Cal.com is an open-source scheduling platform that lets people book time with you through shareable booking pages, and gives developers APIs and embeds to build scheduling into their own products.
Cal.com connects to your calendars, checks availability and handles the back-and-forth of finding a meeting time. Because the code is open source, teams can self-host it or build on it, which makes it a popular Calendly alternative for privacy-conscious companies and developers.
Key features
- Booking pages connected to Google, Outlook and Apple calendars
- Team scheduling with round-robin and collective events
- Routing forms that send leads to the right person
- Workflows with email and SMS reminders
- Accept Stripe and PayPal payments for bookings
- Two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync
- Embeds, APIs and a platform offering for developers
- One-click import of Calendly events
Who it's for
Cal.com is for freelancers, sales and customer success teams, recruiters and SaaS companies that want to embed scheduling into their product.
Common use cases
- Sharing a personal booking link for meetings
- Routing inbound sales demos to the right rep
- Scheduling interviews across a hiring panel
- Adding booking flows to a SaaS app through the API
Pricing
According to Cal.com's pricing page:
- Individual: free forever.
- Teams: $12 per user per month on yearly billing, with a 14-day free trial.
- Organizations: $28 per user per month on yearly billing, with a 14-day free trial.
- Enterprise: custom pricing.
Alternatives
- Calendly: widely used hosted scheduling tool
- SavvyCal: scheduling app with overlay availability
- Notion: workspace that includes Notion Calendar
FAQ
Is Cal.com free?
Yes. Cal.com's Individual plan is free forever; team plans start at $12 per user per month billed yearly.
What is Cal.com used for?
Cal.com is used to let others book meetings with you through booking pages, and to add scheduling to apps through APIs and embeds.
Cal.com vs Calendly: which is better?
Both handle meeting scheduling. Cal.com is open source and self-hostable with developer APIs, while Calendly is a hosted product with a long track record.
Is Cal.com open source?
Yes. Cal.com's code is publicly available and can be self-hosted.
Can I import my Calendly events into Cal.com?
Yes. Cal.com offers a one-click import of Calendly events.
Does Cal.com integrate with Salesforce and HubSpot?
Yes. Cal.com supports two-way sync with Salesforce and HubSpot.