Migrate from Amelia
to SchedulingKit
A practical guide to moving from Amelia to SchedulingKit: what you recreate by hand, what you reconnect, and what stays in Amelia. There is no one-click migration. Services and employees move by hand from WordPress; events, tickets and extra payment gateways stay behind.
Migrating from Amelia to SchedulingKit takes about 1-2 hours. This step-by-step guide covers data export, account setup, and going live. See how the two compare in our Amelia alternative breakdown.
What Transfers
Can Be Transferred
- Services, durations and prices (recreated by hand)
- Staff and working hours (staff re-invited, hours re-entered)
- Calendar connections: Google, Outlook/Microsoft 365, Apple iCloud (reconnect)
- Video links: Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet (reconnect)
- Payment processor: Stripe, PayPal or Square (reconnect, Standard and above)
- Client contact list (keep your Amelia export for reference; SchedulingKit creates records as clients book, and you can add key clients one at a time on Standard and above)
Cannot Be Transferred
- Past appointment history from Amelia
- Upcoming appointments already booked in Amelia (they stay there unless you re-enter them)
- Client notes and profile fields (no CSV import)
- Payment and invoice history
- Events and ticketing
- Custom booking form fields
- Razorpay and other gateways
Migration Steps
Follow these steps to complete your migration in 1-2 hours
Export or Record Your Amelia Setup
Export customers from WordPress and record each service, employee, event and custom field. SchedulingKit has no import tool and no CSV client import. Your export is for your own records: you'll use it to recreate services, check nothing is missed and email clients your new link.
💡 Tips:
- •Screenshot each service's duration, price and settings
- •List the upcoming appointments already booked in Amelia
- •Save your client contact list for your announcement email
Create Your SchedulingKit Account and Choose a Plan
Sign up free, then pick the plan that matches what you use in Amelia. Standard ($12 per seat per month) adds online payments, SMS reminders, Workflows, reviews and the client portal; Pro ($20) adds Round Robin and Collective scheduling, recurring bookings, packages, gift cards, Zapier and the API. The Free plan covers one team member and one calendar connection.
💡 Tips:
- •Paid plans start with a 14-day trial
- •Check which features you rely on before choosing a plan
Recreate Your Services
Create each service by hand with its duration, price and location, and choose One-on-One or Group (with a capacity). Set the cancellation deadline and minimum notice clients must respect when they reschedule or cancel.
💡 Tips:
- •Start with your most-booked service
- •Set reminder timing per service
Add Staff, Hours and Calendars
Invite team members, set each person's working hours and days off (per location if you have several), and connect Google, Outlook or Apple iCloud calendars so busy times block availability. Connect Zoom or Microsoft Teams, or use Google Meet through Google Calendar, for virtual appointments.
💡 Tips:
- •Connect calendars before sharing your link to avoid double-bookings
- •Clients can pick a team member or Any Available
Replace Amelia on Your Website
SchedulingKit has no WordPress plugin or shortcode. Replace Amelia shortcodes with SchedulingKit's inline embed (iframe), popup widget or a button link.
💡 Tips:
- •Test the embed on mobile
- •Keep Amelia active until its last booking has passed
Test, Switch Links and Run Both Tools in Parallel
Make a test booking end to end, including payment and reminders. Then replace your Amelia links with your SchedulingKit link, inline embed, popup widget or button link, and email regular clients the new link. Keep Amelia active until the appointments already booked there are finished, then cancel.
💡 Tips:
- •Update your website, email signature, Google Business Profile and social links
- •Don't cancel Amelia until its last booked appointment has passed
Feature Comparison
How Amelia features map to SchedulingKit
| Feature | Amelia | SchedulingKit |
|---|---|---|
| Online Booking | Amelia booking wizard | Booking page and embeds; AI chatbot add-on |
| Employee Management | Employee schedules and services | Team members with roles |
| Event Scheduling | Events with tickets and capacity | Group bookings with a capacityNo ticketing |
| Payments | Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay | Stripe, PayPal, Square (Standard and above) |
| Calendar Sync | Google Calendar | Google, Outlook, Apple iCloud |
| Reminders | Email and SMS | Email; SMS on Standard and above |
| Custom Fields | Custom booking form fields | Not available |
| Multilingual | Built-in | Check before switchingNot confirmed |
What to Expect
What You'll Gain
- Booking that doesn't depend on your WordPress site
- No plugin updates to maintain
- Client records built from bookings
- Optional AI chatbot and AI receptionist add-ons
- Free plan for one person
Things to Consider
- Native WordPress integration and shortcodes
- Events with tickets
- Razorpay payment support
- One-time pricing (SchedulingKit is billed monthly per seat)
- Custom booking form fields
Migration Questions
Further Reading
- G2: Scheduling Software Reviews — Compare scheduling platforms before switching.
- Capterra Scheduling Software — Independent reviews and comparisons.
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When this isn't for you
This is not for you if you're staying with your current platform. The migration walkthrough only matters when you've already decided to switch. Skip if you're still evaluating options.