Cal.com vs Close
Side-by-side plans, pricing, and feature gates for Cal.com and Close, verified . Cal.com is primarily scheduling; Close is primarily crm.
Plans side by side
Every published plan from each vendor, with the headline monthly anchor price. Some prices scale with subscriber count or seats; full detail lives on each tool's page.
Cal.com
- Individuals
Free for solo professionals, unlimited event types
Free - Teams
Round-robin, routing forms, and team scheduling
$12/mo - Organizations
SSO, compliance, and sub-teams for larger orgs
$28/mo - Enterprise
Custom pricing with dedicated support and SLA
Custom
Close
- Solo
Single user, 10,000 lead cap
$9/mo - Essentials
Core CRM with unlimited contacts and leads
$35/mo - Growth
Adds Chloe AI agent, workflows, and Power Dialer
$99/mo - Scale
Adds Predictive Dialer, role-based access, unlimited call recording
$139/mo - Enterprise
Custom pricing for 10+ users or complex needs
Custom
Limits at the entry paid tier
Compares Teams (Cal.com) against Solo (Close). Both are the lowest-priced non-free, non-custom plan on each side.
| Limit | Cal.com | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Team seats | 1 seat (per-seat pricing) | 1 user (Solo plan limit) |
When Cal.com wins
- 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
Where Cal.com is the wrong fit
- 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
When Close wins
- Outbound-heavy SDR teams that live in the dialer all day
- B2B sales teams of 1 to 20 reps that want one tool for calls, email, and CRM
- Founders running their own outbound and wanting calling, email, and CRM in one place
Where Close is the wrong fit
- Marketing-heavy teams that need a broader hub (use HubSpot CRM)
- Service-business CRMs needing ticketing (use Pipedrive or Zoho)
- Enterprise sales orgs with complex territory structures (use Salesforce)
Common questions
- Is Cal.com cheaper than Close?
- At the entry tier, Cal.com starts at Free versus Close at $9/mo. Cal.com is cheaper at the entry. Pricing scales differently above that, so check the full plan grid.
- Does Cal.com or Close have a free plan?
- Only Cal.com has a permanent free plan. Close only offers a free trial.
- Are Cal.com and Close in the same category?
- No. Cal.com is primarily a scheduling tool; Close is primarily a crm tool. They overlap on use case but sit in different primary categories, so the comparison is between adjacent tools rather than direct competitors.
- Which has more plans, Cal.com or Close?
- Close ships 5 plans; Cal.com ships 4. Close's longer ladder gives more granular upgrade steps, which can mean smoother price escalation as your team scales.
- Where can I see alternatives to Cal.com or Close?
- Each tool has a dedicated alternatives page on TierGauge with ranked options and verified pricing: /alternatives/cal for Cal.com and /alternatives/close for Close. Alternatives are derived from each tool's editor-flagged competitors plus same-category tools we track.
Cal.com: https://cal.com/pricing · Close: https://www.close.com/pricing
Last verified . Pricing changes between refreshes; confirm at the vendor before purchasing.