A SavvyCal alternative for people who won't pay US$12 a month
SavvyCal's best features start at US$12 per user per month. Pick a Time ships group events, recurring series, session files and meeting notes on a free plan, with preferred-times ranking on a US$9 Pro tier.
Create your booking pageJump to the table Free plan, no card, no trial clock.SavvyCal made scheduling links polite: recipients overlay their own calendar on yours, you rank the times you'd prefer, and single-use links stop old URLs floating around. It charges US$12 per user per month for that polish, with a free plan that exists mostly to show you the paid one. Pick a Time covers the coaching workflow free and prices its Pro tier under SavvyCal.
The calendar overlay is still the nicest booking experience for the person on the other side. Ranked availability shipped there first (we adopted the idea, credit where it's due). If most of your meetings are with other calendar-heavy professionals, that overlay alone can justify the price.
Pricing, side by side
| SavvyCal | Pick a Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Limited, nudges to paid | Full scheduling feature set |
| Paid entry | US$12/user/mo | US$9/mo Pro |
What each free plan includes
| Feature | Pick a Time | SavvyCal |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited bookings on the free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple session lengths on free | Yes | Pro |
| Custom booking questions on free | Yes | Pro |
| Group events with seat limits | Yes | No |
| Recurring bookings (weekly/monthly) | Yes | No |
| Date overrides and holiday blocks | Yes | Yes |
| Max bookings per day | Yes | Yes |
| Email reminders, configurable times | Yes | Pro |
| Per-session file sharing | Yes | No |
| AI meeting notes on the booking | Yes | No |
| Plain-words time search | Yes | No |
| Merge consecutive slots into one session | Yes | No |
| Embed on your own site | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting polls | Yes | Yes |
| Single-use links | Pro | Yes |
| Preferred (ranked) availability | Pro | Yes |
| Routing forms | Pro | No |
| Round robin across hosts | Pro | Yes |
| Charge for bookings | Planned | No |
| Outlook calendar | Planned | Yes |
Yes = included free. Pro = that tool's paid tier. Planned = on the public Pick a Time roadmap. Checked 2026-07-11.
What you get here that SavvyCal doesn't have
Session files
Every booking carries its own file space. You and the person who booked can both attach agendas, pre-reads, photos or videos, and a recurring series shares one running folder. The other side needs no account: their manage-booking link is the door. No other mainstream scheduler stores documents per session, so agendas stop drowning in chat groups and email chains.
AI meeting notes on the booking
Connect Fireflies and each recorded session's summary and action items land on the matching booking in your dashboard. The recording tool you already pay for becomes part of the booking record.
Type a time in plain words
People booking with you can type "next saturday morning" and matching open slots surface. Nobody paging through week views.
Slot stretching
When consecutive slots are free, the person booking can merge them into one longer session. A 30-minute grid can still sell a 2-hour deep-dive without you configuring a separate event type.
The free plan has no booking cap: unlimited bookings, session types on one page, group events with seat counts, recurring series, custom booking questions, date overrides, daily booking caps, email reminders at times you choose, an embed widget, meeting polls, and per-session file sharing.
Questions people ask
Does Pick a Time have SavvyCal's ranked availability?
Yes, on the Pro tier: star the weekly windows you prefer and the booking page badges those times so people gravitate to them. The calendar overlay is SavvyCal-only.
Why is Pick a Time's Pro cheaper than SavvyCal?
US$9 versus US$12 per month. SavvyCal gates most of the product behind the subscription; we only gate branding removal, analytics, single-use links, ranked availability and team routing, so Pro has less work to do.
Set up your booking page free
Unlimited bookings. No card, no trial clock.
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