FreeBusy review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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FreeBusy report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for showing free time across several calendars
FreeBusy merges free time from several calendars into booking links and polls, with a free Personal plan and a 14-day trial. The Personal plan is for individual use only, team scheduling and reminders start on Business at $10 per user, and the pricing page does not show which plan includes each line.
Who FreeBusy is for
- Fits if you keep work, home and client calendars and want one free-time view
- Works for recruiters or sales teams that send availability links
Who FreeBusy is not for
- Skip it if you need team scheduling on the free plan, as Personal is for individuals only
- Pricey if you add a team: Business is $10 per registered user a month
- Watch out: the comparison does not show which plan includes each feature
- Watch out: SSO, BYOK and VPN options are listed but not tied to a plan, and Enterprise is quoted on request
Why FreeBusy gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyProfessional is $5 a month billed annually and Business $10 per registered user, within the category's $4.99 to $10 band.
- BFree plan and trialA free Personal plan for individual use with bookings, polls and calendar integrations, plus a 14-day trial with no card.
- BFeaturesAvailability links, polls, merged calendars, team scheduling, forms, reminders and conferencing links. Nothing in the listing is missing from the scheduling job.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Calendars have to be connected and availability rules set.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb and a browser extension, plus Google Calendar, Office 365, Exchange, Zoom, Meet, Teams, Salesforce and an Outlook add-in.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from FreeBusy's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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FreeBusy's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 39 of the 89 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on features (B, above 56 of 89) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 24 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. FreeBusy’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 14 of 89, level with 34
- BFree plan and trialAbove 49 of 89, level with 20
- BFeaturesAbove 56 of 89, level with 33
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 89, level with 45
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 89, level with 58
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 81 calendar and scheduling apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep FreeBusy, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace FreeBusy you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $60 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and appointment booking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. FreeBusy’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.
What is FreeBusy?
FreeBusy is a scheduling service for people and teams who coordinate meetings across several calendars and companies. It shares availability through links, runs meeting polls, pools team availability and works with Google, Microsoft Exchange, Office 365 and other calendar systems. A free Personal plan covers individual use; paid plans add availability rules, conferencing and team scheduling.
Worth knowing
- The Personal plan is for individual use only; team scheduling, forms and reminders start on Business.
- Business is charged per registered user, and Enterprise is quoted on request.
- The pricing page names its tiers but its comparison does not show here which plan includes each line, so check the plan before relying on a feature.
- The comparison lists SSO with SAML, BYOK and VPN connectivity among its security options, but not which plan includes them.
Key features
- Availability links and polls
- Share an availability page with people inside or outside your company, embed it on a website, or send a poll so participants vote on times.
- Several calendars in one
- Show unified availability from work, personal and school calendars while keeping the calendar data separate, with different availability per client, project or event type.
- Wide calendar support
- The comparison lists Google, Office 365, on-premise Exchange, iCloud, Fastmail, Zimbra, Zoho, Yahoo and several other calendar systems.
- Team scheduling
- Pool availability for a group, require some or all members to attend, and book conference rooms at the same time as the meeting. This is on Business and above.
- Conferencing and Outlook add-in
- Connect Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex and other conferencing tools, and share links or propose times from Outlook, Gmail and a Chrome toolbar extension.
- Reminders and forms
- Business adds email and SMS reminders with custom templates, follow-up emails with surveys, and questionnaires collected at booking.
FreeBusy pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, FreeBusy has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Personal plan: individual use with appointment bookings, meeting polls and calendar integrations.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card needed.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $0 | For individual use: appointment bookings, meeting polls and calendar integrations. |
| Professional | $5per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) | Personal plus availability preferences, web conferencing integrations and the Outlook and Google add-on, for individual use. |
| Business | $10per registered user / month, billed annually ($12 monthly) | Professional plus a team scheduling assistant, forms and questionnaires, and reminders and follow-ups. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Business plus compliance and procurement features, executive assistant delegation and white label; volume discounts, billed annually. |
Read from freebusy.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with FreeBusy before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave with annual billing
FreeBusy's pricing page shows Professional at $5 a month billed annually against $6 billed monthly, and Business at $10 against $12.
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Common questions
Does FreeBusy have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. FreeBusy is listed for Web.
Does FreeBusy have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. FreeBusy is listed for Web.
Is FreeBusy open source?
FreeBusy is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.