Cal.com alternatives
Cal.com is already the cheapest scheduling tool we track at 1 user (free). Here's how the other 2 compare. The closest match, Calendly, covers 74% of what Cal.com does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Cal.com does
Core: Booking pages (partly), Multi-calendar sync, Open source & self-hosting.
Important: Round-robin & collective events, Payments at booking (partly), Reminders & follow-up workflows, CRM & app integrations, Website embed & white-label (partly).
Also has: Classes & group sessions (partly), Service appointment booking (partly), Booking questions & intake forms (partly), Lead routing & qualification (partly), Mobile apps (partly), AI scheduling assistant, Team admin & SSO, HIPAA & data compliance (partly).
Alternatives to Cal.com at 1 user, best match first
- Calendly: $12/mo (Standard). It covers 74% of Cal.com; missing or partial: Multi-calendar sync (partly), Open source & self-hosting, Reminders & follow-up workflows (partly), CRM & app integrations (partly), Team admin & SSO (partly). Free plan: Free forever: 1 event type, 1 connected calendar, one-on-one scheduling only.
- Acuity Scheduling: $20/mo Flat per account, tiered by staff calendars (Starter). It covers 61% of Cal.com; missing or partial: Multi-calendar sync (partly), Open source & self-hosting, Round-robin & collective events, Reminders & follow-up workflows (partly), CRM & app integrations (partly). Free plan: none. Last price hike: Oct 2026.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Cal.com
- HoneyBook (Freelancer business tools): covers 50% of Cal.com; missing or partial: Multi-calendar sync (partly), Open source & self-hosting, Round-robin & collective events, Reminders & follow-up workflows (partly), CRM & app integrations (partly)
- Dubsado (Freelancer business tools): covers 41% of Cal.com; missing or partial: Multi-calendar sync (partly), Open source & self-hosting, Round-robin & collective events, Reminders & follow-up workflows (partly), CRM & app integrations (partly)
Prices at every size
- Cal.com: 1 user free, a 10-person team $120/mo (Team price is annual-billed; monthly rate not published)
- Calendly: 1 user $12/mo, a 10-person team $200/mo
- Acuity Scheduling: 1 user $20/mo, a 10-person team $69/mo (Flat per account, tiered by staff calendars)
Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12). The headline is one person with 3 meeting types, 2 connected calendars and up to 50 bookings a month; the team figure is 10 users with a round-robin team event and about 300 bookings a month.
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