Cal.com Alternatives: Scheduling Tools
Cal.com alternatives verdict: Stay on Cal.com when a free-forever individual plan with unlimited links and calendars is enough, or when a team can use Teams at $12 per user per month or Organizations at $28 per user per month on the yearly cards (official Cal.com pricing page, checked November 11, 2026). Among paid alternatives fetched the same day, zcal Pro lists $7 per user per month with a 14-day trial, SavvyCal Basic lists $10 per user per month billed annually ($120 per year, or $12 billed monthly), and Calendly Standard lists $10 per seat per month on its yearly billing view after a narrower Free plan (one event type and one calendar). Calendly is covered in depth on our live Cal.com vs Calendly comparison; this page is the wider alternatives shortlist.
Stay on Cal.com if: you want a free individual plan with unlimited links and calendars, a 14-day trial on Teams or Organizations, or Organizations features such as SAML SSO, SCIM and a company subdomain.
Look at an alternative if: you want SavvyCal’s 30-day refund window, zcal’s lower published Pro rate, or you already standardized on Calendly’s help-center ecosystem and only need one event type for free.
- Cal.com: Free forever for 1 user; Teams $12 per user/month yearly (save 25%) with a 14-day trial; Organizations $28; Enterprise custom, annual pricing, talk to sales.
- zcal: Free at $0 per user with unlimited links and calendar accounts; Pro $7 and Business $12 per user per month; 14-day trial, cancel anytime, on the paid cards.
- SavvyCal: Basic $10 per user per month billed annually, Premium $17; 30-day full refund if you cancel within 30 days of starting the subscription (SavvyCal Terms).
By the Unfair Advantage editorial team · Updated November 11, 2026. Method: reading of the official Cal.com pricing page and Cal.com Terms of Service, the official Calendly pricing page (yearly billing view), the official SavvyCal pricing page and SavvyCal Terms of Use, and the official zcal pricing page, all fetched November 11, 2026 (Europe/Paris). We did not open paid accounts or book test meetings. Competitor prices are quoted as text only, with source URLs in the plain-text source list. For plan-by-plan Cal.com maths, see the live Cal.com pricing page and the live Cal.com review.
When should you stay on Cal.com, and when should you switch?
Stay when the official Cal.com Free or yearly Teams/Organizations cards already cover the brief. Switch, or at least price a second tool, when a refund window, a lower published per-user rate, or an existing Calendly workspace is the constraint.
Stay on Cal.com when…
- You are one person and want unlimited links and calendars at $0, labeled free forever.
- A small team needs round-robin, managed and collective links, routing forms and branding removal at $12 per user per month on the yearly Teams card.
- A larger org needs a company subdomain, SAML SSO, SCIM and the compliance marks listed on Organizations at $28 per user per month yearly.
- You already compared Calendly in detail and still prefer Cal.com’s free-plan volume.
Price an alternative when…
- You want a 30-day refund in the vendor’s terms: SavvyCal states a full refund if you cancel within 30 days of starting the subscription.
- You want a published paid rate below Cal.com Teams: zcal Pro lists $7 per user per month.
- You only need one event type and one calendar, which is Calendly’s always-free plan.
- Scheduling is only one module inside a CRM suite — see our live GoHighLevel review for agencies.
What does Cal.com cost on the official cards?
The Cal.com pricing page on November 11, 2026 lists four levels. Teams and Organizations cards are shown with a Yearly label, “Save 25%”, and a 14-day free trial. A comparison table later on the same page repeats “Teams $12 per month/user” and “Organizations $28 per month/user” without repeating the yearly qualifier, so treat $12 and $28 as the figures on the yearly cards and confirm the monthly toggle at checkout.
| Plan | Official price | Highlights listed on the card |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, Free | Free forever, 1 user | Unlimited links and calendars, email and SMS notifications, 100+ app integrations, mobile app, browser extension, payment collection, two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync, 1-click Calendly import |
| Teams | $12 per user/month on the yearly card, save 25%, 14-day trial | 1 team and shared availability, round-robin, managed and collective links, recurring events, remove Cal.com branding, routing forms, booking analytics, custom APIs |
| Organizations | $28 per user/month on the yearly card, save 25%, 14-day trial | Unlimited sub-teams, company subdomain, SAML SSO and SCIM, SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 listed, instant meetings, domain-wide delegation, role-based permissions |
| Enterprise | Custom, “Talk to sales”, annual pricing | Dedicated onboarding and engineering support, SLA, HRIS and directory integrations, priority support, dedicated database |
How does Calendly compare as a Cal.com alternative?
