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Cal.com is open-source scheduling with team routing, workflows, and payments you can self-host. Framer lets designers ship animated marketing sites and a CMS from the canvas.

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How Cal.com and Framer 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.

Framer is the fastest way from design canvas to live site. Freeform layout, effects and animations, a CMS, localization, and a template community let designers publish marketing sites that look and move like products. If you think in Figma and want the site to feel that way, Framer is a joy.

Where they are different

Cal.com

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

Framer

  • Framer ends at publish.
  • Framer has no reader accounts.
  • Framer sells nothing natively.

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

Choose Framer when the site is a designed artifact and motion matters.

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What's on Cal.com and Framer

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Cal.com: Not included
    Framer: Included
  • Custom domain
    Cal.com: Not included
    Framer: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Cal.com: Not included
    Framer: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Cal.com: Included
    Framer: Not included

Commerce

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

Team

  • Admin users
    Cal.com: Included
    Framer: Included

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

Cal.com vs Framer pricing

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

  • Cal.com

    Current plans and prices

    See what Cal.com charges on their pricing page.

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  • Framer

    Current plans and prices

    See what Framer charges on their pricing page.

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Cardel: An alternative to
Cal.com and Framer

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 Framer?

    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 Framer when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Cal.com and Framer are marked.

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

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

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

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

  • How do I switch from Cal.com or Framer 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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