The Clara Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Clara in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Clara
The Insider’s Guide
AI scheduling assistant you CC on email to book meetings
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among calendar and scheduling apps, read from Clara’s own pages.
Made by Clara AI, Inc. · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Clara’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Clara’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 0 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade
Clara is an AI scheduling assistant from Clara AI, Inc. that works inside email threads. You CC Clara on a message, and it reads the thread, proposes times, follows up with people who do not reply, handles reschedules and sends the calendar invite. It works with Google Workspace and with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange, and the company says no human reads the emails Clara is copied on.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Clara, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating on record, because there's no app to rate.
- 1
Best for booking meetings by CC'ing an assistant
There's no booking page and no app of any kind.
- 2
Paid plans start at $80 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $80 per month.
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial, listed as the Free plan and limited to 5 meetings; no credit card required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Scheduling by CC
Copy Clara on an email thread and it reads the whole conversation, proposes times, answers every reply and confirms the meeting with a calendar invite.
- 6
Follow-ups and reschedules
Clara checks in when someone does not respond and offers new times when the first ones fail. To move a meeting, loop it back in and it reissues the invite.
- 7
Group and internal meetings
For meetings with several participants, Clara contacts everyone, tracks their answers and confirms once a time works for all, including across time zones.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 0 of 74
That is against the other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Clara you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Clara at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $80 per month
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, listed as the Free plan and limited to 5 meetings; no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Clara AI, Inc.
- Category
- Calendar & Scheduling
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for booking meetings by CC'ing an assistant
Clara is an AI assistant you CC on an email: it reads the thread, offers times, chases people who go quiet and sends the invite, and the company says no human reads those emails. The one self-serve plan is $80 a month for 30 meetings, the plan called Free is a 14-day trial capped at 5, and unlimited meetings need Enterprise through sales. There's no booking page and no app of any kind.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Standard is $80 a month for 30 meetings. The dearest tenth of this category starts at $25, and the rivals Clara lists as alternatives start between $10 and $25. You're paying for an assistant doing the negotiating, but it's a lot. |
| Free plan and trial | C | The plan called Free is really a 14-day trial with 5 meetings in it, though no card is needed to start. Clara stops scheduling once you hit 5, and nothing stays free after the fortnight. |
| Features | C | One job, getting a meeting agreed over email: reads the thread, proposes times, chases silence, reschedules, rounds up groups across time zones. That's a smaller job than a calendar does. No booking pages, no apps, nothing to look at your week. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record, because there's no app to rate. CC'ing an assistant is easy enough, but first you connect a calendar account and set your windows, buffers, meeting types and priority contacts. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | It lives in your email, set up on the web, and that's the lot: no phone app, no desktop app. Google Workspace, Outlook and Exchange for calendars, Zoom and Teams for the meeting link. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Clara is for
- Fits if you arrange meetings over email and would rather not send people a booking link
- Works for recruiters and firms on Outlook or Google Workspace with many interview or client threads
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you book a few meetings a month, at $80 for the only self-serve plan
- Tight if you're busy: Standard includes 30 meetings, and unlimited is Enterprise only, through sales
- Skip it if you want a booking page or a phone app, because Clara works through email threads only
- Watch out: the plan called Free is a 14-day trial with 5 meetings, and Clara stops scheduling at the limit
- Watch out: the page doesn't say if $80 is per user, and the admin dashboard and custom domain are Enterprise only
Good to know
Good for
- Executives and founders who want meetings arranged without sending a link
- Recruiters coordinating many interview threads at once
- Law and finance firms on Outlook and Exchange with confidentiality needs
Worth knowing
- There is one self-serve paid plan, Standard at $80 per month, which includes 30 meetings; the page does not state a per-user basis.
- The plan named Free is described as a 14-day trial with 5 meetings; Clara stops scheduling at the limit until you upgrade.
- Unlimited meetings, the admin dashboard and a custom email domain for the assistant need an Enterprise plan sold through sales.
- Clara works through email threads; no booking pages, mobile apps or desktop apps are listed.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$80
A month to start
Clara is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $80 per month.
