Koalendar vs TidyCal Comparison 2026
Koalendar's Pro plan is $6.99 a seat a month billed annually, a recurring cost that reaches $167.76 over two years. TidyCal's Individual Lifetime is $29 once, through AppSumo, with no recurring charge after that at all. Both give away unlimited bookings and booking types for free, so the real question is whether Koalendar's payment collection and reminders are worth paying every month for, against TidyCal's one-time fee that stops costing anything after about four months.
At a glance
- Koalendar starts cheaper, at $6.99.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Koalendar | TidyCal | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $6.99 | From $29 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | One-time purchase |
| Free trial (they differ) | 7 days | None |
| API |
Koalendar
Unlimited bookings on the free plan
Koalendar gives away the thing most booking tools meter, which is the number of appointments, and puts its paid features around payments, reminders and team routing instead. Two calendar syncs and an embeddable booking page come at no cost with no time limit. Paying adds Stripe checkout at the point of booking, custom reminders and the removal of Koalendar's branding. It is a booking link rather than a practice management system, and anybody wanting intake forms and client records will outgrow it.
Our note
Upgrade for the payments rather than for the branding, because collecting at the moment of booking is what stops no-shows and the logo bothers you more than it bothers your clients. Two calendar syncs is enough for one person and immediately not enough for anybody juggling a work and a personal calendar plus a shared one.
TidyCal
Booking pages you pay for once
TidyCal does what Calendly does for a single payment instead of a subscription, which over two years is the difference between $29 and several hundred. Paid bookings, recurring meetings and a free plan with unlimited booking types are all in. Polish is thinner and the integrations list is shorter, which is what you are trading for the price.
Why people weigh these two
- TidyCal instead of Koalendar
- TidyCal charges once instead of every month, a flat $29 rather than an ongoing $6.99, worth it for anyone who plans to keep booking for years.
- Koalendar instead of TidyCal
- Koalendar also keeps bookings unlimited on its free plan, then charges $6.99 a month rather than TidyCal's single one-time payment.
Which one should you pick
Choose Koalendar if the ongoing cost of custom email and SMS reminders, round robin scheduling and unlimited calendar syncs is worth $6.99 a seat every month indefinitely. The free plan already covers unlimited bookings and two calendar syncs, so the paid tier is specifically for team routing and reminders.
Choose TidyCal if paying once and never again appeals, since $29 through AppSumo covers meeting links, group bookings and 10 calendar connections for good. Over two years that is a fraction of Koalendar's recurring cost, though a 1 percent platform fee applies to paid bookings on top of Stripe's own processing fee.
Common questions
- Which one is cheaper over time?
- TidyCal, dramatically: $29 once against Koalendar's $6.99 a month, which is $167.76 over two years. TidyCal's lifetime fee pays for itself against Koalendar's subscription in about four months and costs nothing after that.
- Do both free plans allow unlimited bookings?
- Yes. Koalendar's free plan covers unlimited bookings and scheduling links with no time limit, and TidyCal's free plan is also unusually complete, with unlimited bookings, unlimited booking types and even paid bookings included.
- Does TidyCal charge anything on paid bookings?
- Yes, a 1 percent platform fee on top of Stripe's own processing fee, even on the free plan. Koalendar's listing does not mention an equivalent platform fee on payments collected through Pro.
- Is there a subscription option on TidyCal instead of the lifetime deal?
- Yes, a Pro subscription at $12 a month for a custom domain and no branding, for anybody who would rather not pay $29 upfront. Koalendar only offers its Pro tier as a recurring monthly or annual subscription, with no lifetime option.
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