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SavvyCal vs Zed

The indie-darling scheduling tool — polished UX, overlay-first design
vs. High-performance code editor, built in Rust, with AI + collaboration

SavvyCal website ↗Zed editor ↗

Pricing tiers

SavvyCal

Basic
$12/user/mo (or $120/year). Unlimited event types, round-robin, single signatures.
$12/mo
Premium
$20/user/mo (or $200/year). Custom branding, custom domain, ranked/round-robin routing, webhooks.
$20/mo
Lifetime
$199 one-time. Full Premium forever (for early supporters / occasional offers).
$199/mo
SavvyCal website ↗

Zed

Free
$0. Full editor, extensions, collaboration. AI assistant with BYO API key or limited free tier.
Free
Zed Pro (trial)
$0 limited trial. Zed-hosted AI with Claude/GPT, 150 interactions/mo on Sonnet-tier models.
$0 base (usage-based)
BYO API Key
$0 for Zed. Full AI assistant with your own Claude / GPT / Gemini / Ollama keys — passthrough cost only.
$0 base (usage-based)
Zed Pro
$10/user/mo. 500 Claude Sonnet interactions + unlimited edit-predictions, priority routing.
$10/mo
Zed Business
$20/user/mo. 1,000+ Claude Sonnet interactions, org-level billing, priority support.
$20/mo
Zed editor ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing basic on SavvyCal vs free on Zed.

MetricSavvyCalZed
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

SavvyCal · 15 features

  • Automations — Reminders + follow-ups.
  • Buffer Time — Before/after meetings.
  • Calendar Overlay — See recipient cal overlayed on yours.
  • Collective — Find time that works for all hosts.
  • Collective Round-Robin — Best of both.
  • Custom Branding — Logo + colors.
  • Custom Domain — cal.yourbrand.com.
  • Embed Widget — Inline + popup for websites.
  • Group Events — Many attendees → 1 host.
  • One-on-One — Standard solo meetings.
  • Paid Bookings — Stripe integration.
  • Ranked Availability — Suggest preferred times.
  • Round-Robin — Distribute across hosts.
  • Teams — Shared scheduling for teams.
  • Webhooks — Real-time events (Premium).

Zed · 20 features

  • Agent Panel — Multi-step AI tasks with tool use.
  • AI Assistant — Inline edits + agent panel.
  • Channels (Multiplayer) — Real-time shared editing.
  • Editor — Core Rust-based editor.
  • Edit Prediction (Zeta) — Next-edit prediction model.
  • Extensions (WASM) — WASM-based extension system.
  • GitHub Copilot Support — Works alongside Copilot subscription.
  • Git Integration — Diff view, branches, blame.
  • Integrated Terminal — Built-in shell.
  • LSP Support — Works with all LSP language servers.
  • MCP Support — Connect to any MCP server.
  • Multibuffer — Edit multiple files in one view.
  • Remote Dev (SSH) — Edit remote filesystems natively.
  • Screen Share — Share editor view live.
  • Sub-16ms Latency — GPU-accelerated rendering.
  • Tasks — Configurable build/test/run tasks.
  • Themes — Built-in + community themes.
  • Tree-sitter Syntax — Incremental parsing for instant highlighting.
  • Vim Mode — First-class Vim/Helix bindings.
  • Voice Channels — Talk while pair programming.

Developer interfaces

KindSavvyCalZed
CLI—zed CLI (shell integration)
RESTSavvyCal API—
OTHEREmbed + Popup Widget, SavvyCal Dashboard, SavvyCal WebhooksCommand Palette (cmd+shift+p), Multiplayer / Channels, Remote Development (SSH), Zed AI Assistant, Zed Editor, Zed Extensions
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