Cal.com vs Bunny.net
Open-source scheduling infrastructure — the self-hostable Calendly alternative
vs. Ridiculously affordable CDN + video streaming + edge compute
Pricing tiers
Cal.com
Free (Cloud)
$0. 1 user. Unlimited event types. Unlimited meetings. Cal branding.
Free
Self-Hosted (OSS)
Free forever. AGPL-3.0. Docker/K8s deploy. Full feature parity with cloud.
$0 base (usage-based)
Teams
$12/user/mo. Round-robin, collective events, routing forms, Cal Video, Workflows.
$12/mo
Organizations
$37/user/mo. SSO, advanced routing, dashboards, analytics, dedicated support.
$37/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SAML, HIPAA, dedicated deployments, security reviews.
Custom
Bunny.net
CDN Volume — 1-2 PB
$0.002/GB at 1-2 PB volume.
$0/mo
CDN Volume — First 500 TB
$0.005/GB Volume Network (10 PoPs) for high-volume.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — EU/NA
$0.01/GB. 119 PoPs Standard Network in Europe + North America.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — Asia + Oceania
$0.03/GB.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — South America
$0.045/GB.
$0/mo
CDN Standard — ME/Africa
$0.06/GB.
$0/mo
Monthly Minimum
Minimum $1/month.
$1/mo
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Cal.com vs volume-1pb-2pb on Bunny.net.
| Metric | Cal.com | Bunny.net |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Cal.com · 16 features
- Availability — Multiple schedules per user.
- Buffer Time — Padding between meetings.
- Cal Video — Built-in video conferencing.
- Embed — Inline/popup/floating-button embeds.
- Event Types — One-on-one, group, collective, round-robin.
- Insights Dashboard — Booking trends + team analytics.
- Paid Bookings — Stripe integration for paid appointments.
- Platform API — Embed scheduling in your SaaS.
- Recurring Events — Weekly/monthly recurring bookings.
- Round-Robin — Distribute bookings across team.
- Routing Forms — Route leads by answers.
- Self-Host — Deploy to your infra.
- SSO — SAML + OIDC.
- Timezone Detection — Auto-detect viewer timezone.
- Webhooks — Outbound events.
- Workflows — Automated email/SMS reminders.
Bunny.net · 14 features
- Bunny CDN — Standard + Volume networks. 119 PoPs globally.
- Bunny Database — Edge-distributed key-value DB.
- Bunny DNS — Free anycast DNS.
- Bunny Optimizer — On-the-fly image + video optimization.
- Bunny Shield (WAF + DDoS) — DDoS protection + WAF + bot defense.
- Bunny Stream — Video hosting + transcoding + HLS delivery.
- Custom Hostname — Use yourdomain.com with CDN.
- Edge Scripting — JavaScript at the edge (like CF Workers).
- Edge Storage — Object storage replicated across regions.
- Free Let's Encrypt SSL — Auto cert issuance/renewal.
- Hot-linking Protection — Block unauthorized embeds.
- Instant Purge — Global invalidation.
- Magic Containers — Serverless containers at edge.
- Real-Time Analytics — Per-zone + per-country usage stats.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Cal.com | Bunny.net |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | cal CLI (self-host) | — |
| SDK | @calcom/embed-react | bunnycdn.js (community) |
| REST | Cal.com REST API v2, Platform API (embed in SaaS) | Bunny.net API |
| OTHER | Cal.com Dashboard, Cal.com Webhooks | Bunny Dashboard, CDN HTTP base URL, Edge Scripting |
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