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title: "5 Cal.com alternatives for events (2026)"
description: "The best Cal.com alternatives for booking calls with sponsors, artists' agents, venues and suppliers, compared on 5 things you need, with sources."
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1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/)
2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare)
3. [Meeting scheduling](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling)
4. Cal.com alternatives for events

# Cal.com alternatives for events

Cal.com is a scheduling platform with a free plan for one person, team features on its Teams plan at US$12 a user a month billed yearly, and the choice to host it yourself. You may look for an alternative when your event team wants its calls booked on the platform that runs its events, with an assistant that finds a time and books it.

Also on Ticket Fairy

- [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
- [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
- [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

 [See all 19 tools](#whole-platform)   [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-meeting-scheduling-cal-com-alternatives) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo)

Fai, your AI teammate, can check sales, update your event or change a ticket when you ask.

Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

- **1** thing you need that you gain moving from Cal.com to Ticket Fairy
- **5 of 5** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy
- **4 of 5** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Cal.com

## The short answer

Which should you choose?

### Where Ticket Fairy is stronger

- Your team can add colleagues and outside guests in any timezone and see the times that suit everyone, inside each person's working hours first, with the person who blocks a near miss named.[1](#source-1)
- Fai can find a time, book, move, cancel and hand over meetings, set your hours and time off and set up meeting types, and she shows you each change and asks you to approve it first.[1](#source-1)
- Every plan includes meetings with no price per seat: Free includes 3 meeting types with one person on each, and Pro and every plan above it remove the limits and add meetings your team shares and routing.[2](#source-2)

### Where Cal.com is stronger

- Cal.com can be self-hosted.[3](#source-3)
- Cal.ai is an AI phone agent that calls people to book, confirm and remind them of meetings.[4](#source-4)
- Cal.com supports HIPAA requirements for handling protected health information.[5](#source-5)

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when your event team wants calls booked where its tickets, contracts and shows are, with no price per seat. Cal.com remains the better fit when you want to host scheduling yourself, need HIPAA support or want an AI agent to phone people about their bookings.

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## The alternatives, one by one

What are the best Cal.com alternatives?

### Where do teams go from Cal.com, and what changes?

   Every alternative, in words

- **Ticket Fairy** Adds: An AI assistant that books and moves meetings
- **Calendly** Covers the same things you need
- **Chili Piper** Adds: An AI assistant that books and moves meetings
- **SavvyCal** Adds: An AI assistant that books and moves meetings Not published by SavvyCal: Sending each enquiry to the right person
- **Acuity Scheduling** Adds: An AI assistant that books and moves meetings Not published by Acuity Scheduling: Meetings your team shares, and meetings everyone attends, Sending each enquiry to the right person

Teams moving to Ticket Fairy get 1 of these things that Cal.com does not include.

1. ### 1\. Ticket Fairy
     Built for events  
   With Ticket Fairy, your team finds a time with colleagues and outside guests in every timezone, Fai can book and move meetings for you, and every plan includes meetings with no price per seat.

   - Your team can add colleagues and outside guests in any timezone and see the times that suit everyone, inside each person's working hours first, with the person who blocks a near miss named.[1](#source-1)
   - Fai can find a time, book, move, cancel and hand over meetings, set your hours and time off and set up meeting types, and she shows you each change and asks you to approve it first.[1](#source-1)
   - Every plan includes meetings with no price per seat: Free includes 3 meeting types with one person on each, and Pro and every plan above it remove the limits and add meetings your team shares and routing.[2](#source-2)

   #### Also on Ticket Fairy

   - [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
   - [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
   - [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

   [See all 19 tools](#whole-platform)
      [Create a free account](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-meeting-scheduling-cal-com-alternatives) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo)  
   [Meeting scheduling compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling)
2. ### 2\. Calendly

   Calendly suits you if your team books from its phones, sends meetings to Salesforce or sells packages of prepaid sessions.

