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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Calendar

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACalendar (Calendar.com) is a productivity tool from the company of the same name headquartered in Draper that helps users solve calendar problems by helping to save time, be more productive, and focus on the things that matter most.

    $6

    per month

    Calendly

    Score8.7 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
    CalendarCalendly
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $8 ($6)
    per month (billed annually)
    Pro
    $10 ($8)
    per month (billed annually)
    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
    CalendarCalendly
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMonthly billing also available.
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    Community Pulse
    CalendarCalendly
    Considered Both Products
    Calendar, Inc
    Chose Calendar
    I think Calendar is inferior to Calendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendar
    Calendar has some very unique and useful features that other apps and software don’t have for scheduling multiple people and teams. Calendar also is easy to share and use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendar
    The calendar application's user interface is first-rate. It simplifies scheduling, which is a problem that most individuals face on a regular basis. As a result, it challenges the idea that giving a calendar link to someone represents a lack of personalization. You may set up a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendar
    Calendar has a fantastic user interface. It makes scheduling simple, which is something that most I people deal with on a daily basis. It also turns the notion that "sending someone a calendar link is impersonal" on its head. You may schedule a meeting in any of a person's …
    Incentivized
    Calendly
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    63 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    Best Alternatives
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    Google Calendar
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Square Appointments
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Calendar
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Chili Piper
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Calendar
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Doodle
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CalendarCalendly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.3
    (9 ratings)
    9.5
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (32 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CalendarCalendly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Calendar, Inc
    I believe Calendar is the de-facto standard for scheduling and meeting these days. If you want to use it in an enterprise environment, it has a cost per user so I consider it to be a professional tool. If you have a very small business or personal matters, Calendar outside of Workspace is a better option, although it's almost the same tool.
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    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
    Calendar, Inc
    • Makes Scheduling Easy and Better
    • Keeps Calendars organized in one place
    • Analytics of how much time we have spent on it
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    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
    Calendar, Inc
    • The user interface may be made better.
    • Integration with other services might be improved.
    • Occasionally puzzling, but nothing a quick internet search can't sort out.
    Incentivized
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    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
    Calendar, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Calendar, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Calendar, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Calendar, Inc
    Better User interface. Everything you need to manage your appointments is here, on a site with modern design and full support for collaboration. You can also connect Calendar to your other favorite apps. For both personal as well as professional
    Incentivized
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    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
    Calendar, Inc
    • Minimized wasted time on arranging meeting schedules back & forth
    • Given structure to the meeting formats and how to distribute them
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    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