A free Calendly alternative

What does Calendly's free plan include?

Calendly's pricing page lists these items for the Free plan: “One event type”, “One calendar connection”, “One-on-one scheduling”, “Customizable booking page” and “Browser extension”. Calendly pricing, fetched October 8, 2026.

How many calendars can I connect on Calendly for free?

Calendly's free plan connects one calendar. Calendly's help center says: “Free plan: Connect 1 calendar” and “Paid plans: Connect up to six calendars per user”. Calendly Help: Connect your calendar to Calendly, updated August 20, 2026, fetched October 8, 2026.

Calendly's pricing page lists “Connect multiple calendars” under Standard. Standard costs $10 per seat per month billed yearly, or $12 billed monthly. Calendly pricing, fetched October 8, 2026.

What does OpenCal include for free?

OpenCal is free and checks every calendar you connect. You sign in with Google or Microsoft. You can connect several Google and Microsoft accounts and one iCloud account. You can also add a private .ics calendar feed and calendars read from your screen. Each calendar you mark as busy blocks time on your link.

Your link shows open times for the next two weeks. Visitors can page ahead up to 90 days. A visitor who signs in sees the times that work for both of you and can book one. You can also make one-time links that book a single meeting.

What does Calendly do that OpenCal does not?

Calendly has event types, video meeting details, reminders, payments and team scheduling, and OpenCal has none of these. Calendly's Free plan includes one event type, and Standard includes “Unlimited event types”. OpenCal has no event types. You choose a meeting length from 5 minutes to 8 hours.

Calendly lists automatic video conferencing details for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. OpenCal does not add a video meeting link to a booking.

Calendly Standard lists “Automations & reminders”, Stripe and PayPal payments, and HubSpot and Mailchimp connections. OpenCal sends no email and has no payment or CRM connections.

Calendly Teams lists “Round-robin & team scheduling”. OpenCal has no round-robin or team scheduling. Each person has one link. To find a time with several people, OpenCal has a free group poll. Calendly pricing, fetched October 8, 2026.

When is Calendly's free plan enough?

Calendly's free plan is enough when your meetings are on one calendar and you need one event type. If your busy time is spread across work, personal and iCloud calendars, the free plan checks only one of them.

How do I move from Calendly to OpenCal?

To move from Calendly to OpenCal, sign in to OpenCal with Google or Microsoft. Connect your other calendar accounts and choose which calendars count as busy. Set your hours and time zone. Send your OpenCal link where you used to send your Calendly link.