scores higher on 3 of 7 criteria (Booking page & client experience, Team, staff & location scheduling and European sovereignty). Provenance — eTermin: UK / wider Europe; TIMIFY: EU-Made. Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made.
The short answer
eTermin is ahead where the table favors depth: integrations and data (7.7 vs 7.2) and calendar and availability (7.3 vs 6.8), and on reminders and no-shows 6 judges lean eTermin, 0 TIMIFY (7.0 vs 5.8), with deposit or full prepayment at booking and a waitlist that refills cancelled slots. TIMIFY is ahead on booking experience (7.8 vs 7.2) and team scheduling (6.8 vs 6.2), each with 4 judges leaning TIMIFY. Sovereignty leans TIMIFY at 5.8 vs 5.3 (3 lean TIMIFY, 1 eTermin, 2 ties); eTermin's data residency attribute reads "EU only", TIMIFY's "EU optional", and both carry a "US CLOUD Act reach" subprocessor exposure attribute. Pricing transparency is 6.0 vs 5.8 with 5 ties. The weighted totals split as well: sales team lead 7 vs 6.3 and consultant 6.9 vs 6.7 for eTermin, data protection officer 6.1 vs 6.7 and skeptic 6.1 vs 6.6 for TIMIFY.
Choose eTermin if
- You take deposits or full prepayment at booking and want email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders: reminders and no-shows is 7.0 vs 5.8 with 6 judges leaning eTermin and 0 TIMIFY, while TIMIFY's email reminders sit in its Premium and Enterprise tiers and judges found no public information on SMS reminders, deposits or no-show fees.
- Your toolchain runs through Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier or Make and you need a documented REST API with webhooks plus automatic Zoom, Teams and Google Meet links: integrations and data is 7.7 vs 7.2, with 3 judges leaning eTermin and 0 TIMIFY.
- You schedule around two-way iCloud sync, buffers and imported public holidays: calendar and availability is 7.3 vs 6.8, with 3 judges leaning eTermin and 0 TIMIFY.
- Your data-residency requirement matches EU-only as the attribute stands: eTermin's data residency attribute reads "EU only" while TIMIFY's reads "EU optional", and the higher sovereignty scores for eTermin credit hosting in a C5-certified data centre in Frankfurt am Main and an electronically signable Article 28 GDPR agreement.
- You want paid tiers with published prices: eTermin publishes Lite at € 19 and Pro at € 29 per month, and pricing transparency is 6.0 vs 5.8 with 1 judge leaning eTermin and 5 ties.
Choose TIMIFY if
- You embed booking on your own site: TIMIFY's widget installs as a snippet or iFrame with WordPress, Joomla and Drupal plugins, and booking experience is 7.8 vs 7.2 with 4 judges leaning TIMIFY.
- Your bookings arrive from Google, Facebook and Instagram in twelve-plus languages: booking experience again favors TIMIFY at 7.8 vs 7.2.
- Your team schedules shared resources across staff: team scheduling is 6.8 vs 6.2, with 4 judges leaning TIMIFY and 0 eTermin.
- Your vendor review requires ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification and contractual audit rights, which the TIMIFY verdict records: sovereignty is 5.8 vs 5.3, with 3 judges leaning TIMIFY, 1 eTermin and 2 ties.
- A data protection officer or a skeptic leads your evaluation: those judges' weighted totals favor TIMIFY (6.7 vs 6.1 and 6.6 vs 6.1).
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Practice Owner eTermin TIMIFY picks TIMIFY
- The Salon Owner eTermin TIMIFY picks eTermin
- The Sales Team Lead eTermin TIMIFY picks eTermin
- The Independent Consultant eTermin TIMIFY picks eTermin
- The Data Protection Officer eTermin TIMIFY picks TIMIFY
- The Skeptic eTermin TIMIFY picks TIMIFY
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | eTermin | TIMIFY |
|---|---|---|
| Booking page & client experience | 3.5 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Calendar sync & availability rules | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Team, staff & location scheduling | 3 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Reminders, payments & no-show protection | 3.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Integrations, API & data export | 4 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 2.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Pricing transparency | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Criterion | eTermin | TIMIFY | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booking page & client experience | TIMIFY, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| Calendar sync & availability rules | eTermin, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Team, staff & location scheduling | TIMIFY, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| Reminders, payments & no-show protection | eTermin, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Integrations, API & data export | eTermin, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| European sovereignty | TIMIFY, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Pricing transparency | eTermin, 1 of 6 judges |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | eTermin | TIMIFY |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting location | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting options | Not determined | Not determined |
| Open source | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined | Not determined |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Compliance · DPA | Account > Datenschutz im Backend · yes1 | yes2 |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance · GDPR | 100% data protection according to current EU directives3 | yes4 |
| Integrations · Calendar sync | sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud and more5 | Google · Outlook6 |
| Integrations · Rest API | yes · webhooks · rest_api7 | Developer Platform add-on with REST API for external developers8 |
| Legal · Entity | eTermin GmbH · Mättivor 3, 6430 Schwyz1 | TIMIFY - TerminApp GmbH · SaaS · Balanstr. 73, Gebäude 7, 4. OG, 81541 München, Deutschland2 |
| Legal · Entity name | eTermin GmbH9 | TerminApp GmbH10 |
| Legal · Jurisdiction | Recht und Gerichtsstand am Sitz von eTermin (Schwyz, Schweiz)1 | München · Bundesrepublik Deutschland2 |
| Pricing · Enterprise price | yes · individual offer11 | Enterprise · 426 |
| Product · Buffer times | yes12 | preparation and follow-up buffer times around appointments8 |
| Product · Calendar sync | iCloud · Google · Outlook13 | Office365 · Microsoft Exchange · Google Kalender · andere8 |
| Product · Enterprise features | custom development · priority support · 2FA · SSO on request · OpenID11 | all Premium features · user permissions · booking exports · Intervallbuchungen · Ressourcenkategorien · Ressourcenabhängigkeiten · Kunden- und Buchungs-Tags · Video-Terminbuchung · advanced statistics dashboard · Enterprise Apps6 |
| Product · Online payment | Online payment directly at booking14 | yes6 |
| Product · Resource management | Automated resource management for perfectly organized appointments15 | Management and scheduling of staff, equipment and resources16 |
Questions about eTermin and TIMIFY
Which is better, eTermin or TIMIFY?
As of 29 Oct 2026, the panel rates both 3.5/5. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 3 of the 6 judges pick eTermin and 3 pick TIMIFY. Which one fits depends on the criteria that matter to you; the table on this page shows both side by side, and each judge’s reading has its own page. Both were scored by the same AI bench under the same rubric, from public evidence only, as the methodology describes.
Is eTermin or TIMIFY European?
eTermin is European (UK / wider Europe). TIMIFY is European (EU-Made). Provenance is read from each company’s own legal pages: who builds it and who owns it.
Where do eTermin and TIMIFY store customer data?
Per the vendors’ own pages as captured — eTermin: Default not stated; pages mention Germany. TIMIFY: its pages as captured do not say.
Do eTermin and TIMIFY have a free plan?
As of 29 Oct 2026, TIMIFY’s own pages state a free plan; eTermin’s pages as captured do not. Each product page links the pricing page it was read from.