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      "tagline": "The open-source, self-hostable Calendly alternative.",
      "description": "Cal.com is the open-source meeting-scheduling platform positioned as a Calendly alternative. The hosted SaaS tier is free for individuals (unlimited event types, 100+ integrations, payment processing, two-way Salesforce/HubSpot sync), with paid Teams ($12/seat/month) and Organizations ($28/seat/month) tiers that add round-robin, routing forms, SAML SSO, and SOC 2/HIPAA/ISO 27001 compliance. Buyers who need full control can self-host the same software for free. Annual billing is 25% cheaper across paid plans.",
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                "amount_cents": 25200,
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              "notes": "25% off yearly = ~$21/seat/month"
            }
          ],
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            "SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 compliance",
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            "Role-based permissions",
            "Additional APIs"
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            "SLA",
            "HRIS integrations",
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            "Dedicated database"
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          "name": "Enterprise",
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        "Genuinely open-source; you can self-host the same software for free",
        "Modern feature set comparable to Calendly across event types, integrations, and routing",
        "Lower per-seat price than Calendly at the team tier ($12/seat vs $16/seat)",
        "Strong privacy and compliance posture on Organizations (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001)",
        "Calendly event import path makes migrations straightforward"
      ],
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        "Smaller brand recognition than Calendly; recipients may not trust the booking page as much",
        "Self-hosted version requires real infra work; the cost is real even though the software is free",
        "Some integrations are Teams-only that Calendly's Free tier covers",
        "Smaller integration ecosystem in practice despite the 100+ apps marketing claim"
      ],
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        "Privacy-conscious teams that want self-hostable scheduling",
        "Teams already in the open-source ecosystem who ship their own infra",
        "Buyers who want SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance without Calendly's $15,000 Enterprise floor"
      ],
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        "Solo professionals where Calendly's Free tier is already sufficient",
        "Sales teams already on Calendly's Salesforce routing; Cal.com's Salesforce sync is two-way but not as deep",
        "Buyers who do not care about open-source or self-hosting"
      ],
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      "scraper_status": "manual-only",
      "match": "primary"
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      "vendor": "Calendly",
      "homepage_url": "https://calendly.com",
      "pricing_url": "https://calendly.com/pricing",
      "tagline": "The default meeting-scheduling tool, with per-seat pricing.",
      "description": "Calendly is the dominant meeting-scheduling platform, the one most recipients already recognize when they receive a booking link. Pricing is strictly per-seat across four tiers: a generous Free plan for solo professionals, a Standard plan at $10 per seat per month (annual) that unlocks unlimited event types and integrations, a Teams plan at $16 per seat per month (annual) that adds Salesforce, round-robin, and lead routing, and an Enterprise plan that starts at $15,000 per year for security, Microsoft Dynamics, and dedicated support. The per-seat model is predictable but compounds quickly for revenue teams.",
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          "name": "Free",
          "slug": "free",
          "tagline": "Solo professionals, one event type",
          "prices": [
            {
              "cycle": "free"
            }
          ],
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          "limits": {
            "seats": {
              "kind": "number",
              "value": 1
            }
          },
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            "1 event type",
            "1 calendar connection",
            "Video conferencing (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams)",
            "Mobile apps (iOS, Android)",
            "Browser extensions",
            "Customizable booking page"
          ],
          "features_missing": [
            "Unlimited event types",
            "Multiple calendar connections",
            "Stripe and PayPal payment integrations",
            "Zapier and webhook integrations",
            "Team features",
            "Admin tools"
          ],
          "is_free": true,
          "has_free_trial": false,
          "contact_sales": false,
          "source_url": "https://calendly.com/pricing",
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          "capture_method": "manual"
        },
        {
          "name": "Standard",
          "slug": "standard",
          "tagline": "Unlimited event types and core integrations",
          "prices": [
            {
              "cycle": "annual",
              "price": {
                "amount_cents": 12000,
                "currency": "USD"
              },
              "per_unit": "seat",
              "notes": "$10/seat/month billed yearly = $120/year/seat"
            },
            {
              "cycle": "monthly",
              "price": {
                "amount_cents": 1200,
                "currency": "USD"
              },
              "per_unit": "seat",
              "notes": "Roughly $12/seat/month with monthly billing (16% premium over annual)"
            }
          ],
          "anchor_monthly_usd_cents": 1000,
          "limits": {
            "seats": {
              "kind": "number",
              "value": 1,
              "unit": "seat (per-seat pricing)"
            }
          },
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            "Unlimited event types",
            "Multiple calendar connections",
            "Stripe and PayPal payment processors",
            "Zapier and webhook integrations",
            "Meeting reminders and follow-ups",
            "Outreach automation",
            "24/7 chat support"
          ],
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            "Salesforce routing",
            "Round-robin meetings",
            "Lead qualification and routing",
            "Advanced admin tools",
            "SSO"
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          "source_url": "https://calendly.com/pricing",
          "captured_at": "2026-04-30T21:00:00.000Z",
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          "notes": "14-day free trial. Annual billing is 16% cheaper than monthly."
