Calendly Alternatives: Scheduling With Routing or Without Cost
Cal.com lists unlimited event types free; stay with Calendly for easy setupFree plan and trial draws 22 negative mentions of Calendly. Among Calendly alternatives, Cal.com lists unlimited event types and calendars on its Free plan, read on Sep 28, 2026; the site holds no fact that answers customization, stability or price level.
Most-raised drawback: Free plan and trial (22 negative mentions)
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Pick one: the alternative that answers it lights up below · counts are negative mentionsCounts are negative mentions as of Sep 2026: free plan and trial draws 22, customization 11, stability 10 and price level 9. Read the full Calendly review
Cal.com lists unlimited event types and calendars on its Free plan, read on Sep 28, 2026; Calendly Free lists 1 event type and 1 calendar connection, read on Sep 28, 2026. See it next to Calendly
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Calendly alternatives in three sentences
Calendly scores 7.3 on 89 tagged reviews. Free plan and trial draws 22 negative mentions, customization 11, stability 10 and price level 9. Cal.com answers the free-plan point with a published fact; the other alternatives below are presented by what they list.
Four alternatives to Calendly
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How we score
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- Lists chat qualification and instant call connect from forms, read on Sep 28, 2026
- Learning curve draws 6 negative mentions in its reviews
- Lists scheduling links and in-email booking next to email sequences, read on Sep 29, 2026
- Feature range draws 20 negative mentions in its reviews
- Free plan lists unlimited event types and calendars, read on Sep 28, 2026
- Email support, hours not stated; Calendly lists 24/7 chat and email
- Lists a meeting scheduler next to deal pipelines and forecasting, read on Sep 28, 2026
- Feature range draws 437 negative mentions in its reviews
Tools we score in engagement & crm. Where one answers a reason to leave, the route names the highest-scored that does; Customization, Stability and Price level have none. Every card names where the tool is weaker: an alternative without a weakness is an advert.
What you'd trade
Pick an alternative. The shape shows where it scores higher or lower than Calendly; the table has every line.
Calendly vs Chili Piperevery alternative
Chili Piper scores 8.2 on 32 tagged reviews. It lists Salesforce routing of any object, read on Sep 28, 2026.
Mixmax scores 7.7 on 13 tagged reviews. It lists round-robin scheduling for a team, read on Sep 29, 2026.
Cal.com lists two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync on Individuals, and round-robin scheduling on Teams, read on Sep 28, 2026.
HubSpot scores 7.3 on 85 tagged reviews. It lists a Free plan for up to 2 users, read on Oct 12, 2026.
Read between Sep 28 and Oct 12, 2026: Calendly, Cal.com and Mixmax list a Free plan; HubSpot lists a Free plan for up to 2 users; Chili Piper Routing & Scheduling starts at $1,250 a month, billed annually.
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Chili Piper | Mixmax | Cal.com | HubSpot |
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| Our score | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6* | 7.3 | |
| Price and plan | ||||||
| Entry price | $12 /seat /mo | $12 /seat /mo (billing period not stated) | $34 /seat /mo | $12 /seat /mo (billing period not stated) | From $7 /seat /mo (billing period not stated) | |
| Free plan | Free plan | No free plan stated | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan | |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | No free trial stated | 14-day free trial | 14-day free trial | 14-day free trial | |
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| Ease of setup | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.0* | 6.8 | |
| Feature depth | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2* | 7.9 | |
| Value for money | 6.1 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.7* | 7.5 | |
| Support quality | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.3* | 8.3 | |
| Fit | ||||||
| Native integrations | HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp | Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo | HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack | Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier | Gmail, Outlook, Aircall | |
| Support channels | Chat and email | Chat and email | Email and chat (Starter+), phone (Pro+) | |||
| Main strength | Round-robin and group scheduling | Web form routing and scheduling | Email sequences, tracking and scheduling | Scheduling with built-in video conferencing | Pipelines, forecasting and multichannel sequences | |
Same five-dimension grid for every tool; the fifth dimension changes with the category and stays out of this table. Prices and integrations read on each vendor's public pages between Sep 28 and Oct 12, 2026. * Under 10 tagged reviews: the score is weighted toward the site average; with none, it comes from the averages of the tools we score. Some of these prices have not been read again for 6 months. Check the vendors' pages before you buy.
Should you actually switch?
Sometimes the problem is passing, or the move costs more than it fixes. What the reviews say about staying, then what the move involves, step by step.
36 favourable mentions of ease of use and 4 negative; 39 of the 57 tagged reviews that discuss setup read as favourable.
36 favourable mentions31 favourable mentions of integrations and 2 negative.
31 favourable mentions17 favourable mentions of automation and 1 negative.
17 favourable mentionsWhat the reviews say about leaving Calendly
Calendly, Cal.com and Mixmax list a Free plan
Calendly Free lists 1 event type and 1 calendar connection, read on Sep 28, 2026. Cal.com Individuals lists unlimited event types and calendars, read on Sep 28, 2026, and Mixmax Free lists 50 activated recipients a month, read on Sep 29, 2026.
Cal.com Teams is $12 per user a month, billing period not stated, and Chili Piper Routing & Scheduling starts at $1,250 a month, billed annually, read on Oct 5, 2026. Each vendor sets its own unit, so the two figures do not compare.
Chili Piper and Calendly list lead routing and round-robin
Chili Piper lists web form routing, round-robin lead distribution and automated chat qualification, read on Sep 28, 2026. Calendly lists round-robin and multi-person meeting types and routing forms, read on Sep 28, 2026.
Cal.com and Mixmax list round-robin scheduling, and HubSpot lists a meeting scheduler, read between Sep 28 and Sep 29, 2026.
Refund terms differ, and Mixmax reviews cases one by one
Calendly lists payments as generally non-refundable, read on Oct 5, 2026. Mixmax lists refunds reviewed case by case and no partial refunds on annual plans, read on Sep 29, 2026.
Cal.com lists fees as non-refundable except where required by law, and Chili Piper lists fees paid as non-refundable with stated exceptions, read on Sep 28, 2026.
Before you switch
Among Calendly alternatives free to start, Cal.com lists unlimited event types and calendars on its Free plan, read on Sep 28, 2026. Calendly Free lists 1 event type, and free plan and trial draws 22 negative mentions of Calendly.
Chili Piper lists web form routing and round-robin lead distribution, and Calendly lists routing forms on Teams, read on Sep 28, 2026. The site does not rank the two on routing quality.
Calendly lists Salesforce as a native integration and round-robin scheduling on Teams, read on Sep 28, 2026. Enterprise lists routing with a Salesforce lookup, read on Sep 28, 2026.
Round-robin scheduling hands each booking to the next teammate in turn. Calendly lists it on Teams, Cal.com on Teams and Mixmax for a team, read between Sep 28 and Sep 29, 2026; the site does not rule on who needs it.
The site holds no self-hosting or open-source fact for Calendly or the alternatives listed. Cal.com lists a public API, read on Oct 5, 2026, and the site holds no fact on a Google Calendly alternative.
Teams is $16 per seat a month, billed annually, and $20 per seat a month, billed monthly, read on Sep 28, 2026. Standard is $10 per seat a month, billed annually. Price level draws 9 negative mentions.
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