Last checked October 15, 2026
Best Free Alternatives to Calendly (2026)
Calendly sells a link, a set of hours, and a write into a calendar. Round-robin and paid routing are the parts most free tools do not copy.
What Calendly costs
Paid plans exist. A current dollar figure is not copied into this listing.
Ranked by Drop-in score
How we rank#1 is the highest-scoring alternative that is not sponsored. A featured listing, when one is sold, is labeled and sits after #1.
- 100#1Open sourceReview notes
Cal.com
Open booking links you can host.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT
WebSelf-host - 82#2Open sourceReview notes
Easy!Appointments
A small PHP appointment book.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · GPL-3.0
WebSelf-host - 74#3Open sourceReview notes
Booked Scheduler
Resource and room scheduling.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · GPL-3.0
WebSelf-host - 66#4Open sourceReview notes
Alf.io
Event tickets and check-in.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · GPL-3.0
WebSelf-host - 26#5Open sourceReview notes
Rallly
A poll to find a time that works.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0
WebSelf-host
Feature by feature
Full is the whole job. Partial is a real version with a gap. Missing means it does not do this. Not checked counts as zero in the score.
| Feature | Cal.com#1 · 100 | Easy!Appointments#2 · 82 | Booked Scheduler#3 · 74 | Alf.io#4 · 66 | Rallly#5 · 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A public booking linkWeight 10 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Missing |
| Availability and buffersWeight 8 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Partial |
| Writes to a calendarWeight 8 | Full | Partial | Partial | Partial | Missing |
| Questions on the booking formWeight 6 | Full | Full | Full | Partial | Missing |
| Embed the link on a siteWeight 6 | Full | Partial | Missing | Missing | Full |
Real cost
Cal.com
- Free tier
- The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.
Easy!Appointments
- Free tier
- The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.
Booked Scheduler
- Free tier
- The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.
Alf.io
- Free tier
- The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.
Rallly
- Free tier
- The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.
Top pair
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