M 365 booking vs planner ?

 Microsoft Bookings is for scheduling and managing appointments with customers or colleagues, while Microsoft Planner is for team project and task management. Bookings focuses on external or internal scheduling with automated booking pages and calendar sync, whereas Planner is used to organize tasks, assign them, and track progress within a team or project, often using a board or schedule view. 

Feature	Microsoft Bookings	Microsoft Planner
Primary Function	Scheduling appointments and managing customer interactions	Managing team tasks and projects
Key Use Case	Allowing customers to book meetings online, handling client appointments, managing staff schedules	Assigning tasks to team members, tracking project progress, collaborating on tasks
Core Features	Customizable booking pages, staff assignment, online meeting integration (Teams), automated reminders, and calendar synchronization	Task creation with checklists and labels, different views (board, schedule, grid), "My Day" and "My Tasks" views, and team collaboration tools
Integration	Integrates with Outlook calendars to prevent double-booking and sync with Microsoft Teams for virtual meetings	Integrates with other Microsoft 365 tools like Teams and SharePoint
Collaboration	Focuses on collaborative scheduling with multiple staff members	Provides real-time collaboration on tasks within the app
Customer-facing vs. Internal	Often used for customer-facing services to manage appointments	Primarily an internal tool for team members to manage work