The short answer
- Cal.diy's official guide covers setting up, but nothing carries over from Calendly automatically; 3 things stay behind. Details
- 2 comparison pages checked, each labeled with who wrote it. What they claim
What Calendly and Cal.diy 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 |
- Calendly free plan: One event type, one calendar connection, one-on-one scheduling only; no automations or reminders calendly.com
Cal.diy's plans aren't in the Stackcut catalog yet; check Cal.diy's own site.
What comparison pages say
Each claim as the page makes it, and who it favors. Vendor pages are labeled; weigh them accordingly.
2 pages compared, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Cal.diy is presented as a self-hosted, open-source alternative to Calendly's paid plans. | Cal.diy | Pinggy independent |
| Features | Cal.diy keeps event types with buffers and minimum notice, Stripe payments, video links and an app store. | Even | Pinggy independent |
| Migration effort | No official Docker image existed yet as of Aug 2026; self-hosting means building from source with Next.js, Postgres and Node. | Calendly | Pinggy independent |
| Features | The review says Cal.diy handles availability windowing, conflict detection and round-robin booking logic but needs your own database, auth and UI. | Calendly | DEV Community independent |
| Ecosystem | The review says Cal.diy's community footprint is much smaller than 'Cal.com proper' and that its README is the current source of truth. | Calendly | DEV Community independent |
| Migration effort | The reviewer positions Cal.diy for products embedding scheduling (therapy, tutoring, sales platforms), not as a direct end-user Calendly swap. | Calendly | DEV Community independent |
Moving from Calendly to Cal.diy
What Cal.diy's importer carries over, what it leaves behind, and any help it offers switchers.
To Cal.diy
Official guide cal.diy
Doesn't move: Event types / booking-page configuration (no importer documented); Contacts and meeting history; Workflows/automations. cal.diy
Watch out for:
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.
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
Can I move my Calendly data to Cal.diy?
It doesn't move: Event types / booking-page configuration (no importer documented); Contacts and meeting history; Workflows/automations. cal.diy
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
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