Calendly is excellent for booking 1:1 meetings — but it's not built for group scheduling. When you need to find a time that works for 5, 10, or 20 people, WhenWorks is the tool for the job. No paid plan required, no account needed to vote.
Calendly is designed around one person sharing their availability for others to book. WhenWorks is the opposite — it's built for finding a time that works across a whole group. Everyone votes, the best time wins. That's a fundamentally different use case.
Calendly requires connecting your Google or Outlook calendar to work. WhenWorks doesn't need any of that. Create a poll, share it, and collect availability — no integrations, no OAuth, no setup.
Calendly's free tier is limited to one meeting type and one calendar connection. WhenWorks gives you 10 polls per month for free — enough for most users. And participants never need to pay anything to respond.
Every Calendly booking requires the booker to interact with a booking page. With WhenWorks, participants just click a link and pick their times. No accounts, no email verification, no friction.
| Feature | WhenWorks | Calendly |
|---|---|---|
| Group scheduling | Yes (core feature) | Limited |
| No account to vote | Yes | N/A |
| No calendar sync needed | Yes | Required |
| Free tier | Yes (10 polls/mo) | Limited |
| Works on mobile | Yes | Yes |
| 1:1 booking | No | Yes (core feature) |
Free to start. No credit card. Your participants never need an account.
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