OneBookPlus vs BookingTimes
Driving-specific, not booking-only
BookingTimes is a capable Australian booking platform with a driving-school template bolted on. OneBookPlus is purpose-built for driving schools and sits inside a whole small-business platform: prepaid lesson credits, a student and parent CRM, pickup route maps, GST invoicing and full accounting, at a flat fee.
Key takeaways
5- BookingTimes is a broad Australian booking platform (subscription from about $61/month, three tiers) with a real driving-school template, online booking, SMS, invoicing and payments. OneBookPlus is purpose-built for driving schools at a flat ~$49/month.
- BookingTimes genuinely wins as an all-rounder: a capable scheduler with a driving template, invoicing, SMS, payments and generous unlimited-usage plans. A school that mainly needs booking plus basic invoicing is well served.
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- OneBookPlus wins on driving-specific depth: prepaid lesson credits with a real ledger, pickup and route mapping, and a student and parent CRM that a horizontal booking tool is not built to match.
- OneBookPlus is also a full AU business platform: GST-native invoicing plus built-in accounting and BAS-ready reporting, so bookings, payments and your books live in one place rather than needing a separate accounting tool.
- The choice comes down to shape: a general booking tool with a driving template, or a driving-first suite inside a whole small-business platform. Check the vendor's site for the exact feature list on each BookingTimes tier.
At a glance
What you get with each
OneBookPlus Driving School Suite
Flat ~$49/mo, driving-specific inside a whole business platform
- Online lesson bookings
- Prepaid lesson packages & credits
- Student & parent CRM
- Pickup / route mapping
- GST invoicing & ABN
- Built-in accounting & BAS
- Free OneBookPlus directory listing
- Purpose-built for driving schools
BookingTimes
Subscription from about $61/mo, booking-first all-rounder
- Online self-service booking
- Driving-school template
- SMS reminders
- Invoicing & payments
- Prepaid credit ledger
- Pickup / route mapping
- Built-in accounting & BAS
- Driving-first, not booking-only
Feature by feature
OneBookPlus vs BookingTimes, side by side
A horizontal booking tool and a driving-specific platform overlap on scheduling, then diverge. Here is where each one fits.
| Feature | OneBookPlus | BookingTimes |
|---|---|---|
| Learner self-service online booking | Yes | Yes |
| Automated SMS reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Invoicing & payments | Yes | Yes |
| Prepaid lesson packages & credit ledger | Yes | No |
| Student & parent CRM | Yes | No |
| Pickup / route mapping | Yes | No |
| Built-in accounting & BAS | Yes | No |
| Free directory listing to be found in | Yes | No |
| Whole small-business platform, not booking-only | Yes | No |
| Purpose-built for driving schools | Yes | No |
| Cost | Flat ~$49/mo | From about $61/mo |
| Driving-specific + full back office | Booking-first all-rounder |
Category by category
The dimensions driving instructors check first
Where a broad AU booking tool and a driving-specific platform genuinely differ.
| Category | Feature | OneBookPlus | BookingTimes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product shape | What it is built for | Driving-specific suite + full AU business platform | Horizontal booking tool with a driving template [src] |
| Business model | How you pay to use it | Flat subscription (~$49/mo) | Subscription (from about $61/mo, three tiers) [src] |
| Online bookings | Learner self-service booking | Yes | Yes |
| SMS reminders | Automated SMS lesson reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Lesson packages | Prepaid lesson credits with a real ledger | Yes | Booking/payment focused, check the vendor's site for credit-ledger depth [src] |
| Student CRM | Student & parent records, notes, progress | Yes | General client records, check the vendor's site for parent-linked depth [src] |
| Route map | Pickup / drop-off route mapping | Yes | No |
| Invoicing | GST-native invoicing + ABN | Yes | Invoicing & payments included [src] |
| Accounting / BAS | Built-in accounting + BAS-ready GST | Yes | No |
| Directory listing | Free public directory to be found in | Free listing in the OneBookPlus directory | Check the vendor's site [src] |
| Other verticals | Runs the rest of your business too | Full small-business platform (18 verticals) | Booking across many industries, not full back office [src] |
| Data residency | Where your data is stored | AWS Sydney (ap-southeast-2) | AU-built [src] |
| Usage limits | Bookings, clients, emails per plan | Included in the flat fee | Generous unlimited-usage plans [src] |
| Starting price (AUD, inc. GST) | Flat ~$49/mo | From about $61/mo | |
| Driving-specific · full accounting & BAS | Booking-first · driving template |
Where BookingTimes wins
A capable Australian all-rounder
BookingTimes is a genuinely good general booking platform, and it is Australian-built. It ships a real driving-school template with online booking, SMS reminders, invoicing and payments, and its plans are generous, with unlimited admins, clients, bookings and emails. If your school mainly needs a tidy way to take online bookings, send reminders and raise basic invoices, it is well suited and easy to recommend. For a lot of instructors, that is exactly the job to be done, and BookingTimes does it well. Check the vendor's site for what each of its three tiers includes.