   **Pricing:** Free for one event type; Standard US$10 and Teams US$16 a seat a month billed yearly, as shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026; Enterprise from US$15,000 a year.[6](#source-6)

   - Calendly has a mobile app and a browser extension, so you can manage scheduling away from your desk.[7](#source-7)
   - Calendly can update Salesforce records automatically when meetings are booked or changed, from the Teams plan.[8](#source-8)
   - Calendly sells packages of prepaid sessions that clients book over time.[9](#source-9)

   **Worth knowing:** As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Standard is US$10 and Teams US$16 a seat a month, billed yearly, and Free has one event type. Guests need no seat[10](#source-10)

   [Calendly vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling/ticket-fairy-vs-calendly) [Calendly alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling/calendly-alternatives)
3. ### 3\. Chili Piper

   Chili Piper suits you if you run a large sales team on Salesforce and want leads routed from your forms and put through to a rep on a call.

   **Pricing:** Routing & Scheduling from US$1,250 a month with 15 seats, then US$45 a seat a month; ChiliCal on its own US$12 a user a month with a 200-seat minimum, as shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026.[11](#source-11)

   - Concierge Live and Handoff Live connect a lead to a rep on a call straight from a form or a handoff.[12](#source-12)
   - Chili Piper can route any Salesforce object, standard or custom.[13](#source-13)
   - Chili Piper can identify the accounts visiting your website and target them on the Experiences plan.[14](#source-14)

   **Worth knowing:** As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Routing & Scheduling starts at US$1,250 a month with 15 seats, then US$45 a seat a month; ChiliCal on its own is US$12 a user a month with a 200-seat minimum[15](#source-15)

   [Chili Piper vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling/ticket-fairy-vs-chili-piper) [Chili Piper alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling/chili-piper-alternatives)
4. ### 4\. SavvyCal

   SavvyCal suits you if you share booking links with clients and want your booking pages on your own domain, with free meeting polls.

   **Pricing:** Basic US$10 and Premium US$17 a user a month billed yearly, or US$12 and US$20 billed monthly, as shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026.[16](#source-16)

   - On Premium, your booking pages can sit on your own domain.[17](#source-17)
   - On Premium, an assistant can manage your scheduling with their own login.[18](#source-18)
   - SavvyCal can cluster your meetings together to keep focus time free.[19](#source-19)

   **Worth knowing:** As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Basic is US$10 and Premium US$17 a user a month billed yearly, or US$12 and US$20 billed monthly[20](#source-20)
5. ### 5\. Acuity Scheduling

   Acuity Scheduling suits you if you run a service business with appointments, intake forms, packages and a waitlist.

   **Pricing:** Starter US$16 a month billed yearly for one calendar, Standard US$27 for up to 6 and Premium US$55 for up to 36, as shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026.[21](#source-21)

   - Acuity collects client details and terms on intake forms when people book.[22](#source-22)
   - From Standard, you can sell appointment packages, memberships, subscriptions and gift certificates.[23](#source-23)
   - Every plan includes Acuity's mobile app for managing appointments.[24](#source-24)

   **Worth knowing:** As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Starter is US$16 a month billed yearly, or US$20 billed monthly, for one calendar; Standard is US$27 for up to 6 calendars and Premium US$55 for up to 36[25](#source-25)

## What each platform does for your event

How do the Cal.com alternatives compare?

Scroll sideways to see all 6 platforms.

