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Alternatives to Skedda
20 calendars tools sit alongside Skedda in this directory. Below is what separates each from Skedda 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
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 14
- Skedda starts at
- Free, then $99/month
Why people look past Skedda
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Skedda entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Skedda starts at $99/month. Across the 12 calendars tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $13.5/month.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Skedda publishes 6 tiers, from Free up to $349/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Skedda 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.
Smart scheduling for the modern workforce
- 2 tiers to Skedda's 6.
The calendar app built into every Apple device
Priced and rated the same as Skedda on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The calendar app you'll love to use
- Starts $42.01 a year cheaper, at $56.99/year.
- 3 tiers to Skedda's 6.
Free time tracker for teams
- Starts $99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Skedda's 6.
Free standalone calendar app from Notion, formerly Cron, usable without a paid Notion subscription
- Sold on a Free product, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Skedda's 6.
Simple calendar management and booking
- Starts $99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Skedda's 6.
Every Skedda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skedda (this page) | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 6 | |
| Google CalendarSmart scheduling for the modern workforce | Free | - | 2 | vs Skedda |
| Apple CalendarThe calendar app built into every Apple device | Free | - | - | vs Skedda |
| FantasticalThe calendar app you'll love to use | Free, then $56.99/year | - | 3 | vs Skedda |
| ClockifyFree time tracker for teams | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Skedda |
| Notion Calendar | Free | Free product, no licence fee | 1 | vs Skedda |
| TidyCal | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Skedda |
| Jibble | Free | Freemium | - | vs Skedda |
| SavvyCal | Free, then $12/month | - | 3 | vs Skedda |
| Harvest Forecast | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Skedda |
| BusyCal | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 3 | vs Skedda |
| Kronologic | Free, then $15/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Skedda |
| Cron Calendar | Free, then $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Skedda |
| Microsoft To Do | Free | Free | 1 | vs Skedda |
| Morgen | $15/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Skedda |
| Resource Guru | $5/month | - | 3 | vs Skedda |
| Practice | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Skedda |
| Float | $6/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Skedda |
| Rise Calendar | $16/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Skedda |
| OmniFocus | $99.99/year | - | 3 | vs Skedda |
| Google Tasks | Free | - | - | vs Skedda |
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 Skedda badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Calendar , Free
- Apple Calendar , Free
- Fantastical , Free, then $56.99/year
- Clockify , Free
- Notion Calendar , Free
- TidyCal , Free
- Jibble , Free
- SavvyCal , Free, then $12/month
Cheaper than Skedda (14)
Entry price under Skedda's $99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Fantastical , Free, then $56.99/year
- Clockify , Free
- TidyCal , Free
- SavvyCal , Free, then $12/month
- Harvest Forecast , Free, then $5/month
- BusyCal , Free, then $4.99/month
- Kronologic , Free, then $15/month
- Cron Calendar , Free, then $10/month
What you would be giving up
Skedda is most often brought in for booking desks and meeting rooms in a hybrid workplace, interactive floor plan based space management for offices, scheduling shared studios, courts and community spaces. 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 Skedda is broadly right and the question is cost, the Skedda 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.
Skedda runs on web, ios, android. 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 Skedda alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Skedda?
- 20 other calendars tools are listed in this directory, led by Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Fantastical, Clockify. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Skedda?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Fantastical, Clockify, Notion Calendar.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Skedda?
- Yes. 14 of the alternatives below start under Skedda's $99/month: Fantastical at Free, then $56.99/year, Clockify at Free, TidyCal at Free, SavvyCal at Free, then $12/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Skedda?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Skedda?
- Skedda is most often brought in for booking desks and meeting rooms in a hybrid workplace, interactive floor plan based space management for offices, scheduling shared studios, courts and community spaces. 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 Skedda?
- 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 Skedda 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 Skedda against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Skedda 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 Skedda. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.