Doodle vs Rallly

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

Rallly

• Committees, clubs and teams picking a meeting time by vote
• Organizers whose participants should not need an account
• Organizations that want to self-host their scheduling polls

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.

Rallly

• On the free Hobby plan, a poll is deleted once all its dates have passed and it has had no activity for 30 days.
• Custom branding, removing Rallly attribution, advanced poll settings, email invites, team spaces and the API all need Pro.
• Self-hosting is free for a single user; multi-user instances need a one-time license, from $49 for up to 5 users.
• Rallly is built around group polls. Its site describes no booking pages and no mobile or desktop apps.

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 A slot is withdrawn automatically if your connected calendar fills up first.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.

Rallly

Scheduling polls

Propose several times, share one link, and collect a yes, if need be or no vote for each option. Results show at a glance which time suits the most people.

No account needed

Polls can be created and voted on without signing up. A free account adds poll management from any device and notifications when people respond.

Time zones and finalizing

Participants see timed options in their own time zone. Finalizing a poll locks in the chosen time and emails participants a calendar invite.

Advanced poll settings

Pro can require participant emails, hide participant names and votes, send personal invite links that track opens and responses, and duplicate existing polls.

Branding and teams

Pro shows your logo and brand colors, hides the Powered by Rallly line, and lets a team manage polls together in a shared space with central billing.

API, webhooks and self-hosting

Pro includes an API for creating polls and reading results, plus webhooks. The same codebase can be self-hosted through a Docker Compose stack.

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.

Rallly

• Hobby$0

  Basic polls with unlimited polls and participants, and 30-day poll retention.

• Pro$6

  per seat / month, billed yearly at $72 ($10 billed monthly)

  Indefinite poll retention, duplicate polls, advanced poll settings, email invites, team collaboration, custom branding, API and webhooks.

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.

Rallly

• Annual discount

  Save 40% by paying yearly

  Rallly's pricing page lists a 40% saving on yearly billing: Pro is $72 per seat for the year, against $10 per seat a month.

• Nonprofit

  Discounted Pro for registered nonprofits

  Registered nonprofits can request a discounted Rallly Pro subscription by email, ideally with proof of nonprofit status. No rate is published.

• Lifetime license

  One-time licenses for self-hosted instances

  Self-hosted multi-user licenses are perpetual for Rallly v4: $49 for up to 5 users, and $299 for up to 50 users, shown as a limited-time price down from $499.