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Calendly 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.

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

Compared on
Calendly

Free plan · from $10/seat/mo

SavvyCal

From $10/user/mo

TidyCal

Free plan · from $29 once

What it isBooking-link scheduler with routing forms, Stripe and PayPal payments, and AI add-ons for notes and emailScheduling 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 event type and 1 calendar connection; one-on-one scheduling, a customizable booking page and the browser extension; no paymentsNoUnlimited 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$10/seat/mo billed annually (Standard)Calendly pricing$10/user/mo billed annually (Basic)SavvyCal pricing$29 once (Individual Lifetime)TidyCal pricing
What it coversUnlimited 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.$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; the account then moves to the Free planNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)100+ integrations, including Zoom, Google Calendar, Outlook, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Stripe, PayPal and ZapierCalendars, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 byCalendly LLCSavvyCal, 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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