Calenday vs TidyCal
TidyCal is the other scheduler sold for a single payment, and it is cheaper than Calenday: $29 for an individual, $79 for an agency, against $99. This page exists to say where that lower price is the right call and where it is not.
· competitor pricing verified August 6, 2026
The short version
Both are one-time purchases with no subscription, which puts them in a category of two. TidyCal costs less. Calenday adds fully separated brands, four languages across the whole product, self-hosting, and no seat tier to outgrow.
| Criterion | Calenday | TidyCal |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time payment | One-time payment |
| Entry paid plan | $99 once | $29 once |
| Cost per extra user | Included | Included |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Event types on the free plan | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Connected calendars on the free plan | Unlimited | Not published |
| Separate brands in one account | Free plan | No |
| Round-robin distribution | Free plan | Paid plan |
| Collect payment for a booking | Paid plan | Free plan |
| Automated workflows | Paid plan | No |
| Video conferencing | Paid plan | Paid plan |
| Remove vendor branding | Paid plan | Higher plan |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Open source | No | No |
Which one should you pick?
If you are one person who needs a booking link and the lowest possible price, TidyCal is the rational purchase and we will not pretend otherwise. The case for Calenday starts when you have brands to keep apart, languages to serve, or a server to run it on.
| If you need… | Choose |
|---|---|
| Several client brands, fully isolated | Calenday |
| The product in English, French, German and Spanish | Calenday |
| To run it on your own infrastructure | Calenday |
| A team that will keep growing | Calenday |
| The lowest one-time price for a solo user | TidyCal |
| A mature product with years of iteration | TidyCal |
| SMS reminders in the US and Canada | TidyCal |
What each one costs
Neither figure grows over time, so the three-year column is the whole story. TidyCal Individual Lifetime is $29 and Agency Lifetime is $79. Calenday is $99. The gap is between twenty and seventy dollars, once.
| Solution | Plan used | 1 person | 5 people | 20 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calenday | Lifetime | $99 | $99 | $99 |
| TidyCal | Individual Lifetime · Agency Lifetime · Agency Lifetime | $29 | $79 | $79 |
TidyCal also sells a Pro subscription at $99 per year, which is the plan that removes its branding entirely. The lifetime tiers reduce branding rather than remove it.
What TidyCal does better
TidyCal is cheaper and more established. For a large number of solo professionals, those two facts settle it, and no amount of feature comparison changes that.
A lower price
$29 for an individual against $99. For one person who needs a booking link and nothing structural, that is a straightforwardly better deal.
A mature product
Years of shipping and a large existing user base, with the polish that comes from both. Calenday is younger.
SMS reminders
Text reminders for the US and Canada on the Agency tier. Calenday sends email only today.
An established distribution channel
A large AppSumo customer base and the community that comes with it, which is worth something when you are looking for answers.
What Calenday does better
Four differences that justify the extra twenty to seventy dollars — or do not, depending entirely on whether you need them. If none applies to you, TidyCal is the better purchase.
Genuinely separated brands
Several organisations in one account with their own pages, colours, members and data, isolated in the database. TidyCal has one identity per account.
Four languages, everywhere
English, French, German and Spanish across the dashboard, the public booking page and the transactional emails your guests receive.
Self-hosting included
Run Calenday on your own server with Docker, at no extra cost. TidyCal is a hosted service only.
No seat tier to outgrow
One licence covers unlimited users. TidyCal separates Individual from Agency, so growing means buying again.
Migrating from TidyCal
Quick, because both products are small and there is little configuration to move. The main task is recreating booking types and republishing the link.
What carries over automatically
- Your calendar, once Google or Microsoft is reconnected.
- Existing meetings, which are calendar events rather than TidyCal objects.
- Contacts, through a CSV export and import.
What you have to redo
- Booking types and availability rules must be recreated.
- Your published TidyCal link must be replaced everywhere it appears.
- US and Canadian SMS reminders have no equivalent in Calenday today.
Calenday vs TidyCal, in short
- Is TidyCal cheaper than Calenday?
- Yes. TidyCal Individual Lifetime is $29 and Agency Lifetime is $79, against $99 for Calenday. Both are single payments with no subscription. The difference is between twenty and seventy dollars, paid once.
- So why would I pay more?
- For one of four things: separated client brands, a product fully translated into French, German and Spanish, the right to run it on your own server, or a single licence that covers unlimited users without an agency tier. If none of those applies, do not pay more.
- Do both really have no subscription?
- The lifetime tiers of both are one-time payments. TidyCal also sells a Pro subscription at $99 per year, which is the plan that removes its branding completely; the lifetime tiers reduce branding rather than remove it. Calenday removes branding on the $99 licence.
- Which is better for an agency?
- Calenday, on one specific point: it holds several fully separated client brands in a single account, each with its own pages, colours, members and data. TidyCal Agency Lifetime adds round-robin and a dedicated booking page but keeps one identity.
- Which is more mature?
- TidyCal. It has been shipping longer and has a much larger user base. That is a genuine advantage, and it is the main reason to choose it beyond price.
Start on the free plan. Decide later.
Unlimited bookings, no card, no countdown. If Calenday earns the $99, you will know within a week.