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Cal.comvsKit

Cal.com is open-source scheduling with team routing, workflows, and payments you can self-host. Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is creator email: forms, automations, paid newsletters, and a network.

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How Cal.com and Kit 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.

Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is email marketing made for creators. Forms and landing pages, tags and segments, visual automations, sequences, a Creator Network for recommendations, paid newsletters, and Kit Commerce for digital products give a creator everything the list needs, with a free plan to start. It is thoughtful and built by people who know creators.

Where they are different

Cal.com

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

Kit

  • Kit's landing pages are lead capture.
  • Kit sends from its infrastructure.
  • Kit Commerce sells digital products.

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

Choose Kit when the list is the business and you want the deepest creator-focused email tooling.

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What's on Cal.com and Kit

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

Site and brand

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

Audience and email

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

Commerce

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

Team

  • Admin users
    Cal.com: Included
    Kit: Included

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

Cal.com vs Kit 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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  • Kit

    Current plans and prices

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Cardel: An alternative to
Cal.com and Kit

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 Kit?

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

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

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

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

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

  • How do I switch from Cal.com or Kit 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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