How Calendly and Kartra 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.
Kartra is the operator's all-in-one. Checkouts with one-time, recurring, or installment pricing, email and SMS campaigns that react to what a lead does, membership portals for courses, calendars with paid bookings, a helpdesk with tickets and a wiki, and split tests on up to four page versions. If you run offers, sequences, and a member area as one machine and want the analytics to match, Kartra was built for exactly that.
Where they are different
Choose Calendly when you only need scheduling, or your team needs routing and round-robin.
Choose Kartra when you sell through checkouts and sequences, deliver inside memberships, and want a helpdesk, affiliates, SMS, and split testing wired to the same lead record.
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What's on Calendly and Kartra
A check means that capability is available. Calendly and Kartra are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteCalendly: Not includedKartra: Included
- Custom domainCalendly: Not includedKartra: Included
Public content
- Shop pagesCalendly: Not includedKartra: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceCalendly: IncludedKartra: Included
- Marketing emailsCalendly: Not includedKartra: Included
Messaging
- Messaging CenterCalendly: Not includedKartra: Included
Commerce
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Calendly: IncludedKartra: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Calendly or Kartra, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Calendly or Kartra may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Calendly vs Kartra pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Calendly
Current plans and prices
See what Calendly charges on their pricing page.
Kartra
Current plans and prices
See what Kartra charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Calendly and Kartra
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 Kartra?
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 Kartra when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Calendly and Kartra are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Calendly or Kartra?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Calendly or Kartra for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Calendly and Kartra?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Calendly and Kartra set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Calendly or Kartra 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.