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Calendly vs YouCanBookMe vs Zoho Bookings

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.

Compared on
Calendly

Free plan · from $10/seat/mo

YouCanBookMe

Free plan · from $8.10/mo

Zoho Bookings

Free plan · from $6/user/mo

What it isBooking-link scheduler with routing forms, Stripe and PayPal payments, and AI add-ons for notes and emailCustomisable booking pages with Stripe payments on every plan, priced by calendars and booking pagesZoho's appointment scheduler with a free one-user plan, round-robin algorithms and resource booking
Free plan1 event type and 1 calendar connection; one-on-one scheduling, a customizable booking page and the browser extension; no payments1 calendar connection and 1 booking page; up to 7 booking form questions; Stripe payments; customizable confirmation emails and SMS; meeting polls; single-use links; Chrome extension1 user; online meetings; email notifications and reminders; two-way calendar sync with Zoho, Google and Microsoft 365/Outlook.com
Cheapest paid plan$10/seat/mo billed annually (Standard)Calendly pricing$8.10/mo billed annually (Individual)YouCanBookMe pricing$6/user/mo billed annually (Basic)Zoho Bookings 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.2 calendar connections and 2 booking pages; $7.20 a month on two-year billing; also priced in GBP and EUR.1 workspace; round robin, collective bookings and email workflows. Payments, routing forms and SMS workflows need Premium.
Free trial14-day free trial; the account then moves to the Free plan2-week free trial of the paid plans15-day Premium trial, no credit card needed; the account can then continue on the Free plan
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)100+ integrations, including Zoom, Google Calendar, Outlook, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Stripe, PayPal and ZapierGoogle, Microsoft and Apple calendars, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Stripe and HubSpot, plus 6,000+ apps through Zapier75+ Zoho and third-party apps, and 850+ apps through Zapier or Zoho Flow
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
  • Taking paid bookings on a free plan
  • Small businesses that want a booking page styled to their brand
  • Teams sharing bookings with round robin
  • Teams already using Zoho CRM or Zoho One
  • Booking rooms and equipment alongside staff
  • Distributing appointments across staff by workload or priority
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
  • Free: 1 calendar connection and 1 booking page, with up to 7 booking form questions
  • Workflows, HubSpot and Zapier need Professional; round robin needs Team
  • Removing YouCanBookMe branding is not available on Free or Individual
  • The free plan is limited to 1 user
  • Payments, routing forms, group and resource bookings, SMS workflows and white labelling need Premium
  • Basic includes 1 workspace and Premium 3; extra workspaces and resources are paid add-ons
Made byCalendly LLCAI Software (Capacity) UK LtdZoho Corporation

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.

Every tool in scheduling and booking tools is on its category page, with the written head-to-heads on Compare.