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Calendly alternatives in 2026

Share a booking page so someone can grab a free slot on your calendar without an email back-and-forth. Compare the options below by their fit, pricing and tradeoffs, then check which Calendly features Cal.com covers before switching.

Side by side

Calendly alternatives compared

ToolTypeBest forPricingTradeoff
Cal.com on Borg App Hub Open source Share a booking page so someone can grab a free slot on your calendar without an email back-and-forth. No per-seat cost; pay for AI + compute Runs inside your Borg workspace.
Acuity Scheduling SaaS Appointment-based businesses like salons, clinics, and coaches Starter $20/month with monthly billing ($16/month billed annually).

Checked 2026-10-07. Vendor source

 Built for commerce-style bookings, less general-purpose for internal team scheduling
SavvyCal SaaS Sales and client calls where a cleaner, less salesy UX matters Basic $12/user/month with monthly billing ($10/month billed annually).

Checked 2026-10-07. Vendor source

 Smaller integration ecosystem than Calendly
YouCanBook.me SaaS Solo founders and small professional-services teams Individual $9/month with monthly billing ($8.10/month billed annually); Teams $18/user/month with monthly billing.

Checked 2026-10-07. Vendor source

 Lighter admin/team controls than Calendly
Chili Piper SaaS Sales teams routing inbound leads to the right rep instantly Custom, contact sales Built for sales routing specifically, overkill for simple booking pages
Zoho Bookings SaaS Teams already using other Zoho apps Basic $8/staff/month with monthly billing ($6 billed annually; US pricing).

Checked 2026-10-07. Vendor source

 Deepest value inside the Zoho ecosystem, less so standalone
Doodle SaaS Finding a time across several people's calendars at once Free tier; Professional $15/month with monthly billing or $132/year (US pricing).

Checked 2026-10-07. Vendor source

 Built more for group polls than always-on booking pages

The push

Why teams leave Calendly

  • Per-seat pricing scales linearly even for people who only occasionally take a booked meeting

  • Team routing and admin features require the Teams tier, not the entry Standard plan

  • SSO and compliance features sit behind a 50-seat Enterprise minimum

  • Switching event-type structures across a whole team later usually means manual rework

Before switching

Check the coverage you need

Review the feature details for Cal.com before moving your workflow from Calendly.

  • Team scheduling

    Partly covered

    Round-robin/collective booking works self-hosted; organization-wide SSO/SAML and some admin features require Cal.com's commercial Enterprise license even when self-hosted.

  • Reminders & automations

    Partly covered

    Workflow automations exist but with a smaller built-in template library than Calendly's.

See the full feature coverage for Cal.com.

Borg App Hub

Cal.com, without the seat tax

Share a booking page so someone can grab a free slot on your calendar without an email back-and-forth. The Borg App Hub runs Cal.com with no per-seat cost and no usage caps. You pay only for the AI and compute you use, inside a workspace you control.

Start free See Cal.com on Borg

Early access for Search Atlas Mastermind and Enterprise.

Questions

Calendly alternatives, answered

What does Calendly cost for a small team?

The Teams plan is $16 per seat a month billed annually, so a 20-person team runs about $3,840 a year.

Why do teams look for a Calendly alternative?

Common reasons are per-seat pricing that scales with occasional users, team routing features locked to a higher tier, and SSO gated behind a 50-seat Enterprise minimum.

Is Cal.com really free to self-host?

The core booking, event type, and calendar sync features are AGPL-3.0 and free to self-host; some team/enterprise features need a commercial license even when self-hosted.

Can a self-hosted scheduler do round-robin booking for a team?

Yes, round-robin and collective event types are available in the open-source edition without the commercial license.

Does a self-hosted scheduling tool support payments?

Yes, Stripe-based payment collection at the time of booking is supported.

Ready to look closer? See Cal.com on the Borg App Hub.

Calendly pricing checked 2026-10-07. Pricing source