        },
        {
          "name": "Teams",
          "slug": "teams",
          "tagline": "Salesforce, round-robin, and lead routing",
          "prices": [
            {
              "cycle": "annual",
              "price": {
                "amount_cents": 19200,
                "currency": "USD"
              },
              "per_unit": "seat",
              "notes": "$16/seat/month billed yearly = $192/year/seat"
            },
            {
              "cycle": "monthly",
              "price": {
                "amount_cents": 2000,
                "currency": "USD"
              },
              "per_unit": "seat",
              "notes": "20% premium for monthly billing"
            }
          ],
          "anchor_monthly_usd_cents": 1600,
          "limits": {
            "seats": {
              "kind": "number",
              "value": 1,
              "unit": "seat (per-seat pricing)"
            }
          },
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            "Everything in Standard",
            "Salesforce integration",
            "Round-robin meetings",
            "Lead routing and qualification",
            "HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot integrations",
            "Advanced admin tools",
            "SSO add-on"
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            "Enterprise security suite (SAML, domain control, audit logs)",
            "Microsoft Dynamics integration",
            "Salesforce lookup routing",
            "Dedicated support",
            "Data deletion API"
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          "capture_method": "manual",
          "notes": "14-day free trial. Annual billing is 20% cheaper than monthly."
        },
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          "name": "Enterprise",
          "slug": "enterprise",
          "tagline": "Starts at $15,000/year, full security suite",
          "prices": [
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              "price": {
                "amount_cents": 1500000,
                "currency": "USD"
              },
              "notes": "Starts at $15,000/year"
            }
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            "Microsoft Dynamics integration",
            "Dedicated support",
            "SAML SSO",
            "Domain control",
            "Audit logs",
            "Data deletion API"
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          "is_free": false,
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          "captured_at": "2026-04-30T21:00:00.000Z",
          "capture_method": "manual",
          "notes": "Contact sales. Per-month equivalent depends on seat count, which is not publicly disclosed."
        }
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      "has_custom_enterprise": true,
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        "Dominant brand recognition; recipients trust the booking flow because they have used it before",
        "Generous free tier that covers solo professionals end-to-end",
        "Deep integrations on Standard and above (Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, webhooks, Salesforce on Teams)",
        "Per-seat pricing is predictable and easy to forecast",
        "Mature 24/7 chat support across paid tiers"
      ],
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        "Per-seat pricing scales fast for revenue teams; Teams at $16/seat times 10 seats lands at $160/month before annual discount",
        "Several integrations are gated to Teams or higher (Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo)",
        "No embedded scheduling or payment processors on the Free plan",
        "Enterprise jumps directly to a $15,000/year floor with no mid-tier option for security-conscious smaller teams"
      ],
      "best_for": [
        "Solo professionals; the Free tier covers a single event type and one calendar",
        "Revenue teams using HubSpot or Salesforce that need lead routing and round-robin",
        "Customer success teams running round-robin assignments across pods"
      ],
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        "Tiny teams that just need a single booking page; the Free plan covers them and Standard at $10/seat may be more than needed",
        "Buyers who want self-hosted scheduling; Cal.com is the open-source alternative",
        "Operations needing complex scheduling logic only available on Enterprise"
      ],
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