Calendly
Easy scheduling ahead — automate your meeting bookings
About Calendly
Calendly is the leading scheduling automation platform used by over 20 million people worldwide. It eliminates the back-and-forth of finding meeting times by letting others book directly into your calendar. From simple 1:1 meetings to complex team scheduling with round-robin and lead routing, Calendly integrates with major calendars, CRMs, and payment tools.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Industry-leading scheduling tool used by 20M+ people worldwide
- Extremely easy to set up and share booking links
- Deep CRM integrations with Salesforce and HubSpot
- Volume-based team pricing gets cheaper at scale
- Robust round-robin and lead routing for sales teams
- Payment collection built in via Stripe and PayPal
Cons
- Free plan limited to just 1 event type
- Enterprise pricing starts at $15K/year — expensive for smaller orgs
- No self-hosting option — fully cloud-based only
- Branding removal requires paid plan
- Limited customization of booking page design
Key Features
Scheduling Links
Share a personalized link that lets others book meetings based on your real-time availability.
Round-Robin Scheduling
Automatically distribute meetings across team members based on availability, priority, or equal distribution.
Calendar Integrations
Sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, Office 365, and iCloud to prevent double-bookings.
Lead Routing
Qualify and route inbound leads to the right team member based on form answers and rules.
Payment Collection
Accept payments through Stripe and PayPal directly at the time of booking.
CRM Integrations
Native integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, and other CRMs to sync meeting data automatically.
Group Events
Host webinars, workshops, and group sessions with multiple attendees booking the same time slot.
Automated Reminders
Send customizable email and SMS reminders to reduce no-shows and keep attendees informed.
Pricing
- 1 event type
- Unlimited meetings
- 1 calendar connection
- Calendly branding
- Unlimited event types
- 6 calendar connections
- HubSpot, Stripe, PayPal integrations
- Remove branding
- 24/7 live chat support
- Salesforce integration
- Round-robin scheduling
- Lead routing & qualification
- Admin controls & reporting
- SSO & advanced provisioning
- Domain claiming
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Compliance & security controls
Best For
Sales Meeting Booking
Let prospects book demos and discovery calls directly, with leads routed to the right rep automatically.
Customer Success Scheduling
Enable clients to book onboarding, check-in, and support sessions without email back-and-forth.
Recruiting Interviews
Streamline candidate scheduling with automated interview booking across hiring team availability.
Freelancer Consultations
Share a booking link for client consultations with payment collection at time of booking.
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