Why look for a Calendly alternative?
People leave Calendly for one of two reasons, and the right alternative depends on which. The first is price: Calendly charges per seat ($10/seat/mo Standard, $16 Teams, billed yearly), which adds up for a team, and its free plan is limited to one event type. The second is a workflow preference: Calendly offers both booking links and Meeting Polls, but a poll of proposed slots is different from a full availability grid.
If your reason is price, you want a cheaper or free booking tool. If you need group scheduling, first decide whether Calendly Meeting Polls covers it or whether you need a full availability grid. We have sorted the eight alternatives below by the job, so you can jump to yours. The Calendly, Cal.com, SavvyCal, and Acuity pricing pages were checked September 10, 2026. Other plan details should be confirmed before purchase.
The best Calendly alternatives, compared
Here are all eight side by side. Listed monthly subscription amounts for Cal.com, SavvyCal, and Acuity are annual-billing equivalents, not month-to-month prices. Microsoft Bookings requires an eligible paid subscription.
| Tool | Free plan | Entry paid | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal.com | Generous (1 user) | $12/user/mo annually | Free, open-source booking |
| SavvyCal | None (trial) | $10/user/mo annually | Guest-first booking UX |
| Acuity | None (trial) | $16/mo annually | Service businesses + payments |
| Google Calendar | 1 booking page | Workspace / Google One | Google users, basic needs |
| HubSpot Meetings | Free with CRM | Sales Hub for routing | HubSpot users |
| Microsoft Bookings | Needs Microsoft 365 | ~$7/user/mo (M365) | Microsoft 365 users |
| TidyCal | Limited | One-time payment | Budget, pay once |
| Timespree | Fully free | Free | Group availability polls |
Best cheaper or free booking alternatives
If you want the same job Calendly does, share a link and let someone book a slot, but cheaper, these are the picks.
- Cal.com is the standout free option: open-source, with unlimited event types and calendar connections for one user. Cal.com Teams is $12/user/month billed annually and adds team scheduling and routing forms. You can also self-host it.
- SavvyCal ($10/user/month billed annually, no free booking plan) has a guest-friendly booking flow that lets recipients overlay their calendar on yours.
- Google Calendar appointment scheduling is free for one booking page if you use Google.
- HubSpot Meetings is free with HubSpot's CRM and logs every booking automatically, though routing needs paid Sales Hub.
- Microsoft Bookings is included with eligible Microsoft 365 plans.
- TidyCal and Acuity round out the field: TidyCal for a one-time payment instead of a subscription, Acuity ($16/month billed annually or $20 month-to-month, trial but no permanent free plan) for service businesses that take payment and run intake forms.
The alternative for a different job: group scheduling
A booking page and an availability poll solve different problems, but the same product can offer both. Calendly is one example.
Calendly lists Meeting Polls in its plans (checked September 10, 2026). It is a propose-and-vote workflow: you choose candidate times and invitees pick from them. A full-availability grid works differently. Everyone paints all the hours they are free, and the best overlap surfaces on its own.
Timespree is that grid, and it is free: mobile-first, with automatic time-zone conversion, a calendar overlay, no participant limit, and no account needed to respond. If Calendly felt like the wrong tool because you were trying to schedule a team, a class, or a club, this is why, and a group availability poll is the fix. Lock the group's time on the grid, then use any booking tool above for the one-to-one calls.
How to pick the right Calendly alternative
Match the tool to your reason for leaving.
- Cheaper booking, still free: Cal.com if you want the most features free; Google Calendar, HubSpot Meetings, or Microsoft Bookings if you already pay for that suite.
- A better booking experience: SavvyCal for guest-first booking, Acuity for service businesses with payments.
- Pay once, no subscription: TidyCal.
- Getting a group together: a free grid like Timespree. Choose this when a full availability window is more useful than the proposed slots in Calendly Meeting Polls. See our scheduling poll for team meetings.
