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Best Cal.com Alternatives

50 tools that can replace or complement Cal.com

Pricing Comparison

Tool Free Plan Starting Price Rating
Cal.com ✓ Yes Free / $12+ ★ 4.4
Zapier ✓ Yes Free / $19.99+ ★ 4.5
Make ✓ Yes Free / $10.59+ ★ 4.5
n8n ✓ Yes Free / $24+ ★ 4.6
Copy.ai ✓ Yes Free / $49+ ★ 4.2
Calendly ✓ Yes Free / $12+ ★ 4.6
Motion ✗ No $12+ ★ 4.3
Retool ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.5
Mailchimp ✓ Yes Free / $13+ ★ 4.3
Kit (ConvertKit) ✓ Yes Free / $25+ ★ 4.5
IFTTT ✓ Yes Free / $3.49+ ★ 4.2
Reclaim.ai ✓ Yes Free / $8+ ★ 4.4
SavvyCal ✓ Yes Free / $12+ ★ 4.6
Acuity Scheduling ✗ No $20+ ★ 4.4
Doodle ✓ Yes Free / $6.95+ ★ 4.2
Notion Calendar ✓ Yes Free ★ 4.4
ActiveCampaign ✗ No $15+ ★ 4.5
Drip ✗ No $39+ ★ 4.3
Outreach ✗ No Contact sales ★ 4.3
SalesLoft ✗ No Contact sales ★ 4.3
Bardeen ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.4
Clay ✓ Yes Free / $149+ ★ 4.6
Loops ✓ Yes Free / $49+ ★ 4.4
Raycast ✓ Yes Free / $8+ ★ 4.8
Windmill ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.4
Val Town ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.4
Trigger.dev ✓ Yes Free / $0+ ★ 4.4
Cal.ai ✓ Yes Free / $12+ ★ 4.2
PhantomBuster ✓ Yes Free / $69+ ★ 4.1
Kestra ✓ Yes Free / $100+ ★ 4.4
BuildShip ✓ Yes Free / $29+ ★ 4.3
TickTick ✓ Yes Free / $3.99+ ★ 4.5
Clockwise ✓ Yes Free / $6.75+ ★ 4.3
Jane App ✗ No $54+ ★ 4.7
Ironclad ✗ No Contact sales ★ 4.5
Any.do ✓ Yes Free / $5.99+ ★ 4.3
Personio ✗ No Contact sales ★ 4.3
Activepieces ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.3
Pipedream ✓ Yes Free / $29+ ★ 4.5
Kit ✓ Yes Free / $25+ ★ 4.4
Semaphore ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.3
Publer ✓ Yes Free / $12+ ★ 4.3
Relevance AI ✓ Yes Free / $199+ ★ 4.2
CrewAI ✓ Yes Free / $200+ ★ 4.3
Routine ✓ Yes Free / $10+ ★ 4.2
ServiceNow ✗ No Contact sales ★ 4.3
eM Client ✓ Yes Free / $49.95+ ★ 4.3
Fantastical ✓ Yes Free / $6.75+ ★ 4.5
BusyCal ✗ No $4.99+ ★ 4.3
Google Calendar ✓ Yes Free / $6+ ★ 4.5
Microsoft Power Automate ✓ Yes Free / $15+ ★ 4.2

All Cal.com Alternatives

Zapier icon

Zapier

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $19.99+

Automation platform connecting 6,000+ apps without code.

  • Huge app library
  • Easy to use
  • Multi-step zaps
  • Gets expensive fast
  • Task limits
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Make

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $10.59+

Visual automation platform for connecting apps and designing workflows without code.

  • Visual workflow builder
  • Affordable pricing
  • 1,000+ app integrations
  • Steeper learning curve than Zapier
  • Smaller app library
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n8n

★★★★★ 4.6
Free / $24+

Open-source workflow automation platform with self-hosting, JavaScript node support, and AI agent workflows.

