Scheduling · replacement recipe

Go from SavvyCal to zcal

The job: Meeting scheduling (Scheduling links, Unlimited calendar connections, Reminders and workflows). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
SavvyCal
SavvyCal Basic · $12/mo
Year one+$94modeled
To · your pickBest fit
zcal
Free plan · $0 a month
Change where you land

The money

$12/mo today , then $0/mo

SavvyCal Basic

Year one, net+$94
Pays back in4.2 months

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 2 of 3 covered

  • Covered: Scheduling links
  • Covered: Unlimited calendar connections
  • Not covered: Reminders and workflows

The work

Setup
About 1 h
Upkeep
None
Watch out
Doesn't cover: Reminders and workflows

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from SavvyCal

    Your events: upcoming, past and canceled bookings, with scheduler names, emails and phone numbers and answers to your questions. Format: CSV

    Export steps
  2. Set up zcal

    zcal Free covers links, unlimited calendars, meeting polls, email reminders and Stripe payments; team scheduling needs Pro at $10.50 a user monthly or $7 yearly.

    Details
  3. Switch links and integrations

    Point links, embeds and integrations at zcal, then send a test through every one.

  4. Cancel SavvyCal

    Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the current paid term.

    How to cancel SavvyCal
Open zcalHow to cancel SavvyCal
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first

What you use

  • Scheduling links
  • Unlimited calendar connections
  • Reminders and workflows

Not covered

  • Invitees overlay their own calendar
  • Team scheduling (collective, round robin, group)
  • Meeting polls
  • Conferencing, CRM, Zapier, API and webhooks
  • Paid bookings (Premium)

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Scheduling links, Unlimited calendar connections, Reminders and workflows
  • Export your data from SavvyCal before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-savvycal") on the Stackcut MCP server.

3 ways out, best first

Switch vendorzcal (free tier)Saves $94 in year one
$12/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $144/yr · payback 4.2 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Free Forever: unlimited links and calendar accounts, meeting polls, automated email reminders, group events, multiple durations and locations, Stripe payments (zcal takes a commission), Zoom/Meet/Teams, Zapier, embeds; zcal branding).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Reminders and workflows)
zcal Free covers links, unlimited calendars, meeting polls, email reminders and Stripe payments; team scheduling needs Pro at $10.50 a user monthly or $7 yearly.
How we got this
You pay now: SavvyCal Basic$12/user/mo × 1 user$12/mo
New cost: zcal (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$12 − $0+$12/mo
Over 12 months+$12 × 12+$144
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$144 − $50+$94
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $144 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorTidyCal (free tier)Saves $94 in year one
$12/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $144/yr · payback 4.2 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Unlimited bookings and booking types, paid bookings through Stripe and PayPal (1% platform fee on Stripe payments), recurring and package bookings, date polls, 1 calendar connection, TidyCal branding).
Covers 33% of the core features (not: Unlimited calendar connections, Reminders and workflows)
Solo bookers: TidyCal Free has unlimited booking types, date polls and paid bookings (1% fee) on one calendar; Pro is $12 a month or $99 a year.
How we got this
You pay now: SavvyCal Basic$12/user/mo × 1 user$12/mo
New cost: TidyCal (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$12 − $0+$12/mo
Over 12 months+$12 × 12+$144
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$144 − $50+$94
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $144 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorCal.com (free tier)Saves $94 in year one
$12/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $144/yr · payback 4.2 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Individuals: free forever, no usage limits).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Reminders and workflows)
Cal.com is free for individuals with unlimited event types and calendars, Stripe and PayPal payments and 100+ apps; team scheduling is $12 a user a month billed yearly.
How we got this
You pay now: SavvyCal Basic$12/user/mo × 1 user$12/mo
New cost: Cal.com (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$12 − $0+$12/mo
Over 12 months+$12 × 12+$144
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$144 − $50+$94
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $144 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

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