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How alignd compares with the tools you know.
Most scheduling tools are built to book time on one person's calendar. alignd is built to get a group to agree on a time. Here's an honest, sourced comparison, including where other tools are the better fit.
| Feature | alignd | Calendly | Google Calendar | Cal.com | Doodle | When2meet | Rallly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Finding a time across a group, then sending the invite | Booking time on your own calendar; Meeting Polls for groups | A booking page on your own Google Calendar | Booking pages and scheduling infrastructure | Group polls and booking pages | A free, no-frills availability grid | Open-source meeting polls |
| Free plan | 5 confirmed bookings a month, both modes, Google Meet | One event type, one calendar, one-on-one scheduling | A single booking page on a personal account | 1 user, unlimited event types | One group poll, one booking page | Everything; funded by donations and ads | Unlimited polls; inactive polls deleted after 30 days |
| Paid plans from | $5.99/month (Premium), per host, not per seat | $10 per seat/month (Standard) | Extra features need an eligible Workspace or Google One plan | $12 per user/month (Teams) | $11 per seat/month billed yearly (Pro) | None | $6 per seat/month billed yearly (Pro) |
| Find a time across a groupPeople outside your organisation, whose calendars you can't see | Yes. Yes | Yes. Meeting Polls, up to 40 participants | Not documented | Partly. Collective events across Cal.com users; polls not documented | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes |
| Guests paint their free timeFree-form availability with an overlap view | Yes. Overlap view, slots ranked by how many can make it | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Yes. Darker cells mean more people free | Not documented |
| Vote on proposed times | Yes. Yes, maybe or no | Yes. Meeting Polls, all plans | Not documented | Not documented | Yes. Yes | No. No | Yes. Yes, if need be, no |
| Guests need an account | No. Optional 6-digit email code | No. No | No. Non-Google users confirm with a code | Not documented | Partly. Participants no; organisers need an account | No. No | No. No |
| Each guest sees their own time zone | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Not documented | Not documented | Yes. Yes | Partly. Single time zone expected for day-of-week events | Yes. Yes |
| Calendar invite to everyone once a time is picked | Yes. Calendar invite and .ics, all plans | Yes. When the host books the poll | Not documented | Not documented | Partly. Only if the organiser has connected a calendar | No. No | Yes. Yes |
| Video link added automatically | Yes. Google Meet, all plans | Yes. Zoom and Google Meet integrations | Yes. Google Meet | Yes. Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, Cal Video and more | Partly. Zoom, Teams and Webex listed on Pro | No. No | Yes. Meeting link added when you pick a time |
| Your own branding | Yes. Max plan | Partly. Remove Calendly branding on paid plans | Not documented | Partly. Remove Cal.com branding on Teams | Partly. Team plan and above | No. No | Partly. Pro plan |
| Ads on the free plan | No. No | No. No | Not documented | Not documented | Yes. "No ads" is listed as a paid feature | Yes. Third-party adverts | No. No |
| Open source / self-host | No. No | No. No | No. No | Partly. Not since April 2026; the Cal.diy fork is MIT-licensed | No. No | No. No | Yes. AGPLv3, Docker |
Competitor details checked against each vendor's public pages on 11 October 2026. Prices in USD as shown by each vendor, excluding tax. “Not documented” means we couldn't confirm it from public sources. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@wearealignd.com and we'll fix it.
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Calendly
Calendly is built for booking time on your calendar. alignd is built for agreeing a time across a group.
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Google Calendar
Google Calendar appointment schedules give you a booking page. alignd finds a time that suits a whole group.
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Cal.com
Cal.com is booking infrastructure for your calendar. alignd is for getting a group to agree on a time.
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Doodle
Doodle popularised meeting polls. alignd adds painted availability, ranking and invites on the free plan.
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When2meet
When2meet is a free availability grid. alignd adds time zones, ranking, invites and Meet links.
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Rallly
Rallly is an open-source meeting poll. alignd adds painted availability, ranking and Google Meet.
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