  • Free self-hosting (forever)
  • Full JavaScript/Python in every node
  • AI agent workflow builder
  • Requires technical setup for self-hosting
  • 400+ integrations vs Zapier's 7,000+
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Copy.ai

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $49+

AI-powered GTM platform for automating sales copy, outreach emails, and marketing workflows.

  • Powerful workflow automation for GTM teams
  • Great for sales email sequences
  • Free tier with 2000 words/month
  • Expensive premium tiers
  • Generic output without customization
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Calendly

★★★★★ 4.6
Free / $12+

Scheduling automation platform that eliminates back-and-forth emails for booking meetings.

  • Eliminates scheduling friction completely
  • Integrates with all major calendars
  • Routing forms for lead qualification
  • Free plan limited to one event type
  • Can feel impersonal to some recipients
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Motion

★★★★☆ 4.3
$12+

AI-powered calendar that automatically schedules tasks, meetings, and projects based on priorities and deadlines.

  • AI auto-schedules your entire day
  • Combines calendar + tasks + projects
  • Automatically reschedules when things change
  • No free tier
  • AI scheduling can feel restrictive
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Retool

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $10+

Low-code platform for building internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards connecting to any database or API.

  • Fastest way to build internal tools
  • Connects to any database or API
  • Self-hostable for security
  • Only for internal tools — not customer-facing
  • Can get expensive for large teams
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Mailchimp

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $13+

Email marketing and automation platform with landing pages, audience management, and campaign analytics.

  • Free tier for up to 500 contacts
  • Easy drag-and-drop email builder
  • Built-in automation workflows
  • Gets expensive as list grows
  • Automation less powerful than competitors
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Kit (ConvertKit)

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $25+

Email marketing platform built specifically for creators, with visual automations and commerce features.

  • Designed for creators and writers
  • Visual automation builder
  • Free tier for up to 10,000 subscribers
  • Email templates less flexible than Mailchimp
  • Limited design customization
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IFTTT

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $3.49+

Simple automation platform connecting 800+ apps and devices with if-this-then-that logic.

  • Extremely simple to use
  • Supports smart home devices
  • Free tier includes 2 applets
  • Limited to simple triggers (no branching)
  • Slow execution compared to Zapier
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Reclaim.ai

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $8+

AI scheduling tool that automatically finds time for tasks, habits, meetings, and breaks in your calendar.

  • AI defends time for deep work automatically
  • Smart 1:1 and meeting scheduling
  • Habit tracking with flexible time blocks
  • Google Calendar only (no Outlook yet)
  • AI can over-schedule if not tuned
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SavvyCal

★★★★★ 4.6
Free / $12+

Scheduling tool designed to be respectful of both parties' time, offering overlay calendars, personalized links, and a recipient-first booking experience.

  • Recipients can overlay their own calendar to find mutual times
  • Ranked availability shows preferred times first
  • Personalized scheduling links per contact
  • Smaller brand recognition than Calendly
  • Fewer integrations than established competitors
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Acuity Scheduling

★★★★☆ 4.4
$20+

Online appointment scheduling software by Squarespace for service-based businesses to automate booking, payments, reminders, and client management.

  • Highly customizable for service businesses
  • Integrated payment processing (Stripe, Square, PayPal)
  • Robust reminder and follow-up email system
  • No free plan available
  • Interface feels dated compared to modern alternatives
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Doodle

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $6.95+

Group scheduling tool that simplifies finding meeting times for multiple participants through polling, with booking pages and calendar integration.

  • Best-in-class group scheduling with polls
  • Participants don't need accounts to vote
  • Simple and intuitive for non-technical users
  • Free plan has ads and limited features
  • Less suited for complex recurring scheduling
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Notion Calendar

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free

Calendar app by Notion (formerly Cron) combining scheduling with Notion database integration, offering time blocking, availability sharing, and multi-calendar views.