Calendly remains the most-searched alternative, and it is the only one in this shortlist with a dedicated comparison already live on this site. The snapshot below is from the official Calendly pricing page on November 11, 2026, on the “Billed yearly” view (“Save up to 20%”).
| Plan | Official price (yearly view) | Listed limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Always free | One event type, one calendar connection, one-on-one scheduling, customizable booking page, browser extension |
| Standard | $10 /seat/mo, “Save 17%” | Unlimited event types, multiple calendars, automations and reminders; seats are required for users who connect calendars and host meetings, not for invitees |
| Teams | $16 /seat/mo | Seats required for users who connect calendars and create Calendly links |
| Enterprise | Starts at $15k /yr, starts at 50 seats | Advanced admin controls; exact feature grid not restated here |
Calendly Free is narrower than Cal.com Free: one event type and one calendar, versus unlimited links and calendars for one Cal.com user. Standard at $10 per seat is close to Cal.com Teams at $12 per user on the yearly card, but the products are not identical. For the full side-by-side, use the live Cal.com vs Calendly pricing comparison.
How does SavvyCal compare as a Cal.com alternative?
SavvyCal’s official pricing page, fetched November 11, 2026, lists two paid plans and a free way to “kick the tires” before upgrading. Annual billing is described as two months free.
| Plan | Annual billing | Monthly billing |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $10 per user per month, $120 per user per year | $12 per user billed monthly ($144 per year if you stay 12 months) |
| Premium | $17 per user per month, $200 per user per year | $20 per user billed monthly ($240 per year if you stay 12 months) |
Premium is the plan that lists booking on your own domain and “hear from you, not SavvyCal.” Basic already lists unlimited scheduling links, meeting polls, calendar connections, teams, collective, round robin and group modes. SavvyCal Terms of Use state that if you cancel within 30 days of starting your subscription, you are entitled to a full refund of fees paid; after 30 days, a partial or full refund may be offered at SavvyCal’s sole discretion. The pricing FAQ also describes a 25% student discount that can stack with annual billing; that is a limited-eligibility offer, not a standard list price.
How does zcal compare as a Cal.com alternative?
zcal’s official pricing page, fetched November 11, 2026, leads with a free plan at $0 per user per month and paid cards at $7 and $12 per user per month. The page has an annual/monthly toggle; the figures below are the amounts printed on the Pro and Business cards we captured. Confirm the selected billing period at checkout.
| Plan | Official price | Listed highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 per user / month | Unlimited links, unlimited calendar accounts, meeting polls, automated email reminders, group events, conferencing integrations, website embed, email support, no ads |
| Pro | $7 per user / month, 14-day free trial, cancel anytime | Teams, team page, round robin, collective events, remove branding, SMS reminders, file uploads, webhooks, analytics integrations |
| Business | $12 per user / month, 14-day free trial, cancel anytime | Everything in Pro, aimed at businesses operating at scale (see the live card for the remaining Business-only rows) |
zcal’s own comparison table quotes other vendors’ yearly totals; we do not reuse those third-party figures as official Cal.com or Calendly prices. The official Cal.com and Calendly figures in this article come only from those vendors’ own pricing pages.
What does each tool cost for a 5-person team?
