The Doodle Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Doodle 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.
Doodle
The Insider’s Guide
Group polls, booking pages and sign-up sheets for scheduling
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among calendar and scheduling apps, read from Doodle’s own pages.
Made by Doodle AG · checked Oct 5, 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 Doodle’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Doodle’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 5 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade
Doodle is a web-based scheduling tool built around group polls, where invitees vote on proposed meeting times. It also offers booking pages, 1:1 invitations and sign-up sheets for events. The Free plan covers one poll, one booking page and one 1:1 with ads; paid plans lift those limits, remove ads and add video conferencing links, team administration and Stripe payments.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Doodle, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for polling a group for a meeting time
Doodle is the group poll most people have been sent: here are five possible times, tick the ones you can do, plus booking pages and sign-up sheets.
- 2
Paid plans start at $11 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $11 per seat / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
One Group Poll, one Booking Page, one 1:1 and basic Sign-up Sheets, with ads. No card needed.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 5 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
The plain part of Doodle you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Doodle at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $11 per seat / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Doodle AG, since 2007
- Category
- Calendar & Scheduling
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for polling a group for a meeting time
Doodle is the group poll most people have been sent: here are five possible times, tick the ones you can do, plus booking pages and sign-up sheets. The free plan is one poll, one booking page and one 1:1, with ads for you and the people you invite, and the phone apps have been withdrawn. Pro is $11 a seat billed annually, and payments and branding need Team, at $16 a seat with 2 seats minimum.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro is $11 a seat a month billed annually, $15 monthly, when the middle of this category is $6 and the dear quarter starts at $10. Branding and Stripe payments are Team at $16 a seat, and Team needs at least 2 seats. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free with no card, but it's one Group Poll, one Booking Page and one 1:1, plus basic Sign-up Sheets, with ads shown to you and to everyone you invite. Fine for the odd poll, hopeless for anything regular. |
| Features | C | Getting a group to agree a time: polls where each person sees their own zone, booking pages with buffers and daily limits, 1:1 invites that pull a slot when your calendar fills, sign-up sheets with caps. It's a smaller job than a calendar, and there's nothing here for running your own week. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record, as there's no app to rate any more, but there's nothing to set up: propose some times, send the link, people vote without signing up for anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with connections to Google Calendar, iCloud, Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, Stripe and Zapier. Doodle withdrew its iOS and Android apps, though, so on a phone it's the browser. |
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 Doodle is for
- Fits if you need a time that works for people who don't share a calendar system
- Works for workshops or webinars that need sign-up sheets with a cap per session
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free: one poll, one booking page and one 1:1, with ads shown to everyone you invite
- Skip it if you want a phone app, because the iOS and Android apps were withdrawn
- Pricey if you're solo and want to take payments, as Stripe needs Team at $16 a seat for 2 or more
- Watch out: Zoom, Teams and Webex links, deadlines and reminders all need Pro at $11 a seat billed annually
- Skip it if you need SSO on a small team: it's Enterprise only, from $15k a year
Good to know
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$11
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Doodle has a free plan. Paid plans start at $11 per seat / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Fine for the odd poll, hopeless for anything regular.
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.
Enterprise
From $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.
The free plan
One Group Poll, one Booking Page, one 1:1 and basic Sign-up Sheets, with ads. No card needed.
Read from doodle.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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).
Stated on doodle.comOther 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.
Stated on help.doodle.com
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
Group polls, booking pages and sign-up sheets for scheduling. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, booking links, reports.
It's a smaller job than a calendar, and there's nothing here for running your own week.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Calendar
- iCloud Calendar
- Google Meet
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Webex
- Stripe
- Zapier
Doodle is made by Doodle AG, and has been around since 2007.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/74
Other calendar and scheduling apps it is graded above
Doodle's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 32 of 74) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $11 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 41 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 15 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. Doodle’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 74
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 74
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 74
- BEase of useAbove 32 of 74
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 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. Doodle 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
The plain part of Doodle you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 57 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $132 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, iCloud Calendar and Google Meet among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
What this rests on. Doodle’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
Calendly, Rallly, When2meet, Cal.com and YouCanBookMe
The 5 tools Doodle is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Calendly
Free plan · from $10/mo
Booking links and team scheduling for external meetings.
- Only Calendly lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Calendly lists a browser extension.
- Doodle also covers reports.
- 2.6GPA
Rallly
Free plan · from $6/mo
Open-source meeting polls for finding a time that suits a group.
- Rallly is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Doodle also covers booking links and reports.
- 2.8GPA
When2meet
Free
Free group availability survey for finding a time to meet.
- Doodle also covers booking links and reports.
- When2meet also covers calendar and surveys.
- 3.0GPA
Cal.com
Free plan · from $12/mo
Scheduling platform with a free plan, API and embeds.
- Only Cal.com lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Cal.com lists a browser extension.
- Cal.com is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
YouCanBookMe
Free plan · from $7.20/mo
Customizable booking pages for small businesses and teams.
- Only YouCanBookMe lists a browser extension.
- YouCanBookMe also covers workflow automation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Doodle free?
Doodle has a free plan. One Group Poll, one Booking Page, one 1:1 and basic Sign-up Sheets, with ads.
How much does Doodle cost?
Doodle lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Doodle work on?
Doodle is available on Web.
Does Doodle offer any discounts?
Doodle publicly lists the following: Save 24% to 26% with yearly billing; Lower Team rates for larger teams.
Does Doodle have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Doodle is listed for Web.
Does Doodle have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Doodle is listed for Web.
Is Doodle open source?
Doodle is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Doodle integrate with?
Doodle's listing names Google Calendar, iCloud Calendar, Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Stripe and Zapier.
Who makes Doodle?
Doodle is made by Doodle AG. It dates from 2007.
What are the alternatives to Doodle?
The closest alternatives to Doodle in our directory are Calendly, Rallly, When2meet, Cal.com and YouCanBookMe.
How does Doodle compare with other calendar and scheduling apps?
Doodle's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 12.
Is Doodle good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Doodle D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $11 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 41 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Doodle?
The plain part of Doodle you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Doodle’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Doodle's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-24.
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 Doodle AG. Prices change, so check doodle.com before you buy.
- doodle.com/en/
- doodle.com/en/premium
- help.doodle.com/en/articles/9457366-how-much-does-doodle-cost
- help.doodle.com/en/articles/13038481-team-plan-benefits-and-pricing-options
- help.doodle.com/en/articles/9457369-what-is-doodle-professional
- help.doodle.com/en/articles/9987290-get-started-with-your-new-doodle-free-account
- doodle.com/en/integrations/
- doodle.com/en/features/booking-page/
- doodle.com/en/product/1-1/
- doodle.com/en/product/sign-up-sheet/
- doodle.com/en/scheduling-app/
- doodle.com/en/doodle-mobile-app-change/
- doodle.com/en/website-imprint/
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
- Doodle, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/doodle
- 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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