  • Beautiful native app with fast performance
  • Deep integration with Notion databases and pages
  • Availability sharing without back-and-forth emails
  • Requires Notion account for full functionality
  • No Microsoft 365 calendar support yet
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ActiveCampaign

★★★★★ 4.5
$15+

Customer experience automation platform combining email marketing, marketing automation, CRM, and sales automation for businesses of all sizes.

  • Most powerful automation builder in email marketing
  • Combined CRM and email in one platform
  • Excellent deliverability rates consistently
  • Steeper learning curve than simpler tools
  • No free plan available
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Drip

★★★★☆ 4.3
$39+

E-commerce marketing automation platform specializing in personalized email and SMS campaigns driven by customer purchase behavior and browsing data.

  • Deep e-commerce integrations (Shopify, WooCommerce)
  • Visual workflow builder with revenue attribution
  • Advanced segmentation based on purchase behavior
  • Expensive compared to general email tools
  • No free plan available
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Outreach

★★★★☆ 4.3
Contact sales

Sales execution platform combining multi-channel sequences, AI-powered deal intelligence, conversation intelligence, and pipeline management for revenue teams.

  • Most comprehensive sales engagement platform
  • AI-driven insights for deal risk and next steps
  • Powerful multi-channel sequence automation
  • Pricing not public (expensive enterprise tool)
  • Steep learning curve with many features
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SalesLoft

★★★★☆ 4.3
Contact sales

Revenue orchestration platform providing sales engagement, conversation intelligence, deal management, and forecasting in a unified workflow for revenue teams.

  • Intuitive UI that reps actually want to use
  • Strong cadence/sequence management
  • Excellent conversation intelligence with call recording
  • Pricing requires sales contact (not transparent)
  • Some advanced features only in premier tier
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Bardeen

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $10+

AI-powered automation platform that runs in your browser, automating repetitive tasks across web apps with no-code playbooks and AI-generated workflows.

  • Browser-based automation (no server setup needed)
  • AI generates workflows from natural language descriptions
  • Pre-built playbooks for common tasks across 100+ apps
  • Browser extension required (not server-side)
  • Complex automations can be fragile with UI changes
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Clay

★★★★★ 4.6
Free / $149+

Data enrichment and outreach platform combining 75+ data providers with AI-powered research to build targeted prospect lists and personalize outbound at scale.

  • Aggregates 75+ data sources in one waterfall enrichment
  • AI research agent writes personalized outreach copy
  • Flexible spreadsheet-like interface for data manipulation
  • Expensive for small teams (starter at $149/mo)
  • Learning curve for advanced data workflows
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Loops

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $49+

Modern email platform for SaaS companies combining transactional and marketing email with beautiful templates, automation loops, and developer-friendly APIs.

  • Purpose-built for SaaS (not retrofitted from marketing)
  • Beautiful default templates and editor
  • Transactional and marketing in one platform
  • Newer platform with fewer integrations
  • Limited advanced segmentation compared to mature tools
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Raycast

★★★★★ 4.8
Free / $8+

Blazingly fast launcher and productivity tool for macOS replacing Spotlight with extensions, AI chat, window management, clipboard history, and workflow automation.

  • Incredibly fast keyboard-driven launcher
  • Rich extension store with 1000+ community extensions
  • Built-in AI chat with multiple models (GPT-4, Claude)
  • macOS only (no Windows or Linux support)
  • AI features require Pro subscription
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Windmill

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $10+

Open-source developer platform for building internal tools, workflows, and scripts with a visual editor, turning scripts into UIs and scheduled jobs.

  • Open-source and self-hostable
  • Supports Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL natively
  • Auto-generates UI from script parameters
  • Smaller community than Zapier/n8n
  • Self-hosting requires infrastructure knowledge
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Val Town

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $10+

Social coding platform for writing and deploying small scripts (vals) as serverless functions, scheduled tasks, or APIs with instant sharing and collaboration.

