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Scheduling & Booking Software, Compared: Verified 2026 Pricing

Bill BelcaminoBy Bill Belcamino · Last updated September 23, 2026 · Our methodologyResearched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team

Side-by-side pricing for Calendly, Acuity Scheduling and Cal.com: entry price, free plan, how each vendor bills for AI, and the date we last checked each figure against the vendor’s own pricing page.

Scheduling & Booking Software, ComparedVerified Sep 23, 2026

Quick answer

  • Lowest published entry price: Calendly — From $10/mo. Entry prices use different billing units (per seat vs per account), so compare at your team size.
  • Free plans: Calendly (1 event type (unlimited starts on paid Standard plan)); Cal.com (Free forever — 1 user, unlimited event types and calendars, 100+ app integrations).

Scheduling Software pricing at a glance

Every row links to the comparison where the figure was verified and to the vendor’s pricing page.

ToolEntry priceFree planAI billingG2 ratingVerifiedSource
CalendlyFrom $10/mo1 event type (unlimited starts on paid Standard plan)—4.7 / 52,648 reviewsSeptember 8, 2026in Calendly vs Acuity SchedulingVendor pricing ↗
Acuity SchedulingFrom $16/moNo free tier — trial only; paid plans start at 1 calendar—4.6 / 5410 reviewsSeptember 8, 2026in Calendly vs Acuity SchedulingVendor pricing ↗
Cal.comFree (1 user); Teams $12/user/mo (annual), $15 monthlyFree forever — 1 user, unlimited event types and calendars, 100+ app integrations——September 23, 2026in Cal.com vs CalendlyVendor pricing ↗

Head-to-head comparisons

Cal.com vs Acuity SchedulingUpdated September 23, 2026Cal.com vs CalendlyUpdated September 23, 2026Calendly vs Acuity SchedulingUpdated September 8, 2026

Switching guides

Acuity Scheduling to Cal.comSwitching guideAcuity Scheduling to CalendlySwitching guideCal.com to Acuity SchedulingSwitching guideCal.com to CalendlySwitching guideCalendly to Acuity SchedulingSwitching guideCalendly to Cal.comSwitching guide
Verified data

Scheduling Software: security, offline & remote work

The scheduling tools we track, side by side on compliance, single sign-on, offline access and remote or office controls. Every value links to the vendor page it came from.

What we checkedCalendlyAcuity SchedulingCal.com
Security & compliance
SOC 2 reportSOC 2 Type IIsourceNot publishedSOC 2 Type IIsource
ISO/IEC 27001CertifiedsourceNot publishedCertifiedsource
Other certificationsSOC 3, CSA STAR, PCI compliantsourceNot publishedHIPAAsource
HIPAA (BAA)Not supportedsourceBAA availablePremium (or legacy Powerhouse)sourceBAA availableOrganizationssource
GDPR data processing agreementDPA offeredsourceNot publishedDPA offeredsource
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)YesTeams (SSO add-on)sourceYesEnterprisesourceYesOrganizationssource
SCIM user provisioningYesEnterprisesourceNot publishedYesOrganizationssource
Two-factor authenticationYessourceYessourceYessource
Admin audit logYesEnterprisesourceNot publishedYesOrganizationssource
Data residency choicesUS onlysourceNot publishedUS, EUOrganizationssource
EncryptionAES-256 at rest; TLS 1.2+ in transitsourceNot publishedDatabase encrypted; data protected in transit and at rest (algorithms not published)source
Self-hosting optionNot publishedNot publishedYessource
Offline access
Offline modeNot documentedNeeds a connectionAcuity is web-based and needs an internet connection; no offline mode is documented.sourceNot documented
Desktop appsNot publishedBrowser onlysourceWindows, macOS, Linuxsource
Mobile appsiOS, AndroidsourceiOS, AndroidsourceiOS, Androidsource
Remote, hybrid & in-office
IP allowlistingNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Device & session controlsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Office & room hardware—The Acuity admin mobile app takes in-person payments with a paired Stripe M2 card reader or Tap to Pay (Square also supported).source—
Editorial assessment

