Doodle
Group scheduling made simple with polls and booking pages
About Doodle
Doodle is an online scheduling platform that simplifies finding the best meeting time for groups. Founded in 2007 in Zurich, it pioneered the concept of scheduling polls where participants vote on available time slots. Doodle offers group polls, 1:1 booking pages, and sign-up sheets, all integrated with popular calendar services like Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCal. The platform eliminates the back-and-forth emails typically required to coordinate meetings, making it especially useful for cross-team and external scheduling. With over 30 million monthly users worldwide, Doodle serves professionals, educators, and organizations that need to efficiently coordinate meeting times across multiple participants.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Best-in-class group polling makes finding mutual availability effortless
- Participants can vote without creating an account, reducing friction
- Seamless two-way calendar sync with Google, Outlook, and iCal
- Free plan covers essential scheduling needs for individuals
- Clean, intuitive interface that requires no training
- Works well for both internal team scheduling and external coordination
Cons
- Free plan shows ads and limits you to one active poll at a time
- Limited functionality beyond scheduling — no payments, workflows, or CRM features
- Mobile apps lack some features available on the web version
- Effectiveness depends on participants responding promptly to polls
- Large group polls can become complex and harder to interpret
- No built-in appointment payment collection
Key Features
Group Polls
Create polls with proposed time slots and let participants vote on their availability, automatically identifying the best time for everyone
Booking Page
Set up a personal booking page where clients and colleagues can schedule 1:1 meetings based on your real-time availability
Sign-up Sheets
Create sign-up sheets for events, shifts, or activities where participants can claim available slots
Calendar Integrations
Two-way sync with Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, and Apple iCal to automatically reflect your availability and avoid double-booking
Video Conferencing Integration
Automatically add Zoom or Microsoft Teams meeting links to scheduled events
Deadline & Reminders
Set response deadlines for polls and send automatic reminders to participants who haven't responded
Custom Branding
Add your company logo and branding to scheduling pages and invitations on paid plans
Admin Console
Centralized team management with admin controls, billing management, and usage analytics for organizations
Pricing
- 1 group poll at a time
- 1 booking page
- Sign-up sheets
- Calendar sync
- Ads displayed
- Unlimited group polls
- Unlimited booking pages
- Custom branding
- Ad-free experience
- Deadline & reminders
- Zoom & Teams integration
- Custom links
- Everything in Pro
- Admin console
- Centralized billing
- Team activity dashboard
- Priority support
- Shared booking pages
- Everything in Team
- Dedicated account manager
- SSO/SAML integration
- Advanced security controls
- Custom onboarding
- SLA guarantee
Best For
Cross-Team Meeting Coordination
Teams across departments or organizations use Doodle polls to find overlapping availability without sharing full calendar access
Client Meeting Scheduling
Consultants and freelancers share booking pages so clients can self-schedule meetings based on real-time availability
Event & Workshop Planning
Event organizers use group polls and sign-up sheets to coordinate dates and collect RSVPs for workshops, trainings, and social events
Academic Office Hours
Professors and academic advisors set up booking pages for students to reserve office hour slots without email back-and-forth
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Best for internal scheduling and group polls, not true sales or support round-robin distribution.