Calendly is 38% cheaper
than Cal.com
$50/mo (Standard) vs Cal.com Teams at $80/mo for 5 seats ($16/seat) — covering 53% of the 17 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
5 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Teams plan at $80/mo ($16/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Standard: 120 USD/yearly; 4 extra seat(s) × 120 USD.
Cal.com costs $80/mo on the Teams plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 17 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Calendly covers 53% of the 17 capabilities compared against Cal.com. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Calendly | Cal.com |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited event types | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Round-robin & team scheduling | ↑ Teams | ✓ |
| Routing forms | ↑ Teams | ✓ |
| Remove branding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Website embed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paid bookings | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS reminders | ✗ | ✓ |
| API & webhooks | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recurring bookings | ✗ | ✓ |
| HIPAA compliance | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Booking limits & availability controls | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time-zone detection | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Cal.com has that Calendly lacks.
- Round-robin & team scheduling — Distribute bookings evenly across a team.Missing from Calendly.
- Routing forms — Route bookers to the right event type or person based on their answers.Missing from Calendly.
- SMS reminders — Send booking reminders by text message.Missing from Calendly.
- API & webhooks — Manage bookings programmatically via an API or webhooks.Missing from Calendly.
- Recurring bookings — Set up bookings that repeat on a schedule.Missing from Calendly.
- HIPAA compliance — Meet HIPAA requirements for handling health information.Missing from Calendly.
- Booking limits & availability controls — Cap how many bookings can be made in a given period.Missing from Calendly.
- Time-zone detection — Automatically show times in the booker's own time zone.Missing from Calendly.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Cal.com | Calendly |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $48/moTeams | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $160/moTeams | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $400/moTeams | $0/mocheaperFree |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $10/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Teams | $16/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $1250/mo (billed yearly) |
| Individuals (Free) | Free |
| Teams | $16/seat/mo |
| Organizations | $37/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Calendly than Cal.com?
38% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $50/mo on Standard vs $80/mo on Teams. That is $360 a year.
What does Calendly lack compared with Cal.com?
Round-robin & team scheduling, Routing forms, SMS reminders, API & webhooks, Recurring bookings, HIPAA compliance, Booking limits & availability controls, Time-zone detection — 8 of the 17 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Cal.com: 2026-10-26; Calendly: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
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 & freshness
- https://cal.com (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://cal.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Calendly data last verified 2026-10-26