Calendly

We at Best Wines Online use Calendly. We have tried a couple of others, but they didn't work for us. We like it because it allows us to select the right number of meetings that we need to schedule at a given time.

The one thing that I don’t like about Calendly is how it can be a bit overwhelming when you want to shift something around on the calendar. This is not a problem if you are using it for personal scheduling, but as a business owner I sometimes have to schedule dozens of meetings at one time. And when you have too many meetings to schedule at one time, it is much harder to make an edit or change with Calendly.

However, this is a small issue compared to how valuable Calendly has been for our business and overall company growth.

We at Joy Edmonds Consulting use Calendly which offers easy implementation, a free option (for basic features), calendar syncing to prevent scheduling conflicts, and Zoom integration for virtual meetings. Scheduled meetings show up on the synced calendar of your choice with the zoom link so you're ready to go. And if you're interested in supporting businesses owned by minorities, Calendly's is owned by a person of color.

The only con is that you can only schedule one meeting type with the free plan. So if, for example, you need to schedule 15 minute consultations in addition to 60 minute meetings you'd have to opt for a paid plan. 

I've tried a few appointment schedulers at Awokenet, my favorite is Calendly.

Best feature- you can set your calendar so that when people book an appointment, it automatically schedules a session (you can choose from different conferencing apps, Zoom, Skype, etc.), and sends an invite to both you and the guest.

You can also integrate it to your Google or Outlook calendar so that booked appointments are already scheduled.

One con- it's not fully integrated to Google calendar. If I schedule something in Google Calendar, I have to remember to make the same entry on my Calendly scheduler. It's a bit of a hassle, hope that's a feature the Calendly folks can include eventually.

My company uses Calendly and I'd like to highlight a few top features of the app:

The app shows the name of invited members and their corresponding schedule which helps to avoid the hustle of going back and forth, conflicting time tables for meeting scheduling.

The app provides the invited member the opportunity to schedule and pick a time that suits their availability.

The ability to merge Calendly with other calendars for more accurate scheduling.

Cons:

Difficulty in having visibility of how many people clicked the link to schedule a meeting and actually got through.

The app would occasionally crash and run extremely slow.

Difficulty in navigating through the settings as they are hidden in other sub-sections.

The scheduling software used by our company Cocosign is Calendly which is a powerful yet simple automated scheduling tool.

Calendly makes meeting scheduling simpler, cutting down a 6 or 7 email affair to a 1 or 0 email affair. It allows people to simply send a URL to their clients who can book a time when both are available, ask the questions wanted, and gather all the relevant contact information without getting lost in the shuffle.

However, it is difficult to assess the number of people who have clicked your link to schedule an appointment but never actually confirmed and followed through on the app. Therefore you might need to send out a confirmation letter again one day ahead of the meeting yourself to make sure your time can be better planned.

We at AirMason use Calendly, and it is a free appointment scheduling software. It is suitable for organizations with many appointments, and team members can customize their availability based on preference. 

Pros:

Sleek design - clients are shown empty slots, and the booking page can be embedded in the website

Appointments for group bookings, demos, etc. with video call integration for the paid version

Two-way sync with Outlook, Office 365, Google calendar, and iCloud

Cons:

Only one appointment type for the free version

No text updates and online payment options for the free version

Calendly branding is visible on the software page.

Being the CEO of GadgetReview, I would recommend Calendly as a solid scheduling tool for businesses that can't afford something with a high price point but still need to integrate their scheduling into Google Calendar, Zoom, etc..

The main pros are that it's cost-effective, easy-to-use, and has over 700 integrations with other, commonly-used apps. It's fantastic for any type of small business and allows you to schedule everything from webinars to interviews with ease. I would say the main con is that it's difficult to scale. You'll end up paying a lot more than other software since it's charged per individual with no current discounts for large businesses.

Overall, however, I'd say that you won't have to pay a lot to use right out of the box with Calendly.