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Cal.com vs SavvyCal vs TidyCal

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 21 October 2026.

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Cal.com

Free plan · from $12/user/mo

SavvyCal

From $10/user/mo

TidyCal

Free plan · from $29 once

What it isScheduling with unlimited event types free for one user; its open-source edition now continues as Cal.diyScheduling links that invitees can overlay with their own calendar, priced per host with an MCP server includedBooking pages with paid bookings on the free plan, and one-time lifetime plans from $29 sold through AppSumo
Free plan1 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 featuresNoUnlimited 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/user/mo billed annually (Basic)SavvyCal pricing$29 once (Individual Lifetime)TidyCal pricing
What it coversShown 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.$120 per user a year on yearly billing. Every host needs a seat, including each host in a round-robin pool. Students, educators and nonprofits get 25% off, on top of yearly savings.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 trial14-day free trial of Teams and OrganizationsNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Browser extension, APIWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)100+ apps, including Zapier, Make, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe and PayPalCalendars, video conferencing, CRMs, Stripe and Zapier, plus webhooks, an API and an MCP serverGoogle Calendar, Office 365 and Apple Calendar on every plan; Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Zapier on paid plans
Open sourceNoNoNo
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
  • Booking meetings with people who want to compare times against their own calendar
  • Small teams sharing round-robin and collective links without paying for add-ons
  • Scheduling from an AI assistant through the MCP server
  • 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
  • No free plan for bookings: people can only book from your links on Basic or Premium
  • No self-serve free trial; a 30-day money-back guarantee instead
  • Stripe payments, custom domains and removing SavvyCal branding need Premium
  • 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 byCal.com, Inc.SavvyCal, Inc.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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