Doodle
Scheduling · doodle.com
Doodle is a scheduling tool offering group polls, sign-up sheets, 1:1 time slots and booking pages for individuals and teams.
Switching to Calendly, which covers 50% of the compared capabilities.
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Way less money.
Top Doodle alternatives
We compared 11 products and found 7 cheaper alternatives · vs Doodle Pro at $55/mo for 5 seats ($11/seat) · scenario: 5 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Doodle costs $55/mo on the Pro plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 7 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK TidyCal Individual Lifetime plan · missing: Meeting polls, Payment processing, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Team roles & permissions | 50% | $2.42/mo how? ⓘ | $631 / year 96% cheaper | |
YouCanBookMe Individual plan · missing: Unlimited event types, Payment processing, SSO (SAML/SCIM), AI assistant | 50% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $552 / year 84% cheaper | |
Acuity Scheduling Starter plan · missing: Meeting polls, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Group events, Team roles & permissions, AI assistant | 38% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | $420 / year 64% cheaper | |
Koalendar Pro plan · missing: Payment processing, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Team roles & permissions, AI assistant | 50% | $49.95/mo how? ⓘ | $60.60 / year 9% cheaper | |
Calendly Standard plan · missing: SSO (SAML/SCIM), Group events, Team roles & permissions, AI assistant | 50% | $50/mo how? ⓘ | $60 / year 9% cheaper | |
SavvyCal Basic plan · missing: Payment processing, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Group events, AI assistant | 50% | $50/mo how? ⓘ | $60 / year 9% cheaper |
Which Doodle alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Calendly — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 50%
- Best paid drop-in
- SavvyCal — $50/mo (Basic plan) · covers 50%
- Need meeting polls, unlimited event types, automated reminders & follow-ups or payment processing?
- Calendly — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need SSO (SAML/SCIM)?
- Zeeg — from $0/mo (Starter plan)
- Need group events?
- Koalendar — from $0/mo (Free forever plan)
- Need team roles & permissions?
- YouCanBookMe — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need AI assistant?
- TidyCal — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Doodle has that the top alternatives lack.
- Meeting polls — Poll attendees to find a meeting time that works for everyone.Missing from TidyCal.
- Unlimited event types — Create as many booking event types as you need.Missing from YouCanBookMe.
- Payment processing — Accept and process customer payments directly.Missing from Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe.
- SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).Missing from Calendly, Koalendar, TidyCal, YouCanBookMe.
- Group events — Let multiple people book into the same time slot.Missing from Calendly.
- Team roles & permissions — Assign roles and permissions to team members.Missing from Calendly, Koalendar, TidyCal.
- AI assistant — Get AI help managing scheduling tasks.Missing from Calendly, Koalendar, YouCanBookMe.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Doodle vs the top alternatives, on the 8 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Doodle | Calendly | Koalendar | TidyCal | YouCanBookMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting polls from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Unlimited event types from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment processing from Team | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Group events | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team roles & permissions | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $55/mo Pro | $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 Doodle covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Meeting polls — from Free
- ✓ Unlimited event types — from Pro
- ✓ Automated reminders & follow-ups — from Pro
- ✓ Payment processing — from Team
- ✓ SSO (SAML/SCIM)
- ✓ Group events
- ✓ Team roles & permissions
- ✓ AI assistant
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://doodle.com/en/premium (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Doodle cost?
Doodle's Pro plan costs $55/mo in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Doodle alternative?
Yes. Calendly has a free plan that covers 50% of the 8 capabilities we compared against Doodle.
What is the cheapest Doodle alternative?
In our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing), Calendly is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Doodle alternative with SSO (SAML/SCIM)?
Zeeg covers SSO (SAML/SCIM) and costs $0/mo (Starter plan) in our scenario.
Does Doodle have a free plan?
Yes. Doodle'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.