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12 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
A booking page that reads your calendar
YouCanBookMe does the identical job of publishing a booking page from your calendar, with a free tier and paid from $7.20 against Calendly's $10.
Booking pages with no cap on the free plan
Appointlet puts no cap on its free plan and starts paid at $9, an easy swap if Calendly's one-event-type free limit pinches.
Booking pages with a real free tier
Bookafy covers the same booking-page job with a real free tier and paid from $7, cheaper than Calendly's $10 once the one-event-type limit forces a paid plan.
Unlimited bookings on the free plan
Koalendar gives unlimited bookings on its free plan, paid from $7, which is the cap most people meet on a free Calendly account.
Scheduling with a phone number attached
OnceHub adds a phone number to the booking flow, with a free tier and paid from $10, level with Calendly on price.
Booking pages you pay for once
TidyCal sells the same booking page for a one-time $29 rather than a monthly bill, with a free tier to try first.
Scheduling with most of it on the free plan
zcal keeps most of the scheduling features on its free plan with paid at $7, worth a look since Calendly's free tier stops at one event type.
Free appointment booking for a small team
Setmore books appointments free for a small team, paid from $5, aimed at a shop counter rather than a single professional's link.
Open-source scheduling you can host yourself
Cal.com is the open source version of the same booking job, hostable on your own domain, with a free plan and paid from $12.
Booking and payments in one account
Square Appointments bundles the booking calendar with Square's own payment processing, a free tier included and paid from $49 against Calendly's $10, for a business that wants both handled by one company.
Booking for a business with staff
SimplyBook.me from $12 with a free tier is built for a business with staff and services, where Calendly books one person at a time.
Works with Instagram, Facebook
Booking pages with intake forms
Acuity Scheduling leads with intake forms from $16, a better fit for client onboarding than a bare booking link, though it has no free plan.