Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Appointment Scheduling (2026)
The cheapest appointment scheduling is Cal.com at $0/mo. 5 offer a free tier (Cal.com, Calendly, Doodle). This page compares 6 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
6 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Cal.com at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $10/mo, median $12/mo, up to $15/mo — across 6 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Cal.com, Calendly, Doodle, Setmore, TidyCal.
- HIPAA-ready: Cal.com, Setmore.
- Tracked: 6 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Appointment Scheduling | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal.com | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Healthcare and regulated industries requiring HIPAA BAA | cal.com |
| 2 | Calendly | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Sales and revenue teams needing CRM-connected scheduling | calendly.com |
| 3 | Doodle | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Groups and teams that need consensus scheduling across many participants | help.doodle.com |
| 4 | Setmore | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | — | Healthcare practices and telehealth providers needing HIPAA BAA at low cost ($5/user/month annual) | setmore.com |
| 5 | TidyCal | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Solo coaches, consultants, and freelancers wanting a low-cost or one-time-payment scheduling tool | tidycal.com |
| 6 | SavvyCal | $10/mo Basic | No | — | No | Individuals and teams prioritizing booking experience quality over feature breadth | savvycal.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest appointment scheduling?
Cal.com has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does appointment scheduling cost per month?
Across the 6 appointment scheduling with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $12/mo, ranging from $10/mo to $15/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 5 also offer a free tier.
Which appointment scheduling have a free plan?
Cal.com, Calendly, Doodle, Setmore, TidyCal offer a free tier.
Which appointment scheduling support HIPAA?
Cal.com, Setmore state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve pricing was confirmed against each provider's own live page on the accessed date; per-seat/per-user tiers record the per-user monthly price (monthly-billing rate) with a note, while flat per-account tiers are marked billingModel flat. Providers whose prices could not be confirmed on a live provider-owned page were dropped during the 2026-06-13 adversarial verification pass: Acuity Scheduling (every official acuityscheduling.com pricing URL returned HTTP 404), YouCanBook.me (live pricing page is JS-rendered and exposed plan structure/limits but no dollar figures), and Square Appointments (official squareup.com appointments pricing page is JS-rendered and exposed no figures). Doodle pricing was corrected from the official Doodle help center, which now lists Pro as a single-user plan at $15/mo ($132/yr) and Team at $19.95/mo monthly (min 2 users) / $8.95/mo annual. Quote-only Enterprise/custom tiers are recorded with monthlyUsd null, and minutesIncluded/callsIncluded/overage fields are null for every plan since they do not apply to scheduling software.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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