The short answer
- Moving from Calendly Standard to Cal.com Free at 1 seat saves $70 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time (Stackcut's model: modeled, not measured).
- Cal.com's official migration guide moves 1 kind of data in full; 3 things stay behind. What moves
- 3 public accounts of making this switch: 3 switched. Read them
- 3 comparison pages checked, each labeled with who wrote it. What they claim
- Switching help: Cal.com credits 100% of a switcher's current Calendly plan cost during their first year on Cal.com. cal.com
What Calendly and Cal.com cost
List prices from each vendor's pricing page, as stored in the Stackcut catalog. Each price links its source.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calendly Standard | $12/user/mo | $10/user/mo | Unlimited event types, multiple calendars, automations & reminders |
| Calendly Teams | $20/user/mo | $16/user/mo | Round-robin & team scheduling, routing, Salesforce |
| Cal.com Teams | not shown | $12/user/mo | Per user, yearly; 14-day free trial |
| Cal.com Organizations | not shown | $28/user/mo | Per user, yearly; unlimited sub-teams |
- Calendly free plan: One event type, one calendar connection, one-on-one scheduling only; no automations or reminders calendly.com
- Cal.com free plan: Individuals: free forever, no usage limits cal.com
What comparison pages say
Each claim as the page makes it, and who it favors. Vendor pages are labeled; weigh them accordingly.
3 pages compared, 1 of them written by one of the two vendors. Claims are the pages' own, paraphrased; prices in them may be older than the catalog prices above.
| About | The page says | Favors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | G2 users rate Calendly 4.7/5 (2,648 reviews) versus Cal.com 4.6/5 (154 reviews) overall. | Calendly | G2 independent |
| Features | G2 reviewers mention 'missing features' for Calendly 54 times and 'complex settings' for Cal.com 43 times. | Even | G2 independent |
| Other | Cal.com scores higher than Calendly on G2 for ease of setup (9.5 vs 9.1) and scheduling satisfaction (8.6 vs 8.2); Calendly leads on ease of use (9.4 vs 9.1). | Even | G2 independent |
| Free plan | Cal.com's free plan is called the most generous, with unlimited events, calendars and workflows, versus Calendly's limited free plan. | Cal.com | Koalendar independent |
| Price | Cal.com's Teams plan starts at $15/user/month versus Calendly Standard at $10/user/month. | Calendly | Koalendar independent |
| Data portability | Koalendar calls Cal.com 'open-source, highly customizable' with self-hosting options; Calendly is not described as open source. | Cal.com | Koalendar independent |
| Features | Calendly is described as offering 'extremely polished UX' while Cal.com offers 'developer-grade flexibility' for power users. | Even | Koalendar independent |
| Price | Calendly starts lower per seat ($10) but Cal.com's free plan includes unlimited event types, which Calendly's free tier lacks. | Even | Cal.com vendor page |
| Features | Cal.com claims fully customizable white-label options and advanced routing forms versus Calendly's more limited customization. | Cal.com | Cal.com vendor page |
| Security and compliance | Cal.com claims HIPAA, SSO, SCIM and ISO 27001 across its plans, while Calendly limits SSO and HIPAA to paid or enterprise tiers. | Cal.com | Cal.com vendor page |
| Data portability | Cal.com highlights self-hosting for enterprises and, on paid plans, 'full control over data' versus Calendly's cloud-only data; this page does not call Cal.com open source. | Cal.com | Cal.com vendor page |
Moving from Calendly to Cal.com
What Cal.com's importer carries over, what it leaves behind, and any help it offers switchers.
To Cal.com
Official guide cal.com
Moves: Calendar availability (full). cal.com
Doesn't move: Event type / meeting configuration (no importer; rebuilt by hand); Workflow automations (rebuilt by hand); Payment settings (rebuilt by hand). cal.com
Watch out for:
- No official Calendly-to-Cal.com data importer; event types, workflows and payment settings are recreated by hand. cal.com
Switching help: Cal.com credits 100% of a switcher's current Calendly plan cost during their first year on Cal.com. cal.com
From each destination's own migration docs and switching pages, plus community write-ups where no official guide exists, each checked against its page. Confirm terms on the linked page before you rely on an offer.
People who moved from Calendly to Cal.com
3 public accounts of leaving Calendly: 3 switched. Summaries are ours; each links the original, and each was checked against its page before it appeared here.
A UK marketing agency (3SIX5 Digital) switched from Calendly to Cal.com after hitting branding, Webflow-embed and pricing limits; they call the move surprisingly smooth, crediting open-source flexibility, native dark mode and tighter Webflow integration as the main wins. 3SIX5 Digital
Product Hunt poster Matt Carroll compared Calendly and Cal.com and chose Cal.com, citing free pricing for his multi-calendar use case, a UI he preferred for people booking with him, and a less corporate feel. Product Hunt
Juliana Amorim, who said she works with Croct and had previously used Calendly personally, said her team discussed the choice and moved forward with Cal.com, reporting they are happy with the decision. Product Hunt
How to leave Calendly
Export first, then cancel. Every step links the vendor's own help page, checked on the date shown.
How to leave Calendly
Export first
- Contacts: Contacts page: select contacts and export as a downloadable CSV, delivered via an emailed link (CSV). calendly.com
- Scheduled events / meetings: Filter the Meetings page by status or date range and export; includes invitee name, timezone and contact info, event details, UTM/Salesforce fields, GDPR consent status, and Stripe/PayPal payment data (CSV). help.calendly.com
- Analytics dashboard history: View aggregated booking analytics in-app; not a file export. A Calendly community manager said the Analytics page caps history at 365 days; older data must be pulled via the Meetings page export instead. community.calendly.com
What you lose
- More than 1 event type or more than 1 connected calendar
- Workflows (automated reminders and follow-ups)
- Routing forms, lead qualification and round-robin distribution
- CRM/marketing integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Zapier, Marketo, MS Dynamics)
- Notetaker AI recordings/transcripts and automatic meeting recording
- Callie AI email-scheduling assistant
- Stripe/PayPal payment collection on bookings
- Removing Calendly branding and custom confirmation redirects
- Team scheduling analytics and centralized admin/domain controls
- SSO/SAML (Enterprise) and 24/7 chat/phone support
Cancel
- Admin Center → Billing → Change plan → Upgrade/Downgrade → select the Free plan.
- Takes effect
- At the end of your current billing cycle; you keep paid features until then.
- Refunds
- Payments are generally non-refundable, as Calendly's terms say, though support may review special cases.
- After you cancel
- You land on the Free plan: One event type, one calendar connection, one-on-one scheduling only; no automations or reminders.
FAQ
Is Cal.com cheaper than Calendly?
Modeled, not measured: moving from Calendly Standard to Cal.com Free at 1 seat saves $70 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time at $50/hour. It depends on your plan, seats and usage. the math
Can I move my Calendly data to Cal.com?
Cal.com's official guide moves: Calendar availability. It doesn't move: Event type / meeting configuration (no importer; rebuilt by hand); Workflow automations (rebuilt by hand); Payment settings (rebuilt by hand). cal.com
What do I lose when I leave Calendly?
Per Calendly's own pages, leaving or downgrading loses: More than 1 event type or more than 1 connected calendar; Workflows (automated reminders and follow-ups); Routing forms, lead qualification and round-robin distribution; CRM/marketing integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Zapier, Marketo, MS Dynamics). calendly.com
Does Cal.com help people switch from Calendly?
Cal.com credits 100% of a switcher's current Calendly plan cost during their first year on Cal.com. cal.com
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