The totals below are our arithmetic from the official per-user or per-seat rates, before tax, on the yearly (or printed) view, for five paid seats. Free individual use is noted separately. Checked November 11, 2026.
| Tool and plan | Unit rate used | Our 5-seat yearly arithmetic |
|---|---|---|
| Cal.com Free | $0, 1 user only | Not a 5-seat plan; a 5-person team needs Teams or above |
| Cal.com Teams | $12 per user/month yearly | 5 × $12 × 12 = $720 per year |
| Cal.com Organizations | $28 per user/month yearly | 5 × $28 × 12 = $1,680 per year |
| Calendly Standard | $10 /seat/mo yearly view | 5 × $10 × 12 = $600 per year |
| Calendly Teams | $16 /seat/mo yearly view | 5 × $16 × 12 = $960 per year |
| SavvyCal Basic annual | $120 per user per year | 5 × $120 = $600 per year |
| SavvyCal Premium annual | $200 per user per year | 5 × $200 = $1,000 per year |
| zcal Pro | $7 per user per month as printed | 5 × $7 × 12 = $420 per year, if the printed $7 is the annual-view rate; confirm at checkout |
A lower yearly total is not automatically the better tool. Cal.com Organizations is the only row in this set that lists SAML SSO, SCIM and the SOC 2 / HIPAA / ISO 27001 marks on the public card. Calendly Enterprise’s $15k /yr floor sits well above these five-seat figures and starts at 50 seats.
How do trials and refunds compare?
- Cal.com Terms: except as stated in the agreement or required by law, fees are non-refundable. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled before the renewal date; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period unless mandatory law says otherwise. Free plans and 14-day trials may be changed or ended with reasonable notice; a trial can convert to a paid subscription if you authorized the charge and did not cancel in time.
- SavvyCal Terms: cancel within 30 days of starting the subscription and you are entitled to a full refund of fees paid. After 30 days, any refund is at SavvyCal’s sole discretion.
- zcal pricing page: Pro and Business cards say “14 days free trial, cancel anytime.” We did not fetch a separate zcal terms URL in this pass, so refund rules beyond that card line are not disclosed here.
- Calendly: the pricing page advertises paid plans and a free plan; refund language is not restated from a terms fetch in this article (the /legal/terms-of-use URL we tried returned HTTP 404). Use Calendly’s legal index at calendly.com/legal for the current customer terms.
What pitfalls should buyers watch for?
- Cal.com $12 / $28 qualifier: yearly cards say “Save 25%”; a later table says “per month/user” without repeating yearly. Confirm the monthly rate at checkout.
- Cal.com Free is one user: a five-person team cannot stay on Free.
- Calendly Free is narrow: one event type and one calendar, not a like-for-like with Cal.com Free.
- Calendly Enterprise: starts at $15k per year and 50 seats, so it is not a small-team replacement.
- zcal $7 / $12: an annual/monthly toggle is present; confirm which period is selected.
- Refunds: Cal.com fees are generally non-refundable; SavvyCal offers a 30-day full refund path.
Which scheduling tool should you pick?
| Buyer | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Solo user who wants unlimited links and calendars at $0 | Cal.com Free | Free forever for 1 user, unlimited links and calendars |
| Solo or light user who only needs one event type | Calendly Free, or Cal.com Free | Calendly Free is narrower; Cal.com Free is broader for one user |
| Five-person team, no SSO requirement | Compare Cal.com Teams, Calendly Standard and SavvyCal Basic | Our yearly arithmetic: $720, $600 and $600 before tax |
| Buyer who wants a 30-day refund in the terms | SavvyCal | Full refund if you cancel within 30 days of starting |
| Buyer focused on a lower printed paid rate | zcal Pro, then confirm billing period | $7 per user per month as printed, 14-day trial |
| Org that needs SSO, SCIM and a company subdomain | Cal.com Organizations, or a sales-led Enterprise plan elsewhere | $28 per user/month on the yearly card; Enterprise is custom |
Key takeaways
- Cal.com lists Free forever for one user with unlimited links and calendars, Teams at $12 per user per month and Organizations at $28 per user per month on the yearly cards, both with a 14-day trial and a 25% yearly saving (Cal.com pricing page, November 11, 2026).
- Calendly Free includes one event type and one calendar; Standard is $10 per seat per month and Teams is $16 on the yearly view; Enterprise starts at $15k per year and 50 seats (Calendly pricing page, November 11, 2026).
- SavvyCal Basic is $120 per user per year or $12 per user billed monthly; Premium is $200 or $20; Terms grant a full refund if you cancel within 30 days of starting (SavvyCal pricing and Terms, November 11, 2026).
