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Cal.com vs Calendly

Our take

Pick Cal.com if individuals who will stay on Free $0 (1 user, unlimited event types, calendar sync, no card) while they publish a first standup link, then buy Teams at $12 per user / month billed yearly when a second booker needs a shared workspace. Pick Calendly if hosts who will stay on Free at $0 while they publish a first Coaching Sessions Event type, then Standard at $10/seat/month yearly ($12 monthly) — not

Cal.com

Cal.com

open-source scheduling desk

Calendly

Calendly

hosted Event types desk

Best for

Cal.com Bookings you start at $0

Calendly A booking list you start at a public $

Free plan

Cal.com $0 · forever. 1 user. Unlimited event types and calendars. Email & SMS notifications. 1-click Calendly import. 100+ integrations

Calendly $0

Lowest paid

Cal.com Teams $12/mo yearly

Calendly Standard $10/user/mo

Next step up

Cal.com Organizations $28/mo yearly

Calendly Standard Plus $18/user/mo

Runs where

Cal.com Local; you host it

Calendly Local or hosted

Watch out

Cal.com Free is 1 user

Calendly Free is one user / limited Event types

Last checked

Cal.com 2026-10-22 · cal.com/pricing

Calendly 2026-10-23 · calendly.com/pricing

Which one, then?

Pick Cal.com if

individuals who will stay on Free $0 (1 user, unlimited event types, calendar sync, no card) while they publish a first standup link, then buy Teams at $12 per user / month billed yearly when a second booker needs a shared workspace.

Read the Cal.com page

Pick Calendly if

hosts who will stay on Free at $0 while they publish a first Coaching Sessions Event type, then Standard at $10/seat/month yearly ($12 monthly) — not Teams $16/$20 unless they need team routing, and not Enterprise from $15,000/year unless they need a quoted contract.

Read the Calendly page

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