Cal.com
Scheduling · cal.com
Cal.com is a customizable scheduling and online booking platform for individuals, teams, and developers, offering calendar sync, availability rules, workflows, and embeddable booking pages.
Switching to Calendly, which covers 100% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Cal.com alternatives
We compared 11 products and found 10 cheaper alternatives · vs Cal.com Teams at $80/mo for 5 seats ($16/seat) · scenario: 5 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Cal.com costs $80/mo on the Teams plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 10 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 2 of them cover at least 75% of the 10 compared capabilities. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is Calendly at $0/mo (Free plan), 100% less.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK TidyCal Individual Lifetime plan · missing: Routing forms, Website embed, Webhooks, Payment processing, Meeting scheduling | 50% | $2.42/mo how? ⓘ | $931 / year 97% cheaper | |
YouCanBookMe Individual plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Routing forms, Payment processing | 70% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $852 / year 89% cheaper | |
Acuity Scheduling Starter plan · missing: Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, Website embed, Webhooks, Meeting scheduling | 50% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | $720 / year 75% cheaper | |
Koalendar Pro plan · missing: Routing forms, Payment processing | 80% | $49.95/mo how? ⓘ | $360.60 / year 38% cheaper | |
Calendly Standard plan | 100% | $50/mo how? ⓘ | $360 / year 38% cheaper | |
SavvyCal Basic plan · missing: Routing forms, Webhooks, Payment processing | 70% | $50/mo how? ⓘ | $360 / year 38% cheaper | |
Doodle Pro plan · missing: Calendar sync, Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, Remove branding, Website embed, Webhooks, Meeting scheduling | 30% | $55/mo how? ⓘ | $300 / year 31% cheaper | |
SimplyBook.me Premium plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, Remove branding, Webhooks, Payment processing, Meeting scheduling | 30% | $69.86/mo how? ⓘ | $121.68 / year 13% cheaper | |
Zeeg Professional plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Remove branding, Website embed, Webhooks, Payment processing | 50% | $69.95/mo how? ⓘ | $120.60 / year 13% cheaper | |
RevenueHero Lite Essentials plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Webhooks, Payment processing, Meeting scheduling | 60% | $75/mo how? ⓘ | $60 / year 6% cheaper |
Which Cal.com alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best full coverage
- Calendly — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best free plan
- Calendly — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 100%
- Best paid drop-in
- SavvyCal — $50/mo (Basic plan) · covers 70%
- Need unlimited event types, calendar sync, round-robin & team scheduling, routing forms, remove branding, automated reminders & follow-ups, website embed, webhooks, payment processing or meeting scheduling?
- Calendly — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Cal.com has that the top alternatives lack.
- Unlimited event types — Create as many booking event types as you need.Missing from YouCanBookMe.
- Routing forms — Route bookers to the right event type or person based on their answers.Missing from Koalendar, YouCanBookMe, TidyCal.
- Website embed — Embed a booking page directly on your website.Missing from TidyCal.
- Webhooks — Send form submissions to other tools automatically as they arrive.Missing from TidyCal.
- Payment processing — Accept and process customer payments directly.Missing from Koalendar, YouCanBookMe, TidyCal.
- Meeting scheduling — Let prospects book meetings directly from the CRM.Missing from TidyCal.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Cal.com vs the top alternatives, on the 10 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Cal.com | Calendly | Koalendar | YouCanBookMe | TidyCal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited event types from Individuals (Free) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calendar sync from Individuals (Free) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Round-robin & team scheduling from Teams | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routing forms from Teams | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Remove branding from Teams | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups from Individuals (Free) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Website embed from Individuals (Free) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Payment processing from Individuals (Free) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Meeting scheduling from Individuals (Free) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $80/mo Teams | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free forever | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Cal.com covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Unlimited event types — from Individuals (Free)
- ✓ Calendar sync — from Individuals (Free)
- ✓ Round-robin & team scheduling — from Teams
- ✓ Routing forms — from Teams
- ✓ Remove branding — from Teams
- ✓ Automated reminders & follow-ups — from Individuals (Free)
- ✓ Website embed — from Individuals (Free)
- ✓ Webhooks
- ✓ Payment processing — from Individuals (Free)
- ✓ Meeting scheduling — from Individuals (Free)
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://cal.com (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://cal.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
Frequently asked
How much does Cal.com cost?
Cal.com's Teams plan costs $80/mo in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Cal.com alternative?
Yes. Calendly has a free plan that covers 100% of the 10 capabilities we compared against Cal.com.
What is the cheapest Cal.com alternative?
In our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing), Calendly is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Cal.com alternative with Routing forms?
Calendly covers Routing forms and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
Does Cal.com have a free plan?
Yes. Cal.com's free plan is limited to 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.