People look past Calendly when the free plan's single event type and calendar is too tight, when per-seat pricing grows with every host, or when they want payments, team routing or self-hosting at a different price. Most go to Cal.com or SavvyCal for a like-for-like tool, or to a suite option such as Google Calendar or Microsoft Bookings.
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What each alternative does differently
1. Cal.com
Flexible scheduling for individuals and teams · United States
The open-source route. Individuals use it free with unlimited event types and calendars, and Teams is $12 per user a month billed yearly. A free community edition, Cal.diy, is MIT-licensed for self-hosting. The Free plan lists a one-click import of Calendly events. Self-hosting means you run the upkeep.
Switch from Calendly if you want to self-host or need round-robin and routing forms at a lower seat price.
Pricing: Free for individuals; Teams $12 and Organizations $28 per user per month billed annually, Enterprise custom. The self-hostable Cal.diy community edition is free but drops team features. (free plan)
Full review: #2 of 12 in our ranking ·
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2. SavvyCal
Scheduling links designed around the invitee's experience · United States
Sold per user with unlimited calendars, links and team scheduling listed on both plans. Basic is $10 and Premium $17 per user a month, with two months free on annual billing. Premium adds custom domains and paid bookings. There is no free plan, only a trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Switch from Calendly if you want unlimited links and calendars without a free tier and prefer a cleaner invitee experience.
Pricing: Basic $10 and Premium $17 per user per month, with two months free on annual billing; Premium adds custom domains and paid bookings. Free trial and 30-day money-back guarantee, no free plan. (free trial)
Full review: #3 of 12 in our ranking ·
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3. Acuity Scheduling
Client appointment booking with intake forms and payments · United States
Aimed at service businesses that book clients, not meetings. Starter is $16 a month billed annually with one calendar, Standard is $27 for up to six, and Premium $49 for up to 36. Payments run through Stripe, Square, PayPal or Venmo. A 7-day trial replaces a free plan.
Switch from Calendly if you sell sessions to clients and want intake forms, packages and payments, priced by calendars not seats.
Pricing: Starter from $16 per month billed annually ($20 monthly), with Standard and Premium tiers adding staff calendars and features, plus a free trial. (free trial)
Full review: #1 of 12 in our ranking ·
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4. TidyCal
Lifetime-license booking pages from AppSumo's parent · United States
Pays once instead of per seat. Free has unlimited bookings and booking types, Individual Lifetime is a $29 one-time payment, Agency Lifetime $79 with round robin, and Pro is $12 a month. It is a lighter product than Calendly, and its pricing page lists no enterprise tier.
Switch from Calendly if you are a solo operator or tiny team who prefers a one-time payment to a monthly seat fee.
Pricing: Free plan; Individual Lifetime for a one-time $29, Agency Lifetime with round-robin and SMS reminders for $79, or Pro at $12 per month ($99 a year). (free plan)
Full review: #10 of 12 in our ranking ·
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5. YouCanBookMe
Flexible booking pages on top of your calendar · United Kingdom
A scheduler with a free plan that allows one calendar connection and one booking page, and Stripe payments. A two-week trial covers paid plans. Higher plans add calendar connections and booking pages; team plans are priced per member. Prices render dynamically, so check them on the vendor page.
Switch from Calendly if you want a free plan with a customizable booking page and payments, and need more than one page later.
Pricing: Free plan with one calendar connection and one booking page; Individual and Professional plans, and a Team plan priced per member per month. (free plan)
Full review: #12 of 12 in our ranking ·
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6. Zoho Bookings
Appointment booking connected to the Zoho app suite · India
Zoho's scheduler, with a free plan for one user and per-user Basic and Premium plans. Annual billing saves more than 25%, and Premium is included with Zoho One. It connects to Zoho CRM and Flow, so it pays off mainly for teams already inside Zoho.
Switch from Calendly if your team already runs Zoho CRM or Zoho One and wants scheduling in the same suite.
Pricing: Free plan for one user; Basic and Premium tiers priced per user, with more than 25% off for annual billing. Zoho One includes Premium. (free plan)
Full review: #7 of 12 in our ranking ·
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7. Setmore
Free booking pages and calendars for small service businesses · United States
A free plan for up to four users with unlimited appointments and payments. Pro is $5 per user a month billed annually ($12 monthly) for unlimited users. It targets small service shops, lists 24/7 human support on both plans, and has no enterprise routing tier on its pricing page.
