Calendly pricing vs Calendefy for appointment businesses
Prices checked November 2026 · SourcesPick Calendly if
you book meetings: sales calls, interviews, demos and team routing, with CRM and video integrations.
Pick Calendefy if
you book paid services and need service prices, deposits, late-cancel and no-show fees, staff hours, client records and invoices.
Plans and features
Where Calendly is stronger
- Meeting scheduling with polls, one-off links, group and round-robin events.
- Integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.
- Routing forms that qualify leads before they book.
- Up to six connected calendars on paid plans.
- Enterprise security: SSO, SAML and audit logs.
Where Calendefy fits
- Built for appointments: services with prices, lengths, deposits and add-ons.
- Separate late-cancel and no-show fees on each service, sent as a payable invoice link.
- Client records with notes, visit history and invoices.
- Owner, provider and front desk roles, each provider with their own hours.
- $5 a month or $49 a year, not priced per seat.
What Calendefy doesn't do
- Calendefy doesn't charge a saved card automatically (fees go out as an invoice link), has no POS hardware, no client CSV import, no memberships or gift cards, and no marketplace beyond an opt-in profile. Reminders are sent by email once email delivery is set up; Calendefy doesn't send text messages. Google and Outlook calendar sync works only once a calendar is connected.
Switching from Calendly
- Save your client list and upcoming appointments from Calendly before you change anything.
- Create a free Calendefy account and add your services with prices, lengths, deposits and fee rules.
- Add your staff and their hours.
- Add clients by hand. There's no CSV import yet, so start with clients who have upcoming bookings.
- Re-create upcoming appointments on the Calendefy calendar.
- To take deposits or card payments, upgrade to Pro or Annual and connect your Stripe account. Set up email reminders.
- Share your new booking link. Keep Calendly until your existing bookings are done, then cancel under their terms.
Questions
How much does Calendly cost?
On November 1, 2026, Calendly listed Standard at $12 per seat a month billed monthly or $10 billed yearly, Teams at $20 or $16, a Free plan, and Enterprise from $15k a year.
Can Calendly charge a no-show fee?
Calendly's pricing page lists payment at booking through Stripe or PayPal and custom payment links on Standard and up. It doesn't list a no-show fee feature.
Is Calendefy a Calendly alternative for salons?
Yes, for appointment work. Calendefy handles services, staff hours, deposits, no-show fees and invoices. For sales meetings and CRM routing, Calendly fits better.
Can I move my Calendly contacts into Calendefy?
Not by file import yet. Add clients by hand, starting with those who have upcoming bookings.
Related
Sources
- Calendly pricing (monthly and yearly toggle, feature table)Checked November 2026