Cal.com vs OnlyCaly for therapists

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At a glance

The differences that matter

Side-by-side facts. Rows where the two tools differ meaningfully are highlighted.

Feature	Cal.com	OnlyCaly
Pricing from	Not listed	$10 / mo
Pricing modelSame	freemium	freemium
HIPAA	Yes	Not listed
Free trialSame	Yes	Yes
Target users	Technical founders and developers Practices wanting embedded booking Multi-site teams needing centralized scheduling	Solo therapists wanting privacy-first booking Clinicians uncomfortable with sales-oriented schedulers Therapists testing a free dedicated scheduler
Key features	Open-source and self-hostable API-first, embeddable booking HIPAA-ready with BAA Calendar sync and conflict prevention	Privacy-first booking defaults Therapy-specific intake forms No-show reduction reminders Free tier
Integrations	Google Calendar Outlook Zoom Google Meet Stripe API/webhooks	Google Calendar Outlook Common video platforms

Cal.com

Pricing from: Not listed
Pricing model: freemium
HIPAA: Yes
Free trial: Yes
Target users: Technical founders and developers
Practices wanting embedded booking
Multi-site teams needing centralized scheduling
Key features: Open-source and self-hostable
API-first, embeddable booking
HIPAA-ready with BAA
Calendar sync and conflict prevention
Integrations: Google Calendar
Outlook
Zoom
Google Meet
Stripe
API/webhooks

OnlyCaly

Pricing from: $10 / mo
Pricing model: freemium
HIPAA: Not listed
Free trial: Yes
Target users: Solo therapists wanting privacy-first booking
Clinicians uncomfortable with sales-oriented schedulers
Therapists testing a free dedicated scheduler
Key features: Privacy-first booking defaults
Therapy-specific intake forms
No-show reduction reminders
Free tier
Integrations: Google Calendar
Outlook
Common video platforms

Pricing

What you actually pay

Starting prices and what they include. The cheaper tool is not always the better value.

Cal.com

freemium

Vendor does not publish a starting price.

Free trial

Contact the vendor for a quote. Hidden pricing is a yellow flag for smaller practices.

OnlyCaly

freemium

$10/month

Free trial

Honest assessment

Where each tool wins and loses

Based on hands-on testing. Both tools have real weaknesses worth knowing before you commit.

Cal.com

What works well

Open-source and self-host option
Deep API/embed flexibility
HIPAA-ready with BAA
Modern, customizable

Where it falls short

BAA gated to Enterprise/large Orgs or a $300/mo add-on
More technical than plug-and-play tools
Self-hosting needs engineering effort

OnlyCaly

What works well

Built specifically for therapy
Privacy-first defaults
Free entry point
Designed to reduce no-shows

Where it falls short

Newer entrant, smaller track record
Confirm signed BAA before clinical use
Smaller ecosystem than Acuity
Scheduling-only

Take it for a spin

Try them

Both tools offer free trials. The fastest way to confirm a fit is to run one real session through each.

Open-source, API-first scheduling with a HIPAA-ready deployment path.

Try Cal.com

Free trialHIPAA-compliant

Visit Cal.com

Privacy-first scheduling built specifically for therapists.

Try OnlyCaly

From $10/moFree trial

Visit OnlyCaly

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