Calendly vs Timekit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Calendly grades higher than Timekit: 2.8 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Calendly grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Calendly
Booking links and team scheduling for external meetings
Timekit
Booking and scheduling flows priced by bookable resource
Which one is for you
Pick Calendly if
- Fits if you book many calls with people outside your company
- Works for one person who needs a single booking link, which is free with unlimited meetings
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: one event type, one calendar connection and one-on-one meetings only
- Pricey if you want round robin, lead routing or Salesforce sync, which need Teams at $16 a seat billed yearly
- Pricey if you want Notetaker or Callie: they need a Plus plan, Teams Plus is $24 a seat, and both are English only
- Skip it if you want a calendar to plan your own day, because this one is for booking meetings
- Watch out: SSO is an add-on on Teams, and Enterprise starts at $15k a year with a 50-seat minimum
Pick Timekit if
- Fits if you build booking into your own app and want an API
- Works for teams where each bookable person or room is billed as a resource
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the API: Professional is $149 a month for 15 resources
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as none is listed
- Watch out: a resource counts once it gets more than one booking in a month, and extras cost $5 to $15
- Watch out: premium response time, integration help and a 99.9% SLA are paid add-ons
- Watch out: only monthly prices are shown
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACalendlyGood | 1.8GPATimekitWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStandard is $10 a seat a month billed yearly, which is the dear end of this category, where the middle is $6. Round robin and Salesforce sync are Teams at $16, and Notetaker needs a Plus plan, with Teams Plus at $24. | D$49 a month for 3 resources, about $16 each, above the category's $10 dearer quarter. The API, its main selling point, starts at $149. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree forever with unlimited meetings, but one event type, one calendar connection and one-on-one only. A second kind of meeting and you're paying. New users get two weeks of Teams Plus first, then drop to Free. | DA 14-day free trial, but the listing does not say whether it needs a card. No free plan. |
| Features | BCovers the booking half of the job: event types, group and round robin events, lead routing, reminders, Stripe or PayPal at booking, Salesforce and HubSpot sync, a REST API with webhooks. Notetaker records and recaps Zoom, Meet and Teams calls. It won't plan your own day, though. | CAppointment types, booking rules, calendar sync, widgets and reports. Essential has no API, which is the product's headline feature. |
| Ease of use | A4.8 from about 55,000 App Store ratings. Make an event type, send the link, done, and the person booking needs no account and no seat. | CNo store rating on record. It is built to be wired in, with widgets and rules to configure. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari, add-ins for Outlook, Gmail and LinkedIn, plus a REST API. There's no desktop app, so the computer story is the browser. | BWeb only, with Google and Microsoft calendars and Zapier, plus an API on Professional. |
| Best for | booking links for meetings with outsiders | developers putting booking flows into their own product |
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: Calendly and Timekit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Calendly starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Timekit starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
Calendly scores higher and starts $39 a month lower. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, none scores higher than Calendly for less, and 40 score higher than Timekit 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
- Calendly also covers meeting notes and transcription.
- Timekit also covers reports and appointment booking.
At a glance
| Calendly | Timekit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per seat / month, billed yearly | $49 per month, including 3 resources |
| Free plan | One event type with unlimited meetings, one calendar connection, one-on-one scheduling, a customizable booking page, mobile apps and the browser extension. | None |
| Free trial | Two-week free trial of Teams Plus for new users; the account then moves to the Free plan | 14-day free trial on Essential, Professional and Platform. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Calendly LLC | Timekit Inc. |
| Price read from | calendly.com | timekit.io |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Calendly
- The Free plan allows one event type and one calendar connection, for one-on-one meetings only.
- Round-robin scheduling, lead routing and Salesforce sync need Teams; SSO is an add-on on Teams and built into Enterprise.
- Notetaker and Callie are not in base Standard or Teams. They need a Plus plan (Teams Plus is $24 per seat / month, billed yearly) and are English-only.
- Enterprise starts at $15k per year and 50 seats and is billed in USD only.
Timekit
- A resource counts toward the bill once it has received more than one booking in a month; users, rooms and assets can all be resources.
- The Booking and Availability API starts on Professional at $149 a month.
- Premium response time, integration assistance and a 99.9% SLA are paid add-ons.
- Prices shown are monthly; the pricing page we read shows no separate annual rate.
Key features
Calendly
- Event types and booking pages
- Set up event types and share a link so invitees choose a time from your availability. Free allows one event type; paid plans allow unlimited.
- Team scheduling
- Group and collective events come with Standard. Round-robin distribution and centrally managed event types start on Teams.
- Routing and CRM sync
- Teams adds lead qualification and routing along with Salesforce sync. HubSpot connects from the Standard plan.
- Automations and payments
- Standard and above send automated reminders and can take payment at booking through Stripe or PayPal.
- Notetaker and Callie
- Notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls to record, transcribe and recap them. Callie is a beta AI assistant that schedules over email. Both come with the Plus plans.
- Apps, extensions and API
- iOS and Android apps, extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari, add-ins for Outlook, Gmail and LinkedIn, website embeds, and a REST API with webhooks.
Timekit
- Appointment types
- Offer one-on-one, group, round-robin or prioritized bookings, with pooled availability across a team and the option to reassign a booking instead of cancelling it.
- Booking rules
- Set buffer time, minimum notice, how far ahead people can book, flexible durations, custom questions, meeting requests that need manual approval and time zone detection.
- Calendar sync
- Two-way sync with Google and Microsoft calendars so that existing events block availability.
- Embeddable widget and hosted page
- Put the booking flow into your own site with the widget, or use a hosted booking page; reminders and cancellation flows are part of both.
- API platform
- Professional adds the Booking and Availability API and webhooks, and Platform adds the Resource, Project and signed search APIs for marketplaces and large teams.
- Reporting
- Reports with booking insights are listed from the Professional plan, together with an API request log.
Plans
Calendly
Free$0
One event type, one calendar connection and one-on-one scheduling.
Standard$10
per seat / month, billed yearly
Unlimited event types, up to 6 calendar connections, group events, automations, and Stripe and PayPal payments.
Teams$16
per seat / month, billed yearly
Adds round-robin scheduling, lead routing, Salesforce sync, admin tools and an optional SSO add-on.
EnterpriseFrom $15k
per year, starting at 50 seats
SSO and advanced provisioning, audit logging, the full Salesforce routing suite and priority support.
Timekit
Essential$49
per month for 3 resources, plus $15 per extra resource
Real-time availability, round-robin assignment, Google and Microsoft sync, reminders, and a booking widget and page.
Professional$149
per month for 15 resources, plus $10 per extra resource
Everything in Essential, plus the Booking and Availability API, reports, an API request log, webhooks and a cancellation policy.
Platform$349
per month for 75 resources, plus $5 per extra resource
Everything in Professional, plus the Resource and Project API, action links, signed search and webhooks, and advanced booking rules.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited resources, a custom DPA, custom rate limiting and scaling, and enterprise support; the price is quoted on request.
Ways to pay less
Calendly
- Annual discount
Save 17% to 20% with yearly billing
Calendly's pricing page lists a 17% saving on Standard and a 20% saving on Teams when billed yearly instead of monthly.
- Other savings
Volume pricing on annual Teams plans
On annual Teams plans, seats beyond the first 30 cost less: $14.50 per month for seats 31 to 50, stepping down to $12 from seat 301.
Timekit
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Calendly or Timekit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Calendly starts at $10 per seat / month, billed yearly, and Timekit starts at $49 per month, including 3 resources. 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, Calendly or Timekit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Calendly has a free plan. Timekit does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Calendly and Timekit run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Calendly lists 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.