Calendly
Booking pages that read your calendar so people can pick a time themselves
Calendly is a scheduling tool: you publish a booking page, it reads your connected calendars for real availability, and other people pick a slot without the back-and-forth of agreeing a time. Beyond one-to-one bookings it handles round-robin and team scheduling, routing forms that qualify and direct leads, automated reminders and follow-ups, and payments taken at the point of booking through Stripe or PayPal. It connects to Google Calendar, Office 365 or Outlook.com and Exchange, sends meetings to Salesforce and connects to HubSpot, Marketo and Pardot, and sells Notetaker and the Callie AI assistant as paid add-ons to the Standard and Teams plans.
- Unlimited event types on a customisable booking page
- Connect multiple calendars so availability stays accurate
- Round-robin and team scheduling across a group
- Qualify, route and schedule leads from a form
- Take payments at booking through Stripe and PayPal
- Automated reminders and follow-up workflows
- Notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams for recaps
- Send booked meetings to Salesforce, HubSpot and Marketo
Based on what people have said
Every answer links back to the mentions it came fromWhat are the common complaints regarding Calendly's pricing?
Several users express frustration that the service requires a paid subscription to set up payments, and others note that the free tier is limited to a single event type.
2 mentions · @techtoby__ · @vicky_grok · Aug 2026
Are there concerns regarding the reliability and security of Calendly links?
Some users have reported security risks, such as receiving Calendly links that redirect to malicious domains or OAuth apps designed to gain unauthorized account access. Additionally, some individuals have experienced issues where no available slots appear on a booking link despite instructions to schedule within a specific timeframe.
4 mentions · r/csMajors · @erenbali · @yuntiandeng · @MattMickiewicz · Aug 2026
What do people use Calendly for?
Users employ the platform for various scheduling needs, including managing student sessions, coordinating office hours, and organizing virtual or in-person events. It is often integrated with other tools like Zoom, Google Calendar, and payment processors to automate the booking and meeting setup process.
5 mentions · r/TutorsHelpingTutors · @CityofTacoma · @TechBaeAsh · @hannytalker · @the64yomide · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
How do users feel about the platform's features and branding?
Opinions on features are mixed; while some find the scheduling functionality sufficient and appreciate having a single subscription, others feel it lacks necessary capabilities like custom intake forms or complex staff assignment rules. Regarding branding, the recent update to the company's logo has drawn significant attention and commentary from users.
6 mentions · r/SaaS · r/buildinpublic · @AnthonyEclipse · @itsjackcohen · @KobraSportsMed · @mikesmith187 · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
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What people are saying about Calendly
36% neutral“BREAKING: calendly changed their logo 🚽”
“• @keoneHD's Calendly has slots on Saturdays and Sundays too; that's the level of grind I look for in founders”
“Sending a calendly invite to everyone I wanna see this week. #efficient”
“Sometimes when I’m home/in a town where I have friends I want to post a calendly link so everyone I want to see or who wants to see me can just book a time slot and I go from catch up to catch up, dinner to dinner, and party to party lmao”
“He tells bad-fit prospects to leave, shows the price before Calendly, and filters for budget.”
“My calendly is here. Talk soon!”
“I just opened a guys calendly and the amount of options almost don't make sense. It's like he doesn't sleep.”
“Google's "help me schedule" this calendar event is more convenient than calendly.”
“Being on the free calendly plan only allows me one event type, which I currently have setup as my “Free new client intro call.””
“Calendly is great. Integrates with multiple calendars, I include a brief set of questions for the initial consult, I have multiple meeting types, prevent booking within 24 hours, autoroute a couple automations using zapier to send a questionnaire for quarterly meetings, etc. if someone asks for my availability, I just send one of the Calendly booking links.”
“Whatever product manager thought of calendly notetaker auto injecting ai into my zoom meetings, you have the biggest bells of steel”
“I didn't like Zoom Scheduler because it didn't integrate with my practice management system TaxDome (Calendly & Acuity do).”
“Clients can select their package (we sell PPC management services) on our website, complete the form to sign up, and are directed to schedule a kickoff call through Calendly. They have access to a client portal and payments are automatically processed every month.”
“Push Calendly again.”
“I use calendly and it’s been a life savor. No more emailing back and forth, it just cuts to the chase and they get scheduled.”
“I went with them initially because they were a lot cheaper than Calendly, dont know how they compare now.”
“Now calendly is still more convenient.”
“I use Calendly and it works fine. I don’t have any special loyalty to it. I assume there are plenty of other options that do it the same.”
“I just canceled my Calendly subscription.”
“Scheduling: • Calendly, Cal.com”
“Tidycal, works like calendly and is cheaper. Got it from appsumo for a one time fee.”
“I use calendly and should be able to do all that. I've had no issue with it for years.”
“Maybe calendly offers these features too. Maybe neither feature is important to you.”
“I know nothing about Acuity, but I have used Calendly for over 10 years, and it works great.”
“I use calendly. Easy to use. I built my own website and use the calendly embed. It works just fine, no issues.”