alignd vs When2meet

alignd or When2meet? The short answer.

When2meet is free and quick: everyone drags across a grid and darker cells show more people free. It doesn't send calendar invites, shows third-party adverts, and expects everyone in one time zone for day-of-the-week events. alignd keeps the paint-your-availability idea and adds per-guest time zones, ranked slots, and an invite with a Google Meet link when you confirm.

Last checked 11 October 2026

Choose alignd if

Guests are spread across time zones.
You want the best slots ranked for you, not read off a grid.
You want invites and a Meet link sent the moment you decide.

Choose When2meet if

You want something completely free for a one-off, informal poll.
Nobody needs a calendar invite at the end.

Feature by feature

alignd vs When2meet, side by side.

alignd compared with When2meet
Feature	alignd	When2meet
Built for	Finding a time across a group, then sending the invite	A free, no-frills availability grid
Free plan	5 confirmed bookings a month, both modes, Google Meet	Everything; funded by donations and ads
Paid plans from	$5.99/month (Premium), per host, not per seat	None
Find a time across a groupPeople outside your organisation, whose calendars you can't see	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	Yes. Darker cells mean more people free
Vote on proposed times	Yes. Yes, maybe or no	No. No
Guests need an account	No. Optional 6-digit email code	No. No
Each guest sees their own time zone	Yes. Yes	Partly. Single time zone expected for day-of-week events
Calendar invite to everyone once a time is picked	Yes. Calendar invite and .ics, all plans	No. No
Video link added automatically	Yes. Google Meet, all plans	No. No
Your own branding	Yes. Max plan	No. No
Ads on the free plan	No. No	Yes. Third-party adverts
Open source / self-host	No. No	No. No

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 Spotted something out of date?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.

Key differences

What actually differs.

What happens after you decide

With When2meet you read the grid, then email everyone the time yourself. With alignd, confirming a slot sends every guest a calendar invite, with a Google Meet link if the meeting is online.

Time zones

When2meet's own page says that for "Days of the Week" events all participants are expected to be in a single time zone. alignd shows every guest the calendar in their own zone.

FAQ

Questions

Is When2meet free?

Yes. When2meet says it is a free service and doesn't ask for contact or billing information. It accepts donations and shows third-party adverts.

What's a When2meet alternative that sends calendar invites?

alignd works the same way for guests (paint when you're free) and then sends a calendar invite to everyone when the host confirms the time. Free for 5 bookings a month.