Best Calendly Alternatives of 2026
Six scheduling tools that fix Calendly's one event free plan, its per seat team pricing or its lack of AI time management, ranked on published facts.
By , research by the BestBots team ยท Updated Oct 19, 2026
Fact checked against each company's published pricing, documentation and verified user ratings. How we score
Cal.com is the best Calendly alternative for most people in October 2026: its free plan includes unlimited event types and calendars where Calendly Free stops at one of each, and its team plan is $12 per user annually against Calendly's $16. Pick Reclaim if you want AI that protects your focus time, Acuity for client appointments, and Zoho Bookings for the lowest team price.
Our top picks
Why people look for Calendly alternatives
Calendly is the market leader for a reason: over 20 million users by its count, 100+ integrations, a 4.8 App Store rating from 55,544 ratings and support that Trustpilot reviewers praise. People leave for four specific reasons.
The free plan is tiny. One event type and one connected calendar. If you need a 15 minute intro and a 60 minute session, you pay $10 a month.
Team features cost $16 per seat. Round robin, routing forms and Salesforce sit on Teams. For a 10 person team that is $1,920 a year at the listed rate.
AI features are add ons. The Notetaker and the Callie email assistant (beta) are sold on top of Standard and Teams, and both are English only.
It does not manage your own time. Calendly fills your calendar; it does not protect focus time or schedule tasks. That is what AI schedulers like Reclaim and Motion add.
Our picks, in detail
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $12 per user per month billed annually (Teams)
- Calendars
- Unlimited connected calendars on Free; Google, Outlook and more via 100+ apps
- Team scheduling
- Round robin, collective events and routing forms on Teams
Cal.com's free plan does what Calendly charges for: unlimited event types, unlimited connected calendars, 100+ apps and two way Salesforce and HubSpot sync. Teams is $12 per user annually, and Organizations lists SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001. It holds 4.7 on Trustpilot from 433 reviews.
Pros
- Free plan includes unlimited event types, calendars and two way Salesforce and HubSpot sync
- Teams at $12 per user annually undercuts Calendly Teams
- Organizations plan lists SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001
- Open source: community edition is MIT licensed with 49,200 GitHub stars
Cons
- Monthly billed team prices are not printed on the pricing page
- Self hosted Cal.diy is marked for personal, non production use and drops team features
- Small mobile review base: 207 App Store ratings
Skip it if your marketing stack depends on Marketo, Pardot or Microsoft Dynamics connectors.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $12 per seat per month, $10 billed annually (Starter)
- Calendars
- Google Calendar and Outlook
- Team scheduling
- Smart Meetings across attendees; Team OOO calendar on Business
Reclaim pairs scheduling links with an AI calendar that defends focus time, flexes habits and schedules tasks, so bookings never wipe out deep work. The free Lite plan includes one link, and Business at $15 per seat annually makes links unlimited.
Pros
- Free Lite plan for one user, no card
- Starter at $10 per seat billed annually is the cheapest paid AI scheduler here
- Syncs tasks from Asana, Todoist, Jira, ClickUp, Linear and Google Tasks
- SOC 2 Type II listed, and Reclaim states it does not train AI on customer data
Cons
- Trustpilot shows 2.2 from only 23 reviews, mostly about events added to calendars without warning
- No full task or project manager: tasks live in your other tools
- Promotions and two different annual discount figures make the real price hard to pin down
Skip it if you need routing forms and round robin for a sales team.
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $10 per user per month (Basic)
- Calendars
- Unlimited calendar connections on both plans
- Team scheduling
- Team scheduling and round robin mode
SavvyCal lets you rank the times you prefer and includes unlimited calendars, links and team scheduling on the $10 per user Basic plan, the same price as Calendly Standard. A 30 day money back guarantee lowers the risk.
Pros
- Unlimited calendars, links and team scheduling on the $10 plan
- Ranked availability nudges invitees toward times you prefer
- 30 day money back guarantee
- Calendar overlay lets invitees see their own events on top of your link
Cons
- No free plan
- Annual prices not printed
- Smaller integration list and review base than Calendly
Skip it if you want a free plan; there is none.
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $20 per month, $16 billed annually (1 calendar)
- Calendars
- 1 to 36 staff calendars by plan
- Team scheduling
- Up to 6 calendars on Standard, 36 on Premium
Acuity is built for service businesses: payments through Stripe, Square, PayPal and Venmo, intake forms on every plan, packages and gift certificates on Standard and a HIPAA BAA on Premium. Its app holds 4.8 on the App Store from 30,210 ratings.
Pros
- Payments through Stripe, Square, PayPal and Venmo on every plan
- HIPAA BAA on Premium
- Packages, memberships and gift certificates on Standard
- 4.8 on the App Store from 30,210 ratings
Cons
- No free plan
- Text reminders need Standard at $34 per month
- Built for client appointments, weaker for B2B routing
Skip it if for B2B sales meetings; it prices by staff calendar and lacks lead routing.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $8 per user per month (Basic), 25% off annually
- Calendars
- Zoho, Google and Microsoft 365 or Outlook.com
- Team scheduling
- Round robin, collective and group bookings
Zoho Bookings has a forever free plan for one user and paid plans from $8 per user with round robin, collective, recurring and group bookings, about half of Calendly Teams at $16.
Pros
- Forever free plan for one user
- Paid plans from $8 per user, among the cheapest team schedulers
- Round robin, collective, recurring and group bookings
Cons
- Feature split between Basic and Premium is unclear on the pricing page
- App Store rating of 4.1 from only 72 ratings
- Rooms and equipment cost extra
Skip it if you want a large review base or a clear feature split between plans.
