Cal.com the open-source scheduling layer — extensible, developer-friendly, with a free self-hostable option. Calendly the largest and most established 1-on-1 scheduling tool, popular with sales teams and enterprises.Both are credible scheduling tools — the right choice depends on which trade-offs you care about. Bookify (us) is a third option we'll cover honestly toward the end.
The open-source scheduling layer — extensible, developer-friendly, with a free self-hostable option.
The largest and most established 1-on-1 scheduling tool, popular with sales teams and enterprises.
Developer teams who want to self-host, tinker with the codebase, or extend with app workflows.
Sales teams, enterprises, and anyone who needs deep Salesforce / HubSpot / outbound-CRM integration.
A three-way view in case you're still narrowing your shortlist. Pricing snapshots from each vendor's public page as of 2026-05.
| Category | Cal.com | Calendly | Bookify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 event type | 1 seat, unlimited event types | |
| Lowest paid plan / seat / month | $15 | $10 | $7 (yearly) |
| Payments at booking | Teams tier | Standard tier add-on | Start plan, zero platform fee |
| SMS reminders bundled | |||
| Per-seat pricing | |||
| Waitlist auto-promote | |||
| Open source |
We're a hosted scheduling tool aimed squarely at the audience that finds Cal.com and Calendly either too expensive or too unbundled. Payments, custom branding, and SMS reminders are included on a $7–$8 / seat plan. Free for one personal seat, forever.
Bookify