Calendar.com vs Vimcal

Calendar.com

• People juggling work and personal calendars across several providers
• Small teams that need round-robin booking and routing rules
• Qualifying charities, which can apply for free Pro accounts

Vimcal

• Founders, executives and investors with a high volume of meetings
• Executive assistants scheduling on behalf of several executives
• People who schedule across time zones and share availability by email

Calendar.com

• There is no free version. The site says an account is downgraded when the 14-day trial ends and deleted 6 months later.
• A Standard workspace is capped at 10 users and a Pro workspace at 30; larger teams need Enterprise.
• Salesforce and HubSpot integrations and white-label embeds need Pro. SSO is a paid add-on on Pro and included in Enterprise.
• Task Management and Bundle Payments are labeled beta on the site.

Vimcal

• The free tier covers only the iOS app. Desktop apps, booking links and polls need the $35 per month plan ($25 per month billed yearly).
• Vimcal EA is priced separately at $85 per month, or $68.75 per month billed yearly.
• The site mentions an iOS app but lists no Android app, and it supports only Google Calendar and Outlook.
• Vimcal's terms state that payments are non-refundable unless agreed otherwise in writing.

Calendar.com

Unified calendars

Sync Google, Outlook, iCloud, Exchange and CalDAV calendars into one view, color-coded by source, or create a native calendar. Private events block time without showing details.

Scheduling links

One-on-one, group, round robin and multiple-host event types, single-use links and meeting polls are included on every plan, with custom booking forms and web embedding.

Workflows and routing

Workflows chain triggers, conditions and actions around a booking. Routing rules send each booking to a team member by even, weighted or priority-based distribution.

Contacts

A contact list for the people you meet with, including notes, tags, meeting history and CSV import and export.

Analytics

Individual and team analytics on scheduling activity come with every plan. Expanded analytics through Google or Microsoft integrations start on Pro.

Payments and reminders

Collect payment when someone books, redirect to a custom URL after confirmation, and send automated email and SMS reminders.

Vimcal

Availability sharing

Drag over open slots on the calendar and copy them to share your availability. The paid plan adds unlimited personal booking links and polls.

Time zone tools

Shows overlapping working hours with people in other time zones and converts times across several zones.

Shortcuts for every action

Vimcal advertises response times under 100 ms and a keyboard shortcut for every action in the app.

Google and Outlook in one view

Syncs with both Google Calendar and Outlook, shows them together and merges duplicate events automatically.

Focus Mode

Switches the calendar to a focus screen with a backdrop, a pomodoro timer and ambient sounds.

Vimcal EA

A separate edition for executive assistants who manage several executives, with automatic calendar holds, polls and per-executive preferences.

Calendar.com

• Standard$192

  per user / year ($20 per user / month billed monthly)

  Up to 10 users and 3 teams per workspace, every event type, workflows, routing rules, payments, branding removal, and individual and team analytics.

• Pro$288

  per user / year ($30 per user / month billed monthly)

  Up to 30 users and 10 teams, Salesforce and HubSpot integrations, expanded analytics, white-label embeds, expedited support and an optional SSO add-on.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited users, SSO and SCIM provisioning, domain control, custom integrations through the API, and a dedicated account partner.

Vimcal

• Free$0

  iOS app only: calendar, drag-and-copy availability, multi-time-zone conversion and duplicate merging.

• Vimcal$25

  per month, billed yearly ($35 billed monthly)

  Adds desktop apps for Mac and PC, unlimited personal booking links, polls, team scheduling and a Mac menu bar app.

• Vimcal EA$68.75

  per month, billed yearly ($85 billed monthly)

  For executive assistants: 5 simultaneous time zones, automatic calendar holds, calendar audits and per-executive preferences.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds SAML SSO with SCIM, a custom MSA and DPA, security questionnaires, a dedicated manager and custom billing.

Calendar.com

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page lists a 20% saving on annual billing: Standard is $192 per user a year instead of $240, and Pro is $288 instead of $360.

• Nonprofit

  Free Pro accounts for qualifying charities

  Calendar offers free Pro accounts to qualifying charities. Staff who sign up with the organization's email domain are upgraded automatically.

Vimcal

• Annual discount

  Save up to 29% with yearly billing

  Vimcal costs $35 billed monthly or $300 per year ($25 per month), listed as saving up to 29%. Vimcal EA drops from $85 to $68.75 per month, a saving of up to 19%.