Where OneBookPlus wins
Driving-specific, and the whole business
Built for driving, not adapted to it. A horizontal booking tool with a driving template covers the calendar, but driving schools run on more than slots. OneBookPlus sells and tracks prepaid lesson packages on a real credit ledger, keeps students and their parents linked on one CRM, maps your pickups and drop-offs, and gives you logbook-progress visibility. Those are the details a general scheduler is not built to model.
Your books are already inside. BookingTimes handles invoicing and payments, which is taking the money. OneBookPlus goes further into the back office: GST-native invoices under your ABN, expense tracking and full accounting with BAS-ready figures, so you are not bolting a separate accounting tool onto your booking tool. Bookings, payments and your books live in one subscription.
One platform, not a point tool. OneBookPlus is a whole small-business platform, so beyond driving you get a free listing in the OneBookPlus directory where locals search and book, marketing and review tools, and room to run the rest of your business in the same place. See how the tools and pricing compare in the best driving school software guide.
FAQ
OneBookPlus vs BookingTimes, your questions answered
What is the difference between OneBookPlus and BookingTimes?
BookingTimes is an Australian all-in-one booking platform (from about $61/month, three tiers) that ships a dedicated driving-school template with online booking, SMS reminders, invoicing and payments, plus generous unlimited-usage plans. It is a broad scheduler that many industries use, with driving as one of its templates. OneBookPlus is purpose-built for driving schools and sits inside a full Australian small-business platform: online bookings, prepaid lesson packages and a real credit ledger, a student and parent CRM, pickup route mapping, GST-native invoicing and full accounting/BAS, at a flat ~$49/month.
Is BookingTimes good for driving schools?
Yes, for the right school. BookingTimes is a capable Australian all-rounder with a genuine driving-school template, online booking, SMS, invoicing and payments, and plans with unlimited admins, clients, bookings and emails. If you mainly need booking plus basic invoicing, it is well suited. Where it stops is driving-specific depth: it is a horizontal booking tool, so a purpose-built prepaid lesson-credit ledger, pickup route mapping and a student-and-parent CRM are not its focus, and it is not a full accounting/GST/BAS platform. Check the vendor's site for the exact feature list on each tier.
Does BookingTimes handle accounting, GST and BAS?
BookingTimes includes invoicing and payments, which covers taking money and issuing invoices. It is not a full accounting system, so it does not replace a tool that tracks expenses and produces BAS-ready GST figures. OneBookPlus includes GST-native invoicing, expense tracking and BAS-ready reporting in the same subscription, so bookings, payments and your books all live in one place.
Is OneBookPlus a good BookingTimes alternative for driving instructors?
If you want software built specifically for driving instruction and the whole business behind it, yes. BookingTimes is a strong general booking tool with a driving template bolted on; OneBookPlus is driving-first: prepaid lesson credits with a real ledger, pickup and route mapping, a student and parent CRM, and logbook-progress visibility, wrapped in GST invoicing and full accounting. If booking plus basic invoicing is all you need, BookingTimes may be enough. If you want the lesson-credit, route and back-office depth in one place, OneBookPlus fits better.
How much does each one cost?
BookingTimes is a subscription starting from about $61/month across three tiers, with plans that include unlimited admins, clients, bookings and emails; check the vendor's site for current pricing and what each tier includes. OneBookPlus is a flat ~$49/month for the Driving School Suite, which also includes GST invoicing, accounting and a free listing in the OneBookPlus directory as part of a whole small-business platform.
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About this comparison
How we compared OneBookPlus to BookingTimes
Feature claims about OneBookPlus reflect what is shipping today on onebookplus.com.au. BookingTimes pricing and feature claims were last verified against BookingTimes’s public Australian product pages on the date below; vendor pricing changes frequently, so check the BookingTimes website for your specific situation before making a decision.
Disclosure: OneBookPlus publishes this comparison and stands to benefit if you switch. We aim to compare like-for-like on capability and Australian tax compliance, if you spot something out of date, email hello@onebookplus.com.au and we’ll review it.
About the author
Bishal Shrestha
Founder & CEO, OneBookPlus
Bishal spent a decade running digital projects for Australian small businesses before founding OneBookPlus. Bishal regularly assists Australian small to medium businesses with software stack consolidation, including the trade-offs of moving from BookingTimes to an integrated platform. The comparison above is informed by direct migration experience, not a single read of the BookingTimes marketing site.
Read the founder bioLast reviewed and updated: June 2026 by Bishal Shrestha