Cal.com vs Nylas Scheduler (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cal.com grades higher than Nylas Scheduler: 3.0 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cal.com grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cal.com
Scheduling platform with a free plan, API and embeds
Nylas Scheduler
Embeddable booking pages and calendar API for software developers
Which one is for you
Pick Cal.com if
- Fits if you're one person who wants a booking page with unlimited event types and no bill
- Works for developers adding scheduling to their own product with the API and embeds
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you chose it for being open source: the production code went closed in April 2026
- Tight if you're a team, since shared availability and round-robin need Teams at $12 a user billed yearly
- Not for you if you want to self-host the full product, which needs an enterprise license from sales
- Watch out: Cal.diy has no Teams, Workflows or SSO, and Cal.com advises it for personal, non-production use only
- Pricey if you need SAML SSO, SCIM or sub-teams, which start on Organizations at $28 a user billed yearly
Pick Nylas Scheduler if
- Fits if you are a developer who wants booking inside your own product
- Works for a team that already codes against calendar APIs
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a booking page without writing code
- Tight if you stay free, as that is 5 connected accounts
- Pricey if you scale, as extra accounts cost $2.25 each on Essentials
- Watch out: support and the $2,400 Accelerator Package need Pro on annual billing
- Watch out: iCloud calendars offer no free/busy lookups
How we grade them
| 3.0GPACal.comVery good | 2.0GPANylas SchedulerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CTeams is $12 a user a month billed yearly, $16 monthly, a shade past the $10 at this category's dear end. That covers the team features, where Acuity charges $16 for a single calendar. SSO and the compliance paperwork wait on Organizations at $28, inside the dearest tenth. | C$15 a month for 10 connected accounts, then $2.25 for each extra, a developer price that does not compare neatly with end-user tools. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree with no time limit for one user, with unlimited event types, unlimited calendars, email and SMS notifications, Stripe and PayPal payments, Salesforce and HubSpot sync and 100-odd integrations. The cap is the one user: anything shared with a team is paid. | CFree plan: 5 connected accounts, 5 Notetaker bot hours and 3 Agent Accounts, with no card. |
| Features | BCovers the booking job: round-robin, managed and collective event types, routing forms, analytics, payments, CRM sync, its own Cal Video, plus an API and embeds for putting scheduling inside your own product. What's gone is the open source: Cal.diy is cut down and advised for personal use only. | CScheduling components, a hosted Scheduler, round robin and webhooks. Gap: it is components and APIs, not a finished booking app. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The hosted version is sign up and share a link, but before that there are calendars to connect, event types to define and availability to set. Self-hosting Cal.diy is a different afternoon, and Cal.com says to keep it out of production. | DNo store rating on record. It needs a developer to build with the API. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, plus an API, embeds, and 100-plus integrations including Google Calendar, Outlook, Zoom, Meet, Teams, Salesforce, HubSpot and Stripe. | BWeb with Google, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Zoom, Meet and Teams. No apps are listed. |
| Best for | a booking page that's free for one person | developers adding booking to their own app |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cal.com and Nylas Scheduler. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cal.com starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Nylas Scheduler starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0.
Cal.com scores higher and starts $3 a month lower. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, 6 score higher than Cal.com for less, and 66 score higher than Nylas Scheduler for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cal.com is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Cal.com also covers workflow automation.
- Nylas Scheduler also covers calendar and appointment booking.
At a glance
| Cal.com | Nylas Scheduler | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per user / month, billed yearly ($16 billed monthly) | $15 per month for 10 connected accounts |
| Free plan | Free forever for 1 user: unlimited event types and calendars, email and SMS notifications, 100+ app integrations, Stripe and PayPal payments, mobile app and browser extension. | 5 connected email and calendar accounts, 5 Notetaker bot hours and 3 Agent Accounts, free forever with no card. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on the Teams and Organizations plans | None listed |
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Cal.com, Inc. | Nylas |
| Price read from | cal.com | nylas.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Nylas Scheduler
- It is a developer product: the pages read describe components and APIs, not a ready-made booking app for end users.
- Scheduler is included in the Nylas plans above; its price is not listed separately.
- Pro monthly billing has no support or Accelerator add-on; those need Pro Annual, and the Accelerator Package is $2,400 a year.
- iCloud calendars do not offer free/busy lookups.
Key features
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.
Nylas Scheduler
- Scheduling page component
- A React component that handles availability, time zones and booking so a meeting page can be added to an app.
- Scheduler editor component
- A prebuilt interface that lets an app's users create and manage their own scheduling pages.
- Hosted Scheduler
- Nylas hosts a booking page at a custom link, with no front-end work.
- Availability and round robin
- Individual and collective availability, free/busy checks and round-robin assignment rules.
- Calendar sync and webhooks
- One API for Google, Microsoft Outlook, Exchange and iCloud calendars with webhooks for bookings that are created, rescheduled or canceled.
Plans
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.
Nylas Scheduler
Free$0
5 connected email and calendar accounts, 5 bot hours, 3 Agent Accounts.
Essentials$15
per month for up to 10 connected accounts
10 email and calendar accounts and 10 calendar-only accounts; extra accounts $2.25 each a month.
Pro$43
per month, 25 accounts, billed annually ($49 monthly)
25 email and calendar accounts and 35 calendar-only accounts; extra accounts $1.75 each on annual billing.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume band pricing, a HIPAA and HITECH BAA, an uptime SLA and dedicated support. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
Nylas Scheduler
- Annual discount
Pro annual billing saves up to 12%
The pricing page lists Pro at $43 a month on annual billing against $49 on monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cal.com or Nylas Scheduler?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cal.com starts at $12 per user / month, billed yearly ($16 billed monthly), and Nylas Scheduler starts at $15 per month for 10 connected accounts. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Cal.com or Nylas Scheduler?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Cal.com and Nylas Scheduler have a free plan.
Which platforms do Cal.com and Nylas Scheduler run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Cal.com lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.