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Cal.com vs Courier

Open-source scheduling infrastructure — the self-hostable Calendly alternative
vs. Notification API with multi-channel orchestration, templates, and preferences

Cal.com websiteCourier website

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
Cal.com website

Courier

Free
Up to 10,000 notifications/month. All channels. Community support.
Free
Business
From $99/mo. Higher volumes, advanced routing, preference center, branding removal.
$99/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SOC 2, SSO, dedicated support, volume discounts, SLA.
Custom
Courier website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Cal.com vs free on Courier.

MetricCal.comCourier
notifications monthly10000 notifications/mo

Features

Cal.com · 16 features

  • AvailabilityMultiple schedules per user.
  • Buffer TimePadding between meetings.
  • Cal VideoBuilt-in video conferencing.
  • EmbedInline/popup/floating-button embeds.
  • Event TypesOne-on-one, group, collective, round-robin.
  • Insights DashboardBooking trends + team analytics.
  • Paid BookingsStripe integration for paid appointments.
  • Platform APIEmbed scheduling in your SaaS.
  • Recurring EventsWeekly/monthly recurring bookings.
  • Round-RobinDistribute bookings across team.
  • Routing FormsRoute leads by answers.
  • Self-HostDeploy to your infra.
  • SSOSAML + OIDC.
  • Timezone DetectionAuto-detect viewer timezone.
  • WebhooksOutbound events.
  • WorkflowsAutomated email/SMS reminders.

Courier · 13 features

  • ChatSlack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Mattermost.
  • EmailSendGrid, Postmark, Mailgun, AWS SES, Resend, SMTP.
  • Inbox (In-App)React/JS drop-in in-app inbox component.
  • ListsSegment recipients for bulk notification sends.
  • Logs + AnalyticsPer-message delivery timeline + engagement.
  • Multi-channel RoutingProvider failover + preferred channel per user.
  • Notification DesignerVisual editor for templates across channels.
  • PreferencesPer-user notification preferences hub.
  • PushAPNs, FCM, Expo, OneSignal.
  • Send APIPOST /send with template + recipients + data.
  • SMSTwilio, MessageBird, Vonage, Plivo, Telnyx.
  • Templates + VersioningTemplate brands, variants, localization, version history.
  • WebhooksDelivery + engagement event webhooks.

Developer interfaces

KindCal.comCourier
CLIcal CLI (self-host)Courier CLI
SDK@calcom/embed-reactcourier-go, courier-java, @trycourier/courier, trycourier (Python), @trycourier/react-inbox, trycourier (Ruby)
RESTCal.com REST API v2, Platform API (embed in SaaS)Courier REST API
OTHERCal.com Dashboard, Cal.com WebhooksCourier Studio, Outbound Webhooks
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