Assistant.to vs Calendly

Assistant.to

Assistant.to is well suited for anyone working with a large number of clients at once who need to schedule multiple meetings. If those clients do not have a background in online scheduling, then using this tool may not be the best solution. Assistant.to is a great tool for quickly scheduling meetings with options across 3 days, but for those wanting more flexibility you may want to consider Calendly.

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Jared DeLong

Customer Success Manager

KindfulComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Calendly

Calendly is great for sales calls and trying to set appointments up with important potential clients. Trying to nail down a time with back and forth emails can be a hassle. Creating a link where your contact can easily use pick a time makes it so much easier. It also allows you to use it as a CTA where you can give your contact a specific action to take at the end of your email and get that person on the phone or schedule an in-person meeting. It might not be great for people who don't necessarily need to interface directly with clients so often. If you're only scheduling meetings or phone calls once every so often Calendly can still work but it might not be necessary for you.

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Daniel Shatzkes CEO Entrepreneur, Manufacturer, Musician

Founder/CEO

Gig Gear LLCMusic, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Their Chrome extension is very user-friendly. It allows you to quickly insert times into an email by selecting available timeframes then automatically converting them into individual links for each available time based on your meeting length preference (15 mins, 30 mins, 60 mins, etc).
Assistant.to automatically creates a calendar event and sends an invite when a recipient chooses a time. It also allows someone to quickly rebook a time or select an option if no times that were sent to them work with their availability.
You can customize your meeting settings but only send options for 3 days at a time. This is actually helpful in my opinion because it simplifies the selection experience so our customers choose a time sooner.

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Jared DeLong

Customer Success Manager

KindfulComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Makes it really simple to schedule meetings even between different time zones.
Integrates with Outlook.
Solves the problem of back and forth emails trying to find a common free time slot.
It is really easy to set up.
The basic version is free and contains the full functionality you would need.

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Namrata D

Proprietor

GNV EnterprisesRetail, 51-200 employees

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Cons

The app currently does not save the availability times that I select, therefore I have to re-select my availability every time I sent meeting options.
The app does not have the ability to customize the theme or styles of the meeting times. It'd be nice to allow users to choose between a set of themes to better fit their company's brand.
If Assistant.to had a scheduling link option like Calendly has, that would be another improvement. Sometimes we'll have customers who cannot meet until the following week, so having a scheduler link would be helpful in those situations.

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Jared DeLong

Customer Success Manager

KindfulComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Their customer-facing UI does not have much customization. You can embed widgets or a link to schedule very easily, but the UI of the widget cannot be edited other than the text and icon image.
To add custom fields to the scheduling page and import them into Salesforce, you need someone technical that has an understanding of Salesforce Flows to integrate correctly. Fortunately for me, the Calendly staff helped walk me through how to update the flows, and now I am that technical admin.

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Brad Meinen

Marketing Technologist

Qualbe Marketing GroupMarketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees

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I've gladly paid for it for the past 4 years and don't foresee any reason to stop using it.

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Joshua Long

Founder

Bottleneck Breakthrough GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

When I first started at my current company, I used this tool because it was what the rest of the team used. However, since I learned about Calendly, who recently released a feature similar to Assistant.to, I've actually switched to Calendly. Calendly also has the ability to create a scheduling link where someone can choose a time based on the parameters you set. This has proven to be more helpful for certain clients.

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Jared DeLong

Customer Success Manager

KindfulComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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It's much more flexible than ScheduleOnce or TimeTrade, allowing for numerous event types. Plus, it's cheaper than both of them, making it a no-brainer

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Joshua Long

Founder

Bottleneck Breakthrough GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

The app has saved our organization time through less email replies in order to schedule meetings and also not having to review your calendar in a separate before replying.
We're able to onboard accounts more quickly through providing options only for the next three days. This forces customers to schedule their meetings sooner, which helps move our pipeline.
Since we do have some customers who are not technically savvy, it has caused some delays in scheduling for those that do not understand how to use the links provided to the customer by using Assistant.to.

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Jared DeLong

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KindfulComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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