A Calendly Alternative That Does Not Meter The Basics
Appntmnts.io is appointment scheduling software built on a simple idea: the things you need every single day should not be the things you pay extra for. Video links, two-way calendar sync and the API are included on every plan, and the free plan is genuinely free forever.
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Read This Before You Migrate Anything
Calendly is a good product and it is the reason most people know this category exists. If it is doing everything you need at a price you are happy with, staying put is a perfectly rational decision and no comparison page should try to talk you out of it.
People usually start looking for an alternative for one of three reasons: the per-seat cost stopped making sense as the team grew, a feature they use daily turned out to sit on a higher tier, or they wanted their booking data and payments running through their own accounts. Those are the three things this page is about.
We are not going to quote another vendor's prices at you. Plans and limits change, screenshots go stale, and a comparison built on out-of-date numbers is worse than no comparison at all. What follows is a list of questions to take to any scheduler's own pricing page, with our honest answer next to each one.
Six Questions Worth Asking
Take These To Any Scheduler's Pricing Page, Including Ours.
Are Video Meeting Links Free?
Some schedulers put automatic Google Meet or Microsoft Teams links behind a paid tier. Check which plan you need before the link appears.
On Appntmnts
Free on every plan, including ours. Meet and Teams links are created from your own connected account.
How Many Calendars Can You Connect?
One connected calendar means a personal commitment can still collide with a work booking. Check the per-plan calendar limit.
On Appntmnts
One calendar on Free, six on paid plans, with two-way sync on Google, Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCloud and CalDAV.
Are Routing Forms And Round-Robin Included?
Lead routing is often the single most expensive tier on a scheduling product. Check which plan unlocks it.
On Appntmnts
Round-robin distribution, collective availability and routing forms are all on the Teams plan at $19 per user per month.
Is The API Included Or Sold Separately?
API access is frequently an enterprise-only line item. Check whether the plan you are pricing actually includes it.
On Appntmnts
The REST API at /api/v1 is on every plan, including Free, and is documented at /developers.
What Happens To Payments You Collect?
If you charge for sessions, check whose Stripe account the money lands in and what the platform takes on top of Stripe fees.
On Appntmnts
Payments run through your own Stripe account via Stripe Connect. Appntmnts does not sit in the middle of your money.
Do You Actually Need SMS Reminders?
If text reminders are non-negotiable for your workflow, confirm they are live before you migrate anything.
On Appntmnts
Not yet. Email confirmations and reminders are live. SMS is built but unreleased and is labelled Coming Soon everywhere on this site.
Appntmnts figures on this page reflect what ships today and are cross-checked against the plans on our pricing page. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Appntmnts is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Calendly.
Everything That Ships Today
Nothing On This List Is A Roadmap Item. If It Is Not Built, It Is Not Here.
Personal Booking Page
A shareable page at appntmnts.io/yourname that shows only times you are genuinely free, in the visitor's own timezone.
Two-Way Calendar Sync
Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCloud and generic CalDAV. Busy times block your page, confirmed bookings write back.
Google Meet And Teams Links
Created automatically from your own connected account on every plan, including Free.
Automated Email Confirmations And Reminders
Sent for you before every meeting, with one-tap reschedule and cancel links so guests never have to message you.
Round-Robin And Collective Team Events
Distribute bookings evenly across a team, or pool availability so a meeting lands only when everyone is free.
Routing Forms
Qualify and route guests with conditional logic before they ever reach a calendar.
Embeddable Booking Pages
Drop your booking page into any website with a single iframe at /embed/yourname.
Payments At Booking
Collect payment through your own Stripe account at the moment someone books, on paid plans.
REST API And Enterprise Controls
A documented JSON API on every plan, plus SSO with SAML or OIDC, SCIM provisioning and security controls on Enterprise.
How To Switch Without Losing A Meeting
There Is No Import Tool. Here Is The Order That Avoids Gaps.
Create A Free Account
No card, no trial clock. Pick your username: it becomes your booking page at appntmnts.io/yourname.
Connect Your Calendar
Google, Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCloud or CalDAV. Appntmnts reads your busy times immediately, so nothing can double-book you while you are still setting up.
Rebuild Your Event Types
Recreate the durations, buffers, notice periods and questions you already use. Most people have one or two event types, and this is the only manual part.
Move Your Links Last
Update your email signature, website, and social bios. Leave the old booking page live until the traffic has moved across, then turn it off.
Migrating a whole team, or need SSO and SCIM in place first? Talk To Us and we will walk through it with you.
Before You Move
The Things People Ask Us Most When They Are Comparing Schedulers.
For the everyday workflow, yes. You get a personal booking page, one-on-one and group event types, two-way calendar sync, automatic video links, email confirmations and reminders, reschedule and cancel links, and an embeddable version of your booking page. Team plans add round-robin distribution, collective availability, and routing forms.
No. Google Meet and Microsoft Teams links are created automatically from your own connected account on every plan, including the Free plan.
Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCloud, and any standard CalDAV server. Sync is two-way: Appntmnts reads your busy times so you are never double-booked, and writes each confirmed booking back to the calendar you nominate.
Connecting a calendar and rebuilding a simple booking page usually takes a few minutes. The slow part is not the software, it is updating the links you have already shared, so keep your old page live until traffic has moved across.
Yes, on paid plans. You connect your own Stripe account and payment is collected at the moment of booking, so the session is confirmed and funded before it happens.
Not yet. Email confirmations and reminders are live today. SMS reminders are built but not released, and are labelled Coming Soon everywhere on this site. If text reminders are a hard requirement for you right now, we would rather you knew that before you signed up.
Yes. A token-authenticated JSON REST API at /api/v1 covers event types, availability, and creating or cancelling bookings. It is documented at /developers and included on every plan.