| What you need | Ticket Fairy | Acuity Scheduling | Cal.com | Calendly | Chili Piper | SavvyCal |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Booking |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Booking pages and links your guests open themselves | Included[26](#source-26) Every person and meeting type on your team gets a booking page and a link to share, with one-off links and meeting types only people with the link can book | Included[27](#source-27) A scheduling page with your brand and a shareable link, on every plan | Included[28](#source-28) Booking pages with your colors and logo, and unlimited event types on every plan including Free | Included[29](#source-29) A booking link and a booking page you can customize, on every plan including Free | Included[30](#source-30) Scheduling links for every rep | On a paid plan[31](#source-31) Unlimited scheduling links; guests book from them on Basic or Premium Plans: Basic, Premium |
| Your team |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Meetings your team shares, and meetings everyone attends | On a paid plan[32](#source-32) On Pro and above, a meeting your team shares goes to whoever is free, shared fairly, or everyone you choose attends; group sessions take several guests up to the seats you set | Not found in Acuity Scheduling's public documentation[33](#source-33) Round-robin and shared team meetings were not found; each staff member can have their own booking page, with up to 36 calendars on Premium | On a paid plan[34](#source-34) Round-robin, collective and managed event types on the Teams plan Plans: Teams, Organizations, Enterprise | On a paid plan[35](#source-35) Round-robin and team scheduling on the Teams plan; group and collective meeting types from Standard Plans: Teams, Enterprise | Included[36](#source-36) Round-robin between reps, with weighting and meeting limits, and calendars combined for multi round-robin | On a paid plan[37](#source-37) Round-robin and collective links on Basic and Premium Plans: Basic, Premium |
| Sending each enquiry to the right person | On a paid plan[26](#source-26) On Pro and above, each enquiry goes to the colleague who looks after that contact in your CRM, then to rules on their answers, then to whoever is free, with a test before you switch it on | Not found in Acuity Scheduling's public documentation[38](#source-38) Sending leads to a person from their form answers or their CRM owner was not found in Acuity's public pages | On a paid plan[39](#source-39) Routing forms on Teams, and routing by custom variables on Organizations Plans: Teams, Organizations, Enterprise | On a paid plan[40](#source-40) Routing forms and routing by HubSpot owner on Teams, and Salesforce lookup routing on Enterprise Plans: Teams, Enterprise | Included[41](#source-41) Qualifies, routes and books leads from any web form, with routing on Salesforce records | Not found in SavvyCal's public documentation[42](#source-42) Routing leads to a person from their form answers or their CRM owner was not found in SavvyCal's public pages; it connects to CRMs |
| An AI assistant that books and moves meetings | Included[1](#source-1) Fai finds a time, books, moves, cancels and hands over meetings and sets up meeting types, and asks you before each change | On a paid plan[43](#source-43) The Booking Assistant, an AI chat bot that books clients, on Premium Plans: Premium | Extra cost[44](#source-44) Cal.ai makes AI phone calls for bookings, confirmations and reminders at US$0.29 a minute | Extra cost[45](#source-45) Callie, an AI assistant in beta, suggests times and books meetings over email as an add-on to Standard or Teams | On a paid plan[46](#source-46) Chat AI qualifies website visitors and books meetings on the Experiences plan Plans: Experiences | Included[47](#source-47) Your own AI assistant, such as Claude or ChatGPT, can find times and book or cancel meetings through MCP, on every plan |
| Events and cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| What it costs your team | Included[2](#source-2) Every plan includes meetings with no price per seat. Free includes 3 meeting types with one person on each, and Pro and above remove the limits | Included[48](#source-48) As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Starter is US$16 a month billed yearly, or US$20 billed monthly, for one calendar; Standard is US$27 for up to 6 calendars and Premium US$55 for up to 36 | Included[49](#source-49) As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Free for one person; Teams is US$12 and Organizations US$28 a user a month, billed yearly | Included[50](#source-50) As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Standard is US$10 and Teams US$16 a seat a month, billed yearly, and Free has one event type. Guests need no seat | Included[51](#source-51) As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Routing & Scheduling starts at US$1,250 a month with 15 seats, then US$45 a seat a month; ChiliCal on its own is US$12 a user a month with a 200-seat minimum | Included[52](#source-52) As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Basic is US$10 and Premium US$17 a user a month billed yearly, or US$12 and US$20 billed monthly |

## Everything you need to sell and run your events

Run your events like a company many times your size. The same free Ticket Fairy account helps you sell more tickets, answer fewer questions and run a smoother show day.

### Sell more tickets

You reach more buyers and earn more from each one.

- #### [Referral rewards](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)

  Events sell 20% more tickets on average with referral rewards: buyers earn back part or all of their ticket price as their friends buy.[53](#source-53)
- #### [Add-ons & upsells](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)

  You earn more from each buyer: parking, camping, merchandise and upgrades sell with the ticket, VIP tables book with a deposit, and one pass can cover several of your events.[54](#source-54)
- #### [Promoters & sales teams](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)

  Each promoter gets their own link and artwork, one promoter team can sell across your events, and you see who sold what and the commission you owe.[55](#source-55)
- #### [Seating & timed entry](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry)

  You can sell numbered seats or seated areas, or timed entry with a capacity and price for each slot, and follow arrivals slot by slot.[56](#source-56)
- #### [Advertising & tracking](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)

  You see which ad, post and partner sold each ticket, with Meta, TikTok, Google and your other ad networks connected once for your brand.[57](#source-57)
- #### [Social media](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)

  In the staff-only Social preview, you sell more tickets from your social accounts: Fai drafts posts and campaign plans, your team answers comments and messages together, and fans who ask get ticket links.[58](#source-58)
- #### [Website builder](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)

  Your event, venue or brand gets its own website on your own domain: Fai drafts it, your events show live prices and visitors can send you enquiries.[59](#source-59)

### Fewer questions from buyers

Buyers find their answers and sort out their own orders.

