Cal.com
Open-source scheduling with a free plan for individuals, round-robin team links, routing forms and an AI phone agent for reminders.
From $12/user/mo Free tier 14-day free trial MCP server API
Bottom line
Cal.com is an open-source scheduling tool that turns your calendar into booking links for candidate screens, client calls and cold email meetings. It suits solo recruiters who want a capable free plan and agencies that need round-robin and routing across a team. The Individuals plan is free, Teams starts at $12 per user per month billed yearly, and Teams and Organizations include a 14-day free trial.
Stands out for: The free plan for one user is unusually complete, with unlimited event types, payments and two-way HubSpot and Salesforce sync, where Calendly holds several of those back for paid tiers. It is also open source and ships its own hosted MCP server, so an AI assistant can check availability and book meetings directly.
Watch out for: Team features such as round-robin, routing forms and branding removal sit behind the per-user Teams plan, so costs rise with headcount. Cal.ai calls are billed by the minute in credits, and the free Individuals plan includes no credits at all.
Overview
Cal.com is a scheduling platform whose source code is published on GitHub. You connect your calendars, set availability and share a short link such as cal.com/yourname, and bookers pick a time that works without the usual email back and forth.
The free Individuals plan covers one user with unlimited links and calendars, email and SMS notifications, Stripe and PayPal payments, two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync and a one-click import of Calendly event types. For a recruiter running cold email, that is enough to drop a booking link into replies and have the meeting logged in the CRM.
Teams adds shared availability, round-robin, managed and collective links, routing forms and booking analytics. Organizations builds on that with sub-teams, a company subdomain, SAML SSO, SCIM and compliance coverage including SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001.
Cal.ai is the company's AI voice agent. It runs inside Workflows and can phone attendees before a meeting, after a no-show or after a form submission, with call transcripts and analytics in the dashboard. Developers can also use API v2, webhooks and a hosted MCP server.
Who it's for
Best for
- Solo recruiters who want a free booking link
- Agencies routing inbound demo or candidate calls across a team
- Teams that want an open-source or self-hosted scheduler
- Outbound teams adding booking links to cold email replies
Not ideal for
- Teams that only need one shared link and no other features
- Buyers who want monthly billing quoted on the pricing page
- Anyone who needs AI phone calls without paying per minute
Key features
Free booking links. One user gets unlimited event types and connected calendars at no cost, with buffers, minimum notice and daily or weekly booking limits.
Round-robin and collective events. Teams can spread bookings across recruiters by availability or require several people on one call, such as a recruiter and a hiring manager.
Routing forms. Ask bookers a few questions first and send them to the right person or event type based on the answers.
Workflows and reminders. Send email and SMS reminders and follow-ups before and after a booking to cut no-shows.
Cal.ai voice agent. An AI phone agent built into Workflows can call attendees to confirm, remind or rebook after a no-show, priced at $0.29 per minute.
API and MCP server. API v2 and a hosted MCP server at mcp.cal.com let AI clients list bookings, check availability and create or reschedule meetings.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
MCP server
https://mcp.cal.com
First-party MCP at mcp.cal.com. https://mcp.cal.com.
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Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals | Free | One user, unlimited links and calendars |
| Teams | $12/user/mo | Billed yearly; round-robin, routing forms, no branding; 14-day trial |
| Organizations | $28/user/mo | Billed yearly; sub-teams, SSO and SCIM; 14-day trial |
| Enterprise | Quote | Dedicated support, SLA, dedicated database |
The Individuals plan is free forever for one user, with unlimited booking links and calendars, email and SMS notifications, Stripe and PayPal payments and two-way Salesforce and HubSpot sync. Teams costs $12 per user per month billed yearly and adds round-robin and collective links, routing forms, booking analytics and removal of Cal.com branding. Organizations costs $28 per user per month billed yearly and adds unlimited sub-teams, a company subdomain, SAML SSO and SCIM and role-based permissions. Enterprise is quote-based with dedicated support, SLAs and a dedicated database. Teams and Organizations each come with a 14-day free trial. Cal.ai calls cost $0.29 per minute in credits, with 750 credits per member per month on Teams and 1,000 on Organizations. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Cal.com expensive?
Cal.com does not publish a price. It is one of 14 quote-based tools among the 30 scheduling tools in our directory. 4 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $15 a month.
- 14 quote-based
- 4 free tier
- 16 public price
Worked out automatically from every scheduling listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Generous free plan for one user
- Open source with a hosted MCP server
- Routing forms and round-robin on Teams
Cons
- Team features priced per user
- Cal.ai calls billed by the minute
- Listed prices assume yearly billing
Integrations
Google Calendar Outlook HubSpot Salesforce Stripe PayPal Slack Telegram
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How Cal.com compares
See all Cal.com alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.
| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ✓ | $12/user/mo | ✓ | ✓ | |
| | ✓ | $10/seat/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $10/user/mo | – | – | Compare |
| | – | $15,000/yr | – | – | Compare |
$10/seat/mo Free tier MCP API
Calendly is the better known scheduler, but Cal.com gives a single user more on its free plan and publishes its code.
$10/user/mo
SavvyCal lets bookers overlay their own calendar as its main pitch and has no free plan, while Cal.com starts free.
$15,000/yr
Chili Piper is built for inbound lead routing at larger sales teams and costs more, while Cal.com covers routing forms from $12 per user.
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