Scheduling & Booking · head to head
Cal.com vs Planday
Planday
Scheduling & Booking
Danish workforce scheduling and shift management software for shift-based businesses
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- On request
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The short version
- Only Cal.com has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Cal.com free plan limited to single user only; Planday the Starter plan requires a minimum of 5 users, so single-location businesses with fewer staff cannot use the lowest published tier
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cal.com and Planday actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Scheduling & Booking).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Cal.com
- Custom booking pages
- Team scheduling
- Collective scheduling
- Routing forms
- Webhooks
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Zoom
Only in Planday
Nothing recorded that Cal.com does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cal.com
- Schedule meetings and manage availabilitynot Planday
- Accept payments via Stripe and PayPalnot Planday
- Integrate with Salesforce and HubSpotnot Planday
Planday
No use cases recorded yet. See the Planday review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cal.com
- Free plan limited to single user only
- Free plan restricted to 1 user account
- Teams plan requires yearly billing at $12/user/month
- Organizations plan requires yearly billing at $28/user/month
- Free plan lacks team collaboration features
Planday
- The Starter plan requires a minimum of 5 users, so single-location businesses with fewer staff cannot use the lowest published tier
- Per-user prices for Starter and Plus are not shown on the pricing page itself; only a from GBP 2.99 headline figure is given without stating which plan it applies to, and the Pro tier is priced only by custom quote for larger organisations
Pricing, plan by plan
Cal.com
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cal.com review.
Planday
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Planday review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cal.com if
- You need custom booking pages.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension.
- You also want team scheduling.
Choose Planday if
Nothing in the data separates Planday from Cal.com on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Cal.com or Planday better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cal.com starts at Free and Planday at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cal.com or Planday?
- Cal.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cal.com and On request for Planday.
- Does Cal.com or Planday run on more platforms?
- Cal.com runs on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension. Planday runs on Web.
- Can I use Cal.com for free?
- Yes. Cal.com has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Planday starts at On request.
- What is Cal.com best used for?
- Cal.com is most often used for schedule meetings and manage availability, accept payments via stripe and paypal, integrate with salesforce and hubspot. Of those, schedule meetings and manage availability and accept payments via stripe and paypal are not what Planday is typically brought in for.
- What can Cal.com do that Planday cannot?
- Cal.com covers Custom booking pages, Team scheduling, Collective scheduling, Routing forms.
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