Calendly charges $8-16/user/month. Most freelancers and consultants get 10-20 bookings/month. That's $0.40-1.60/booking. FairCal: $0.05/booking. 90% cheaper. Creating event types is free.

A Calendly alternative that costs what scheduling actually costs.

Calendly made scheduling easy. Then they made it $12/month per user — even for freelancers who get 5 bookings a month. The actual cost to process a booking? About $0.01.

Why people leave Calendly

Per-user pricing

Every person who takes meetings needs their own seat. 5 team members = $60-80/month.

One event type on free

Free plan gets one event type. Need a 15-min call AND a 30-min call? That's $8/month.

Feature gating

Reminders require Standard ($10/mo). Custom branding requires Teams ($16/mo). Group events require Teams.

No monthly option on Teams

Teams plan requires annual billing. $192/user/year, paid upfront.

FairCal vs Calendly

FairCal
Calendly
Price model
Per booking
Per user/month
Cost per booking
$0.05
$0.40-1.60 effective
20 bookings/mo
$1.00/mo
$8-16/mo
0 bookings this month
$0
$8+ (subscription)
Event types
Unlimited
1 on free, unlimited on paid
Google Calendar sync
Included
Included
Email reminders
Included
Standard+ ($10/mo)
Contract
None
Monthly or annual

Cost at every scale

Usage
FairCal
Calendly
You save
5 bookings/mo
$0.25/mo
$8/mo
$93/yr
20 bookings/mo
$1.00/mo
$10/mo
$108/yr
50 bookings/mo
$2.50/mo
$16/mo
$162/yr
200 bookings/mo (team)
$10.00/mo
$80/mo (5 seats)
$840/yr

Switch from Calendly today.

Same scheduling. Same calendar sync. Same reminders. $0.05 per booking.

5 free bookings. No credit card required.