Switch from Calendly if you run a small service business with up to four staff and want a free start.
Pricing: Free plan for up to four users; Pro from $5 per user per month billed annually ($12 monthly). (free plan)
Full review: #8 of 12 in our ranking ·
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8. SimplyBook.me
Booking system with add-on features for service businesses · Cyprus
Priced by booking volume and providers, not seats. The free plan allows 50 bookings and one provider, Basic is 11.90 euros a month billed annually for 100 bookings and five providers. Payments and deposits start on Basic. A booking cap makes costs rise with busy months.
Switch from Calendly if you take bookings for resources or staff and want to pay by volume instead of per seat.
Pricing: Free plan with a monthly booking cap; paid tiers from about €12 per month billed annually, with add-on features priced by plan. (free plan)
Full review: #9 of 12 in our ranking ·
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9. Google Calendar appointment schedules
Booking pages built into Google Calendar · United States
Built into the calendar you already use, with no separate account. Appointment schedules need a personal Google Account or an eligible Workspace account, and extras such as payments via Stripe depend on the subscription. They cannot be created in the mobile Calendar app. No routing or CRM layer.
Switch from Calendly if your team lives in Google Workspace and needs simple booking pages without another vendor.
Pricing: One booking page free with a personal Google account or Workspace Business Starter; more pages, payments, reminders and multi-calendar checks need Business Standard or higher, Workspace Individual or Google One Premium. (free plan)
Full review: #6 of 12 in our ranking ·
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10. Microsoft Bookings
Booking pages and staff scheduling inside Microsoft 365 · United States
Part of Microsoft 365 rather than a separate subscription: Microsoft lists it in Business Basic, Standard and Premium and in several Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plans. Bookings has personal and shared pages, Teams meeting links, and stores data in Exchange Online. Its overview does not mention lead routing.
Switch from Calendly if your organization runs Microsoft 365 and wants booking data kept in Exchange.
Pricing: Included with eligible Microsoft 365 business and enterprise plans at no extra charge. (none)
Full review: #5 of 12 in our ranking ·
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11. Chili Piper
Inbound lead routing and scheduling for B2B sales teams · United States
A revenue tool, not a general scheduler. Routing and Scheduling starts at $1,250 a month with 15 seats included and $45 per extra seat. It qualifies and routes inbound leads from web forms to the right rep. Far more expensive than Calendly Teams, and sold through a demo.
Switch from Calendly if you need inbound lead routing and instant booking from forms for a sales team.
Pricing: Platform pricing from about $1,250 per month including a set number of seats; a standalone calendar product with a high seat minimum. (none)
Full review: #11 of 12 in our ranking ·
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Questions and answers
Can I export my data from Calendly?
Yes, as a CSV from the analytics dashboard. Owners and admins on paid plans choose Export and then Event Data or Employee (user) Data. The export covers analytics, not your event type settings, so note those by hand.
What happens to my account if I cancel?
On cancellation of a paid plan you move to the Free plan at the end of the billing cycle, are not billed again and can still schedule meetings. Deleting the account instead removes it and its data permanently.
Do the people booking me need a Calendly seat?
No. Calendly states that invitees need no account or seat. Only people who connect calendars and host meetings or create links need one, which is why cost scales with the number of hosts.
Can I import my Calendly events into another tool?
Cal.com lists a one-click import of Calendly events among its free features. For the other alternatives we found no vendor page promising an import, so plan to recreate event types by hand.
Which alternatives have a free plan?
Cal.com for individuals, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe, Zoho Bookings for one user, Setmore for up to four users and SimplyBook.me up to 50 bookings. SavvyCal and Acuity offer trials only, and Google and Microsoft include scheduling in their suites.
Which alternative handles round-robin and lead routing?
Cal.com Teams lists round-robin and routing forms at $12 per user a month, TidyCal's Agency Lifetime lists round robin, and Chili Piper is built for inbound lead routing from $1,250 a month. Calendly lists both on Teams at $16.