What this means for your team

  • Audit reports: Calendly and Cal.com state a SOC 2 report on their own site; we found no SOC 2 statement for Acuity Scheduling. If your security team requires SOC 2, ask Acuity Scheduling directly before shortlisting.
  • Single sign-on: Calendly includes it on Teams (SSO add-on); Acuity Scheduling includes it on Enterprise; Cal.com includes it on Organizations. If your team signs in through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, price the plan that includes SSO, not the entry plan.
  • Health data: Acuity Scheduling and Cal.com will sign a HIPAA business associate agreement (Acuity Scheduling: Premium (or legacy Powerhouse); Cal.com: Organizations). We found no BAA offer for Calendly, so keep protected health information out of it.
  • Working offline: Acuity Scheduling needs an internet connection; Calendly and Cal.com don’t document an offline mode. Details are in the Offline mode row above.
  • Where your data lives: Cal.com lets you choose US, EU on Organizations. This matters for teams hiring across the EU, UK or Australia.
  • In the office: Acuity Scheduling: The Acuity admin mobile app takes in-person payments with a paired Stripe M2 card reader or Tap to Pay (Square also supported).

Calendly: worth knowing

  • RemoteCalendly detects each invitee's time zone and shows your availability in their local time. source
  • SecurityCalendly data is hosted in US data centers on Google Cloud and AWS, with no customer-selectable region stated. source
  • SecurityCalendly's customer terms bar protected health information, so it is not for HIPAA-regulated intake. source

Acuity Scheduling: worth knowing

  • OfficeAt the front desk or an event, staff can collect payments and tips in the Acuity admin mobile app. source
  • OfficeTap to Pay needs a US business charging in US dollars, and an iPhone XS+ on iOS 16+ or an NFC Android 10+ phone. source
  • RemoteEnterprise plan adds multi-location support with an organization-wide dashboard and individualized BAAs. source
  • SecurityOnly Acuity, not other Squarespace features, is covered by the HIPAA Business Associate Addendum. source

Cal.com: worth knowing

  • SecurityCal.eu is a separate EU-hosted edition where all data is stored and processed inside the EU; it is aimed at larger teams (minimum 50 users). source
  • SecurityOn Organizations plans, audit logs recording important admin actions are on by default. source
  • RemoteTeams that need to run scheduling inside their own infrastructure can deploy the open-source Cal.diy edition themselves. source

Checked September 24, 2026 against each vendor’s own trust center, help docs and app pages. Hover or tap “source” to see the exact wording we relied on. “Not published” means we could not find the vendor saying it on its own site; it doesn’t mean the feature is missing. Plan names are the lowest plan the vendor says includes the feature. Security · Offline · Remote vs office · Download the data

Frequently asked questions

Which scheduling tool is cheapest?

Of the 3 scheduling tools HelpCompare tracks, the lowest published entry price belongs to Calendly (From $10/mo, verified September 8, 2026). Entry prices are the cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes; the right answer at your team size depends on seat minimums and add-ons, which each head-to-head comparison breaks down.

Which scheduling tools have a free plan?

Free plans: Calendly (1 event type (unlimited starts on paid Standard plan)); Cal.com (Free forever — 1 user, unlimited event types and calendars, 100+ app integrations).

Where does this pricing data come from?

Every figure was recorded from the vendor's own pricing page during research for a HelpCompare comparison, and is dated. The most recent check in this category was September 23, 2026. Nothing is estimated: where a vendor publishes no price, we say so. The full dataset is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 at helpcompare.com/data/.

Sources

Figures come from each vendor’s pricing page, recorded on the date shown. Download the full dataset from Open Data (JSON and CSV, CC BY 4.0).

Cite this page: HelpCompare, “Scheduling & Booking Software, Compared: Verified 2026 Pricing”, helpcompare.com/scheduling-software/ (updated ).

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