  • Instant deployment of scripts with no infrastructure
  • Social platform (fork, remix, share vals)
  • Built-in persistence (SQLite, blob storage)
  • Not suited for complex applications
  • Execution time and memory limits on free plan
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Trigger.dev

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $0+

Open-source background job framework for TypeScript offering long-running tasks, scheduled jobs, and event-driven workflows with built-in retries and observability.

  • Write background jobs in TypeScript (not YAML/config)
  • Built-in retries, queues, and concurrency controls
  • Excellent developer experience with type safety
  • TypeScript only (no Python/Go support)
  • Cloud pricing based on compute time
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Cal.ai

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $12+

AI-powered scheduling assistant built on Cal.com that handles meeting scheduling via natural language, automatically resolving conflicts and suggesting optimal times.

  • Natural language scheduling via email or chat
  • Automatic conflict resolution across calendars
  • Open-source foundation with full transparency
  • AI features still maturing
  • Requires Cal.com account as foundation
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PhantomBuster

★★★★☆ 4.1
Free / $69+

Cloud-based automation platform for lead generation, extracting data from social networks, and automating outreach across LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and more.

  • Pre-built automations for LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.
  • No coding required for complex scraping workflows
  • Cloud-based (runs 24/7 without your computer)
  • Violates most social platform terms of service
  • Account ban risk on LinkedIn and other networks
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Kestra

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $100+

Open-source orchestration platform for building scheduled workflows, data pipelines, and event-driven automations with declarative YAML and 500+ plugins.

  • Open-source with full orchestration capabilities
  • Declarative YAML workflows (GitOps friendly)
  • 500+ plugins for data, cloud, and messaging services
  • Less visual builder than no-code tools
  • Learning curve for YAML workflow syntax
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BuildShip

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $29+

Visual backend builder for creating AI workflows, APIs, and scheduled tasks with no-code using pre-built nodes, AI assistance, and cloud deployment.

  • Build backends and APIs without code
  • AI assistant helps create and debug workflows
  • Pre-built integrations with databases and AI models
  • Limited for complex custom logic
  • Execution limits on free plan

TickTick

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $3.99+

All-in-one task manager with calendar, habit tracker, and Pomodoro timer.

  • Built-in calendar and habits
  • Pomodoro included
  • Affordable premium
  • Some features need premium
  • Smaller ecosystem

Clockwise

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $6.75+

AI-powered calendar management tool that optimizes team schedules by automatically moving flexible meetings to create Focus Time blocks for deep work.

  • Creates Focus Time automatically
  • AI resolves scheduling conflicts
  • Team-wide schedule optimization
  • Requires team adoption for best results
  • Can over-optimize meeting moves

Jane App

★★★★★ 4.7
$54+

Practice management software for health and wellness clinics, handling online booking, charting, billing, and insurance claims in one unified platform.

  • Beautiful and intuitive interface
  • Online booking with custom intake forms
  • Insurance billing built in
  • No free plan or trial without credit card
  • Canada-focused (expanding globally)

Ironclad

★★★★★ 4.5
Contact sales

AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform that automates contract creation, negotiation, and management for legal teams at scale.

  • AI-powered contract analysis
  • Workflow automation reduces bottlenecks
  • Integrates with Salesforce and other CRMs
  • Enterprise pricing (not transparent)
  • Implementation takes time

Any.do

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $5.99+

Minimalist task management app combining daily planner, to-do lists, and calendar in a clean interface designed for people who want simplicity over complexity.

  • Beautiful minimal interface
  • Daily planner feature prioritizes tasks
  • WhatsApp integration for task creation
  • Limited free plan features
  • Fewer power features than TickTick

Personio

★★★★☆ 4.3
Contact sales

European HR management platform for small and medium businesses, covering recruiting, onboarding, attendance, payroll, and performance in one unified system.

  • All-in-one HR for SMBs
  • Strong European compliance (GDPR)
  • Intuitive self-service for employees
  • Pricing not transparent
  • Best suited for European companies

Activepieces

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $10+

Open-source no-code automation tool and Zapier alternative with a visual builder, AI-powered automation creation, and self-hosting option for data control.

