SavvyCal review
by SavvyCal, Inc.Scheduling and booking software
Scheduling links where invitees can overlay their own calendar, with team, round robin and collective links on Basic at $10 per user billed yearly.
- 7-day free trial
- Self-serve
- Per seat
- Public prices
What you're paying for
- Easy to adopt (main value)
- Worth the price
Scheduling links that are considerate to the person booking, who can overlay their own calendar, with team round robin and collective links on the $10 plan.
SavvyCal focuses on the person booking: they can overlay their own calendar on your link, and you can rank preferred times instead of showing every open slot alike. Basic, at $10 per user a month billed yearly, already includes teams, round robin, collective and group links, workflows, CRM integrations, the API and webhooks, so a small team does not need the higher plan to share bookings. Premium adds custom domains, an assistant’s delegated access, branding removal and paid bookings through Stripe.
- Calendar overlay for inviteesThe introduction article says the recipient can overlay their own calendar on your link to compare times; the security page says SavvyCal does not store copies of calendar events.Evidence: Knowledge base: Introduction to SavvyCal, and security page (2026-10-16)
- Team links on the entry planBasic includes teams and collective, round robin and group links; round robin can optimize for availability or for evenness.Evidence: Pricing page and knowledge base: Round robin scheduling links (2026-10-16)
- Ranked and optimized availabilityBoth plans include ranked and optimized availability, time blocking and frequency limits.Evidence: Pricing page plan table (2026-10-16)
- API, webhooks and export on BasicThe API and webhooks are on both plans, and the Events page exports upcoming, past and cancelled events as CSV.Evidence: Pricing page and knowledge base: Exporting event data (2026-10-16)
- Best for
- Small teams and individuals who share links with clients, candidates or partners and want booking to feel considerate, and who do not need SSO or audit reports.
- Good to know
- The pages list no SSO, text reminders, routing forms or HIPAA support, and SavvyCal says it does not hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certifications.
How SavvyCal compares
Against 3 other products we reviewed in Scheduling and booking software: what you pay for with each, the five access facts, the plan limits we recorded and each review's bottom line. The note under the table says how each one was checked.
| Metric | SavvyCal | Cal.com | Zoho Bookings | Calendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you're paying for | Easy to adoptScheduling links that are considerate to the person booking, who can overlay their own calendar, with team round robin and collective links on the $10 plan. | Worth the priceA free plan that already takes paid bookings, team routing and round robin from $12 per user, and SOC 2, ISO 27001 and a HIPAA BAA with a published price. | Worth the priceRound robin and collective team booking from $6 per user, backed by Zoho’s SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 audits and connected to Zoho CRM and other Zoho apps. | Saves engineering timeBooking links with round robin, routing forms and CRM routing for sales and recruiting teams, backed by Calendly’s own SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001. |
| Overall score | 4.4 | 8.3Best | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Free option | 7-day free trial | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan |
| Card to start | –Not measured | –Not measured | No card needed | –Not measured |
| Getting access | Self-serve | Self-serve | Self-serve | Self-serve |
| Starter priceCheapest paid plan | $10/user/mo | $12/user/mo | $6/user/mo | $10/seat/mo |
| Pricing model | Per seat | Per seat | Per seat | Per seat |
| Pricing page | Public prices | Public prices | Public prices | Public prices |
| Billing unit | Per user per month; the seat count follows organization members | Per user per month; text and WhatsApp messages use credits | Per user per month; extra workspaces and resources as add-ons | Per seat per month; invitees need no seat |
| Free option | No free plan for booking links (meeting polls are free); 7-day trial per the buy-out page; refund within 30 days | Free plan for 1 user (unlimited event types and calendars, payments); 14-day trial of Teams and Organizations | Free plan for 1 user (1 event type, 1 calendar); 15-day Premium trial, no card | Free plan (1 event type, 1 calendar); 14-day Teams Plus trial for new users |
| Reference scenario (3 hosts, annual) | $30/mo on Basic ($10 × 3), computed | $36/mo on Teams ($12 × 3), computed | $18/mo on Basic ($6 × 3), computed | $48/mo on Teams ($16 × 3), computed |
| Month-to-month price | $12 per user on Basic ($20 Premium) | $16 per user on Teams ($37 Organizations) | $8 per user on Basic ($12 Premium) | $20 per seat on Teams ($12 Standard) |
| Round robin from | Basic ($10 per user, billed yearly) | Teams ($12 per user, billed yearly) | Basic ($6 per user, billed yearly) | Teams ($16 per seat, billed yearly) |
| Payments and SMS reminders | Stripe paid bookings on Premium; text reminders not listed | Stripe and PayPal on every plan; SMS by credits, 750 per member a month on Teams | Payments and SMS through your own provider on Premium ($9) | Stripe and PayPal, and text reminders, from Standard |
| SOC 2 / ISO 27001 | Not held; the security page says its infrastructure providers hold them | SOC 2 Type II report and ISO 27001 certificate (security page) | SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 for Zoho cloud services | SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 (security page) |
