Scheduling Software Cost Comparison 2026: Are You Overpaying?

Scheduling software costs range from $0 to hundreds per month. For most individual professionals, paying more than $5/month is unnecessary in 2026. Here's the full cost comparison.

Pricing by Tool (2026)

• Cal Clear: Free (1 link), $0.99/month (multiple links)
• Cal Clear Team / Business: $10/month for 2–10 people (as low as $1 per user/month with 10 members), $25/month for 11–50 (as low as $0.50 per user/month with 50 members), with a 30-day free trial and Pro features for every member
• Calendly Standard: $10/user/month billed yearly ($12 monthly)
• Calendly Teams: $16/user/month billed yearly ($20 monthly)
• SavvyCal: $12/month
• Acuity Starter: $16/month billed yearly ($20 monthly)
• Acuity Standard: $27/month billed yearly ($34 monthly)
• Acuity Premium: $49/month billed yearly ($61 monthly)
• YouCanBookMe: $12/user/month
• TidyCal: $29 one-time
• HubSpot Meetings: Free with HubSpot CRM (free)
• Microsoft Bookings: Included with M365 ($6-18/user/month)

Annual Cost for a Solo Professional

• Cal Clear (free): $0/year
• Cal Clear (paid): $11.88/year ($0.99/month Pro)
• TidyCal: $29 one-time
• Calendly Standard: $120/year (billed yearly)
• SavvyCal: $144/year
• Acuity Starter: $192/year (billed yearly)

What You Get for the Price Difference

Calendly Standard at $10–12/month gives you: multiple event types, more integrations, multi-calendar (which Cal Clear includes free). Cal Clear free gives you: multi-calendar, anti-spam, zero tracking. The features that justify Calendly's $10–12/month are primarily integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot) and team features — not the core scheduling functionality. For individuals without CRM needs, Cal Clear free beats Calendly paid on privacy and saves $120–144/year.

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