Alternatives

Free Calendly alternatives for one person

Calendly’s free plan has one event type and one calendar. If you book time for yourself and want more for free, these five are worth a look, and for some needs Calendly’s paid plans stay the answer.

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Why people look for one

Calendly’s pricing page lists one event type and one calendar connection on its Free plan. More event types, more calendars, reminders and payments start with Standard, priced per seat.

For one person who books a few kinds of time, that is often where the search starts: the same thing for free, or something closer to the rest of their day.

5 to look at

Each one, in its own terms.

1

TimeLoop

A day planner with a free booking link ours

What it is
A day planner whose booking link offers only the time your plan leaves free; every pick is a request you answer
Free plan
The booking link with one length at a time, offered from your real free time, every pick a request you accept, decline or answer with another time; the planner by hand
Calendars
Reads the calendars on your phone, Google Calendar and Outlook as fixed events, writes your plan into its own TimeLoop calendar, and answers Google Calendar and Outlook invitations; free
Where it runs
iPhone and Android phones, in a browser on any computer and on the Mac, from the Mac App Store. The iPad and Apple Watch apps come with the iPhone app
Free and paid
The booking link is free. A free version; Pro €4.99 a month or €29.99 a year, in the United States $3.99 or $24.99. On the App Store the yearly plan starts with a free week
What it costs
The booking link costs nothing. TimeLoop Pro €4.99 a month or €29.99 a year; in the United States $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year. Planning by hand costs nothing

Pick it if you book time for yourself, one kind at a time, and want it to come out of your whole day’s free time, with every pick waiting for your yes. Not if you take payments, need questions answered before a booking or book for a team: TimeLoop does none of those.

2

Cal.com

Scheduling with booking links, free for one person

What it is
Scheduling software with booking links, for individuals, teams and organisations
Free plan
One user, unlimited links and calendars, e-mail and SMS notifications, Stripe and PayPal payments and an import of Calendly events
Calendars
Unlimited calendar connections on the free plan
Where it runs
In a browser, with a mobile app and a browser extension
Free and paid
Free for individuals; Teams and Organizations plans with a 14-day trial
What it costs
Teams $12 a user a month and Organizations $28, with yearly billing shown, on its pricing page

Pick it if you want a scheduling tool with a lot on the free plan: many links, many calendars and payments, and a one-click import from Calendly.

3

Google Calendar

Appointment schedules inside Google Calendar

What it is
A booking page made from Google Calendar, called an appointment schedule
Free plan
A single booking page with a personal Google Account
Calendars
Google Calendar; checking availability across several calendars needs an eligible subscription
Where it runs
Made on a computer, not in the Calendar app for Android or iPhone
Free and paid
Free for one page; more pages, reminders, payments and email verification with an eligible Google One or Google Workspace plan
What it costs
More than one page needs Google One Premium, Google AI Pro or Ultra, or an eligible Google Workspace plan; Google’s page for one person offers Workspace Business Standard at $14 USD a month, or $16.80 billed monthly

Pick it if you already keep everything in Google Calendar, and one booking page is enough.

4

TidyCal

Booking pages, free or paid once

What it is
Booking pages with booking types, group and package bookings
Free plan
Unlimited bookings and booking types, paid bookings, group bookings and your own booking page
Calendars
Ten calendar connections on the lifetime plans, unlimited on Pro
Where it runs
In a browser; its pricing page names no phone app
Free and paid
Free; lifetime plans paid once; Pro monthly or yearly; outside Pro a platform fee on payments through Stripe
What it costs
A lifetime plan at $29, paid once; Pro $12 a month, or $99 billed annually; on its pricing page

Pick it if you want paid bookings and several booking types, and would rather pay once than every month.

5

zcal

Scheduling, free for individuals

What it is
Scheduling with booking links, meeting polls and group events
Free plan
Unlimited links and calendar accounts, meeting polls, e-mail reminders, custom questions, Stripe payments and embedding on a website
Calendars
Google, Outlook and Apple calendars, as many accounts as you like
Where it runs
In a browser; its pricing page names no phone app
Free and paid
Free for individuals; Pro and Business per user, with a 14-day trial; on the free plan zcal takes a commission on payments
What it costs
Pro $7 and Business $12 a user a month, with annual billing shown, on its pricing page

Pick it if you want custom questions, polls and a booking page on your own website without paying.

Or stay

When Calendly is still the best choice

You take payments when people book, schedule for a team with round-robin or routing, or rely on the tools around a meeting, such as reminders, automations and its notetaker. Calendly’s paid plans are made for that, and TimeLoop does none of it.

As of November 2026. What is said about each planner comes from its own website, help centre or store listing; if it has changed since, their pages are right. They belong to their makers and have nothing to do with TimeLoop. The order is ours: TimeLoop first because this is its website, the rest by how close they are to Calendly.

TimeLoop

Your day.
Planned for you.

You say what has to happen. TimeLoop keeps the fixed things where they are and finds a time for the rest.

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Where TimeLoop differs.

Free time from the whole plan

Every calendar you connect, the tasks TimeLoop has placed and your gap between things come out before a time is offered.

Requests you answer

A picked time waits for you: accept, decline with a kind note, or offer another time.

Made on the phone

Make the link, share it as a story picture and answer requests from the app.

Where TimeLoop is not the answer

TimeLoop is a day planner with a booking link, not a scheduling tool. It has one link with one length at a time, asks guests for a name and an e-mail address only, takes no payments, has no team scheduling and cannot be embedded in a website. If any of those is what you use Calendly for, one of the other four, or Calendly itself, is the right pick.

Questions

Asked before you asked.

Is there a free alternative to Calendly?

Yes, several, by their own pages: Cal.com and zcal are free for individuals, TidyCal has a free plan, Google Calendar gives a personal account one booking page, and TimeLoop’s booking link is free.

Which free alternative takes payments?

By their pricing pages, Cal.com, TidyCal and zcal take payments on their free plans; TidyCal and zcal take a fee or a commission on them outside their paid plans. Google Calendar takes payments with an eligible subscription. TimeLoop takes none.

Which one works best from a phone?

TimeLoop is made in the app on iPhone and Android. Cal.com’s pricing page lists a mobile app. Google’s help says appointment schedules are made on a computer.

What does Calendly cost next to TimeLoop?

Calendly is free with one event type; Standard is $10 a seat a month billed yearly or $12 billed monthly, and Teams $16 or $20. TimeLoop’s booking link is free, and TimeLoop Pro is $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year in the United States, €4.99 or €29.99 in euros. As of October 2026.

When is Calendly still the best choice?

When people pay as they book, when you schedule for a team, or when you want reminders, automations and meeting notes around each booking.

Where do these facts come from?

From each maker’s own pricing or help pages, read on 5 November 2026. If something has changed since, their pages are right and this one is out of date.

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Last updated 5 November 2026.