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Cal.comvsCrisp

Cal.com is open-source scheduling with team routing, workflows, and payments you can self-host. Crisp is a shared inbox and live chat for small teams with bots and a knowledge base.

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How Cal.com and Crisp compare

Cal.com is scheduling infrastructure you can own. Open source and self-hostable, with calendar sync across Google, Outlook, and iCloud, event types, round-robin and collective team booking, routing forms, workflows for reminders, payments at booking, and an API and embeds developers actually like. Individuals get a generous free plan.

Crisp is a shared inbox that small teams can afford. Live chat, email, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram land in one place, with chatbots, a knowledge base, campaigns, a CRM, and MagicReply AI to speed answers. It is priced per workspace rather than per seat, which is rare and kind.

Where they are different

Cal.com

  • Cal.com is a booking page and API.
  • Cal.com confirms by email.
  • Cal.com charges at booking.

Crisp

  • Crisp bolts onto any site.
  • Crisp chats with anyone who lands.
  • Crisp campaigns are support-flavored.

Choose Cal.com when scheduling is the whole need, especially for teams or developers who want control.

Choose Crisp when you need a multichannel support inbox with live chat and bots for a team.

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What's on Cal.com and Crisp

A check means that capability is available. Cal.com and Crisp are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Cal.com: Included
    Crisp: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Cal.com: Not included
    Crisp: Included

Messaging

  • Messaging Center
    Cal.com: Not included
    Crisp: Included

Commerce

  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    Cal.com: Included
    Crisp: Not included

Team

  • Admin users
    Cal.com: Included
    Crisp: Included
  • Per-admin permissions
    Cal.com: Included
    Crisp: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Cal.com or Crisp, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Cal.com or Crisp may add or remove features that are not shown here.

Cal.com vs Crisp pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • Cal.com

    Current plans and prices

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  • Crisp

    Current plans and prices

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Cardel: An alternative to
Cal.com and Crisp

You don't pay until you publish.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.

Build Your SiteSee Cardel pricing

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Cal.com or Crisp?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Cal.com or Crisp when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Cal.com and Crisp are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Cal.com or Crisp?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Cal.com or Crisp for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Cal.com and Crisp?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Cal.com and Crisp set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Cal.com or Crisp to Cardel?

    Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.

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