Cal.com vs Calendly vs TidyCal

Written head to head: Calendly vs Cal.com, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Cal.com Free plan · from $12/user/mo VisitRemove	Calendly Free plan · from $10/seat/mo VisitRemove	TidyCal Free plan · from $29 once VisitRemove
What it is	Scheduling with unlimited event types free for one user; its open-source edition now continues as Cal.diy	Booking-link scheduler with routing forms, Stripe and PayPal payments, and AI add-ons for notes and email	Booking pages with paid bookings on the free plan, and one-time lifetime plans from $29 sold through AppSumo
Free plan	1 user; unlimited event types, calendars and bookings; email and SMS notifications; 100+ app integrations; Stripe and PayPal payments; two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync; no team features	1 event type and 1 calendar connection; one-on-one scheduling, a customizable booking page and the browser extension; no payments	Unlimited bookings and booking types; paid bookings through Stripe and PayPal (1% platform fee on Stripe payments); recurring and package bookings; date polls; 1 calendar connection; TidyCal branding shown
Cheapest paid plan	$12/user/mo billed annually (Teams)Cal.com pricing	$10/seat/mo billed annually (Standard)Calendly pricing	$29 once (Individual Lifetime)TidyCal pricing
What it covers	Shown as $12 per user a month on yearly billing ('Save 25%'); the pricing page does not show the monthly-billed price. Includes 750 Cal.ai credits per member a month.	Unlimited event types, multiple calendar connections, automations and reminders, HubSpot and Mailchimp, Stripe and PayPal payments. Seats are needed only for people who connect calendars and host meetings, not for invitees.	One payment with no renewal, bought on AppSumo and activated on your TidyCal account; shown against a crossed-out $144. 10 calendar connections; the 1% platform fee on Stripe payments still applies.
Free trial	14-day free trial of Teams and Organizations	14-day free trial; the account then moves to the Free plan	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Browser extension, API	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	100+ apps, including Zapier, Make, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe and PayPal	100+ integrations, including Zoom, Google Calendar, Outlook, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Stripe, PayPal and Zapier	Google Calendar, Office 365 and Apple Calendar on every plan; Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Zapier on paid plans
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Getting unlimited booking links free as a solo user Distributing team meetings with round robin and routing forms Adding scheduling to your own product through the API and embeds	Sharing a booking link so clients and prospects pick a free time Taking payment when someone books a session Routing inbound leads to the right sales rep with round robin	Solo coaches and consultants who want to charge for sessions without a monthly fee Selling session packages and recurring coaching Small teams that want round robin for a one-time price
Watch out for	Round robin, routing forms and removing Cal.com branding need a paid plan, from $12 per user a month billed yearly The pricing page shows only yearly-billed prices Cal.com's own code is no longer open source; the self-hosted Cal.diy edition drops teams, round robin, routing forms and workflows and is recommended for personal, non-production use	Free plan: 1 event type and 1 calendar connection, with no payments Round robin, team scheduling and routing forms need Teams, from $16 per seat a month billed yearly Notetaker and Callie come only with the Plus plans, are available only in English, and Callie is in beta	Free and Lifetime plans charge a 1% platform fee on Stripe payments; only Pro removes it Free connects 1 calendar; Lifetime plans connect 10 Round robin, collective meetings and SMS reminders need Agency Lifetime or Pro; Agency Lifetime includes 10 SMS reminders a month, US and Canada only
Made by	Cal.com, Inc.	Calendly LLC	Sumo Group, Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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