- zcal lists Free at $0 with unlimited links and calendars, Pro at $7 and Business at $12 per user per month, with a 14-day trial on the paid cards (zcal pricing page, November 11, 2026).
- Cal.com Terms treat fees as non-refundable except as the agreement or law requires (Terms fetched November 11, 2026).
- For a dedicated Calendly duel, use the live Cal.com vs Calendly page rather than this shortlist alone.
Our verdict: Cal.com remains the default when you want a generous free individual plan or an Organizations card with SSO and SCIM on a public price. Price SavvyCal when a 30-day refund matters, zcal when the printed $7 Pro rate is the brief (and the billing period checks out), and Calendly when you already live in that ecosystem or only need one free event type. Confirm yearly versus monthly on every card before you prepay, because several pages mix those views.
FAQ
What are the best Cal.com alternatives?
The alternatives with official prices fetched on November 11, 2026 are Calendly, SavvyCal and zcal. Calendly Standard is $10 per seat per month on the yearly view, SavvyCal Basic is $120 per user per year, and zcal Pro lists $7 per user per month. Stay on Cal.com if you want Free forever for one user or Organizations features at $28 per user per month yearly.
Is Calendly cheaper than Cal.com?
For five paid seats on the yearly views we captured, Calendly Standard is $600 per year and Cal.com Teams is $720 per year, before tax. Cal.com Free is broader than Calendly Free for a single user (unlimited links and calendars versus one event type and one calendar). Confirm monthly versus yearly at checkout (pricing pages, November 11, 2026).
Does Cal.com have a free plan?
Yes. The Individuals plan is labeled free forever for one user, with unlimited links and calendars, email and SMS notifications, 100+ app integrations and other features listed on the official card (Cal.com pricing page, November 11, 2026). A five-person team needs Teams or above.
Which alternative refunds prepaid fees?
SavvyCal Terms say you are entitled to a full refund if you cancel within 30 days of starting your subscription. Cal.com Terms say fees are non-refundable except as the agreement or law requires. zcal’s paid cards say “cancel anytime” during a 14-day trial; a fuller zcal refund policy was not fetched here (November 11, 2026).
How much is Cal.com Teams?
The Teams card lists $12 per user per month with a Yearly label and “Save 25%”, plus a 14-day free trial. A later comparison table on the same page says $12 per month/user without repeating the yearly qualifier, so confirm the monthly toggle at checkout (Cal.com pricing page, November 11, 2026).
Is zcal cheaper than Cal.com for teams?
On the printed Pro rate of $7 per user per month, a five-seat year would be $420 by our arithmetic, versus $720 for Cal.com Teams at $12. zcal’s page has an annual/monthly toggle, so confirm the selected period before you treat $7 as a locked yearly rate (pricing pages, November 11, 2026).
Did Unfair Advantage test these scheduling tools hands-on?
No. We did not open paid accounts or book test meetings. This shortlist uses the official Cal.com, Calendly, SavvyCal and zcal pricing pages, plus Cal.com Terms and SavvyCal Terms, all fetched November 11, 2026 (Europe/Paris).
Sources
Sources are listed as plain URLs, without links, so this page sends no clicks to vendors other than through the disclosed affiliate button. Dates are Europe/Paris verification dates unless a source stamps its own date.
- Cal.com pricing page, https://cal.com/pricing (Free, Teams $12, Organizations $28, Enterprise custom; checked November 11, 2026)
- Cal.com Terms of Service, https://cal.com/terms (non-refundable fees except as stated or required by law; trials and renewal; checked November 11, 2026)
- Calendly pricing page, https://calendly.com/pricing (Free, Standard $10/seat/mo, Teams $16/seat/mo, Enterprise from $15k/yr; yearly view; checked November 11, 2026)
- SavvyCal pricing page, https://savvycal.com/pricing (Basic $10/$12, Premium $17/$20; checked November 11, 2026)
- SavvyCal Terms of Use, https://savvycal.com/terms (30-day full refund; checked November 11, 2026)
- zcal pricing page, https://zcal.co/pricing (Free $0, Pro $7, Business $12, 14-day trial; checked November 11, 2026)