Alternatives to Doodle
Group polls to find a common time
Doodle ranks #6 of 7 in Scheduling tools, with an Alt Score of 68. It is proprietary, freemium from $132/yr and available on the web. 9 of 11 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Doodle is for anyone who needs to schedule meetings without endless back-and-forth emails — teams and organizers coordinating group meetings or events, and individual professionals (consultants, coaches, freelancers) who take client bookings.
Group Polls let you propose several time options and have participants vote for the one that works best. 1:1 Booking Pages give you a shareable, branded link where others pick an open slot from your calendar. Both sync with your existing calendar to show real availability and handle time zones automatically. Paid plans add features like calendar integrations, payment collection via Stripe, and meeting-limit or focus-time controls.
You create a poll with proposed times or set up a booking page tied to your calendar; invitees either vote on the times that work for them or pick an open slot directly, and Doodle finalizes the meeting once availability is confirmed.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Scheduling tools checklist (15 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Scheduling tools checklist | Doodle | Cal.com | Calendly | SavvyCal | TidyCal | YouCanBookMe |
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Every fact and feature listed for Doodle is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $132/yr verified 2026-07-09
Doodle Professional single licence billed annually (~$11/mo); monthly billing is $15/month. The Team licence is $8.95/user/month but needs 2+ users.
$132/year
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/9457366-how-much-does-doodle-cost -
License Proprietary verified 2026-07-09
© 2026 Doodle. All rights reserved.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-09
A basic Doodle account is completely free to use.
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/9457366-how-much-does-doodle-cost -
Platforms Web verified 2026-07-09
No official pages reference native mobile or desktop apps; the product is accessed via browser.
To access your account settings, click on the dropdown menu with your initials on the top left of the screen
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/9987290-get-started-with-your-new-doodle-free-account -
Status active verified 2026-07-09
© 2026 Doodle. All rights reserved.
https://doodle.com/en/features/ -
Calendar integrations Yes verified 2026-07-09
Doodle and your Google Calendar are perfect partners when it comes to managing your schedule.
https://doodle.com/en/google-calendar-integrations/ -
Payments collection Yes verified 2026-07-09
Automatically collect payments as your time is booked.
https://doodle.com/en/integrations/stripe/ -
Custom branding removal Yes verified 2026-07-09
Doodle Professional lets you apply your own logo and branding in place of Doodle's; the page states the feature as adding custom branding.
Add custom logo and branding
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/10448913-doodle-free-and-doodle-professional-differences-at-a-glance -
Booking limits (free) Yes verified 2026-07-09
Limit of one 1:1
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/10448913-doodle-free-and-doodle-professional-differences-at-a-glance -
Workflows & reminders Yes verified 2026-07-09
Reminders are triggered based on how far in-advance your Booking Page participant books time with you
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/9457377-how-do-automatic-reminders-for-booking-page-work -
Embeds Yes verified 2026-07-09
Embed your Booking Page right on your website and let the bookings roll in.
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Self-hostable No verified 2026-07-09
Vendor-hosted on AWS; no self-hosting or on-premise option offered.
We host our services using Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure with secure data centers in the Republic of Ireland and across the EU.
https://doodle.com/en/features/security/ -
API access No verified 2026-07-09
Doodle no longer supports new API.
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/9457023-doodle-api-deprecation -
Timezone handling Yes verified 2026-07-09
Regardless of the organizer's time zone, you should see YOUR time zone.
https://help.doodle.com/en/articles/9457362-how-does-doodle-manage-time-zones
FAQ
Yes. Cal.com, Calendly and TidyCal have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.