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CalendlyvsFlodesk

Calendly is the standard for booking meetings. Flodesk is design-first email with unlimited sends and workflows, priced by list size.

How Calendly and Flodesk compare

Calendly is the standard for booking meetings. Calendar sync, a clean booking page, reminders, round-robin for teams, routing forms, and payment at booking, all refined over years. If the whole job is letting people pick a time with you, Calendly does that job about as well as it can be done.

Flodesk made email marketing pretty and easy to stay in. Gorgeous templates, an editor designers enjoy, workflows, forms and link-in-bio pages, and unlimited sends on every paid plan. Pricing now scales with active subscribers; anyone on the old unlimited plan keeps it. Flodesk Checkout adds simple sales pages. Small brands with taste pick it and stay.

Where they are different

Choose Calendly when you only need scheduling, or your team needs routing and round-robin.

Choose Flodesk when email design is the job and you want unlimited sends on a list-sized plan.

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What's on Calendly and Flodesk

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Calendly: Not included
    Flodesk: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Calendly: Included
    Flodesk: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Calendly: Not included
    Flodesk: Included

Commerce

  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    Calendly: Included
    Flodesk: Not included

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

Calendly vs Flodesk pricing

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

  • Calendly

    Current plans and prices

    See what Calendly charges on their pricing page.

  • Flodesk

    Current plans and prices

    See what Flodesk charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
Calendly and Flodesk

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.

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Calendly or Flodesk?

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

  • Can I use Cardel with Calendly or Flodesk?

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

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Calendly and Flodesk?

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

  • How do I switch from Calendly or Flodesk 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.