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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (90.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Per Month
Calendly
Star Rating
(2,538)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansTidio
Star Rating
(1,859)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansCalendly vs Tidio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Calendly easier to use. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up for Tidio along with administration. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Calendly meets the needs of their business better than Tidio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tidio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tidio over Calendly.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Calendly
Free
Free
For personal use
- 1 event type
- Connect 1 calendar
- Customizable availability
Tidio
Free
Free
Per Month
For solo entrepreneurs. Free forever. No credit card requried.
- 50 Handled Conversations
- Live Chat
- Help Desk
Free Trial
Calendly
Free Trial is available
Tidio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,968
9.1
1,306
Ease of Use
9.4
1,997
9.3
1,324
Ease of Setup
9.1
855
9.2
1,064
Ease of Admin
9.1
673
9.2
949
Quality of Support
9.0
1,278
9.2
1,139
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
619
9.2
899
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,893
9.2
1,174
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.0
73
Not enough data
8.6
82
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.4
77
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
46
Not enough data
6.9
44
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
9.2
89
Not enough data
8.1
75
Not enough data
7.3
70
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
104
Not enough data
8.9
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.8
107
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Data
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.6
106
Interaction
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
8.4
109
Not enough data
8.3
104
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
8.2
106
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
8.0
101
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.3
102
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
8.2
97
Not enough data
8.2
98
Not enough data
8.1
97
Not enough data
8.2
99
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
8.8
85
Channels
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
7.7
75
Not enough data
7.9
79
Customers
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.8
82
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
User Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.1
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.2
55
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
37
Not enough data
7.6
36
Platform Basics
9.0
415
Not enough data
9.4
477
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.2
468
Not enough data
9.3
466
Not enough data
8.9
410
Not enough data
9.6
434
Not enough data
9.2
474
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.6
302
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
364
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
8.7
262
Not enough data
9.0
324
Not enough data
9.3
372
Not enough data
9.3
320
Not enough data
8.3
257
Not enough data
8.9
298
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Responses
Not enough data
8.7
497
Not enough data
8.8
487
Not enough data
8.8
488
Not enough data
8.7
470
Not enough data
8.7
427
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
507
Not enough data
8.8
456
Not enough data
8.7
456
Not enough data
8.7
455
Not enough data
8.3
352
Not enough data
8.7
404
Not enough data
8.9
467
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
128
Not enough data
8.1
125
Matching
9.0
37
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Routing
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
Platform Operations
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.1
117
Not enough data
8.1
118
Not enough data
8.4
120
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.4
113
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
8.4
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
8.1
69
Calendar View
8.9
220
Not enough data
8.9
223
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.1
227
Not enough data
8.9
227
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.5
210
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
9.1
229
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
228
Not enough data
8.4
206
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.5
150
Not enough data
7.4
150
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.4
7
Not enough data
Notifications
9.3
577
Not enough data
9.0
516
Not enough data
9.4
582
Not enough data
Settings
9.2
582
Not enough data
9.3
592
Not enough data
9.2
577
Not enough data
Personalization
8.5
513
Not enough data
9.2
546
Not enough data
Integrations
9.0
521
Not enough data
9.0
447
Not enough data
8.0
335
Not enough data
8.7
451
Not enough data
8.9
470
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
199
Not enough data
7.0
200
Not enough data
6.6
196
Not enough data
6.6
192
Not enough data
6.5
192
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
6.9
14
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Integrations
8.1
357
Not enough data
9.2
505
Not enough data
9.1
487
Not enough data
8.6
403
Not enough data
7.7
344
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
9.0
496
Not enough data
9.2
492
Not enough data
8.7
405
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
9.3
535
Not enough data
9.1
491
Not enough data
9.1
484
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
7.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.4
79
Not enough data
7.2
80
Communication
Not enough data
9.3
751
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
754
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
542
Not enough data
9.1
650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
484
|
Verified
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.9
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
612
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
585
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
569
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
595
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
54
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
8.9
89
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.8
89
Not enough data
8.8
91
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
26
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
26
Process
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
48
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
50
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
45
Channels
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
51
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
52
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
53
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
45
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
45
Insight
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
44
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
48
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
43
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Tools
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.2
42
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
8.6
44
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.4
45
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.4
43
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Calendly and Tidio share no categories
Unique Categories
Calendly is categorized as Business Scheduling, Lead-to-Account Matching and Routing, Interview Scheduling, Online Appointment Scheduling, and Calendar
Tidio is categorized as Conversational Support, AI Agents For Business Operations, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Chatbots, Chatbots, Live Chat, Help Desk, Conversational Marketing, E-Commerce Tools, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Customer Self-Service, Social Customer Service, Customer Communications Management, Digital Adoption Platform, and Shared Inbox
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Calendly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tidio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
12.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Education Management
5.8%
Other
58.6%
Retail
8.2%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Computer Software
5.5%
Information Technology and Services
5.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.1%
Other
69.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can a candidate recommend times?
3 Comments
VR
No, but they can choose from any time you have made available for the meeting type.Read more
How do you use Calendly to save time and increase your earning potential?
3 Comments
LW
It is so easy for the client to choose the time to suit them and check my availability easily - works like a dream.Read more
How do you use Calendly free?
3 Comments
LF
As with most subscription service platforms, there's a free level, but it's pretty limited in features/functionality. It is a good way to test out the...Read more
What is Tidio?
3 Comments
SS
Tidio is a live chatbot used for any website! You can answer all your customer's questions in real-time. Or you can set up bots that automatically answer...Read more
What is Tidio used for?
3 Comments
SY
I have used tidio to make chat conversations with my customers in my wordpress website.Read more
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