TidyCal

TidyCal is an appointment-booking tool and a full, affordable Calendly alternative. Instead of trading messages back and forth to find a time, you send one link. The other person picks an open slot, and the meeting lands in both calendars automatically.

It syncs with Google Calendar, Outlook / Office 365, and Apple iCloud, so no double bookings happen. You can set up different meeting types, each with its own link, availability, and intake questions: a 15-minute intro call, a one-hour consult, a team meeting. There is Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams integration, automatic email reminders, and the option to collect payment through Stripe or PayPal right on the booking page. You can also sell session packages and recurring subscriptions, a feature Calendly does not offer.

I use TidyCal myself all the time and recommend it warmly. It delivers roughly 80% of what Calendly does for a single one-time payment, with no monthly subscription.

You buy it through AppSumo, the lifetime-deal platform. The price is $29 one-time for life, against Calendly charging around $12 to $15 per user every month, forever. After two months TidyCal has already paid for itself. There is a 60-day refund, so you can test it with no risk.

Fits freelancers, consultants, coaches, and small businesses who want a branded booking page with payments, without paying a subscription every month.