- #### [AI ticket concierge](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)

  Fewer questions reach your inbox: your ticket concierge answers buyers on your website from your own pages, sells tickets in the chat and hands anything it can't answer to your team.[60](#source-60)

### Less work for your team

Your whole team works from one place, and Fai takes on the admin.

- #### [Artists & line-up](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up)

  You can advance every act and speaker within their allowances, catch running-order clashes early and publish a line-up fans can add to their calendar.[61](#source-61)
- #### [Crew & volunteers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers)

  You can offer open shifts to the people who fit them, each person's shifts, skills and confirmed age follow them across all your events, and you can recruit, look after and reward your volunteers.[62](#source-62)
- #### [Traders & markets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets)

  You pick the right mix of traders, get their paperwork and payments in before load-in, place each pitch on your map and invoice your share of their sales.[63](#source-63)
- #### [Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)

  You get answers about your sales in seconds, and Fai takes on your event setup, promotions and emails, with you approving every change first.[64](#source-64)

### A smooth show day

Every team on site knows what happens next, and problems get sorted fast.

- #### [Guest lists & comps](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps)

  You can send guests free tickets your door team scans, upload a whole list at once and let partners hand out their own allocation.[65](#source-65)
- #### [Front of house](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house)

  Walk-ups can buy at your box office, guests prove their age once, VIPs get a host, and fans pay cashless with their wristband.[66](#source-66)
- #### [Show day](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day)

  Every team knows what's on each stage now and next, and incidents reach the right people fast.[67](#source-67)

### Know your numbers

You see what each event earns and costs, and pay everyone you owe.

- #### [Contracts & payments](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments)

  You get deals signed online, and Fai checks agents' paperwork against your offers. Suppliers get paid on time, and you settle each show from what it actually sold.[68](#source-68)
- #### [Sales reports](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)

  Ticket sales and revenue update live, and you can share a report on any part of your sales with your partners.[69](#source-69)
- #### [Vault](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault)

  You can pay artists, suppliers and crew from your ticket money as it arrives, your team spends on cards with limits you set, and deposits and invoices land in the same balance.[70](#source-70)
- #### [Budget & costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)

  You can see the all-in cost of each act, your whole team works from one shared budget, and you can compare costs and sales pace across your events.[71](#source-71)

No per-seat pricing: your whole team joins any paid plan at no extra cost.[2](#source-2)

[See the whole platform](https://www.ticketfairy.com/platform)

## What changes when you move from Cal.com?

    What is the best Cal.com alternative for event teams?

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when your team also sells tickets and plans shows, because your calls are booked in the same account, Fai can find a time and book it, and every plan includes meetings with no price per seat. Calendly suits teams that book from their phones. [1](#source-1) [2](#source-2) [7](#source-7)

    How do Cal.com's prices compare with its alternatives?

As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Cal.com Teams is US$12 a user a month billed yearly, Calendly Teams is US$16 a seat a month billed yearly, and Chili Piper Routing & Scheduling starts at US$1,250 a month with 15 seats. Every Ticket Fairy plan includes meetings with no price per seat. [72](#source-72) [73](#source-73) [15](#source-15) [2](#source-2)

    Which Cal.com alternative routes enquiries to the right person?

On Ticket Fairy, each enquiry goes to the colleague who already looks after that contact in your CRM, then to the rules you set on their answers, then to whoever is free, on Pro and every plan above it. Chili Piper routes leads from any web form, and Calendly has routing forms on Teams. [26](#source-26) [74](#source-74) [75](#source-75)

    Which alternatives have an AI assistant that books meetings?

On Ticket Fairy, Fai can find a time, book, move, cancel and hand over meetings, and she asks before each change. SavvyCal lets your own AI assistant book and cancel meetings through MCP, and Acuity Scheduling has an AI booking chat bot on Premium. [1](#source-1) [76](#source-76) [77](#source-77)

    Can I take payment for a meeting on the alternatives?

