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Compare Calendly and Slack 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Calendly
Star Rating
(2,533)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 plansSlack
Star Rating
(37,820)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansCalendly vs Slack
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Calendly easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Calendly was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Calendly and Slack both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Calendly is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Calendly over Slack.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Calendly
Free
Free
For personal use
- 1 event type
- Connect 1 calendar
- Customizable availability
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Calendly
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,966
9.2
30,947
Ease of Use
9.4
1,994
9.1
31,841
Ease of Setup
9.1
852
9.1
8,240
Ease of Admin
9.1
673
8.9
4,989
Quality of Support
9.0
1,277
8.8
21,506
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
619
9.0
4,468
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,891
8.7
30,265
Features by Category
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13862
Not enough data
9.0
14404
Not enough data
8.6
13719
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10179
Not enough data
8.1
9513
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13610
Not enough data
9.2
13246
Not enough data
9.0
11753
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1478
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1464
Not enough data
7.9
1471
Not enough data
7.4
1448
Not enough data
7.4
1449
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
873
Not enough data
7.6
864
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
667
Not enough data
8.9
658
Not enough data
8.6
645
Not enough data
8.9
668
Management
Not enough data
9.0
651
Not enough data
8.6
637
Not enough data
8.9
649
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
555
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
273
Not enough data
7.9
269
Not enough data
8.0
276
Not enough data
7.8
274
Not enough data
7.9
273
Not enough data
7.8
273
Not enough data
8.0
273
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
269
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
8.6
264
Not enough data
8.9
269
Not enough data
8.8
266
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
269
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.1
270
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
8.8
262
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.8
258
Not enough data
8.4
256
Platform Basics
9.0
415
Not enough data
9.4
477
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.2
468
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
363
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
8.7
262
Not enough data
9.0
324
Not enough data
9.3
372
Not enough data
9.3
320
Not enough data
8.3
257
Not enough data
8.9
298
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
326
Not enough data
8.3
329
Not enough data
8.0
318
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
7.9
312
Not enough data
8.3
313
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
307
Not enough data
8.7
312
Not enough data
8.9
314
Not enough data
8.9
315
Not enough data
8.3
311
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.6
305
Not enough data
8.5
302
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
185
Not enough data
7.8
187
Not enough data
7.7
184
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
741
Not enough data
8.5
723
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
705
Not enough data
8.3
710
Not enough data
8.6
715
Not enough data
7.8
692
Not enough data
7.9
689
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
708
Not enough data
9.0
722
Not enough data
8.6
697
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
389
Not enough data
7.5
387
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.8
79
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
46
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
8.9
77
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
9.0
81
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.0
15
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
15
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1184
Not enough data
8.8
1147
Not enough data
8.5
1127
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1146
Not enough data
8.6
1110
Not enough data
9.4
1176
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1130
Not enough data
8.5
1100
Not enough data
8.5
1116
Not enough data
8.5
1105
Not enough data
8.5
1100
Not enough data
8.3
1075
Not enough data
8.2
1095
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1065
Not enough data
8.8
1103
Not enough data
8.6
1066
Not enough data
8.4
1059
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1251
Not enough data
9.0
1135
Not enough data
9.3
1200
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1048
Not enough data
8.2
1048
Not enough data
8.1
1043
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1067
Not enough data
8.4
1047
Not enough data
8.4
1039
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
994
Not enough data
7.6
991
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
498
Not enough data
7.7
494
Not enough data
8.0
495
Not enough data
7.7
495
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1123
Not enough data
9.3
1114
Not enough data
8.8
1030
Not enough data
8.9
1019
Not enough data
9.1
1022
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1063
Not enough data
8.9
1021
Not enough data
8.7
1035
Not enough data
8.1
984
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
973
Not enough data
8.1
969
Not enough data
8.6
977
Not enough data
8.4
978
Not enough data
8.2
957
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
974
Not enough data
8.3
958
Not enough data
8.5
970
Not enough data
8.6
965
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
981
Not enough data
8.7
954
Not enough data
8.9
970
Not enough data
7.8
946
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
908
Not enough data
7.3
904
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
421
Not enough data
7.6
423
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
Calendar View
8.9
220
Not enough data
8.9
222
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.1
227
Not enough data
8.9
227
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.5
210
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
9.1
229
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
228
Not enough data
8.4
206
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.5
150
Not enough data
7.4
150
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.4
7
Not enough data
Notifications
9.3
576
Not enough data
9.0
516
Not enough data
9.4
581
Not enough data
Settings
9.2
581
Not enough data
9.3
591
Not enough data
9.1
576
Not enough data
Personalization
8.5
512
Not enough data
9.2
545
Not enough data
Integrations
9.0
520
Not enough data
9.0
446
Not enough data
8.0
335
Not enough data
8.7
450
Not enough data
8.9
470
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
199
Not enough data
7.0
200
Not enough data
6.6
196
Not enough data
6.6
192
Not enough data
6.5
192
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
6.9
14
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Integrations
8.1
357
Not enough data
9.2
504
Not enough data
9.1
486
Not enough data
8.6
402
Not enough data
7.7
344
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
9.0
495
Not enough data
9.2
490
Not enough data
8.7
404
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
9.3
533
Not enough data
9.1
491
Not enough data
9.1
483
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
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.4
268
Not enough data
7.5
268
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
11
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.2
10
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
11
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
11
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
12
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
10
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
11
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Calendly and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Calendly is categorized as Business Scheduling, Lead-to-Account Matching and Routing, Interview Scheduling, Online Appointment Scheduling, and Calendar
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Calendly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
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
8.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Education Management
5.8%
Other
58.7%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.9%
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