Calendly vs Close
Side-by-side plans, pricing, and feature gates for Calendly and Close, verified . Calendly 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.
Calendly
- Free
Solo professionals, one event type
Free - Standard
Unlimited event types and core integrations
$10/mo - Teams
Salesforce, round-robin, and lead routing
$16/mo - Enterprise
Starts at $15,000/year, full security suite
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 Standard (Calendly) against Solo (Close). Both are the lowest-priced non-free, non-custom plan on each side.
| Limit | Calendly | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Team seats | 1 seat (per-seat pricing) | 1 user (Solo plan limit) |
When Calendly wins
- 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
Where Calendly is the wrong fit
- 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
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 Calendly cheaper than Close?
- At the entry tier, Calendly starts at Free versus Close at $9/mo. Calendly is cheaper at the entry. Pricing scales differently above that, so check the full plan grid.
- Does Calendly or Close have a free plan?
- Only Calendly has a permanent free plan. Close only offers a free trial.
- Are Calendly and Close in the same category?
- No. Calendly 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, Calendly or Close?
- Close ships 5 plans; Calendly 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 Calendly or Close?
- Each tool has a dedicated alternatives page on TierGauge with ranked options and verified pricing: /alternatives/calendly for Calendly and /alternatives/close for Close. Alternatives are derived from each tool's editor-flagged competitors plus same-category tools we track.
Calendly: https://calendly.com/pricing · Close: https://www.close.com/pricing
Last verified . Pricing changes between refreshes; confirm at the vendor before purchasing.