You're paying for an assistant doing the negotiating, but it's a lot.
Free
$0
Described as what you need to try Clara in 14 days: 5 meetings, multiple calendars and customizable preferences.
Standard
$80
per month
For individuals: 30 meetings, multiple calendars, customizable preferences, delegate access and advanced integrations.
Enterprise
Custom
For teams: unlimited meetings, company-wide preferences, an admin dashboard, a custom domain name, tenant-wide access and data retention.
Trying it first
14-day free trial, listed as the Free plan and limited to 5 meetings; no credit card required
Read from claralabs.com on Oct 6, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI scheduling assistant you CC on email to book meetings. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, AI agents.
That's a smaller job than a calendar does.
- Scheduling by CC
- Copy Clara on an email thread and it reads the whole conversation, proposes times, answers every reply and confirms the meeting with a calendar invite.
- Follow-ups and reschedules
- Clara checks in when someone does not respond and offers new times when the first ones fail. To move a meeting, loop it back in and it reissues the invite.
- Group and internal meetings
- For meetings with several participants, Clara contacts everyone, tracks their answers and confirms once a time works for all, including across time zones.
- Scheduling preferences
- You set scheduling windows, buffer times, meeting types, priority contacts and communication preferences, and Clara applies them to each thread.
- Google and Outlook support
- Works with Google Workspace and with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange, and the homepage lists Zoom and Teams for meeting links.
- No human review of email
- Clara AI says scheduling threads are handled entirely by the AI, with no reviewer or contractor reading them, and that it does not train models on customer data.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Exchange
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
Clara is made by Clara AI, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/74
Other calendar and scheduling apps it is graded above
Clara's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (C, above 10 of 74) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $80 a month, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 51 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 58 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 75 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Clara’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 74
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 74
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 74
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 74
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 74
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 calendar and scheduling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Clara is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Clara you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 74 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $960 a year.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- It plugs into other products, Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange among them.
What this rests on. Clara’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Howie, Blockit, Skej, Calendly and Reclaim.ai
The 5 tools Clara is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Howie
Free trial · from $25/mo
AI assistant that schedules meetings over email and text.
- Howie also covers time blocking and booking links.
- 2.2GPA
Blockit
Free plan · from $83/mo
AI scheduling agent you loop in on email and Slack threads.
- Blockit has a free plan. Clara does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.2GPA
Skej
Free plan · from $15/mo
AI scheduling assistants you CC on email, plus a chat booking link.
- Skej has a free plan. Clara does not, though it has a free trial.
- Skej also covers booking links.
- 2.8GPA
Calendly
Free plan · from $10/mo
Booking links and team scheduling for external meetings.
- Calendly has a free plan. Clara does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Calendly lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Calendly lists a browser extension.
- 2.0GPA
Reclaim.ai
Free plan · from $10/mo
AI scheduling layer for Google Calendar and Outlook.
- Reclaim.ai has a free plan. Clara does not, though it has a free trial.
- Clara also covers AI agents.
- Reclaim.ai also covers tasks, time blocking, auto-scheduling, calendar, booking links and habit tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Clara free?
No, Clara is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, listed as the Free plan and limited to 5 meetings; no credit card required.
How much does Clara cost?
Clara lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Clara work on?
Clara is available on Web.
Does Clara have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Clara is listed for Web.
Does Clara have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Clara is listed for Web.
Is Clara open source?
Clara is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
What does Clara integrate with?
Clara's listing names Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
Who makes Clara?
Clara is made by Clara AI, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Clara?
The closest alternatives to Clara in our directory are Howie, Blockit, Skej, Calendly and Reclaim.ai.
How does Clara compare with other calendar and scheduling apps?
Clara's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade.
Is Clara good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Clara D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $80 a month, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 51 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Clara?
To replace Clara you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Clara’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Clara's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-06-23.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Clara AI, Inc. Prices change, so check claralabs.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Clara, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/clara
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Clara’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Clara is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Clara AI, Inc. Prices and plans change: check claralabs.com before you buy.