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Alternatives to Calm
2 software tools sit alongside Calm in this directory. Below is what separates each from Calm on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 2
- With a free tier
- 0
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Calm starts at
- Free, then $12.99/month
Why people look past Calm
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Calm entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Calm publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $99.99/year. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Calm pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Meditation and mindfulness made simple
- No free tier, where Calm has one.
- 3 tiers to Calm's 4.
Scientifically-designed music to enhance focus and productivity
- No free tier, where Calm has one.
- Starts $2 a month dearer, at $14.99/month.
Every Calm alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calm (this page) | Free, then $12.99/month | - | 4 | |
| HeadspaceMeditation app with structured courses and animated teaching videos, strongest for complete beginners learning meditation fundamentals | $12.99/month | - | 3 | vs Calm |
| Brain.fmFocuses on productivity and focus through science-backed audio sessions, emphasizing functional music and binaural beats | $14.99/month | Subscription | - | vs Calm |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Calm badges page.
What you would be giving up
Calm is most often brought in for workout tracking, nutrition management, health monitoring, fitness coaching, wellness improvement. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Calm is broadly right and the question is cost, the Calm pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
Calm runs on ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Calm alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Calm?
- 2 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Headspace, Brain.fm. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Calm?
- None of the software tools listed alongside Calm publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Calm?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Calm?
- Calm is most often brought in for workout tracking, nutrition management, health monitoring, fitness coaching, wellness improvement. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Calm?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Calm alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Calm against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Calm covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 2 tools beside Calm. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.