  • Open-source and self-hostable
  • AI helps build automations from descriptions
  • Clean visual workflow builder
  • Fewer integrations than Zapier/Make
  • Community still growing

Pipedream

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $29+

Developer-focused integration and automation platform that combines no-code connectors with Node.js/Python code steps for building powerful API workflows.

  • Write real code (Node/Python) in workflows
  • Generous free tier
  • 1000+ pre-built integrations
  • Requires coding knowledge for advanced use
  • UI less visual than Zapier

Kit

★★★★☆ 4.4
Free / $25+

Email marketing platform (formerly ConvertKit) designed for creators, offering visual automations, landing pages, and a creator network for cross-promotion.

  • Built specifically for creators
  • Visual automation builder
  • Creator Network for growth
  • Limited email template designs
  • A/B testing only on subject lines

Semaphore

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $10+

Fast CI/CD platform that provides the speed of a developer laptop in the cloud, with parallel pipelines, test parallelism, and monorepo support.

  • Extremely fast build times
  • Generous free tier for open source
  • Easy YAML-based configuration
  • Smaller community than GitHub Actions
  • Limited marketplace for pre-built steps

Publer

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $12+

Social media management tool for scheduling, collaborating, and analyzing posts across all major platforms, with AI caption generation and bulk scheduling.

  • Supports all major social platforms
  • AI caption and hashtag generation
  • Bulk scheduling from CSV
  • Analytics less detailed than Sprout Social
  • Occasional posting failures

Relevance AI

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $199+

No-code AI workforce platform for building, managing, and deploying AI agents that automate business tasks like sales research, support triage, and data analysis.

  • No-code agent builder
  • Pre-built agent templates
  • Multi-step tool chains
  • Expensive for heavy usage
  • Complex agents need iteration

CrewAI

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $200+

Open-source framework for orchestrating autonomous AI agents that work together in crews, each with specific roles, goals, and tools to accomplish complex tasks.

  • Open-source Python framework
  • Role-based agent design
  • Growing tool ecosystem
  • Requires Python knowledge
  • Output quality varies with prompts

Routine

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $10+

AI-powered planner that unifies calendar, tasks, and notes in one tool with smart scheduling that automatically finds the best time for your tasks.

  • Unifies calendar + tasks + notes
  • AI auto-schedules tasks into free time
  • Beautiful minimal design
  • Newer product with fewer integrations
  • Limited team features
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ServiceNow

★★★★☆ 4.3
Contact sales

Enterprise cloud platform for IT service management and digital workflows.

  • Industry leader in ITSM
  • Highly customizable
  • Powerful workflows
  • Very expensive
  • Complex implementation
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eM Client

★★★★☆ 4.3
Free / $49.95+

Full-featured desktop email client with calendar, contacts, and chat integration.

  • One-time purchase
  • Feature-rich
  • Good Exchange support
  • Desktop only
  • Free limited to 2 accounts
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Fantastical

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $6.75+

Powerful calendar app for Apple with natural language input and beautiful design.

  • Natural language input
  • Beautiful design
  • Weather integration
  • Apple only
  • Expensive
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BusyCal

★★★★☆ 4.3
$4.99+

Professional calendar app for Mac with customizable views and task integration.

  • Highly customizable
  • Menu bar calendar
  • Natural language
  • Mac only
  • Learning curve
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Google Calendar

★★★★★ 4.5
Free / $6+

Free cloud calendar with smart scheduling, event suggestions, and team features.

  • Free
  • Great integrations
  • Smart suggestions
  • Limited customization
  • Basic views
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Microsoft Power Automate

★★★★☆ 4.2
Free / $15+

Microsoft's workflow automation platform with AI and RPA capabilities.

  • Microsoft integration
  • RPA included
  • AI builder
  • Complex licensing
  • Learning curve

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