Free alternatives to Calendly

Unlimited solo event types, calendars and bookings, with payments and notifications; team routing costs money.

Versus paying: Cal.com's broader, more technical product is less turnkey, and team routing, collective scheduling, and organization controls remain paid.

Setup: Hosted signup, or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL for self-hosting

Watch for: The hosted product is straightforward, but self-hosting requires Docker, PostgreSQL, environment secrets, email delivery, OAuth credentials, a domain, and upgrades.

One bare appointment page inside the calendar you already use; reminders, payments and polish are paid.

Versus paying: A personal Google account gets only one booking page and lacks Calendly's paid reminders, payment collection, screening forms, and automation integrations.

Setup: Use the appointment-schedule feature inside Google Calendar

Unlimited booking pages and two calendar connections; payments, forms, reminders and team routing are paid.

Versus paying: Payments, intake forms, automated reminders, group events, and team routing are paid, so the free product stops at uncomplicated one-to-one scheduling.

Setup: Hosted signup and calendar connection

Watch for: The first setup step is granting calendar OAuth access; paid-only forms, reminders, payments, and team features appear quickly once the booking flow becomes more than basic.

Unlimited one-person booking types and paid bookings on one calendar; group meetings and fancy emails cost extra.

Versus paying: The free plan connects only one calendar and withholds group meetings, custom emails, automatic video links, and analytics.

Setup: Hosted signup and one calendar connection

Watch for: Connecting the calendar is easy, but the free account is limited to one calendar and omits several workflow customizations.

One booking page, but it keeps forms, payments, confirmations, polls and the calendar-overlay trick.

Versus paying: The free account is limited to one booking page and one connected calendar, so separate meeting types or calendars quickly force an upgrade.

Setup: Hosted signup and one calendar connection

Watch for: The setup itself is clean; the obstacle is structural rather than technical, one booking page and one connected calendar.

Unlimited links and calendars, custom questions, email reminders and Stripe payments; teams are paid and zcal takes 3%.

Versus paying: Team and routing features are paid, and free-plan Stripe payments lose an additional 3% to zcal.

Setup: Hosted signup and calendar connection

Watch for: Calendar OAuth is straightforward, but accepting Stripe payments on the free plan adds zcal's 3% commission.

A real one-person booking desk with forms, reminders and two-way sync; staff and payment plumbing cost extra.

Versus paying: The free plan is limited to one user and leaves payment integrations, team scheduling, and advanced workflow customization to paid tiers.

Setup: Hosted signup and calendar connection

Watch for: A Zoho account and calendar connection are easy; configuring services, time zones, and notification rules is the first non-trivial step.