Cal.com alternatives

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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.

Also written Calcom, Cal com.

Free plan availableOpen sourcePaid plans from $16/seat/mo (Teams)Prices verified 2026-10-26

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Top Cal.com alternatives

We compared 11 products and found 9 cheaper options (5 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Cal.com Teams at $80/mo for 5 seats ($16/seat) · scenario: 5 seats, monthly billing, USD.

The short version

Cal.com costs $80/mo on the Teams plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 9 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 17 compared capabilities.

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Product	Match	Price	Annual savings
TOP PICK TidyCal Pro plan · missing: Routing forms, Website embed, Custom branding, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Mobile app, Time-zone detection	59%	$12/mo how? ⓘ	$816 / year 85% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
SimplyBook.me Basic plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, Remove branding, API & webhooks, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM)	59%	$16.21/mo how? ⓘ	$765.48 / year 80% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
Acuity Scheduling Standard plan · missing: Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, Remove branding, Website embed, Recurring bookings, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Booking limits & availability controls	59%	$34/mo how? ⓘ	$552 / year 57% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
Koalendar Pro plan · missing: Routing forms, API & webhooks, SSO (SAML/SCIM)	82%	$49.95/mo how? ⓘ	$360.60 / year 38% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
Calendly Standard plan · missing: Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, SMS reminders, API & webhooks, Recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance, Booking limits & availability controls, Time-zone detection	53%	$50/mo how? ⓘ	$360 / year 38% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
SavvyCal Basic plan · missing: Routing forms, Remove branding, SMS reminders, Custom branding, Recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Mobile app, Time-zone detection	47%	$50/mo how? ⓘ	$360 / year 38% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
Doodle Pro plan · missing: Calendar sync, Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, Remove branding, Website embed, Paid bookings, SMS reminders, API & webhooks, Recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance, Booking limits & availability controls, Mobile app, Time-zone detection	24%	$55/mo how? ⓘ	$300 / year 31% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
Zeeg Professional plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, Remove branding, Website embed, SMS reminders, Custom branding, Recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance, Booking limits & availability controls, Mobile app, Time-zone detection	29%	$69.95/mo how? ⓘ	$120.60 / year 13% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com
RevenueHero Lite Essentials plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Paid bookings, SMS reminders, API & webhooks, Recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance, Booking limits & availability controls, Mobile app, Time-zone detection	47%	$75/mo how? ⓘ	$60 / year 6% cheaper	See pricing ↗Compare vs Cal.com

Which Cal.com alternative for which situation

Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.

Best free plan: Koalendar — $0/mo (Free forever plan) · covers 65%
Best paid drop-in: TidyCal — $12/mo (Pro plan) · covers 59%
Need unlimited event types, calendar sync, website embed, paid bookings, SMS reminders, custom branding, recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance, booking limits & availability controls, mobile app or time-zone detection?: Koalendar — from $0/mo (Free forever plan)
Need round-robin & team scheduling, remove branding, automated reminders & follow-ups or API & webhooks?: TidyCal — from $12/mo (Pro plan)
Need routing forms?: RevenueHero — from $75/mo (Lite Essentials plan)
Need SSO (SAML/SCIM)?: Calendly — from $50/mo (Standard 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 SimplyBook.me.
Round-robin & team scheduling — Distribute bookings evenly across a team.
Missing from Koalendar, SimplyBook.me, Acuity Scheduling.
Routing forms — Route bookers to the right event type or person based on their answers.
Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, SimplyBook.me, Acuity Scheduling.
Remove branding — Remove the provider's branding from booking pages.
Missing from Koalendar, SimplyBook.me, Acuity Scheduling.
Automated reminders & follow-ups — Automatically send reminder and follow-up messages before a booking.
Missing from Koalendar.
Website embed — Embed a booking page directly on your website.
Missing from TidyCal, Acuity Scheduling.
API & webhooks — Manage bookings programmatically via an API or webhooks.
Missing from Koalendar, SimplyBook.me.
Custom branding — Apply your own branding to booking pages.
Missing from TidyCal.
Recurring bookings — Set up bookings that repeat on a schedule.
Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
HIPAA compliance — Meet HIPAA requirements for handling health information.
Missing from TidyCal, SimplyBook.me.
SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).
Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, SimplyBook.me, Acuity Scheduling.
Booking limits & availability controls — Cap how many bookings can be made in a given period.
Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
Mobile app — Manage bookings from a mobile app.
Missing from TidyCal.
Time-zone detection — Automatically show times in the booker's own time zone.
Missing from TidyCal.

Price at your volume

The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.

Usage	Cal.com	Cheapest assessed alternative
3 seats	$48/moTeams	$0/mocheaperKoalendar · Free forever
10 seats	$160/moTeams	$0/mocheaperKoalendar · Free forever
25 seats	$400/moTeams	$0/mocheaperKoalendar · Free forever

Feature comparison

Cal.com vs the top alternatives, on the 17 compared capabilities.

Capability	Cal.com	Koalendar	TidyCal	SimplyBook.me	Acuity Scheduling
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)	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗
Paid bookings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
SMS reminders	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
API & webhooks	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
Custom branding	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
Recurring bookings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
HIPAA compliance	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
SSO (SAML/SCIM)	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
Booking limits & availability controls	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
Mobile app	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
Time-zone detection	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓
Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan	$80/mo Teams	$0/mo Free forever	$12/mo Pro	$16.21/mo Basic	$34/mo Standard

✓ 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)
✓ Paid bookings
✓ SMS reminders
✓ API & webhooks
✓ Custom branding
✓ Recurring bookings
✓ HIPAA compliance
✓ SSO (SAML/SCIM)
✓ Booking limits & availability controls
✓ Mobile app
✓ Time-zone detection

Price ladder

Observed prices from the official pricing page.

Individuals (Free)

$0/mo

Free

Teams

$16/seat/mo

≈ $12/seat/mo billed yearly

Organizations

$37/seat/mo

≈ $28/seat/mo billed yearly

Enterprise

Contact sales / custom pricing

Who switched

Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.

Sources

Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.

https://cal.com (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
https://cal.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)

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. Koalendar has a free plan that covers 65% of the 17 capabilities we compared against Cal.com.

What is the cheapest Cal.com alternative?

In our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing), Koalendar is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free forever plan).

What is the cheapest Cal.com alternative with Routing forms?

RevenueHero covers Routing forms and costs $75/mo (Lite Essentials 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 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-28, on the vendors' official pricing pages.

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Guide

Calendly's Standard plan is $10/seat/month billed yearly — $50/month for 5 seats. Per-seat competitors, flat-rate options and B2B scheduling tools, compared at the same team size.

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