Alternatives to
9 Best Calendly Alternatives in 2026
The best Calendly alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 2
- Self-hosted
- 2
What you are leaving
Calendly at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan; Standard $10/seat/mo and Teams $16/seat/mo billed yearly
- Deployment
- Vendor cloud only; no self-hosted option
- Licensing
- Proprietary; no open source edition
- Event types
- One event type on Free, unlimited on paid plans
- Calendar connections
- One calendar on Free, six on Standard and Teams
- Automation
- Reminders, workflows and routing on paid tiers
- Main gripe
- Free plan is very restrictive and seats are required for every user who hosts meetings
- Best for
- Individuals and sales teams that want polished, low-friction meeting scheduling
Compare at a glance
Calendly alternatives compared
Short facts side by side. Filter by what matters to your team, then open any row for the full decision brief.
| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cal.com | Booking pages, calendar sync and team scheduling | Full replacement | Yes | $12/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Easy | |
| 02 | Easy!Appointments | Appointment booking and availability management | Partial replacement | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Hard | |
| 03 | TidyCal | Booking pages, calendar sync and reminders | Mostly replaces | Yes | $29 one-time | No | No | Easy | |
| 04 | Google Appointment Schedules | Appointment booking and calendar sync | Partial replacement | No | — | No | No | Easy | |
| 05 | Microsoft Bookings | Booking pages and calendar sync | Partial replacement | No | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 06 | Zoho Bookings | Booking pages, reminders and team scheduling | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | No | No | Easy | |
| 07 | SavvyCal | Booking pages and calendar sync | Mostly replaces | No | — | No | No | Easy | |
| 08 | Motion | Calendar management and meeting scheduling | Narrow overlap | No | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 09 | HubSpot Meetings | Meeting booking and CRM-linked scheduling | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate |
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Frequently asked
Calendly alternatives FAQ
- What is the best free open source alternative to Calendly?
- Cal.com is the closest open source match, with a free forever plan that includes unlimited event types, unlimited meetings, 100+ integrations and two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync. Easy!Appointments is the other strong open source option if you want a self-hosted booking system you fully control.
- Which Calendly alternative is cheapest?
- Cal.com is free forever for individuals with no usage limits, and TidyCal sells a $29 one-time lifetime licence instead of a subscription. Calendly's own free plan limits you to one event type and one calendar connection.
- Can I self-host a Calendly alternative?
- Yes. Cal.com is open source with 48.6k GitHub stars and can be self-hosted, and Easy!Appointments is a free self-hosted appointment scheduler with 3,000+ GitHub stars that you install on your own server.
- What is the closest alternative to Calendly overall?
- Cal.com is the closest direct replacement, with a free individual plan, team round-robin scheduling from $12 per user per month and organisation features from $28 per user per month. It also imports Calendly events in one click.
- Which Calendly alternative is best for Microsoft or Google users?
- Microsoft Bookings is included with many Microsoft 365 business plans and integrates natively with Outlook, while Google Appointment Schedules is built into Google Calendar for Workspace customers. Both avoid paying for a separate scheduling subscription if you already use those suites.
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