Calendars · alternatives
Alternatives to Rise Calendar
20 calendars tools sit alongside Rise Calendar in this directory. Below is what separates each from Rise Calendar on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 11
- Rise Calendar starts at
- $16/year
Why people look past Rise Calendar
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Rise Calendar entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Rise Calendar starts at $16/year. Across the 12 calendars tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $13.5/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Rise Calendar carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 15 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Rise Calendar publishes a single plan, Annual at $16/year. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
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.
Smart scheduling for the modern workforce
- Can be used without paying; Rise Calendar cannot.
- 2 tiers to Rise Calendar's 1.
The calendar app you'll love to use
- Can be used without paying; Rise Calendar cannot.
- Starts $40.99 a year dearer, at $56.99/year.
- 3 tiers to Rise Calendar's 1.
Free standalone calendar app from Notion, formerly Cron, usable without a paid Notion subscription
- Can be used without paying; Rise Calendar cannot.
- Sold on a Free product, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
Simple calendar management and booking
- Can be used without paying; Rise Calendar cannot.
- Starts $16 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Rise Calendar's 1.
Free time clock and time tracking app
- Can be used without paying; Rise Calendar cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Scheduling that puts your recipients first
- Can be used without paying; Rise Calendar cannot.
- Starts $4 a month cheaper, at $12/month.
- 3 tiers to Rise Calendar's 1.
Every Rise Calendar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Calendar (this page) | $16/year | Subscription | 1 | |
| Google CalendarCloud-based calendar with strong integrations, free tier, and native Google Workspace integration | Free | - | 2 | vs Rise Calendar |
| FantasticalNatural language calendar parsing with elegant UI for macOS and iOS | Free, then $56.99/year | - | 3 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Notion Calendar | Free | Free product, no licence fee | 1 | vs Rise Calendar |
| TidyCal | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Jibble | Free | Freemium | - | vs Rise Calendar |
| SavvyCal | Free, then $12/month | - | 3 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Skedda | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 6 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Apple Calendar | Free | - | - | vs Rise Calendar |
| Clockify | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Harvest Forecast | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Rise Calendar |
| BusyCal | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 3 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Kronologic | Free, then $15/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Cron Calendar | Free, then $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Microsoft To Do | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Morgen | $15/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Resource Guru | $5/month | - | 3 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Practice | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Float | $6/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Rise Calendar |
| OmniFocus | $99.99/year | - | 3 | vs Rise Calendar |
| Google Tasks | Free | - | - | vs Rise Calendar |
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 Rise Calendar badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Calendar , Free
- Fantastical , Free, then $56.99/year
- Notion Calendar , Free
- TidyCal , Free
- Jibble , Free
- SavvyCal , Free, then $12/month
- Skedda , Free, then $99/month
- Apple Calendar , Free
Cheaper than Rise Calendar (11)
Entry price under Rise Calendar's $16/year. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- TidyCal , Free
- SavvyCal , Free, then $12/month
- Clockify , Free
- Harvest Forecast , Free, then $5/month
- BusyCal , Free, then $4.99/month
- Kronologic , Free, then $15/month
- Cron Calendar , Free, then $10/month
- Microsoft To Do , Free
What you would be giving up
Rise Calendar is most often brought in for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management, team coordination. 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 Rise Calendar is broadly right and the question is cost, the Rise Calendar pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Calendars category lists everything the directory holds, and best calendars tools ranks them.
Rise Calendar runs on ios, android, macos, windows. 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 Rise Calendar alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Rise Calendar?
- 20 other calendars tools are listed in this directory, led by Google Calendar, Fantastical, Notion Calendar, TidyCal. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Rise Calendar?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Calendar, Fantastical, Notion Calendar, TidyCal, Jibble.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Rise Calendar?
- Yes. 11 of the alternatives below start under Rise Calendar's $16/year: TidyCal at Free, SavvyCal at Free, then $12/month, Clockify at Free, Harvest Forecast at Free, then $5/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Rise Calendar?
- On the figures on record, 3 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Rise Calendar?
- Rise Calendar is most often brought in for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management, team coordination. 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 Rise Calendar?
- None of the calendars 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 Rise Calendar alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Calendars, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Rise Calendar against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Rise Calendar 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 calendars tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Calendars category, 20 tools beside Rise Calendar. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.