Calendly vs Cal.com
Three of fourteen models named Calendly first on the direct prompt; zero named Cal.com. Calendly was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Cal.com by eleven and Calendly carries 72 labels and Cal.com 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
United States, founded 2013. Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the meeting scheduling page.
By framing
CalendlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCal.com
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Calendly and Cal.com were named in the same answer ninety-five times, of the 236 answers naming Calendly and the 113 naming Cal.com. In those answers Cal.com took the first choice eleven times and Calendly forty-eight.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Calendly Cal.com first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Calendly on the left and Cal.com on the right.The direct prompt
Calendly first, Cal.com an alternative
3 of 14 modelsCal.com was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Calendly59%#1 of 11Cal.com8%#3 of 11Calendly36%#1 of 12Cal.com3%#4 of 12Calendly46%#1 of 7Cal.com8%#3 of 7What the models said about Calendly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Calendly gets pricey for teams (sharp jumps to $10+/user/month); limited customization or integrations in lower plans frustrate some users.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Free plan limited to one event type and one calendar connection; Round-robin/routing features require the $16/seat/mo Teams plan” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Calendly says it isn't intended for collecting sensitive personal information and doesn't currently comply with HIPAA” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Calendly is particularly well-suited for mid-market and enterprise teams that prioritize control, scalability, and long-term alignment with CRM-driven sales operations.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Sales-led mid-sized B2B with HubSpot/Salesforce CRM: Calendly Team/Enterprise for routing, round-robin and automatic CRM record creation.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“start with HubSpot Meetings (if willing to use HubSpot CRM) or Calendly's free tier - both cover basic scheduling needs well” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Cal.com
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Start with Cal.com if you need: Team features and routing on a budget” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Prioritize open-source like Cal.com for full control/privacy.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“Cal.com — best overall flexible / open source alternative” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.