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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Calendly

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACalendly helps organizations globally automate the meeting lifecycle by removing the scheduling back and forth, with the goal of enabling companies to close deals, hire candidates faster, and build relationships.

    $12

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    Calendly
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $10
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Teams
    $16
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Enterprise
    Starts at $15k
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Calendly
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMonthly billing also available.
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    Community Pulse
    Calendly
    Considered Both Products
    Calendly
    Chose Calendly
    I used You Can Book Me to set up meetings, but there were a number of things I didn't like about it. When using the free version of You Can Book Me, I could only make my meeting times available in one-hour increments. With Calendly, I can select the length of meetings that I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Calendly has a much more specific purpose geared toward business meetings or any kind of meetings where as google makes more sense in an internal meeting or a school project or something like that. Calendly is really good at getting a smooth schedule down between client and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Calendly seems the most easy to use and has all or most of the functionality that we need. We were looking to use other tools that we already pay for that have meeting functionality, but they didn’t have automated text and email reminders or some can’t allow clients to cancel …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    I haven’t explored many other options, but I am a sold-out believer in this product and have used it at multiple organizations.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    I didn’t use HubSpot meeting schedules in the same capacity because I wasn’t a sales rep so it’s hard to compare but I think Calendly is my preferred option.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Easier to use and customize. It also offered calendar sync before Appointy did! I love it!
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Calendly allows you to define different types of appointments (with different time durations), and this is amazing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Everything I've said previously. It takes me entirely out of the loop of coordinating people's schedules, sending invites, booking time, ensuring they get a Zoom invite, etc. It does everything while I do next to nothing, which is as it should be. As a team of one, my time …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Calendly is superior to both scheduling tools - it is easier to use, allows for a lot of customization and options for reminders, and allows the users to adjust their settings as they see fit. Other tools are more expensive and quite complex that don't allow modifications as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Calendly has more integrations
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Bookings is ok - but the game changer or I guess the deal breaker was bookings wasn't offering reminders or notifications to clients. This is important so our users are not wasting their time once again with emails that could be automated. With Calendly not only are you set …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Initially I used only Zoom to set up meetings. Had no clue how to make the best scheduling process in place. And them, Calendly came in. This was a game changer.

    Zoom allows to just create meetings, but Calendly is absolute convenience! There's zero requirement to follow up …
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    Ease of use
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Acuity’s interface was difficult and clunky to navigate. It was not intuitive and overpriced for its level of outdated design. Calendly is way more efficient and their customer service is top-notch and actually available.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    I have not considered other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Before making the switch to Calendly, we used Doodle polls a ton for big meetings to avoid the constant back and forth and long email chain messages between external partners, stakeholders, donors, funders, and other clients. Doodle poll is fairly informal compared to the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    I have not used any other products other than Calendly. Calendly was actually chosen by the broker-dealer company my boss works for so we did not have an option to shop and explore other products that work similar to Calendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    When I started using it, there were not many competitors in this space. I've seen some like Mixmax that seem to work well for solopreneurs or where free version might be better than Calendly's free version. I use the paid version of Calendly and it's just kept serving us well …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Square Appointments I like it as well it just doesn't have the robust ability that Calendly does. Personally, if there were an ability to do that, Square Appointments could give Calendly a run for their money for their own customers. I don't see how they could move the compete …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    I have never used or evaluated anything besides Calendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    More recently, I have started using Meetingbird by Front. They are essentially the same product, but Meetingbird has a decidedly better design and user experience. It's just easier to use. Also - the product is free because Front is just using it to generate leads for its …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    We didn't really have any competition for Calendly. We have used them previously and thought it was so easy that it made sense to implement Calendly right away. It made sense and created an easy solution to our problems.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendly
    Calendly is not meant to be a full featured CRM. Better if you're comfortable adding a scheduling software to your overall CRM and calendar stack.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    63 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
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    Small Businesses
    Square Appointments
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Chili Piper
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Doodle
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Calendly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (32 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Calendly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Calendly
    It's well suited for music students' lessons. It's well suited for online coaching, primarily through places like Zoom and more. It helps simplify things for your clients, lets you program your schedule, and allows it all to go automatically! If you are working with a senior population, it may be a little tricky for them to sign up and then really hard for them to cancel lessons. There isn't a way to go to the site and cancel. You have to pull up the confirmed email and cancel from there, but people can lose emails.
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    Pros
    Calendly
    • Sync with multiple calendar types so my schedule is always current.
    • Integration with Zoom to schedule meetings, send invites, and populate my Zoom app accordingly.
    • Automatic email communication to all parties with all relevant details in a clear format.
    • Allowing team members to do the same in a way that I'm also notified of what meetings are taking place saves a lot of time in terms of coordinating to find out what other people are doing.
    • Well-designed interface that simplifies everything down to its clearest expression. Language instruction and interaction are wonderfully simple and clear.
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    Cons
    Calendly
    • After a meeting is booked, having the ability to change the location without canceling the entire booking.
    • Being able to offer 2 different locked in locations for certain time periods of the day within the same event. So you're not having to create 2 events for the same thing, only different locations.
    • Giving users permission to create their own routing forms. We run an independent business model where our users like to have control over their subscriptions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Calendly
    For all reasons like workflows, UI, and the way Calendly keeps all of us engaged through the Collective forum. It's indeed undeniable that no other product covers all business needs like Calendly does. On the other side, this has also reduced the workload by enabling us to focus more on other tasks for the day
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    Usability
    Calendly
    Calendly is extremely easy to use for selecting times and days for meetings. From my end, it's very easy to indicate the days and times that I am available for meetings. I have used other scheduling products, but Calendly has the smoothest way of operating. I highly recommend it for scheduling meetings
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    Support Rating
    Calendly
    There is a lot of support for Calendly. Whenever I have had issues navigating through it, especially as a new user, I found multiple support on the web addressing my questions or concerns. There is a lot of in app informative notes accessible to users to navigate through Calendly when needed.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Calendly
    When I started using it, there were not many competitors in this space. I've seen some like Mixmax that seem to work well for solopreneurs or where free version might be better than Calendly's free version. I use the paid version of Calendly and it's just kept serving us well so why change?
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    Return on Investment
    Calendly
    • Positive: When people want to meet, I can simply send my Calendly link and it takes less than 5 seconds to do.
    • Positive: It integrates well with Zoom, which means that by default all my appointments include Zoom information for a remote call.
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    ScreenShots

    Calendly Screenshots

    Screenshot of how to share a scheduling linkScreenshot of automated workflowsScreenshot of browser extensionsScreenshot of routing formsScreenshot of round robin & collective eventsScreenshot of admin management