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Calendly vs TidyCal

Priced at four team sizes, the features checked against both pricing pages.

Take Calendly if you want the one everybody knows, a free plan that works and booking sales calls. Take TidyCal if you want a free plan that works, one price for the whole team and the least to set up. TidyCal is cheaper at every size we price.

What each one actually costs

The real monthly figure at four team sizes with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.

CalendlyTidyCalDifference
1 users$0$0level
2 users$24$12$12
5 users$60$12$48
10 users$120$12$108

What is actually different

  • Calendly lists embedding on your site, intake questions at booking, a mobile app, routing forms and follow-up workflows where TidyCal does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
  • TidyCal lists SMS reminders where Calendly does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.

No verdict from me yet

I have not used Calendly or TidyCal on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.

Before you sign up to either

CalendlyTidyCal
Free trial14 daysNone published
Free planNoneNone
ContractMonthly or annual per seat; Enterprise is annual onlyFree forever, one-time Lifetime via AppSumo (60-day refund), or Pro monthly or annual; cancel any time and keep Free or any Lifetime plan
Payment feeNone on topNone on top

Reading further

The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.

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Questions people ask about these two

Is Calendly or TidyCal cheaper?

TidyCal is cheaper at every size we price.

How much does Calendly cost a month?

Calendly is free at 1 user, $24 a month at 2 users and $120 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.

How much does TidyCal cost a month?

TidyCal is free at 1 user, $12 a month at 2 users and $12 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.

Does Calendly or TidyCal have a free trial?

Calendly publishes a 14-day free trial and a Free plan at $0. TidyCal has a Free plan at $0.

Make a third option? If you make scheduling and appointment booking tools and it is missing from this list, ask to be shortlisted. Listings are free and cannot be bought.

Neither, or not sure?

A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 6 questions about what people book with you and how many calendars there are, and gives you four picks priced at your own team size, from all 17.

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