Doodle vs Calendly vs YouCanBookMe

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

Compared on	Doodle Free plan · from $11/seat/mo VisitRemove	Calendly Free plan · from $10/seat/mo VisitRemove	YouCanBookMe Free plan · from $8.10/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Group polls for finding a meeting time, plus booking pages, 1:1s and sign-up sheets	Booking-link scheduler with routing forms, Stripe and PayPal payments, and AI add-ons for notes and email	Customisable booking pages with Stripe payments on every plan, priced by calendars and booking pages
Free plan	One group poll, one booking page, one 1:1 and 3 basic sign-up sheets; ads shown; no card needed	1 event type and 1 calendar connection; one-on-one scheduling, a customizable booking page and the browser extension; no payments	1 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 extension
Cheapest paid plan	$11/seat/mo billed annually (Pro)Doodle pricing	$10/seat/mo billed annually (Standard)Calendly pricing	$8.10/mo billed annually (Individual)YouCanBookMe pricing
What it covers	Single licence: $15 a month, or $132 a year. Taken from Doodle's help centre; the live pricing page did not display the Pro price when read.	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.	2 calendar connections and 2 booking pages; $7.20 a month on two-year billing; also priced in GBP and EUR.
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial; the account then moves to the Free plan	2-week free trial of the paid plans
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Google Calendar, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex and Stripe, plus 3,000+ apps through Zapier	100+ integrations, including Zoom, Google Calendar, Outlook, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Stripe, PayPal and Zapier	Google, Microsoft and Apple calendars, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Stripe and HubSpot, plus 6,000+ apps through Zapier
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Finding a meeting time that suits a whole group Running sign-ups for workshops, webinars or events Sharing a booking page with clients	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
Watch out for	Free plan: one group poll, one booking page and one 1:1, with ads Stripe payments, the admin console and booking on behalf are listed under Team, which needs at least 2 users Its pages do not describe round-robin distribution across a team	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
Made by	Doodle AG	Calendly LLC	AI Software (Capacity) UK Ltd

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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