Free scheduling tools
A free booking tool is perfect for getting started. Here are the genuinely good free options — and an honest note on when a one-time payment beats a free-but-limited plan.
Free tiers are great until you hit one of these walls — and almost everyone eventually does:
If those matter to you, the math is simple: a one-time $39 tool that includes a custom domain, payments (Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay/UPI), unlimited event types, and no branding is cheaper over any real timeframe than a subscription — and far less limiting than a free plan.
Questions, answered
Honest answers, including where 'free' runs out.
For a genuinely free plan, Cal.com (open-source) and Google Appointment Schedules (inside Google Workspace) are the strongest. If you want your own domain, payments, and no branding, a one-time-payment tool like CalenQ ($39 once after a 15-day free trial) usually works out cheaper than any subscription over time.
CalenQ has a 15-day free trial with no credit card required. After that it's a one-time $39 (₹3,500 in India) for lifetime access — not a recurring subscription.
For simple, unbranded, no-payment booking, yes. The limits usually show up around branding (you can't remove the vendor's name), payments (locked or absent), custom domains, and the number of event types. If those matter, a low one-time cost beats a free-but-limited plan.
Most free tiers don't include payments. CalenQ includes Stripe, PayPal, and Razorpay (UPI) — and it's a one-time price rather than a monthly fee.
Start free, decide later
No credit card. If you keep it, it's $39 once — lifetime, no subscription.
No card to start · custom domain + payments included · pay once