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Top Scheduling & Calendars like Calendly

The most popular alternative to Calendly is Cal.com, which has a free version. Other great alternatives to Calendly are SavvyCal, TidyCal, Doodle, and YouCanBookMe.

Most alternatives to Calendly are in the Scheduling & Calendars category, compared here by price, platform and features.

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  1. Cal.com is an open source scheduling platform positioned as an alternative to Calendly, with booking pages, team round-robin, routing forms, paid bookings and automated workflows. It can be used as a hosted service with a free plan for individuals or self-hosted, and developers can embed it or build on its API.

    7 Cal.com alternatives

    Pros

    • Open source and self-hostable, with a hosted option
    • Free hosted plan for individuals
    • API and embeds let developers build scheduling into their products

    Cons

    • Self-hosting takes technical effort to set up and maintain
    • Team and enterprise features require paid plans
    Cost / License
    FreemiumOpen source
  2. SavvyCal is a scheduling tool built around the experience of the person booking: invitees can overlay their own calendar on your availability to spot a time that works for both. It supports personal and team links with round-robin, preferred time slots, buffers and frequency limits, and integrates with Google, Outlook, Zoom and Zapier.

    8 SavvyCal alternatives

    Pros

    • Invitees can overlay their own calendar to find a common slot
    • Preferred slots, buffers and frequency limits give fine control
    • Polished booking experience for both sides

    Cons

    • Web only, with no mobile apps
    • Smaller integration catalog than the largest schedulers
    • Team features require a paid plan
    Cost / License
    FreemiumProprietary
    Platforms
  3. TidyCal is a lightweight scheduling tool from AppSumo for freelancers and small businesses. It provides booking pages, group bookings and paid bookings through Stripe or PayPal, and connects to Google and Outlook calendars as well as Zoom and Google Meet. Beyond the free plan, its Pro features are sold as a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.

    7 TidyCal alternatives

    Pros

    • Pro features are a one-time purchase instead of a subscription
    • Paid bookings through Stripe or PayPal, plus group bookings
    • Quick setup suited to freelancers

    Cons

    • Fewer team and routing features than Calendly or Cal.com
    • Limited branding and integration options
    Cost / License
    FreemiumProprietary
    Platforms
  4. Doodle is a Swiss scheduling service built around group polls, where participants vote on proposed time slots to find a date that suits everyone without a long email thread. It also offers booking pages and one-on-one scheduling, connects to Google, Outlook and video conferencing tools, and has a free ad-supported plan.

    8 Doodle alternatives

    Pros

    • Group polls make it easy to agree on a date with many people
    • Participants can vote without creating an account
    • Connects to Google, Outlook and video conferencing tools

    Cons

    • The free plan shows ads
    • Booking pages are less advanced than in dedicated schedulers
    Cost / License
    FreemiumProprietary
  5. YouCanBookMe is a UK-based scheduling tool that turns your Google or Microsoft calendar into a customizable booking page. It supports team and round-robin bookings, custom booking forms, Stripe payments and email or SMS reminders, and suits tutors, consultants and universities that need flexible booking rules.

    7 YouCanBookMe alternatives

    Pros

    • Highly customizable booking pages and forms
    • Flexible booking rules suit tutors, consultants and universities
    • Email and SMS reminders, plus Stripe payments

    Cons

    • Web only, with no mobile apps
    • The many settings can feel overwhelming at first
    • Most useful features require a paid plan
    Cost / License
    FreemiumProprietary
    Platforms
  6. Google Calendar is a free calendar service tied to your Google account, with shared calendars, event invitations, events detected from Gmail and Google Meet links added to meetings. Appointment schedules provide simple booking pages, and Google Workspace accounts add features such as focus time, working locations and room booking.

