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Switch from Cal.com in 15 minutes
Hosted scheduling with no server to run and no per-seat bill. Round robin and team bookings on a one-time plan, paid bookings on the free plan, and a booking page your clients can use today.
Free plan with no time limit. No card needed. Unlimited event types from day one.
Comparing more than two tools? See Cal.com, TidyCal and six others side by side.
Pick TidyCal if you want round robin and a team page without a per-user bill: Agency Lifetime is $79 once for up to 4 people, and Cal.com Teams is $12 per user a month billed yearly. Stay on Cal.com if you want to self-host or change the code.
Why people switch from Cal.com
Round robin and collective events need Teams
Teams is $12 per user per month billed yearly. Add five people and it is $720 a year.
Removing Cal.com branding needs Teams
Listed as a Teams feature on the pricing page, along with routing forms.
Some people just do not want to think about hosting
Cal.com is open source and self-hostable, which is great if you want that job. TidyCal is hosted only.
Source: cal.com/pricing, checked September 30, 2026. Prices change; check before you buy.
TidyCal vs Cal.com features
Where each feature lives, and what each tool does that the other does not.
| Feature |
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|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Unlimited booking types, paid bookings, packages, subscriptions | 1 user, unlimited event types, Stripe and PayPal payments |
| Session packages and subscriptions | Free plan | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Round robin and collective events | Agency Lifetime and Pro | Teams and up |
| Remove branding | Pro (reduced branding on Lifetime plans) | Teams and up |
| Routing forms | Not offered | Teams and up |
| SSO and sub-teams | Not offered | Organizations |
| Self-hosting and open source | No, hosted only | Yes |
| One-time lifetime plan | Yes, from $29 | No |
Plan names are each company's own. Checked against their public pricing pages in September 2026; features change, so check before you buy.
When Cal.com is the better pick
We would rather you pick the right tool than switch and regret it.
- You want to self-host or change the code. Cal.com is open source. TidyCal is not, and there is no self-hosted version.
- You need SSO, SCIM or sub-teams. Those are on Cal.com Organizations ($28 per user per month billed yearly). TidyCal does not offer them.
- You sync with Salesforce or HubSpot two ways. Cal.com lists two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync on its free plan. TidyCal does not.
Switching in an afternoon
There is no Cal.com importer, so this is a short rebuild rather than a one-click move. Here is the honest version.
Create a free account and connect your calendar
Google, Outlook or iCloud. Busy times are read from every connected calendar so you are never double-booked.
Recreate your event types
Open Cal.com in one tab and TidyCal in another. Name, length, availability, price and intake questions. Most hosts have two to five.
Connect payments and video
Stripe or PayPal for paid bookings. Zoom, Google Meet or Teams links are created automatically on paid plans.
Swap your booking link
Email signature, website, social profiles. Leave Cal.com running until its last booked meeting has happened.
TidyCal vs Cal.com pricing
Both are free for one person. The difference is what happens when you add a teammate.
| TidyCal | Cal.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Unlimited event types, unlimited bookings, paid bookings, recurring and package bookings, your own booking page | 1 user, unlimited event types and calendars, payments |
| One person, paid features | Pro: $8.25/mo billed annually ($99/yr), or $29 one time (Individual Lifetime) | Free covers most of it; team features need Teams |
| Round robin and collective events | Included on Agency Lifetime ($79 once) and Pro | Teams plan, $12/user/mo |
| Team of 5 with round robin | $99/yr on Pro, no seat fees. Agency Lifetime ($79 once) covers up to 4 people | $12 x 5 x 12 = $720/yr on Teams |
| Organization features (SSO, subteams) | Not offered | Organizations plan, $28/user/mo |
| Self-hosting and open source | No, hosted only | Yes |
| Import from the other tool | No Cal.com importer (Calendly importer available) | No TidyCal importer |
Cal.com prices from cal.com/pricing, checked September 2026; Cal.com notes a discount for annual billing. TidyCal prices on the pricing page.
Who moves over from Cal.com
Small teams and agencies
Round robin and collective bookings for the whole team at one flat price. On Pro, adding a person costs nothing.
