Software · head to head
Planday vs Cal.com
Planday
Software
Danish workforce scheduling and shift management software for shift-based businesses
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Cal.com has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Planday the Starter plan requires a minimum of 5 users, so single-location businesses with fewer staff cannot use the lowest published tier; Cal.com free plan limited to single user only
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Planday and Cal.com actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Planday
Nothing recorded that Cal.com does not also cover.
Only in Cal.com
- Custom booking pages
- Team scheduling
- Collective scheduling
- Routing forms
- Webhooks
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Zoom
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Planday
No use cases recorded yet. See the Planday review.
Cal.com
- Schedule meetings and manage availabilitynot Planday
- Accept payments via Stripe and PayPalnot Planday
- Integrate with Salesforce and HubSpotnot Planday
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Planday
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Planday review.
Cal.com
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cal.com review.
Which should you pick?
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.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Planday or Cal.com better?
- Neither clearly leads. Planday starts at On request and Cal.com at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Planday or Cal.com?
- Cal.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Planday and Free for Cal.com.
- Does Planday or Cal.com run on more platforms?
- Planday runs on Web. Cal.com runs on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension.
- 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 can Planday do that Cal.com cannot?
- Cal.com covers Custom booking pages, Team scheduling, Collective scheduling, Routing forms.