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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (90.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Per Month
Calendly
Star Rating
(2,545)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,879)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansCalendly vs Tidio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Calendly easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Tidio, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Calendly meets the needs of their business better than Tidio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tidio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tidio over Calendly.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Calendly
Free
Free
For personal use
- 1 event type
- Connect 1 calendar
- Customizable availability
Tidio
Free
Free
Per Month
For solo entrepreneurs. Free forever. No credit card requried.
- 50 Handled Conversations
- Live Chat
- Help Desk
Free Trial
Calendly
Free Trial is available
Tidio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,973
9.1
1,312
Ease of Use
9.4
2,002
9.3
1,330
Ease of Setup
9.1
861
9.2
1,070
Ease of Admin
9.1
677
9.2
954
Quality of Support
9.0
1,283
9.2
1,144
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
623
9.2
904
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,897
9.2
1,179
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.0
73
Not enough data
8.6
82
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.4
77
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
46
Not enough data
6.9
44
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
9.2
89
Not enough data
8.1
75
Not enough data
7.3
70
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
105
Not enough data
8.9
719
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.1
95
Not enough data
8.8
107
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Data
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.6
106
Interaction
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
8.4
109
Not enough data
8.3
104
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
8.2
106
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
7.9
102
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.3
102
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
8.2
97
Not enough data
8.2
98
Not enough data
8.1
97
Not enough data
8.2
100
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
8.8
85
Channels
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
7.7
75
Not enough data
7.9
79
Customers
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.8
82
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
User Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.1
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.2
55
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
37
Not enough data
7.6
36
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
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
256
Not enough data
8.9
297
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Responses
Not enough data
8.7
497
Not enough data
8.8
487
Not enough data
8.8
488
Not enough data
8.7
470
Not enough data
8.7
427
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
508
Not enough data
8.8
457
Not enough data
8.7
456
Not enough data
8.6
456
Not enough data
8.3
352
Not enough data
8.7
405
Not enough data
8.9
467
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
128
Not enough data
8.1
125
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
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.1
117
Not enough data
8.1
118
Not enough data
8.4
120
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.4
113
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
8.4
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
8.1
69
Calendar View
8.9
222
Not enough data
8.9
225
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.1
229
Not enough data
8.9
229
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.5
212
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
9.1
231
Not enough data
8.6
217
Not enough data
8.8
226
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
230
Not enough data
8.4
208
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
154
Not enough data
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.4
152
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.6
9
Not enough data
Notifications
9.3
579
Not enough data
9.0
518
Not enough data
9.4
584
Not enough data
Settings
9.2
584
Not enough data
9.3
594
Not enough data
9.1
579
Not enough data
Personalization
8.5
515
Not enough data
9.2
548
Not enough data
Integrations
9.0
523
Not enough data
9.0
449
Not enough data
8.0
337
Not enough data
8.7
453
Not enough data
8.9
472
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
201
Not enough data
7.0
202
Not enough data
6.7
198
Not enough data
6.6
194
Not enough data
6.6
194
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.6
16
Not enough data
Integrations
8.1
359
Not enough data
9.2
507
Not enough data
9.1
489
Not enough data
8.6
405
Not enough data
7.7
346
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
9.0
498
Not enough data
9.2
494
Not enough data
8.7
407
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
9.3
538
Not enough data
9.1
496
Not enough data
9.1
486
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
7.0
29
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.4
79
Not enough data
7.2
80
Communication
Not enough data
9.3
753
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
543
Not enough data
9.1
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
485
|
Verified
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.9
719
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
587
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
570
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
597
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
54
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
8.9
89
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.8
89
Not enough data
8.8
91
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
26
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
26
Process
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
48
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
50
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
45
Channels
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
51
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
52
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
53
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
45
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
45
Insight
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
44
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
48
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
43
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Tools
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.2
42
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
8.6
44
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.4
45
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.4
43
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Calendly and Tidio share no categories
Unique Categories
Calendly is categorized as Business Scheduling, Lead-to-Account Matching and Routing, Interview Scheduling, Online Appointment Scheduling, and Calendar
Tidio is categorized as Conversational Support, AI Agents For Business Operations, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Chatbots, Chatbots, Live Chat, Help Desk, Conversational Marketing, E-Commerce Tools, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Customer Self-Service, Social Customer Service, Customer Communications Management, Digital Adoption Platform, and Shared Inbox
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Calendly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tidio
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
58.6%
Retail
8.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Computer Software
5.6%
Information Technology and Services
5.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.1%
Other
69.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can a candidate recommend times?
3 Comments
VR
No, but they can choose from any time you have made available for the meeting type.Read more
How do you use Calendly to save time and increase your earning potential?
3 Comments
LW
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
How do you use Calendly free?
3 Comments
LF
As with most subscription service platforms, there's a free level, but it's pretty limited in features/functionality. It is a good way to test out the...Read more
What is Tidio?
3 Comments
SS
Tidio is a live chatbot used for any website! You can answer all your customer's questions in real-time. Or you can set up bots that automatically answer...Read more
What is Tidio used for?
3 Comments
SY
I have used tidio to make chat conversations with my customers in my wordpress website.Read more
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