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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Calendly

    Score8.6 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

    Pepper Cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Pepper Cloud CRM is a cloud-based customer relationship management software solution for SMBs that use WhatsApp, that when integrated adds lead management capabilities, scheduled messaging, and other outreach features.N/A
    Pricing
    CalendlyPepper Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $10
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Teams
    $16
    per month (billed annually) per seat
    Enterprise
    Starts at $15k
    per year
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CalendlyPepper Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsMonthly billing also available.—
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    Community Pulse
    CalendlyPepper Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Calendly
    No answer on this topic
    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    63 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CalendlyPepper Cloud
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Calendly and Pepper Cloud
    Feature
    Calendly
    -
    Ratings
    Pepper Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Doodle
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CalendlyPepper Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (90 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (32 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CalendlyPepper Cloud
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    I use to interact with many clients on a daily basis on different platforms like WhatsApp, facebook, gmail, Outlook, etc. In that term Pepper Cloud helped me alot as I dont need to keep eyes on different platforms now. I can manage everything from CRM dashboard itself. Also it's mobile app make it more convenient to use
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    • I particularly liked it's WhatsApp and other message channel integrations. It's makes it easy to handle conversations from single platform.
    • It's AI powered features like chatbot, task automation, etc very handy tools.
    • Multiple easy customization options
    • Works well with other programs seamlessly. Also, it should open API.
    • Provide 24*7 support.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    • Data and file storage is low
    • Limited email templates
    • The UI/Ux of reporting feature is bit old dated
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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
    Incentivized
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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
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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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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    Because it made me day to day work easy. I don't need to look after multiple apps to keep track of client's requirements. Everything can we handled from its dashboard only.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    The provide 24*7 support on multiple channels like email, phone, WhatsApp, etc.
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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?
    Incentivized
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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    Their unique capabilities includes omnichannel CRM at reasonable prices.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pepper Cloud AI WhatsApp CRM
    • Being a social CRM, it provided a unified platfrom for managing multiple conversations at place.
    • It's integration capabilities makes it good option
    • Helped us to provide omnichannel support to our clients. We can now provide support to our clients via voice/video calls, email, social media, whatsapp, etc.
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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

    Pepper Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of AI-powered Sales CRM SoftwareScreenshot of Opportunity Management DashboardScreenshot of CRM integrations