SavvyCal vs TidyCal

Compared on	SavvyCal From $10/user/mo VisitRemove	TidyCal Free plan · from $29 once VisitRemove
What it is	Scheduling links that invitees can overlay with their own calendar, priced per host with an MCP server included	Booking pages with paid bookings on the free plan, and one-time lifetime plans from $29 sold through AppSumo
Free plan	No	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	$10/user/mo billed annually (Basic)SavvyCal pricing	$29 once (Individual Lifetime)TidyCal pricing
What it covers	$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 trial	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension, API	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Calendars, video conferencing, CRMs, Stripe and Zapier, plus webhooks, an API and an MCP server	Google Calendar, Office 365 and Apple Calendar on every plan; Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Zapier on paid plans
Open source	No	No
Good for	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	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 by	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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