Cal Vs Calendly
is there any reason to prefer one over the other? Have you used both or either?
My needs are simple. I want to be able to add two accounts and let someone put a meeting on my calendar from a link. I think both cover the use case -- which should I use?
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@Cal.com has a more generous free plan, is open-source, and is bootstrapped. Those 3 make it my pick!
@steveb Solid reasons.
Tab Slayer
also just realized cal is totally free for my usecase, vs 10/mo on calendly to support multiple calendars. seems like basically a no brainer..
cal.com because your need are simple —now.
But your usage will evolve over the years, and I personally found cal.com more flexible.
Croct
We had this discussion at Croct several months ago, and it was the exact same use case. I was personally/manually using Calendly, and we decided to move forward with cal.com for the new website. We're absolutely happy with our decision :)
kickSaas
Gotta say Cal.com is great. I prefer it over calendly since it has a more generous free plan. That and I can add as many calendars as I want. Makes sharing my availability much easier
minimalist phone: creating folders
As @steveb mentioned his 3 reasons, I am also for these arguments + Cal has more UX/UI friendly environment so it has always been easier to me to create schedule, set prices for a call etc.
Cal offers more value in its base plan (advanced customization and features as used by technical users) and Calendly is cheaper initially but scales up in cost (more user friendly + most app compatible).
Cal.com because one of their older hero images said this:
"Book me and I will never give you up. Cal will never let you down. Open Source will never run around and desert you."
If that's not the best way to get Rick Rolled, I don't know what is!
Tab Slayer
Just to put a bow on this i went with cal.com.
main reasons were 1. the price, 2. i liked the ui that the "meeting requester" got to see. 3. it seems less corporate or something :)
thanks for the thoughtful replies all.
Thanks for the tips! I’ve been using Calendly for years, but now that I can set up multiple events in Cal, I think I’ve got to give it a shot.
Product Hunt
Going against the grain here but I'm a huge fan of @SavvyCal and was a paying customer for a while. I made the switch to @Cal.com when they supported Web3/Blockchain interactions and I really like that it's open-source, free, and has a ton of integrations.
I think it really depends what you're going for, my favorite feature of SavvyCal was the calendar overlay, I could sync all my calendars and visually see my slots. This also let the person booking overlay their calendar to see which slot would be best for them.
I haven't used it in a while but would love to hear @derrickreimer's thoughts on this discussion and what SavvyCal has been up to.
Since no one mentioned it: Vanilla Google Calendar has appointment booking built in now as well.