Cal.com vs Doodle

Cal.com

• Solo users who want unlimited event types without paying
• Developers adding scheduling to their own product
• Organizations that need SAML SSO, SCIM and compliance attestations

Doodle

• Finding a meeting time across people who do not share a calendar system
• Event organizers who need sign-up sheets with capped sessions
• Occasional schedulers who can work within one free poll and booking page

Cal.com

• The free plan is limited to 1 user; shared team availability and round-robin scheduling need the Teams plan.
• Cal.com announced in April 2026 that its production code was going closed source. The open-source edition is now Cal.diy, without Teams, Organizations, Workflows or SSO.
• Cal.com recommends Cal.diy for personal, non-production use only; self-hosting the commercial product requires an enterprise license from sales.
• SAML SSO, SCIM and sub-teams start on the Organizations plan at $28 per user / month, billed yearly.

Doodle

• The Free plan is limited to one Group Poll, one Booking Page and one 1:1, and shows ads to organizers and participants.
• Doodle no longer offers a standalone mobile app; the iOS and Android apps were withdrawn from the app stores and it now runs in desktop and mobile browsers.
• Custom branding, Stripe payments and the admin console start on Team, which requires at least 2 seats.
• Single sign-on is limited to Enterprise, which starts at $15k billed annually.

Cal.com

Unlimited event types on the free plan

A single user can create unlimited event types, connect unlimited calendars and send email and SMS notifications without paying.

Team scheduling

The Teams plan adds shared availability, round-robin assignment, managed and collective event types, routing forms and booking analytics.

Payments and CRM sync

Stripe and PayPal payments and Salesforce and HubSpot sync are listed on the free plan, alongside 100+ app integrations.

Cal Video

Cal.com's own video conferencing service can host booked meetings as an alternative to Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams.

API and embeds

Cal.com is also aimed at developers building scheduling into their own products, with an API, embeds and workflow automation.

Cal.diy community edition

An MIT-licensed, self-hosted fork of Cal.com with the commercial code removed. It has no hosted version and needs no license key.

Doodle

Group Polls

Propose several times and let invitees vote. People inside or outside your organization can take part without shared calendar access, and each sees the options in their own time zone.

Booking Pages

Set the hours for each page, limit bookings per day, add buffer times and share the link. People who book receive reminders. Free allows one page; paid plans allow unlimited.

1:1 invitations

Offer one person a list of times to pick from, without them needing a Doodle account. A slot is withdrawn automatically if your connected calendar fills up first.

Sign-up Sheets

Registration pages for workshops, webinars and other events, with a cap on attendees per session and automatic reminders. Participants do not need a Doodle account.

Calendar and video conferencing links

A connected calendar prevents double bookings and sends calendar invites to participants. Pro adds Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex links to meetings.

Team administration and payments

The Team plan adds an admin console with roles and permissions, co-hosted events, booking on behalf of colleagues, activity reports, custom branding and Stripe payments.

Cal.com

• Free$0

  One user with unlimited event types and calendars, payments, and Salesforce and HubSpot sync.

• Teams$12

  per user / month, billed yearly ($16 monthly)

  Shared team availability, round-robin, managed and collective event types, routing forms, analytics and branding removal.

• Organizations$28

  per user / month, billed yearly ($37 monthly)

  Unlimited sub-teams, company subdomain, SAML SSO, SCIM, role-based permissions, and SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 compliance.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Annual contracts with dedicated onboarding and engineering support, SLA and uptime guarantees, and a dedicated database.

Doodle

• Free$0

  One Group Poll, one Booking Page, one 1:1 and basic Sign-up Sheets, with ads shown.

• Pro$11

  per seat / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  Unlimited Group Polls, Booking Pages, 1:1s and Sign-up Sheets, deadlines and reminders, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex links, and no ads.

• Team$16

  per seat / month, billed annually ($21 billed monthly)

  For 2 or more seats: admin console, roles and permissions, co-hosted events, booking on behalf, custom branding and Stripe payments.

• EnterpriseFrom $15k

  custom pricing, billed annually

  For organizations with 50+ employees: SSO (SAML/OIDC), MFA, org-wide time protection, focus policies, branded emails and URLs, and a 99.9% SLA.

Cal.com

• Annual discount

  Save 25% with yearly billing

  Cal.com's pricing page marks yearly billing as saving 25%: Teams is $12 and Organizations $28 per user per month billed yearly, against the $16 and $37 rates quoted on its homepage.

Doodle

• Annual discount

  Save 24% to 26% with yearly billing

  Doodle's pricing page lists a yearly discount of 26% on Pro ($132 a year instead of $15 a month) and 24% on Team ($16 instead of $21 per seat / month).

• Other savings

  Lower Team rates for larger teams

  Doodle's help center lists per-user Team rates that fall with size: $14 on yearly billing or $19 monthly for 6 to 20 seats, and $13 or $17 for 21 or more seats.