Yes. On Ticket Fairy, guests pay through TF Pay when they book. Calendly takes payment at booking on Standard and above, SavvyCal on Premium, and Acuity Scheduling on every plan. [26](#source-26) [78](#source-78) [79](#source-79) [80](#source-80)

## When staying put makes sense

When should you stay with Cal.com?

Cal.com remains the better fit when you want to host your scheduling yourself, when you need to choose US or EU hosting or support HIPAA requirements, or when you want an AI agent to phone people about their bookings.

- Cal.com can be self-hosted.[3](#source-3)
- You can choose US or EU hosting for your data.[81](#source-81)
- Cal.com supports HIPAA requirements for handling protected health information.[5](#source-5)
- Cal.ai is an AI phone agent that calls people to book, confirm and remind them of meetings.[4](#source-4)

- **25,000+** events powered
- **10M+** tickets issued
- **10+** countries
- **20%** more tickets from referral rewards

Featured in **TechCrunch** and **Forbes**

## More comparisons for your team

Which other tools are you considering?

- [Cal.com vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling/ticket-fairy-vs-cal-com)
- [Calendly alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling/calendly-alternatives)
- [Chili Piper alternatives](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling/chili-piper-alternatives)
- [Meeting scheduling compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/meeting-scheduling)

Every fact about another platform comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word with the date we read them. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

