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Compare Calendly and Microsoft 365 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Calendly
Star Rating
(2,530)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft 365
Star Rating
(5,671)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Microsoft 365 excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a higher G2 Score compared to Calendly. Users appreciate the comprehensive suite of applications, highlighting features like email access and chat capabilities, which enhance collaboration and productivity.
- Users say that Calendly stands out for its simplicity and ease of use, particularly for scheduling meetings without the hassle of back-and-forth emails. Many find its ability to share availability through a single link to be a game-changer for booking appointments efficiently.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365 offers a robust set of tools that integrate well, making it a strong choice for businesses looking for a comprehensive solution. The introduction of Microsoft Copilot has been particularly praised for enhancing user experience and convenience.
- According to verified reviews, Calendly's free trial is a significant advantage, allowing users to explore its features without financial commitment. This flexibility is especially appealing to small businesses, which make up a large portion of its user base.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Microsoft 365 has a slightly lower ease of use rating, it still provides a powerful multi-calendar view and integration capabilities that many users find beneficial for managing complex schedules.
- Users report that Calendly's quality of support is commendable, with many noting quick responses and helpful resources. This level of support is crucial for users who rely on the platform for their scheduling needs, especially in fast-paced environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Calendly
Free
Free
For personal use
- 1 event type
- Connect 1 calendar
- Customizable availability
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$6.00
1 User Per Month
Business Basic combines web and mobile versions of the Office apps, business email with Exchange, user management, 1 TB of OneDrive storage, and Teams for up to 300 users.
- Identity, access, and user management for up to 300 employees
- Custom business email (you@yourbusiness.com
- Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Free Trial
Calendly
Free Trial is available
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,962
9.3
4,693
Ease of Use
9.4
1,990
9.0
4,745
Ease of Setup
9.1
848
8.9
1,304
Ease of Admin
9.1
671
8.7
968
Quality of Support
9.0
1,275
8.5
3,962
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
618
8.8
941
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,887
8.8
4,630
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
9.3
182
Not enough data
9.3
180
Not enough data
9.4
179
Not enough data
9.0
173
Not enough data
8.9
174
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.8
78
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
178
Not enough data
9.5
178
Not enough data
9.1
178
Not enough data
8.8
174
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.2
172
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.4
175
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
186
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.8
182
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.4
181
Not enough data
9.3
183
Not enough data
8.8
179
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
181
Not enough data
9.2
180
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
180
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.0
177
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
133
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
8.6
134
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.7
137
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.5
86
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
126
Not enough data
8.5
127
Not enough data
8.2
124
Not enough data
8.6
124
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
9.0
128
Not enough data
9.0
132
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.9
124
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.1
39
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
9.1
164
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
8.3
164
Not enough data
8.6
157
Not enough data
9.1
161
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
158
Not enough data
8.9
158
Not enough data
9.1
165
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.4
106
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
7.2
105
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.6
104
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
9.0
210
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
9.1
209
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.2
213
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
8.7
207
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
213
Not enough data
8.8
213
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Platform Basics
9.0
413
Not enough data
9.4
476
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.2
466
Not enough data
9.3
466
Not enough data
8.9
410
Not enough data
9.6
434
Not enough data
9.2
474
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.6
302
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
362
Not enough data
8.6
290
Not enough data
8.7
261
Not enough data
8.9
323
Not enough data
9.3
371
Not enough data
9.3
319
Not enough data
8.3
257
Not enough data
8.9
298
Not enough data
Calculating
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.1
182
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
9.1
179
Editing
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.9
176
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
9.1
178
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1296
Not enough data
9.1
1220
Not enough data
8.8
1201
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1197
Not enough data
8.8
1097
Not enough data
8.7
1160
Management
Not enough data
8.8
1182
Not enough data
9.1
1232
Not enough data
9.2
1264
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.2
129
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
194
Not enough data
9.1
192
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
9.2
190
Not enough data
9.2
190
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.2
196
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.1
186
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
194
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.2
192
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.3
77
Matching
9.0
37
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Routing
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
Platform Operations
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.8
45
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.9
45
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Calendar View
8.9
220
9.0
203
8.9
222
8.9
206
Shared Calendar
9.1
227
9.0
204
8.9
227
8.9
204
Accessibility
8.5
210
8.8
196
Feature Not Available
8.7
197
Integration
9.1
229
8.9
198
8.6
215
8.8
201
8.8
224
8.9
199
Notifications
9.0
228
9.0
201
8.4
206
8.6
198
Generative AI
7.5
152
7.8
140
7.5
150
8.0
136
7.4
150
7.9
135
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.4
7
7.8
74
Notifications
9.3
575
9.0
112
9.0
516
8.7
110
9.4
580
8.9
109
Settings
9.2
581
9.1
114
9.3
589
9.1
111
9.2
575
9.0
111
Personalization
8.5
512
8.6
109
9.2
544
8.9
109
Integrations
9.0
519
8.9
111
9.0
445
8.9
106
8.0
335
8.3
106
8.7
449
9.0
109
8.9
470
8.8
106
Generative AI
7.2
199
8.5
81
7.0
200
8.5
79
6.6
196
8.2
80
6.6
192
8.4
81
6.5
192
8.3
81
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
6.9
14
8.8
45
6.7
14
9.0
45
6.3
14
8.9
45
Design
Not enough data
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.9
236
Not enough data
8.7
233
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
236
Not enough data
9.2
236
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
241
Not enough data
9.1
239
Not enough data
8.6
231
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
240
Not enough data
8.8
235
Not enough data
9.2
239
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.8
233
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.9
235
Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
237
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
7.9
222
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
176
Not enough data
8.2
176
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
170
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.4
93
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
9.1
216
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.9
215
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
217
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.2
203
Time Management
Not enough data
8.9
209
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
211
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.5
160
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
90
Integrations
8.1
357
Not enough data
9.2
503
Not enough data
9.1
485
Not enough data
8.6
401
Not enough data
7.7
344
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
9.0
494
Not enough data
9.2
489
Not enough data
8.7
403
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
9.3
531
Not enough data
9.1
489
Not enough data
9.1
482
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
7.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Calendly and Microsoft 365 are categorized as Online Appointment Scheduling and Calendar
Unique Categories
Calendly is categorized as Business Scheduling, Lead-to-Account Matching and Routing, and Interview Scheduling
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Calendly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
12.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.2%
Financial Services
6.3%
Education Management
5.8%
Other
58.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.2%
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It is so easy for the client to choose the time to suit them and check my availability easily - works like a dream.Read more
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