    12 Google Calendar alternatives

    Pros

    • Free and tightly integrated with Gmail and Google Meet
    • Calendar sharing and event invitations are easy to manage
    • Appointment schedules provide simple booking pages

    Cons

    • Advanced appointment schedule options require a paid Workspace plan
    • No official desktop app, only web and mobile
    Cost / License
    FreeProprietary
  7. Fantastical is a calendar app from Flexibits, first built for Apple devices and now also available on Windows, that creates events and reminders from plain sentences such as lunch with Sam Friday at noon. It combines Google, iCloud and Exchange calendars, adds calendar sets, weather and meeting proposals, and a Premium subscription unlocks Openings booking pages.

    8 Fantastical alternatives

    Pros

    • Natural language input turns plain sentences into events
    • Combines Google, iCloud and Exchange calendars in one view
    • Calendar sets switch between work and personal contexts

    Cons

    • Many features require a Premium subscription
    • No Android app, unlike most rival calendar apps
    Cost / License
    FreemiumProprietary
  8. Reclaim.ai is a scheduling assistant for Google Calendar and Outlook that automatically blocks time for tasks, recurring habits, focus time and breaks, then adjusts those blocks as meetings move. It syncs tasks from Asana, Todoist, Jira, ClickUp and Linear, offers scheduling links and time analytics, and has been part of Dropbox since 2024.

    9 Reclaim.ai alternatives

    Pros

    • Automatically protects time for tasks, habits, focus and breaks
    • Time blocks adjust automatically as meetings move
    • Syncs tasks from Asana, Todoist, Jira, ClickUp and Linear

    Cons

    • Works only with Google Calendar and Outlook
    • Heavy automatic blocking can clutter shared calendars
    • Advanced features and team analytics require paid plans
    Cost / License
    FreemiumProprietary
  9. HubSpot is a customer platform built around a free CRM, with paid hubs for marketing automation, sales engagement, customer service, content management and operations. Contacts, deals, emails and support tickets share one record, and the Breeze AI tools help with writing, research and agents. It suits small and mid-sized companies that want marketing, sales and support in a single system.

    12 HubSpot alternatives

    Pros

    • Free CRM that covers contacts, deals and basic email tracking
    • Marketing, sales and service share one customer record
    • Large integration marketplace and extensive free training via HubSpot Academy

    Cons

    • Costs rise steeply once you need Professional-tier features
    • Marketing pricing grows with the number of marketing contacts
    • Upper tiers can involve onboarding fees and annual contracts
    Cost / License
    FreemiumProprietary
  10. Notion Calendar, formerly Cron, is a free calendar for desktop, web and iPhone that works on top of Google Calendar accounts and connects to Notion databases, so pages with dates appear next to meetings. It is designed for keyboard-heavy users, with many shortcuts, a menu bar for joining calls, multiple time zones and availability sharing.

    8 Notion Calendar alternatives

    Pros

    • Free, fast and designed for keyboard use
    • Shows dated Notion database pages next to meetings
    • Handles multiple time zones and availability sharing well

    Cons

    • Built on Google Calendar accounts, a poor fit for Outlook or iCloud users
    • Few planning features beyond the link with Notion
    Cost / License
    FreeProprietary

Calendly vs its alternatives at a glance

Pricing, platforms and the key features of Calendly, compared with its most popular alternatives.

Calendly vs its alternatives at a glance
AppPricingPlatformsAnalyticsBooking pagesIntegrationsPaymentsRound-robin scheduling
CalendlyFreemiumWeb, iPhone, Android, Browser extension
Cal.comFreemiumOpen sourceWeb, Self-hosted
SavvyCalFreemiumWeb
TidyCalFreemiumWeb
DoodleFreemiumWeb, iPhone, Android
YouCanBookMeFreemiumWeb

Calendly alternatives: frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Calendly?

The most popular alternative to Calendly is Cal.com: Open source scheduling infrastructure and booking pages. Other great alternatives are SavvyCal, TidyCal, Doodle, and YouCanBookMe.

Is there a free alternative to Calendly?

Yes, 10 alternatives are free or have a free plan, including Cal.com, SavvyCal, TidyCal, and Doodle.

Is there an open source alternative to Calendly?

Yes, one open source alternative is listed: Cal.com.

Is Calendly free?

Calendly has a free plan, with paid plans that unlock more features.

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