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1. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Find a time for an event meeting that suits everyone, and book it](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/find-a-time-for-an-event-meeting-and-book-it)
2. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing)
3. Cal.com Cal.com can be self-hosted. "Self-hosted"  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
4. Cal.com Cal.ai is an AI phone agent that calls people to book, confirm and remind them of meetings. "Automate reminders, confirmations, and bookings, freeing your team from repetitive calls."  [cal.com/ai](https://cal.com/ai), read on 28 October 2026.
5. Cal.com Cal.com supports HIPAA requirements for handling protected health information. "Support HIPAA requirements for handling protected health information (PHI)."  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
6. Calendly Pricing "Seats are required for users to connect calendars and host Calendly meetings - meeting invitees do not require a seat."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
7. Calendly Calendly has a mobile app and a browser extension, so you can manage scheduling away from your desk. "Manage scheduling on the go and access Calendly while you work in your browser."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
8. Calendly Calendly can update Salesforce records automatically when meetings are booked or changed, from the Teams plan. "Update Salesforce records automatically when meetings are booked or changed."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
9. Calendly Calendly sells packages of prepaid sessions that clients book over time. "Sell multiple prepaid sessions as a package and track them over time."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
10. Calendly As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Standard is US$10 and Teams US$16 a seat a month, billed yearly, and Free has one event type. Guests need no seat "Seats are required for users to connect calendars and host Calendly meetings - meeting invitees do not require a seat."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
11. Chili Piper Pricing "Up to 15 seats included, $45/seat/mo after that."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
12. Chili Piper Concierge Live and Handoff Live connect a lead to a rep on a call straight from a form or a handoff. "Concierge Live and Handoff Live: instant calls from forms and handoffs, no waiting."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
13. Chili Piper Chili Piper can route any Salesforce object, standard or custom. "Route any Salesforce object - standard or custom"  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
14. Chili Piper Chili Piper can identify the accounts visiting your website and target them on the Experiences plan. "Account identification and ABM targeting based on account signals in Chat."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
15. Chili Piper As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Routing & Scheduling starts at US$1,250 a month with 15 seats, then US$45 a seat a month; ChiliCal on its own is US$12 a user a month with a 200-seat minimum "Up to 15 seats included, $45/seat/mo after that."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
16. SavvyCal Pricing "$120 per user billed annually, or $12 per user billed monthly."  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
17. SavvyCal On Premium, your booking pages can sit on your own domain. "booking.yourcompany.com/you instead of savvycal.com/you"  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
18. SavvyCal On Premium, an assistant can manage your scheduling with their own login. "They use their own login, so you never share a password"  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
19. SavvyCal SavvyCal can cluster your meetings together to keep focus time free. "Cluster meetings together and defend your focus time"  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
20. SavvyCal As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Basic is US$10 and Premium US$17 a user a month billed yearly, or US$12 and US$20 billed monthly "$120 per user billed annually, or $12 per user billed monthly."  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
21. Acuity Scheduling Pricing "Starter $16/ month $20/ month"  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
22. Acuity Scheduling Acuity collects client details and terms on intake forms when people book. "Use intake forms to collect client details, terms and conditions, and more."  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
23. Acuity Scheduling From Standard, you can sell appointment packages, memberships, subscriptions and gift certificates. "Offer bundled pricing or recurring billing."  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
24. Acuity Scheduling Every plan includes Acuity's mobile app for managing appointments. "All Acuity Scheduling plans give you access to our mobile admin app to view and manage appointments on the go."  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
25. Acuity Scheduling As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Starter is US$16 a month billed yearly, or US$20 billed monthly, for one calendar; Standard is US$27 for up to 6 calendars and Premium US$55 for up to 36 "All prices are in USD. Prices do not include applicable taxes."  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
26. Ticket Fairy [Give each team member the access their job needs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/teams-and-security)
27. Acuity Scheduling Booking pages and links your guests open themselves "You can also use a standalone Acuity booking link to share with clients via email, social media, or"  [acuityscheduling.com/features/online-booking](https://acuityscheduling.com/features/online-booking), read on 28 October 2026.
28. Cal.com Booking pages and links your guests open themselves "Customize brand color, add your logo, and choose between light and dark mode to match your brand."  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
29. Calendly Booking pages and links your guests open themselves "Personalize your scheduling link and booking page for a more polished experience."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
30. Chili Piper Booking pages and links your guests open themselves "Smart scheduling links for every rep."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
31. SavvyCal Booking pages and links your guests open themselves "To let people book from your links, you need Basic or Premium."  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
32. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Create a meeting type for your event calls](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/create-a-meeting-type-for-your-event-calls)
33. Acuity Scheduling Meetings your team shares, and meetings everyone attends "Empower your staff with individual booking pages, manage their availability with ease, and streamline your entire team's operations, all within Acuity." Where we looked: https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing; https://acuityscheduling.com/features/staff-management.  [acuityscheduling.com/features/staff-management](https://acuityscheduling.com/features/staff-management), read on 28 October 2026.
34. Cal.com Meetings your team shares, and meetings everyone attends "Distribute bookings across a team automatically based on availability, weights and/or priority rules."  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
35. Calendly Meetings your team shares, and meetings everyone attends "Automatically distribute meetings across teammates based on your routing setup."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
36. Chili Piper Meetings your team shares, and meetings everyone attends "Inbound lead distribution and round-robin assignment."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
