# Calendly

> Meeting scheduling software with an AI email assistant, a notetaker, contact profiles and built-in payments.

Calendly is meeting scheduling software. Calendly connects to your calendars and gives invitees a link to book an open slot, then sends reminders automatically. Newer parts of Calendly include Callie, an AI assistant that schedules over email, a Notetaker that produces meeting recaps, contact profiles, and tools for taking payments at booking.

**Best for:** Professionals and teams whose work depends on external meetings and who want booking, reminders, notes and payment handled in one tool.

- Official site: https://calendly.com
- Listed in: [Productivity & Team Work](https://trendhub.net/ai-tools/category/productivity-tools), [Meeting Assistants](https://trendhub.net/ai-tools/category/meeting-assistant)
- Last checked: 2026-10-09 (facts taken from calendly.com)
- Source page: https://trendhub.net/ai-tools/calendly-meeting-scheduling-ai-assistant

## Key facts

- Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension, API
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Starting price: $10 per month (Standard plan, per seat, with yearly billing)
- Free plan: Yes
- API: Yes
- Made by: Calendly

## What is Calendly?

Calendly is scheduling software that lets other people book time with you through a link tied to your connected calendars and the hours you set. The current product goes beyond booking and groups five parts: Scheduling, an AI assistant called Callie (in beta), Notetaker, Contacts and Payments. Callie is added to an email thread at callie@calendly.com and proposes times, handles replies and books the meeting. Notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls, then delivers a recap with action items and a drafted follow-up email. Contact profiles update automatically and keep the history with each person. Payment tools cover charging at booking through Stripe or PayPal, prepaid meeting packages, invoices and payment links. Teams get round-robin distribution, routing forms and admin controls, and the site lists more than 150 integrations.

## Key features

- **Booking Links and Event Types**: Publishes a page where invitees pick a slot from your real availability, with templates for one-on-one, group and multi-host meetings.
- **Callie AI Assistant**: Coordinates scheduling inside an email thread once you copy it in, and answers questions about meeting prep and past conversations inside Calendly.
- **Notetaker**: Joins supported video calls, records and transcribes them, and sends a shareable recap with next steps.
- **Payments**: Collects a fee when a client books, sells prepaid session packages, and issues invoices or one-off payment links.
- **Contacts**: Builds a profile per person with relationship history, notes, reminders and custom fields, and lets you book from that profile.
- **Routing and Team Scheduling**: Screens invitees with forms, sends qualified leads to the right teammate and shares meetings across a team by round robin.

## How Calendly works

1. **Book**: Share a booking link or ask Callie to find times that suit everyone; a payment can be collected at this step.
2. **Prep**: Review the contact's details and history, which Callie gathers ahead of the meeting.
3. **Capture**: Notetaker joins the call, takes notes and delivers a recap with action items afterwards.
4. **Follow up**: Check the pre-drafted follow-up email, attach an invoice link if needed and schedule the next call.

## Use cases

- **Booking Sales Demos from a Website**: Embed a scheduler on a site and route each lead to the correct rep.
- **Paid Consultations**: Take a deposit at the moment a client reserves a session.
- **Scheduling Candidate Interviews**: Offer interview slots across several interviewers without email back-and-forth.
- **Capturing Client Calls**: Let the notetaker record a call and store the recap on the client's contact profile.
- **Reducing No-Shows**: Remind invitees automatically by email or SMS and give them a way to move the slot themselves.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Billing | Includes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Free | always free | One event type; One calendar connection; One-on-one scheduling; Customizable booking page |
| Standard | $10 | per seat per month, billed yearly | Unlimited event types; Multiple calendars; Automations and reminders; Stripe and PayPal connections |
| Teams | $16 | per seat per month, billed yearly | Round-robin and team scheduling; Lead qualification and routing; Centrally managed event types; Salesforce connection |
| Enterprise | Custom | starts at $15k per year, starts at 50 seats | SSO and SAML; Domain control; Audit log; Dedicated account support |

Prices as listed in the text of the official pricing page with yearly billing selected. Notetaker and Callie are optional add-ons to Standard and Teams, are not included in these figures, and are available in English only.

Checked 2026-10-09 at https://calendly.com/pricing

## Things to know

- **Seats apply to hosts only**: A seat is needed for each user who connects calendars and hosts meetings; invitees do not need a seat or an account.
- **AI tools are add-ons**: Notetaker and Callie are added on top of the Standard or Teams plan, and the pricing page says both are available only in English for now.
- **Enterprise minimum**: The Enterprise plan starts at 50 seats and is sold in USD only.
- **Callie is in beta**: The AI assistant carries a beta label in the product menu.

## FAQs

### What is Calendly?

Calendly is meeting scheduling software that lets invitees book time through a link based on your calendar availability. It also includes an AI assistant, a meeting notetaker, contact profiles and payment tools.

### What is Calendly used for?

Calendly is used to book meetings without exchanging emails about availability. People also use Calendly to send reminders, route leads to teammates, record meeting recaps and collect payment for sessions.

### Is Calendly free?

Yes, Calendly has a Free plan described as always free. The Free plan covers a single event type and a single connected calendar, plus one-on-one scheduling and a booking page you can customise.

### How much does Calendly cost?

With yearly billing, Calendly's pricing page lists Standard at $10 per seat per month and Teams at $16 per seat per month. Enterprise starts at $15k per year for 50 seats or more.

### What is Callie in Calendly?

Callie is Calendly's AI assistant, currently labelled beta. Once callie@calendly.com is copied on an email conversation, it suggests times, coordinates replies and books the meeting.

### Does Calendly work on mobile?

Yes. Calendly has mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play, and a browser extension for desktop use.

### Does Calendly have an API?

Yes. Calendly links to developer docs, supports custom webhooks that send meeting data to other systems, and lists a Data Deletion API on the Enterprise plan.

### Which video tools does the Calendly Notetaker join?

Calendly's Notetaker can attend calls held on Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet. It is an add-on to paid plans rather than part of the base price.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/ai-tools/calendly-meeting-scheduling-ai-assistant (trendhub)
