Calendly
Focus: meetings and scheduling links. Shares booking with Cal.com. Adds iOS, Android and Chrome. Rated 4.6 (Cal.com: 4.4).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit
Web App
Cal.com
Open-source scheduling without the email ping-pong.
Rating
4.4 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web, Cross-Platform
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What is Cal.com?
Cal.com lets people book time against your real availability with routing, buffers and workflows. Self-hostable and open source if you care about owning your scheduling data.
Pros: what Cal.com does well
- Open source and self-hostable
- Strong free tier
Cons: where it falls short
- Advanced routing needs setup
Compare Cal.com
See how Cal.com stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.
Cal.com alternatives
Not sold on Cal.com? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Google Calendar
Focus: time blocking and free. Shares calendar with Cal.com. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.5 (Cal.com: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Cron / Notion Calendar
Focus: keyboard and minimal. Shares calendar with Cal.com. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and iOS. Rated 4.5 (Cal.com: 4.4).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit
Easy!Appointments
Focus: appointments, scheduling and self-hosted. Shares booking and open source with Cal.com. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Same 4.4 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
MeetingBar
Focus: meeting links, menu bar app and github. Shares calendar and open source with Cal.com. A Mac app, not a web app. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (Cal.com: 4.4).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit
Amie
Focus: todo, scheduling and email. Shares calendar with Cal.com. Adds macOS and iOS. Same 4.4 rating.
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit
Free alternatives to Cal.com
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Itsycal
Focus: menu bar calendar, mac app and events. Shares open source with Cal.com. A Mac app, not a web app. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Adds macOS and Offline. Rated 4.6 (Cal.com: 4.4).
Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit
khal
Focus: caldav, command line and terminal. Shares calendar and open source with Cal.com. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Adds Linux and macOS. Same 4.4 rating.
OtherFreeLinux, macOS
4.4Visit
Crab Fit
Focus: group scheduling, availability and meetings. Shares open source with Cal.com. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Cal.com: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
LettuceMeet
Focus: group scheduling, availability and meeting poll. Shares calendar with Cal.com. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Cal.com: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Calcure
Focus: task manager, terminal and vim keys. Shares calendar and open source with Cal.com. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Same 4.4 rating.
OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit
Framadate
Focus: scheduling, polls and meetings. Also in Scheduling and Meetings, like Cal.com. Free (Cal.com: Freemium). Same 4.4 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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