Comparison
Kwazi vs Amelia
Amelia is a popular WordPress plugin for appointments and events, with paid licences for most extras. Kwazi is a free WordPress plugin that combines online booking with a CRM and forms.
Facts about Amelia checked on 20 October 2026. Sources below the table.
Kwazi and Amelia side by side
Kwazi
Amelia
Price
Free plugin. Paid add-ons are optional.
Free Lite version; paid licences per year or for life.
Free version
Everything in Kwazi Free, for your whole team.
Lite: Square payments, email and SMS confirmations, back-end calendar. Reminders, calendar sync, webhooks and API need a licence.
Where your data lives
In your own WordPress database.
In your own WordPress database.
CRM
Contacts and organizations, tags, custom fields and a timeline.
Customer list with CSV import.
Forms
Form builder; every entry is saved and can become a contact.
Booking form with custom fields; no general form builder.
Online booking
Services, several team members, working hours and time off.
Staff, services, events, group and recurring bookings, deposits, waiting lists.
Reminders and changes
Reminder email and a link to cancel or move.
Reminders with a paid licence.
Google and Outlook calendar
On the roadmap as an add-on.
Google and Outlook sync with a paid licence.
API and webhooks
Free REST API with OpenAPI, and signed webhooks.
REST API and webhooks with a paid licence.
AI assistants (MCP)
Free abilities for AI assistants through MCP.
No MCP support found.
Sources: Amelia on wordpress.org, wpamelia.com/pricing, Amelia webhooks. Prices change often: check the pricing page.
When Amelia fits better
You sell events and tickets, need a cart or many payment gateways today, or want a mobile app for your team.
When Kwazi fits better
You want appointments, a full CRM and forms in one free plugin, with the API, webhooks and AI access included.
Questions about Kwazi and Amelia
Is Kwazi a free alternative to Amelia?
For appointments, yes: Kwazi Free has services, several team members, working hours, reminders and links to cancel or move, plus a CRM and forms. For events and tickets, Amelia goes further today; online payments come to Kwazi for free, events as an add-on.
Can I move from Amelia to Kwazi?
You can import your clients into Kwazi with a CSV file today. A direct import from Amelia and other booking plugins is on our roadmap.
Do both keep my data on my own website?
Yes. Amelia and Kwazi both run on your WordPress site and keep their data in your own database.
Bookings, clients and forms on your own website
Kwazi Free gives you online booking, a CRM and forms in one plugin.
