Cal.com vs TidyCal

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

TidyCal

• Solo coaches, consultants and tutors who would rather pay once than monthly
• Selling paid sessions, packages and subscriptions from a booking page
• Small teams that want round robin on a flat-priced plan

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.

TidyCal

• The Free plan connects 1 calendar and cannot auto-create Zoom, Google Meet or Teams links; those need a paid plan.
• Free and lifetime plans pay TidyCal a 1% platform fee on Stripe payments, on top of Stripe's own fees. Only Pro has none.
• Lifetime plans are bought through AppSumo, and Agency Lifetime licenses bought from September 1, 2026 are capped at 4 team seats.
• There is no iOS or Android app; TidyCal runs in a browser. The Pro subscription has no free trial.

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.

TidyCal

Booking page and booking types

Every plan includes a shareable booking page with unlimited booking types and unlimited bookings, one-click translation, guest invites and a listing in TidyCal's public directory.

Paid bookings

Charge for a booking through Stripe or PayPal and create discount codes, on every plan. TidyCal takes a 1% platform fee on Stripe payments except on Pro.

Recurring bookings, packages and subscriptions

Let clients book recurring appointments, pre-pay for a bundle of sessions, or subscribe to a package with recurring billing through Stripe.

Calendar sync

Connects to Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 and Apple Calendar to avoid double bookings: 1 calendar on Free, 10 on the lifetime plans and unlimited on Pro.

Team scheduling

Agency Lifetime and Pro add round robin distribution, collective meetings with several hosts, and a team page where attendees choose a team member.

Automations, API and AI

Paid plans connect to Zapier, the TidyCal API and AI assistants through MCP, and include an AI booking assistant, Google Analytics and Tag Manager tracking.

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.

TidyCal

• Free$0

  Unlimited bookings and booking types, paid bookings through Stripe and PayPal, your own booking page and 1 calendar connection.

• Individual Lifetime$29

  one-time payment, sold on AppSumo

  Adds automatic Zoom, Google Meet and Teams links, group bookings, custom emails, booking limits, AI features, API access and 10 calendar connections.

• Agency Lifetime$79

  one-time payment, sold on AppSumo

  Adds round robin and collective meetings, a team booking page with 4 seats, and 10 SMS reminders a month for US and Canadian numbers.

• Pro$8.25

  per month, billed annually at $99 ($12 billed monthly)

  Everything in Agency, plus a custom domain, no TidyCal branding, no platform fee, priority support and unlimited calendar connections and SMS reminders.

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.

TidyCal

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime plans from $29

  Individual Lifetime ($29) and Agency Lifetime ($79) are single payments with no renewal, bought through AppSumo and activated on a TidyCal account.

• Annual discount

  Save 31% on Pro with yearly billing

  Pro costs $99 a year, or $8.25 a month, instead of $12 a month. The pricing page labels the yearly option -31%.