Head to head
Calendly vs Cal.com
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
62/100Higher score | 58/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #4 | #5 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 77 | 81 |
| AI Authority | 76 | 51 |
| Web Authority | 21 | 18 |
| Expert Assessment | 66 | 74 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Standard reported at $10 per seat/month billed annually or $12 monthly — sources conflict ($12 annual also reported); UNVERIFIED against vendor pricing page · free tier: Free plan reported with no time limit, one event type, one calendar and unlimited meetings; no payment collection or external integrations (third-party, unverified) | $12 per user/month billed yearly (Teams, 14-day free trial) · free tier: Individuals — Free forever: 1 user, unlimited event types and calendars, email & SMS notifications, 100+ app integrations, mobile app, browser extension, Stripe & PayPal payments, two-way Salesforce & HubSpot sync, 1-click Calendly import |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Freemium subscription (per user, annual billing shown) |
| Best for | Sales, recruiting and customer-success teams on Google or Microsoft calendars that need lead routing and round-robin out of the box at the Teams tier, plus solo professionals who can live within one free event type. | Developer-led teams and startups embedding scheduling into their own product via API or React atoms, individuals wanting a genuinely free Calendly replacement, and privacy-conscious organisations that value open-source and self-hosting. |
| Avoid if | You need multiple meeting types, payments or integrations while staying free; you depend on responsive human support on a small budget; you need Salesforce routing lookup or full white-labelling below a reported ~$15,000/year Enterprise commitment; or you are uncomfortable with auto-renew and a single-email cancellation pathway. | You need guaranteed fast support without an Enterprise contract, need month-to-month billing at the advertised price, are a small non-technical team that would pay per seat for features bundled free elsewhere, or are HIPAA-covered but unwilling to buy the Organizations tier. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, Freelancers/Solo professionals, Education | SMB, Startups, Developer-led teams, Enterprise, Individuals |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.