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Calendly

Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth

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Overview

What Calendly does

Calendly is a scheduling automation platform that eliminates the back-and-forth of scheduling. It integrates with your calendar to automatically check availability and let invitees pick a time that works for everyone.

What people use it for

  • Sales meetings
  • Interview scheduling
  • Customer calls
  • Office hours
  • Webinar registration

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The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Calendly.

  • The free plan allows one event type and one calendar connection, so it cannot handle different meeting formats
  • Automated reminders and multiple calendars need Standard at $10 per seat per month
  • Round-robin routing, lead qualification and Salesforce integration require Teams at $16 per seat per month
  • SAML single sign-on, audit logs and domain control are Enterprise only, starting at $15,000 a year
  • Advertised prices are the annual rates

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What people choose instead of Calendly

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    10to8

    10to8: Cloud-based appointment scheduling focused on automated reminders and confirmations, competes on reminder automation where Calendly focuses on integrations.

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    YouCanBook.me

    YouCanBook.me: DIY appointment scheduling with no setup fee, appeals to same small business and solopreneur segment as Calendly's free tier.

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    Calendly    vs
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    Google Calendar

    Google Calendar: While not a dedicated scheduling tool, Google Calendar competes for the same use case of free calendar management and availability sharing.

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    Calendly    vs
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    Motion

    Motion: AI-powered calendar assistant that automates scheduling and time blocking, positioning as an alternative for teams wanting smarter availability management.

Pricing

What Calendly costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • 1 event type
  • 1 calendar connection
  • Basic confirmation email
  • Video conferencing
  • Booking page customization
  • Mobile apps

Standard

$10 /mo

  • Unlimited event types
  • Multiple calendars (up to 6)
  • Integrations with HubSpot, Mailchimp, Stripe, PayPal
  • Zapier and webhooks
  • Automated reminders
  • 24/7 chat support

Teams

$16 /mo

  • All Standard features
  • Salesforce integration
  • Round-robin meetings
  • Lead qualification and routing
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)

Enterprise

$15,000 /yr

  • All Teams features
  • Salesforce routing lookup
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • SAML/SSO
  • Domain control
  • Audit logs

Capabilities

Features

  • Calendar sync

    Calendar sync capability

  • Automated scheduling

    Automated scheduling capability

  • Custom availability

    Custom availability capability

  • Time zone detection

    Time zone detection capability

  • Reminder emails

    Reminder emails capability

  • Buffer time

    Buffer time capability

  • Meeting polls

    Meeting polls capability

  • Embed on website

    Embed on website capability

  • Google Calendar

    Integration with Google Calendar

  • Outlook

    Integration with Outlook

  • Office 365

    Integration with Office 365

  • Zoom

    Integration with Zoom

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

Does the free tier include automatic reminders?

No. The free plan only includes a basic confirmation email when someone books. Automated reminder workflows, SMS reminders, and follow-up sequences require the Standard plan ($10/month or higher).

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Can I offer multiple meeting types on the free plan?

Only one event type can be active at a time. You can create multiple event types, but only one booking link works simultaneously. Switching between different meeting lengths requires manually activating another event type.

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Does Calendly work with Apple Calendar and iCloud?

No longer for new users. As of August 20, 2024, new users cannot connect iCloud or Apple Calendar. Existing connections continue to work, but Calendly ended support for new Apple Calendar integrations citing Apple's security changes.

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What platforms can I use Calendly on?

Calendly is available on Web, iOS, and Android. Browser extensions are available for Safari. There are no dedicated Windows or Mac desktop applications.

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What does the Standard plan ($10/month) add over free?

Unlimited event types, multiple calendar connections (up to 6), integrations with HubSpot, Mailchimp, Salesforce, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, and webhooks, plus automated reminders and email sequences.

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Behind it

Who makes Calendly

Company
Calendly LLC
Based in
Atlanta, GA
Founders
Tope Awotona

Timeline

Calendly over time

  1. Milestone2021-01-01

    Calendly reaches unicorn status with 3 billion USD valuation

    Source
  2. Funding2021-01-01$350m

    Series B funding of 350 million USD led by OpenView

    Source
  3. Funding2013-10-01$550,000

    Seed funding of 550000 USD

    Source
  4. Founded2013-01-01

    Calendly founded by Tope Awotona

    Source
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