Coaches and consultants who charge
Packages, recurring sessions, coupons, reviews and a small digital storefront, all attached to the same booking page.
Questions before you switch
Can I import my Cal.com event types into TidyCal?
Not automatically. TidyCal has a one-click importer for Calendly but not for Cal.com, so you recreate your event types by hand. Most hosts have between two and five, and each takes a minute or two: name, length, availability, price and any intake questions. Your existing bookings stay on Cal.com until they happen; new bookings come through TidyCal.
How long does switching from Cal.com to TidyCal take?
About 15 minutes. Create a free account, connect your calendar, recreate your event types, connect Stripe or PayPal if you charge for bookings, and swap the booking link in your signature and website.
Is TidyCal cheaper than Cal.com?
For one person on the free plan they are close: both give you unlimited event types and payments. The gap opens with a team. Cal.com charges $12 per user per month for Teams, which is where round robin and collective events live. TidyCal includes those on the Agency lifetime plan for $79 once, or Pro at $99 a year, with no per-seat fees.
Does TidyCal have round robin and collective bookings?
Yes. Round robin, collective (group) bookings, team booking pages and team member roles are included on the Agency lifetime plan and on Pro. On Cal.com these start at the Teams plan.
Is TidyCal open source or self-hostable like Cal.com?
No. TidyCal is a hosted service run by AppSumo. If you need to self-host or modify the code, Cal.com is the better fit. If you want scheduling that works out of the box with no server to maintain, TidyCal is.
Will my Cal.com booking links keep working?
Yes, until you close your Cal.com account. Update the link in your email signature, website and social profiles to your TidyCal page, and leave Cal.com running until the last booking made there has happened.
Can I keep using my own domain?
Yes, on TidyCal Pro ($12 a month or $99 a year). Custom domains are not on the Free or Lifetime plans.
What does the TidyCal free plan include?
Unlimited bookings, unlimited booking types, paid bookings through Stripe or PayPal, recurring and package bookings, and your own booking page. Zoom, Google Meet and Teams links, group bookings, custom emails and up to 10 calendar connections come with the lifetime and Pro plans.
Coming from Calendly instead? That switch is one click. Also compared: Acuity, Zoho Bookings, SavvyCal.
Good and not so good, on both sides
I make TidyCal, so it's listed first. Each tool below says what it does better than us.
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Best value
Best for: solo pros who charge for their time
- Price
- Free plan. Individual Lifetime is $29 once. Pro is $12 a month or $99 a year.
I built TidyCal for coaches, consultants and tutors who want people to book and pay without a monthly bill. The Free plan has unlimited booking types and takes payment through Stripe or PayPal, with packages, subscriptions and discount codes included. It is not a sales-team router. If you run inbound sales on Salesforce, Calendly is the better pick.
Good
- Unlimited booking types and paid bookings on the Free plan
- Pay once: Individual Lifetime $29, Agency Lifetime $79 for up to 4 people
- Imports Calendly event types, bookings and contacts
Not so good
- Free and Lifetime plans pay a 1% platform fee on Stripe bookings. Pro does not
- No routing forms and no Salesforce
- Text reminders (US and Canada) need Agency Lifetime or Pro
- Automatic Zoom, Meet and Teams links need a Lifetime or Pro plan
- Round robin and a team page need Agency Lifetime or Pro
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Best for: developers who want open source
- Price
- Free for one user. Teams is $12 per user a month, billed yearly.
Open source, and you can host it yourself. The free plan for one person is one of the most generous here: unlimited event types plus Stripe and PayPal payments. Team features are per user, and there are more settings to learn than in simpler tools.
Good
- Self-host it or change the code
- Free plan with unlimited event types and payments
- Two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync on the free plan
Not so good
- Round robin and collective events need Teams
- Removing Cal.com branding needs Teams
- More settings to learn than simpler tools
How we checked
Every competitor price comes from that company's own pricing page, read on September 30, 2026, at the billing period shown next to it. Tools with no published price we could verify carry no dollar figure. The ranking is for a solo pro or small team choosing between TidyCal and Cal.com. Nobody paid to be on this list. TidyCal's prices come straight from the plans we sell, so they match what you will pay, and the 1% platform fee on Stripe bookings is the live rate.
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