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Cal.com

A scheduling tool that lets others book available meeting times

EDITOR NOTE · Editorial advice, based on public sources

Recommended for public booking links, conflict checking, and team rotation; simple individual scheduling can stay free, while routing needs a team plan.

Checked: 2026-10-12 · Official site material

Best for

Consulting, interviews, sales demos, client bookings, and teams needing payment or video integrations.

Not for

Users who only need a private calendar, have no public booking flow, or will not configure time zones and conflict rules.

Key capabilities

Event types and calendar sync

The official Free plan lists one user, unlimited event types/calendars, email/SMS notifications, and 100+ integrations, with time-zone detection and conflict checks.[1][2]

Team rotation and routing

Teams adds shared availability, round-robin, recurring events, routing forms, analytics, and custom APIs for sales or support assignment.[1]

Payments, conferencing, and self-hosting

The official page lists Stripe/PayPal and Zoom/Meet/Teams integrations, plus a GitHub self-host option; self-hosting shifts deployment and maintenance to you.[1][3]

Pricing and free allowance

Free
Free forever; USD 0
One user, unlimited event types/calendars, notifications, 100+ integrations, payments, and CRM sync for individual public booking.[1]
Teams
USD 12/user/month billed yearly, page says 25% savings; monthly amount not verified, 14-day trial
Adds shared team availability, round-robin, routing forms, analytics, branding removal, and custom APIs.[1]
Organizations
USD 28/user/month billed yearly, page says 25% savings; 14-day trial
Adds sub-teams, SAML SSO/SCIM, compliance, role permissions, and a company subdomain.[1]
Enterprise
Custom; annual, contact sales
Dedicated database, SLA, HRIS/directory integrations, and dedicated support.[1]

Limitations to watch

Team capabilities start on paid plans

Free is for one user; shared availability, round-robin, routing, and branding removal are listed under Teams.[1]

Integrations still need setup

After connecting calendars, video, and payments, test time zones, conflicts, notifications, and cancellations; API docs do not configure your business for you.[2][3]

Editorial workflow: how to try it

1

Connect calendars and create an event

Connect the primary calendar and set 15/30/60-minute events with buffers.

2

Publish and test the link

Book as test attendees in different regions and check time zones, conflicts, email, and video links.

3

Upgrade for routing when needed

Try Teams only when round-robin, shared team availability, CRM routing, or branding removal is needed.

When is it worth paying?

Start on Free for solo consulting or interviews; Teams is triggered by round-robin, routing forms, branding removal, and analytics, while SAML/SCIM points to Organizations.

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Sources

  1. [1]Cal.com pricing2026-10-12
  2. [2]Cal.com API v2 introduction2026-10-12
  3. [3]Cal.com Help Desk2026-10-12
Research note: Cal.com's pricing page explicitly shows annual monthly-equivalent prices and 25% savings; monthly prices were not verified in the page text and remain marked unverified.

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