| HIPAA BAA | Not offered | $300/mo below 15 Organizations users; included from 15 users and on Enterprise | BAA template on request from Zoho legal; HIPAA data masking on Premium | Not offered; the help center says Calendly is not designed for HIPAA |
| EU data hosting | Not offered; hosted in the US (Virginia region) | Cal.eu for Enterprise, at least 50 users, by waitlist | EU data centers (Amsterdam, Dublin), chosen by sign-up country | Not offered; the DPA says processing occurs in the US |
| SSO | Not listed | SAML and SCIM on Organizations ($28 per user, billed yearly) | SAML SSO stated in a buyer’s guide; plan not named | SAML as a Teams add-on (price not published) or on Enterprise |
| API and export | API and webhooks on Basic; events export as CSV | Webhooks on every plan; API v2; Insights CSV download from Teams | API on every plan; appointments export as CSV or XLSX on every plan | API on every plan; webhooks and meeting CSV export from Standard |
| Bottom line | From its public pages, SavvyCal is a focused scheduling tool with a considerate booking page and team links on its $10 plan. It lists no SSO, text reminders, routing forms or certifications of its own, which is why it scores lowest here on our indicators. | From its public pages, Cal.com gives the most for the money here: a usable free plan, team routing from $12 per user and audits in its own name. SSO and audit logs start on Organizations, text messages run on credits, and a few pages place HIPAA and EU hosting differently. | From its public pages, Zoho Bookings is the lowest-cost way here to give a 3-host team round robin and collective booking, with Zoho’s audits and EU hosting behind it. Payments, text messages, routing forms and the audit log sit on Premium, and the plan for SSO is not stated. | From its public pages, Calendly is a full-featured scheduler for sales and recruiting teams, with routing, round robin and CRM integrations on Teams and audits in its own name. It costs more per host than the other per-user tools here and offers no HIPAA BAA or EU hosting. |
Evidence: SavvyCal: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Cal.com: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Zoho Bookings: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Calendly: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run. Prices in USD as listed, excluding tax. "–" means not recorded.
Score
- Pricing clarity
- 8.0 / 10, Excellent
- scenario plan priced; can be bought online; month-to-month price published; the pricing FAQ describes no trial (sign up free, upgrade to activate links, refund within 30 days), while the Calendly buy-out page offers a 7-day free trial started from the billing page; the yearly total for Premium is not shown: $17 a month billed yearly gives $204, "two months free" on $20 gives $200
- Free plan and trial
- 1.0 / 10, Fair
- no free plan that takes bookings; 7-day trial
- Price for 3 hosts
- 7.7 / 10, Good
- $30/mo: Basic at $10 × 3 users, annual terms; round robin, collective and group links are on Basic
- Booking features
- 4.4 / 10, Fair
- collective events on the scenario plan; routing forms not listed; payments on a higher self-serve plan; SMS reminders not listed; branding removal on a higher self-serve plan
- Compliance and data residency
- 1.5 / 10, Fair
- hosting providers' SOC 2 only, DPA in the terms, HIPAA BAA not listed, EU data storage not listed
- Admin, API and data export
- 4.0 / 10, Fair
- SAML SSO not listed; audit log not listed; managed event types not listed; REST API on the scenario plan; webhooks; booking export
Review
Review from public pages
Written from SavvyCal's public pages (pricing, security or privacy, and docs) as read on Oct 16, 2026. We did not sign up, and no hands-on run is published yet.
What the public pages show
We read SavvyCal's pricing page, the security page, the Terms of Use and the DPA, the Stripe payments, workflows and Calendly buy-out pages, the brand page, and knowledge base articles on organizations, round robin links, webhooks, exporting event data and deleting an account on Oct 16, 2026; we did not sign up or call the API for this review. The pricing page shows yearly prices by default; the monthly prices ($12 and $20) are in its monthly view.
The plan table is short and clear: two plans, with teams, round robin, collective and group links, workflows, integrations, the API and webhooks on both, and custom domains, delegated access, branding removal and paid bookings on Premium. The round robin article explains the two modes: optimize for availability (the next eligible host free at the chosen time) or for evenness (cycling evenly through the pool).
Two points need a question to SavvyCal. The pricing FAQ says you can sign up for free, must upgrade to activate links and can get a refund in the first 30 days, while the Calendly buy-out page describes a 7-day free trial started from the billing page. And Premium shows $17 a month billed yearly next to "two months free" on the $20 monthly price, which would be $200 a year rather than $204; the yearly total is not shown.
Strengths
- Booking that respects the invitee
Invitees can overlay their own calendar on your link, and you can rank preferred times instead of offering every open slot alike.
- Team links on Basic
Teams, round robin, collective and group links are on the $10 plan (billed yearly).
vs Calendly: Calendly puts round robin on Teams ($16 per seat billed yearly).
- API, webhooks and CSV export on the entry plan
Both plans include the API and webhooks, and events export as CSV with invitee details and answers to custom questions.
Compared: Acuity Scheduling keeps its API on Premium ($55 a month billed annually).
