Reclaim.ai vs Vimcal

Reclaim.ai

• Google Calendar or Outlook users who want focus time and tasks scheduled for them
• Individuals looking for a free plan with basic auto-scheduling
• Teams that want shared out-of-office visibility and time analytics

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

Reclaim.ai

• There are no native iOS or Android apps; Reclaim is a web app that can be added to a home screen as a PWA.
• It works only with Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar.
• The free Lite plan is limited to 1 user, a 1-week scheduling range, 1 calendar sync and 1 scheduling link.
• Starter is capped at 10 seats and Business at 100. Enterprise, where SSO and SCIM are listed, requires at least 100 seats and annual billing.

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.

Reclaim.ai

Focus Time

Set a focus-time goal and Reclaim reserves blocks on your calendar to protect time for uninterrupted work.

Habits

Schedules recurring routines at the times that fit best around the rest of your calendar.

Task scheduling

Places tasks on the calendar as flexible blocks, with task integrations for Todoist, Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Linear and Google Tasks.

Smart Meetings

Finds a time for a meeting by looking across every attendee's schedule.

Scheduling Links

Share availability through booking links. Lite includes 1 link, Starter 3, and Business and Enterprise unlimited.

Calendar Sync and Buffer Time

Blocks time across your connected calendars so commitments in one show in the others, and adds breaks and travel time around meetings.

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.

Reclaim.ai

• Lite$0

  One user with a 1-week scheduling range, 1 calendar sync, 1 scheduling link and 5 AI agents.

• Starter$10

  per seat / month, billed annually ($12 monthly)

  Up to 10 seats: 8-week scheduling range, 3 calendar syncs, 3 scheduling links and 10 AI agents per seat.

• Business$15

  per seat / month, billed annually ($18 monthly)

  Up to 100 seats: 12-week range, unlimited calendar syncs and scheduling links, webhooks and delegated access.

• Enterprise$22

  per seat / month, annual billing only

  Over 100 seats: unlimited AI agents per seat, SSO and SCIM provisioning, and dedicated account management.

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.

Reclaim.ai

• Annual discount

  Lower per-seat price on yearly billing

  Starter is $10 per seat per month billed yearly versus $12 billed monthly, and Business is $15 versus $18, which works out to about 17% less.

• Education

  50% off for 12 months for education

  Students, educators and faculty at degree-granting or nonprofit educational institutions can apply for 50% off Starter or Business for 12 months, renewable while still enrolled or employed.

• Nonprofit

  20% off for 3 years for nonprofits

  Registered 501(c)(3) organizations, or the equivalent outside the US, can get 20% off Starter or Business plans for 3 years.

• Startups

  20% off for 3 years for startups

  For companies with at least 5 seats, under 100 employees, less than $10 million raised and founded less than 5 years ago. Applies to Starter and Business.

• Other savings

  20% off when switching from another tool

  New users moving from Calendly, Clockwise, Motion or a similar scheduling tool can apply for 20% off Starter or Business: 6 months for individuals, 12 months for teams of 10 or more.

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%.