INDEPENDENT TEACHING REFERENCE, NOT A CLAUDE RESPONSE.

Decision brief, North Street Studio, noon October 2, 2026. The studio considers an appointment-request pilot with at least two coordinator accounts, staff approval before confirmation, CSV export, and advertised monthly subscription price no higher than $25 for the required accounts. These are internal requirements from C01, not findings about vendor performance.

Parcel Calendar is a candidate based on its current description. C02, effective October 1, advertises two coordinators for $18 per month, requests pending until staff accept or decline, and CSV export. This description covers the stated requirements on paper. Parcel's phone layout and the actual request, approval, and export workflow remain untested or unstated.

Tandem Booking is an alternative to investigate. C03 advertises three coordinators for $24 per month and permits manual staff review when automatic confirmation is off. It describes a mobile layout. CSV export is not stated, so the packet does not establish that Tandem meets every requirement. Ask the vendor about export before treating it as a suitable option.

C04's $12 price, one included account, and missing-export statement are superseded for this snapshot. C05's 40 percent improvement has no supporting study or baseline. Its claim that both tools automatically confirm is inconsistent with C02 and ignores C03's setting condition. Its claim that both include CSV export goes beyond C03. Its instant-booking promise conflicts with staff approval and the unapproved launch state.

C06 establishes that selection and launch are unapproved, the owner is unassigned, and no trial account or live link exists. Before a decision, confirm current commercial terms, check the unresolved features, and test submission, staff approval, export, and phone appearance with fictional sample requests. Prepare a proposed owner assignment for review if needed. Do not describe any of those checks as completed. The subscriber newsletter can teach clear requests and describe the pilot as under consideration.
