Head to head

Chili Piper vs Cronofy

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Chili Piper

$15,000/yr Free trial

Inbound meeting routing and scheduling for revenue teams. Routing & Scheduling starts at $15,000/yr.

Where Chili Piper fits

B2B inbound teams routing demos
Revenue orgs on Salesforce or HubSpot
Companies replacing a Calendly-plus-spreadsheet router
Marketing ops that care about form-to-meeting conversion

Cronofy

$819/mo

Calendar API and embedded scheduler behind other products. Developer plan is $819/mo billed annually.

Where Cronofy fits

Product teams embedding scheduling
TA tech stacks that need a calendar API
Workday, Greenhouse, or iCIMS shops using Cronofy as the pipe
Vendors reselling scheduling

At a glance

Detail	Chili Piper	Cronofy
Starting price	$15,000/yr	$819/mo
Free tier	–No	–No
Free trial	Yes	Not on record
MCP server	–No	✓Yes
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Lead generation	Scheduling
Capterra	4.4 from 134 reviews	Not enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Chili Piper

Stands out: Router plus calendar: inbound forms become the right rep's calendar without a BDR playing air traffic control.

Watch out: The $45/seat figure is extra seats on a $15,000/year Routing & Scheduling floor (15 seats included). ChiliCal standalone is $12/user/month with a 200-seat minimum. This is not interview scheduling like GoodTime.

Not the right fit for

TA teams booking candidate interviews
SMBs that wanted Calendly at $10/seat
Buyers who thought $45/seat was the floor

Cronofy

Stands out: The scheduling layer other recruiting products sit on (Workday, Greenhouse, SmartRecruiters, BambooHR, iCIMS named), not a Calendly clone.

Watch out: Developer is $819/mo billed annually. Growth is $2,399. A $99/mo minimum exists for standalone. This is infrastructure.

Not the right fit for

A recruiter who just needs a booking link
SMBs comparing Calendly at $10
Buyers who will not sign an API contract

Pros and cons

Chili Piper

Public $15,000/year floor for routing and scheduling
Native Salesforce and HubSpot motion
ChiliCal exists if you only need calendar

$45/seat is an overage, not the start
200-seat minimum on ChiliCal standalone
Wrong tool for candidate interview scheduling

Cronofy

The calendar API other TA products use
Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, BambooHR named
MCP plus API

$819/mo is not a recruiter seat
No self-serve free trial

What each one costs

Chili Piper

$15,000/yr

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Checked 18 Sep 2026

Cronofy

$819/mo

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Checked 18 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Chili Piper cheaper than Cronofy?

Cronofy starts lower, at $819/mo against $15,000/yr for Chili Piper. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.

Can you try Chili Piper or Cronofy for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Chili Piper offers a free trial.

Does Chili Piper or Cronofy have an MCP server?

Cronofy ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 18 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?