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CalendlyvsPodia

Calendly is the standard for booking meetings. Podia sells courses, downloads, coaching, and webinars from one simple site with email.

How Calendly and Podia 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.

Podia is the all-in-one that stays friendly. Courses with drip and quizzes, digital downloads delivered the second someone pays, coaching products, events, a community with paid plans, a website with a real blog, and Podia Email with broadcasts and campaigns, all under one login and one bill. Sales tax across 230 jurisdictions, 20 plus currencies, coupons, bundles, and payment plans come standard, and Shaker and Earthquaker drop the transaction fee to zero. For a creator selling digital products, Podia removes a lot of glue.

Where they are different

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

Choose Podia when courses, downloads, and paid memberships are what you sell and you want checkout, tax, and delivery handled for you.

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What's on Calendly and Podia

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Calendly: Not included
    Podia: Included
  • Custom domain
    Calendly: Not included
    Podia: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Calendly: Not included
    Podia: Included
  • Shop pages
    Calendly: Not included
    Podia: Included

Audience and email

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

Commerce

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

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

Calendly vs Podia pricing

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

  • Calendly

    Current plans and prices

    See what Calendly charges on their pricing page.

  • Podia

    Current plans and prices

    See what Podia charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
Calendly and Podia

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 Podia?

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

  • Can I use Cardel with Calendly or Podia?

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

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

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

  • How do I switch from Calendly or Podia 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.