- A 30-day refund window
The Terms of Use give a full refund when you cancel within 30 days of starting a subscription.
vs Calendly: Calendly’s terms say fees are non-refundable.
Things to know
- No security certifications of its own
The security page (last updated January 16, 2023) says SavvyCal does not hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certifications, while its infrastructure providers do.
Workaround: The page describes limited access to production, encrypted storage of connected-account tokens and no stored calendar events, and the DPA with Standard Contractual Clauses is part of the terms.
- Payments and branding removal on Premium
Paid bookings through Stripe, removing SavvyCal branding and custom domains need Premium ($17 per user billed yearly).
Workaround: Premium is bought online, without a sales call.
- No SSO, text reminders, routing forms or HIPAA listed
The plan table and the pages we read list none of these.
Workaround: Workflows send customized reminders and can create or update CRM records, and Zapier connects other tools.
- US hosting only
The app is hosted primarily in Fly.io’s Virginia region with the database on AWS us-east, and the DPA says processing occurs in the United States.
Pricing reality
SavvyCal bills each user per month, and inviting colleagues to the organization adjusts the seat count automatically. Yearly billing gives two months free. For our scenario, 3 hosts on Basic cost 3 × $10 = $30 a month billed yearly, or 3 × $12 = $36 month to month (computed), before tax. That covers teams, round robin, collective and group links, workflows, CRM integrations, the API and webhooks. Premium costs $17 per user billed yearly or $20 monthly ($51 or $60 a month for 3 users, computed) and is needed for custom domains, branding removal, delegated access and paid bookings through Stripe. Students, educators and non-profits can ask support for 25% off.
Exit path
The Events page exports upcoming, past and cancelled events as a CSV file, including invitee details and answers to custom questions. Cancelling keeps the subscription active to the end of the billing period, then deactivates links but keeps your data unless you delete the account; deleting the account is permanent. The Terms of Use give a full refund for cancellations within 30 days of starting a subscription.
Compared with
- Pick SavvyCal when
- You want round robin and collective links on the entry plan ($30 a month for 3 users, billed yearly) and a 30-day refund window.
- Pick Calendly when
- You need routing forms, text reminders, payments on the round-robin plan, or SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports.
- Pick SavvyCal when
- You want invitees to overlay their own calendar and a short, two-plan price list.
- Pick Cal.com when
- You want a free plan, routing forms, text messages and payments on the team plan, and SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports.
- Pick SavvyCal when
- You want the API, webhooks, team links and workflows together on the entry plan.
- Pick Zoho Bookings when
- You want a free plan, SOC 2 and ISO 27001, EU hosting and the lowest cost for 3 hosts ($18 a month on Basic, billed yearly).
Choose it if
- You send scheduling links to clients or partners and want booking to be easy for them.
- You want round robin and collective links on the entry plan.
- You want the API and webhooks without a higher plan.
Look elsewhere if
- Your security review requires SOC 2 or ISO 27001 reports, SSO or a HIPAA BAA.
- You need text reminders or routing forms.
- You want a permanent free plan for booking links.
Bottom line
From its public pages, SavvyCal is a focused scheduling tool with a considerate booking page and team links on its $10 plan. It lists no SSO, text reminders, routing forms or certifications of its own, which is why it scores lowest here on our indicators.
Plan limits at a glance
| Limit | As recorded |
|---|---|
| Billing unit | Per user per month; the seat count follows organization members |
| Free option | No free plan for booking links (meeting polls are free); 7-day trial per the buy-out page; refund within 30 days |
| Reference scenario (3 hosts, annual) | $30/mo on Basic ($10 × 3), computed |
| Month-to-month price | $12 per user on Basic ($20 Premium) |
| Round robin from | Basic ($10 per user, billed yearly) |
| Payments and SMS reminders | Stripe paid bookings on Premium; text reminders not listed |
| SOC 2 / ISO 27001 | Not held; the security page says its infrastructure providers hold them |
| HIPAA BAA | Not offered |
| EU data hosting | Not offered; hosted in the US (Virginia region) |
| SSO | Not listed |
| API and export | API and webhooks on Basic; events export as CSV |
Read from the vendor's public pages on Oct 16, 2026. No hands-on run is published yet. How we check
We have not published a sign-up run for SavvyCal yet. The access facts above were read from its sign-up and pricing pages on Oct 16, 2026.
We have not published API calls for SavvyCal yet.
SavvyCal lists 2 plans. The cheapest paid plan, Basic (billed yearly), costs $10/user/mo.
- SavvyCalBasic$10/user/moBilled yearly; $12 month to month
- Unlimited links, meeting polls and calendar connections
- Teams with collective, round robin and group links
- Reminders, workflows, CRM and Zapier integrations
- API and webhooks
- SavvyCalPremium$17/user/moBilled yearly; $20 month to month
- Custom domains and sending domains
- Delegated access for an assistant
- Remove SavvyCal branding
- Paid bookings through Stripe
Prices as listed, USD, excluding tax; observed 2026-10-16.
Source: savvycal.com pricing page. Prices change; the observed date above is when our agent read them.