# Calendly vs Doodle

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Calendly

| Attribute | Calendly | Doodle |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.1 (54% (medium)) | 54.7 (56% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A meeting scheduling platform that handles booking, meeting preparation, automated recaps, and follow-ups through AI assistance and integrations with common business tools. It is indexed under Appointment Scheduling.","source":"https://calendly.com/pricing","question":"What is Calendly?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Calendly offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Standard and Teams. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://calendly.com/pricing","question":"Is Calendly free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Calendly supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://calendly.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Calendly support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Calendly, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://calendly.com/pricing","question":"Can Calendly be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 30 integrations for Calendly, including Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Make and Microsoft Teams, plus 22 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://calendly.com/pricing","question":"What does Calendly integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Calendly. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Calendly not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://calendly.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Calendly have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A calendar coordination platform that automates meeting scheduling across team calendars, enforces meeting density limits, and protects focused work time through smart availability rules. It is indexed under Appointment Scheduling.","source":"https://doodle.com","question":"What is Doodle?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Doodle offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://doodle.com","question":"Is Doodle free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Doodle. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://doodle.com","question":"What platforms does Doodle support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Doodle, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://doodle.com","question":"Can Doodle be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Doodle. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Doodle not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://doodle.com/en/features/security/","question":"What security certifications does Doodle have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Doodle is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Switzerland.","source":"https://doodle.com","question":"Where is Doodle available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive meeting management tool that handles scheduling, payment collection, automated reminders, meeting notes and recaps, and integrates with 150+ services to streamline the full meeting lifecycle. | Doodle helps users coordinate meetings by allowing them to propose available time slots and have participants select times that work for them. It automatically updates calendars, generates video conference links, and can collect payments for bookings. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2":true,"free_tier":true,"round_robin":true,"group_events":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"freemium_basic","routing_forms":true,"website_embed":true,"hipaa_available":false,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","payments_at_booking":true,"collective_scheduling":true,"paid_consultation_stripe_checkout_gate":true,"automated_email_and_sms_meeting_reminders":true,"automatic_time_zone_detection_and_translation":true,"native_zoom_google_meet_teams_link_generation":true,"team_round_robin_lead_routing_and_availability":true,"ai_automated_task_and_calendar_tetris_scheduling":true,"multi_party_collective_scheduling_finding_overlap":true,"dynamic_buffer_times_between_back_to_back_meetings":true,"public_booking_link_generation_for_external_clients":true}` | `{"soc2":true,"free_tier":true,"group_events":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"website_embed":true,"hipaa_available":true,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","payments_at_booking":true,"collective_scheduling":true,"paid_consultation_stripe_checkout_gate":true,"automated_email_and_sms_meeting_reminders":true,"gdpr_and_ccpa_compliance_for_attendee_data":true,"automatic_time_zone_detection_and_translation":true,"native_zoom_google_meet_teams_link_generation":true,"ai_automated_task_and_calendar_tetris_scheduling":true,"multi_party_collective_scheduling_finding_overlap":true,"dynamic_buffer_times_between_back_to_back_meetings":true,"public_booking_link_generation_for_external_clients":true}` |
| integrations.count | 150 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Make"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Microsoft Outlook"},{"name":"Microsoft Dynamics 365"},{"name":"Power Automate"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Google Meet"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Typeform"},{"name":"LinkedIn"},{"name":"Yelp"},{"name":"ActiveCampaign"},{"name":"Greenhouse"},{"name":"Mailchimp"},{"name":"Marketo"},{"name":"Pardot"},{"name":"Meta Pixel"},{"name":"Office 365"},{"name":"Outlook","native":true,"category":"calendar","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Forms","native":true,"category":"forms","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure SSO","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Venmo","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google Calendar","native":true,"category":"calendar","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Meet","native":true,"category":"video_conferencing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"video_conferencing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Zoom","native":true,"category":"video_conferencing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Webex","native":false,"category":"video_conferencing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Zapier","native":false,"category":"automation","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["One-on-one meetings","Unlimited meetings","Personalized scheduling link","Mobile app and browser extension","Meeting polls","Availability control","Multi-person meeting types"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","features":["Connect multiple calendars","Automations and reminders","Meeting recaps","Video conferencing integration (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams)"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Teams","features":["Round-robin scheduling","Salesforce integration","Audit logs","Team scheduling and routing"],"minSeats":50,"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available. Standard and Teams plans with per-seat pricing (USD only for Teams plan).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://calendly.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T17:54:16.799Z"}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://doodle.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T10:04:35.585Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 3","status":"active"},{"name":"CSA STAR","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI Compliant","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"GDPR Compliant","status":"active"},{"name":"CCPA Compliant","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA Compliant","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://calendly.com/security | https://doodle.com/en/features/security/ |

## Capabilities (Appointment Scheduling)

| Capability | Calendly | Doodle |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Round robin | ✓ | - |
| Collective scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Group events | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payments at booking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Website embed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routing forms | ✓ | - |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIPAA available | ✗ | ✓ |
| SOC2 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-17T05:47:29.763Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*