The verdict
For most lean B2B founders booking meetings from a shareable link, Lemcal wins on the things you feel daily: a generous free tier, 7 USD/user/mo Pro billed annually, and a booking page live in minutes with nothing to host. If you run lemlist for outreach, it's close to a default.
Cal.com earns its keep the moment control or extensibility matters. Self-hosting under AGPLv3, native Salesforce/HubSpot/Pipedrive integrations and a real API mean you can own your booking data and bend the tool around a custom funnel. That depth costs you a little more setup and a slightly higher per-seat price, and it's worth it only if you'll actually use it.
The honest line: Lemcal for speed and price, Cal.com for ownership and reach. Neither is a wrong answer, they're optimised for different founders.
Side by side
| 8 points compared | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $12/mo | $7/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | |
| MCP server | Yes | |
| Collect payments on booking | Yes | Yes |
| Custom-branded booking page | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Round-robin & team routing | Yes | Yes |
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Plans and pricing
Cal.com
- FreeFree
- Teams$144/yr/seat
- Organizations$336/yr/seat
Lemcal
- StarterFree
- Pro$9/mo/seat
Who each is for
Choose Cal.com if…
Pick Cal.com if you want to own your booking data, ideally self-hosted on your own infrastructure under the open-source AGPLv3 licence. It's the stronger choice when you run a real CRM and want native Salesforce, HubSpot or Pipedrive integrations rather than a Zapier bridge, when you have a developer who'll use the API to embed scheduling into a product or custom funnel, and when team routing, collective events and lead-routing forms need deep configuration. You accept a little more setup and a slightly higher per-seat price in exchange for control and reach.
Choose Lemcal if…
Pick Lemcal if you're a solo founder, salesperson or small team who wants a personalised booking page live in minutes with nothing to host or maintain. The free tier (1 calendar, 3 meeting types) is genuinely useful, and Pro from 7 USD/user/mo billed annually undercuts Cal.com's team pricing. It's the obvious choice if you already run lemlist, thanks to the built-in hook, and round-robin team routing on Pro covers the common sales cases without configuration overhead. You give up self-hosting and a public API, which most founders booking from a link never miss.
Other options worth a look
Lets people book meetings against your calendar by clicking a shareable link instead of email back-and-forth.
Scheduling links with calendar overlay, ranked availability, meeting polls and team scheduling modes.
Inbound lead routing and meeting scheduling that turns web form submissions into booked meetings.