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $19 per seat per month (Pro AI), 7,500 AI credits
- Calendars
- Google Calendar, Outlook (Office 365 and Exchange Online), iCloud
- Team scheduling
- Team capacity planning, Gantt charts and dashboards on Business AI
Motion includes booking pages inside an AI planner that also schedules tasks, runs projects and takes meeting notes, from $19 per seat. It makes sense if you want to replace Calendly and a task manager together.
Pros
- Auto schedules tasks into open calendar time and replans when meetings move
- Projects, Gantt charts, docs, booking pages and a meeting notetaker in one subscription
- Supports Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars
- SOC 2 Type 2 listed on the homepage
Cons
- No free plan; $19 per seat is the floor
- Annual prices are not printed, and purchases are non refundable except at Motion's discretion
- Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly cite unexpected trial and renewal charges
- App Store rating of 4.1 from 1,856 ratings is low for the category
Skip it if you only need booking links; it costs more and has no free plan.
Price compared with Calendly
| Tool | Free plan | Entry paid price | Team price | Annual saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendly | 1 event type, 1 calendar | $10 per seat (Standard) | $16 per seat (Teams) | 17% to 20% |
| Cal.com | Unlimited event types and calendars | $12 per user, annual (Teams) | $28 per user, annual (Organizations) | 25% |
| Reclaim.ai | 1 user, 1 link | $12 monthly, $10 annual | $18 monthly, $15 annual | 20% |
| SavvyCal | None | $10 per user | $10 per user (team scheduling on Basic) | 2 months free |
| Acuity Scheduling | None (7 day trial) | $20 per month, 1 calendar | $34 for 6 calendars | About 20% |
| Zoho Bookings | 1 user | $8 per user | $12 per user (Premium) | 25% |
| Motion | None | $19 per seat | $29 per seat | 33% |
Prices from each vendor's pricing page in October 2026. More in the AI Price Index.
Worked example, five person team that needs round robin. Calendly Teams: $960 a year at the listed rate. Cal.com Teams: $720. Zoho Bookings Basic: $480 at the listed rate. SavvyCal Basic: $600 monthly, less on annual. Reclaim Business annual: $900, with AI focus time for everyone included.
Which alternative fits which job
| Job | Best pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Free booking page with several meeting types | Cal.com | Unlimited event types and calendars free |
| Protect deep work while taking bookings | Reclaim.ai | Links respect focus and habit time |
| Booking with executives or investors | SavvyCal | Ranked availability steers invitees to your preferred times |
| Salon, clinic or coaching practice | Acuity Scheduling | Payments, intake forms, packages, HIPAA BAA |
| Small team on a tight budget | Zoho Bookings | $8 per user with round robin |
| Replace a scheduler and a task manager | Motion | Booking pages plus AI task and project planning |
| Healthcare or regulated B2B | Cal.com Organizations | SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001 at a listed price |
How to switch from Calendly
- List your event types and routing rules. Note durations, buffers, questions, reminders and which teammate gets which lead.
- Import or rebuild. Cal.com has a one click Calendly import on its free plan. Elsewhere, recreate event types by hand.
- Reconnect calendars and video. Connect Google or Outlook, plus Zoom, Meet or Teams.
- Move integrations. Rebuild HubSpot, Salesforce, Stripe or Zapier connections and test one booking end to end.
- Replace every link. Website buttons, email signatures, ads, LinkedIn and saved replies. Old Calendly links will not forward.
- Cancel last. Keep Calendly active for two weeks so bookings from old links still land.
How we picked
We started from tools that rank for Calendly alternative searches and kept products that are active in October 2026 with a published price. Clockwise was excluded because it shut down on March 27, 2026. We compared free plan limits, per seat prices on monthly and annual billing, calendar connections, team scheduling, CRM and payment integrations, compliance listings and ratings on the App Store and Trustpilot, as listed on pages we opened and cite. We do not test these tools ourselves. Ranked order is the best fit for someone leaving Calendly. See how we score.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free alternative to Calendly?
Cal.com. Its free plan includes unlimited event types, unlimited calendars, payments and Salesforce and HubSpot sync for one user. Zoho Bookings and Reclaim also have free plans, with tighter limits.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Calendly for teams?
Yes. Zoho Bookings lists $8 per user per month and Cal.com Teams $12 per user billed annually, against $16 per seat for Calendly Teams. Reclaim Starter is $10 per seat annually if you also want AI focus time.
Does Google Calendar replace Calendly?
For simple one on one booking, Google Calendar's appointment schedules can be enough if you already pay for Google Workspace. They lack routing forms, round robin across a team and most CRM integrations, which is where Calendly and Cal.com earn their price.
What is the best Calendly alternative for HIPAA?
Cal.com Organizations lists SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 at $28 per user annually, and Acuity Premium offers HIPAA BAA signing at $69 per month or $55 annually. Calendly's pricing page did not list a HIPAA offering in October 2026.
What happened to Clockwise?
Clockwise shut down on March 27, 2026. Its notice says Clockwise events, including Focus Time, were removed, data was deleted shortly after, and it recommended Reclaim as an alternative.
What is the best Calendly alternative for salons and coaches?
Acuity Scheduling. It takes payments through Stripe, Square, PayPal and Venmo, supports intake forms, packages, memberships and gift certificates, and offers a 7 day trial with no card.
Can I import my Calendly events?
Cal.com's free plan includes a one click Calendly import. For other tools, recreate event types by hand and update the booking links on your site, signatures and ads.