Used For

• +**"Does Tuesday at 2pm work? How about Wednesday? Thursday?" email chains** → People pick from your actual availability, meeting appears in both calendars instantly
• +**Manually sending Zoom links and forgetting to set reminders** → Auto-generates video links and sends reminders so people actually show up
• +**Double-booking yourself because you forgot about that dentist appointment** → Syncs with your real calendar so only truly free slots show up
• +Round-robin booking spreads meetings across your whole team automatically
• +Payment collection built-in if you're charging for consultation time

Best For

• >Sales reps booking 15+ discovery calls per week and tired of timezone math
• >Recruiters juggling interview schedules across multiple team members
• >Consultants with global clients who are done playing email tennis

Not For

• -Solo freelancers with 2-3 meetings per month — the paid features aren't worth it for low volume
• -Teams needing complex resource booking (like "match this client with someone who speaks French and knows tax law")
• -Companies requiring everything hosted on their own servers — it's cloud-only

Pairs With

• *Google Calendar or Outlook (where your actual availability lives and meetings get added)
• *Zoom or Google Meet (auto-generates video links so you're not scrambling at meeting time)
• *HubSpot or Salesforce (to track which leads actually showed up to their scheduled calls)
• *Zapier (to automatically create tasks or update CRM when someone books)
• *Slack (where you get notifications about new bookings and last-minute cancellations)

The Catch

• !The free tier is basically useless for actual business use — you'll upgrade within a week
• !Your booking page URL is calendly.com/yourname unless you pay for custom branding
• !People will book meetings at the worst possible times if you don't set buffer periods and daily limits

Bottom Line

Turns scheduling from a 7-email back-and-forth into clicking a link — worth it just for your sanity.