37. SavvyCal Meetings your team shares, and meetings everyone attends "Round robin and shared-availability links"  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
38. Acuity Scheduling Sending each enquiry to the right person "Use intake forms to collect client details, terms and conditions, and more." Where we looked: https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing; https://acuityscheduling.com/features.  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
39. Cal.com Sending each enquiry to the right person "Route bookings to the right person or team using simple rules."  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
40. Calendly Sending each enquiry to the right person "Instantly schedule qualified leads with the right teammate"  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
41. Chili Piper Sending each enquiry to the right person "Instantly qualify, route and schedule leads from any web form."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
42. SavvyCal Sending each enquiry to the right person "CRM integrations" Where we looked: https://savvycal.com/pricing; https://savvycal.com/features.  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
43. Acuity Scheduling An AI assistant that books and moves meetings "Book smarter with the Booking Assistant, an AI chat bot that get clients booked. (\*Available on the Premium plan)."  [acuityscheduling.com/features](https://acuityscheduling.com/features), read on 28 October 2026.
44. Cal.com An AI assistant that books and moves meetings "every AI-powered phone call costs only $0.29 per minute"  [cal.com/ai](https://cal.com/ai), read on 28 October 2026.
45. Calendly An AI assistant that books and moves meetings "Add callie@calendly.com to an email thread and let Callie suggest times, coordinate replies, and book the meeting."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
46. Chili Piper An AI assistant that books and moves meetings "Chat AI - 24/7 automated engagement"  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
47. SavvyCal An AI assistant that books and moves meetings "Included free on every plan."  [savvycal.com/features](https://savvycal.com/features), read on 28 October 2026.
48. Acuity Scheduling What it costs your team "All prices are in USD. Prices do not include applicable taxes."  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
49. Cal.com What it costs your team "Teams YEARLY $12 per user/month"  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
50. Calendly What it costs your team "Seats are required for users to connect calendars and host Calendly meetings - meeting invitees do not require a seat."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
51. Chili Piper What it costs your team "Up to 15 seats included, $45/seat/mo after that."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
52. SavvyCal What it costs your team "$120 per user billed annually, or $12 per user billed monthly."  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
53. Ticket Fairy [Let your buyers sell tickets to their friends](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/referral-marketing)
54. Ticket Fairy [Earn more per buyer with extras they want](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/add-ons-and-upsells)
55. Ticket Fairy [Help promoters sell more, and know who sold what](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/promoters-and-sales-teams)
56. Ticket Fairy [Fill every time slot and seat, and never overfill](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry)
57. Ticket Fairy [Know which ads, posts and partners sell tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/advertising-and-tracking)
58. Ticket Fairy [Social media: Staff only](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/social-media)
59. Ticket Fairy [Sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)
60. Ticket Fairy [Answer buyers and sell tickets in one chat](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/ai-ticket-concierge)
61. Ticket Fairy [Get every artist advance back complete and on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/artists-and-line-up)
62. Ticket Fairy [Cover every shift with the right people](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/crew-and-volunteers)
63. Ticket Fairy [Fill your site with the right mix of traders](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/traders-and-markets)
64. Ticket Fairy [Get your ticketing jobs done by asking Fai](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/fai)
65. Ticket Fairy [Get guests in as quickly as paying buyers](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/guest-lists-and-comps)
66. Ticket Fairy [Sell at your door and look after every guest](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/front-of-house)
67. Ticket Fairy [Keep stages on time and respond fast to incidents](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/show-day)
68. Ticket Fairy [Close deals sooner and pay everyone on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments)
69. Ticket Fairy [Watch your on-sale as it happens](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/sales-reports)
70. Ticket Fairy [Pay artists, suppliers and crew from ticket sales](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/vault)
71. Ticket Fairy [Know what every act and event really costs](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/budget-and-costs)
72. Cal.com As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Free for one person; Teams is US$12 and Organizations US$28 a user a month, billed yearly "Teams YEARLY $12 per user/month"  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
73. Calendly As shown to US visitors on 28 October 2026, Teams is US$16 a seat a month, billed yearly. "$16 /seat/mo"  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
74. Chili Piper Qualifies, routes and books leads from any web form, with routing on Salesforce records "Instantly qualify, route and schedule leads from any web form."  [www.chilipiper.com/pricing](https://www.chilipiper.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
75. Calendly Routing forms and routing by HubSpot owner on Teams, and Salesforce lookup routing on Enterprise "Instantly schedule qualified leads with the right teammate"  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
76. SavvyCal Your own AI assistant, such as Claude or ChatGPT, can find times and book or cancel meetings through MCP, on every plan "Included free on every plan."  [savvycal.com/features](https://savvycal.com/features), read on 28 October 2026.
77. Acuity Scheduling The Booking Assistant, an AI chat bot that books clients, on Premium "Book smarter with the Booking Assistant, an AI chat bot that get clients booked. (\*Available on the Premium plan)."  [acuityscheduling.com/features](https://acuityscheduling.com/features), read on 28 October 2026.
78. Calendly Takes payment at booking through Stripe or PayPal on Standard and above, with meeting packages, payment links and invoices "Collect upfront payments during the booking process using Stripe or PayPal."  [calendly.com/pricing](https://calendly.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
79. SavvyCal Takes payment through Stripe before a meeting is confirmed, on Premium "Clients pay through Stripe before the meeting is confirmed"  [savvycal.com/pricing](https://savvycal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
80. Acuity Scheduling Takes payments and deposits through Stripe, Square, PayPal or Venmo on every plan "Accept payments and deposits through Stripe, Square, PayPal, or Venmo"  [acuityscheduling.com/pricing](https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.
81. Cal.com You can choose US or EU hosting for your data. "Choose where your data is hosted to meet regional data residency requirements."  [cal.com/pricing](https://cal.com/pricing), read on 28 October 2026.

Updated 28 October 2026: First published.

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