Calendly Alternative
ActiveDEMAND Scheduling is a more powerful scheduling solution than Calendly!
Appointment Scheduling Calendar
ActiveDEMAND is the real Calendly alternative. Imagine an appointment scheduling system that is built on top of a marketing automation platform. ActiveDEMAND does what no other scheduling platform does: Automates Communication. Stop wondering if your appointment participants opened your reminder emails! Get full control over your forms. Fully track everything your prospect does before the appointment is scheduled, right through to after the appointment is attended.
Not only does ActiveDEMAND provide everything you need to set up and manage appointments, but it also includes many other features that help you drive traffic to your appointment booking pages! Features like full Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, scheduled social posts, Dynamic Content, Dynamic Contextual Popups, and more.
The following tables compare the ActiveDEMAND Appointment Scheduling product and the Calendly Standard package.
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| Number of User Calendars in Base Product | Unlimited | 1 |
| Calendar connections per person | Unlimited | 6 |
| Pricing model | Inclusive | per seat pricing |
| Set availability, duration, location | ||
| Automated event notifications | ||
| Email reminders and follow-ups | ||
| Meeting notifications via text | ||
| Customize appointment reminder and followup workflow | ||
| Customize notification emails | ||
| Dynamic Contextual Content on Booking Pages | ||
| Dynamic Contextual Images | ||
| Integrated Scheduling Popups | ||
| Visual Form Builder | ||
| Drag and Drop Page and Email Editor | ||
| Integrated Marketing Automation | ||
| Automatic A/B Testing | ||
| Custom Autoresponder Workflow Builder | ||
| Email Marketing | ||
| Social Media Post Scheduling | ||
| Trigger-Based Messaging | ||
| Responsive Design | ||
| Triggered Campaigns | ||
| Integrated Phone Call Tracking | ||
| SMS (Text) Messaging | ||
| Social Media Integration | ||
| Surveys |
| ActiveDEMAND | Calendly | |
| Number of User Calendars in Base Product |
Unlimited | 1 |
| Calendar connections per person |
Unlimited | 6 |
| Pricing model | Inclusive | per seat pricing |
| Set availability, duration, location |
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| Automated event notifications |
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| Email reminders and follow-ups |
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| Meeting notifications via text |
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| Customize appointment reminder and follow-up workflow |
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| Customize notification emails |
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| Dynamic Contextual Content on Booking Pages |
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| Dynamic Contextual Images |
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| Integrated Scheduling Popups |
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| Visual Form Builder |
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| Drag and Drop Page and Email Editor |
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| Integrated Marketing Automation |
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| Automatic A/B Testing |
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| Custom Autoresponder Workflow Builder |
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| Email Marketing | ||
| Social Media Post Scheduling |
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| Trigger-Based Messaging |
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| Responsive Design |
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| Triggered Campaigns | ||
| Integrated Phone Call Tracking |
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| SMS (Text) Messaging |
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| Social Media Integration |
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| Surveys |
Management
For many businesses calendar schedulers need to do more than manage appointments for a single person. Appointment scheduling software needs to be flexible enough to support multiple user calendars, management by team members, and different booking scenarios.
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| Add multiple calendars to a single appointment scheduler | ||
| Assign booking to all calendars based on availability | ||
| Assign booking to one calendar based on set order | ||
| Assign booking to one calendar based on round robin assignment | ||
| Change management permissions for admins/teams | ||
| Domain control and account oversight |
| ActiveDEMAND | Calendly | |
| Add multiple calendars to a single appointment scheduler |
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| Assign booking to all calendars based on availability |
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| Assign booking to one calendar based on set order |
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| Assign booking to one calendar based on round robin assignment |
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| Change management permissions for admins/teams |
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| Domain control and account oversight |
Attribution and Reporting
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| Session tracking and attribution of pre-booking activity | ||
| Partial form submission information capture | ||
| Central calendar to view all booked/canceled appointments | ||
| Rollup reporting and statistics across multiple appointment | ||
| GA4 analytics and conversion reporting |
| ActiveDEMAND | Calendly | |
| Session tracking and attribution of pre-booking activity |
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| Partial form submission information capture |
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| Central calendar to view all booked/canceled appointments |
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| Rollup reporting and statistics across multiple appointment |
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| GA4 analytics and conversion reporting |
Customization Options
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| White-label branding | ||
| Customize booking pages and forms | ||
| Customize confirmation pages | ||
| Customize apointment reminder/follow-up workflow |
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| White-label branding | ||
| Customize booking pages and forms |
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| Customize confirmation pages |
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| Customize apointment reminder/follow-up workflow |
Integrations
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| Add appointment scheduler to your website | ||
| Embed appointment scheduler in pop-ups, dynamic blocks | ||
| Add appointment scheduler to in-line chat | ||
| Google Meet, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams and Zoom integration | ||
| Google, Office 365 and Outlook calendars integration | ||
| Zapier integration | ||
| Slack integration | ||
| Sales CRM integration | Multiple CRMs | Hubspot only |
| ActiveDEMAND | Calendly | |
| Add appointment scheduler to your website |
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| Embed appointment scheduler in pop-ups, dynamic blocks |
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| Add appointment scheduler to in-line chat |
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| Google Meet, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams and Zoom integration |
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| Google, Office 365 and Outlook calendars integration |
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| Zapier integration | ||
| Slack integration | ||
| Sales CRM integration |
Multiple CRMs | Hubspot only |
Support
Getting support when you need it is important for all businesses and ActiveDEMAND and Calendly both offer many different options for accessing help. With ActiveDEMAND you can chat with a live person. Or if you prefer there is a support portal with helpful how-to articles. Or if learning step-by-step is your preference ActiveDEMAND has many training webinars that are being added to on a frequent basis.
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| Email Support | ||
| Live Chat Support | ||
| Phone Support | ||
| Onboarding Sessions |
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| Email Support | ||
| Live Chat Support | ||
| Phone Support | ||
| Onboarding Sessions |
Are you Looking for a Better Calendly Solution?
When searching for the right Appointment Scheduling, it is crucial to carefully consider your options and choose a platform that aligns with your specific business needs. A robust and efficient Appointment Scheduling solution significantly enhances your marketing agency service offering, multi-location communications, franchise operations, and streamlined business processes.
ActiveDEMAND provides centralized account and data management, comprehensive reporting and analytics, customizable workflows, and native sales and marketing features to scale your business. Invest in the right Appointment Scheduler solution, optimize your marketing agency client appointment booking, drive growth, and get more retainers.
Note: this comparison was made with publicly available information online. Pricing, features, and capabilities may vary over time.