AddEvent
AddCalLooking for an AddEvent alternative?
Maybe you're bumping into plan limits, weighing up the pricing, or just curious what else is out there. Here's an honest comparison to help you decide.
TL;DR — The quick version
- Unlimited free plan — AddEvent's free plan disables your calendar links after 100 adds a month; AddCal's never does
- 71-85% cheaper at equivalent tiers ($20/mo vs $99/mo for comparable plans), with unlimited adds on every plan
- Automation AddEvent doesn't have — idempotent Smart Links, real-time webhooks, and Zoom, plus API access on every plan including free (AddEvent's API is paid-only, and it has no webhooks at all)
- One-click migration — import your AddEvent data in minutes and your existing links keep working
- Honest note: AddEvent has been around longer, has a larger user base, and offers native CMS plugins (WordPress/Webflow/Wix) and a drag-and-drop design editor today. We don't yet.
Bottom line: If you're hitting usage limits or overpaying for what you need, AddCal is likely the better fit.
How we compared: we lined the two tools up on the six things that actually decide this for most teams — free-plan limits, core features, automation, usage caps, billing, and migration — using each platform's public pricing and docs. Pricing & limits verified July 2026.
Why people look for alternatives
We hear the same reasons over and over from people who switch.
Pricing surprises
You signed up thinking the plan would cover your needs, then discovered limits that catch you off guard mid-campaign when you can least afford downtime.
Hitting limits at the wrong time
Your most successful campaigns are the ones that get throttled. When an event goes viral, the last thing you want is a usage cap killing momentum.
The free plan cuts you off
AddEvent's free plan disables the Add to Calendar tools once you pass 100 adds in a month — right when an event is taking off. Paid features like the API, Zapier, and RSVP forms are locked away too.
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It usually comes down to four things: the free plan that never cuts out, the price, the automation AddEvent doesn't offer, and a migration that takes minutes.
Unlimited free plan
AddEvent's free plan disables your calendar links after 100 adds a month. AddCal's free plan is unlimited — adds, clicks, and links that never switch off
Save up to 85% on costs
Our Business plan starts at $20/month vs AddEvent's $99/month Professional plan
Automation AddEvent can't match
Idempotent Smart Links, real-time webhooks, Zoom, and API access on every plan including free. AddEvent has no webhooks and gates its API behind paid plans
Migrate in minutes
Import all your events and calendars with our one-click tool. Your existing AddEvent links keep working
Calculate your savings
The price gap is the part most people feel first. Punch in how long you'd stay and see what switching actually saves you.
AddEvent vs AddCal Cost Comparison
See how much you'll save by switching to AddCal
Small Business vs Premium
Professional vs Business
AddEvent vs AddCal: feature comparison
Here's the full breakdown, grouped the way you'd actually weigh it up — starting with the free plan, then features, automation, limits, and billing.
Free Plan
| Feature | AddCal | AddEvent |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan available | ||
| Event adds on free plan AddCal Advantage | Unlimited | 100 / month, then links disabled |
| Links keep working past the limit AddCal Advantage | ||
| API access on free plan AddCal Advantage | ||
| RSVP forms on free plan | ||
| No credit card to start |
This is the difference most people feel first. AddEvent's free Hobby plan caps you at 100 event-adds per month — and when you hit it, the Add to Calendar tools stop working until the next month, mid-campaign. It also locks the API, Zapier, recurring events, RSVP forms, and analytics behind paid plans. AddCal's free plan has unlimited adds and clicks, and never shuts your links off.
Core Features
| Feature | AddCal | AddEvent |
|---|---|---|
| Add to Calendar Links | ||
| RSVP Management | ||
| Subscription Calendars | ||
| Embeddable Calendars | ||
| Custom Branding | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | ||
| Guest event creation (no account) AddCal Advantage |
Both platforms cover the basics well. The core add-to-calendar and RSVP functionality works similarly, so if these are your only needs, the decision comes down to pricing, limits, and automation.
Automation & Integrations
| Feature | AddCal | AddEvent |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Links (idempotent — no duplicate events) AddCal Advantage | ||
| Dynamic Links (on-the-fly add-to-calendar URLs) | ||
| Dynamic Link Click Analytics AddCal Advantage | ||
| Real-time Webhooks AddCal Advantage | ||
| Zoom Integration AddCal Advantage | ||
| API Access AddCal Advantage | All plans (incl. free) | Paid only |
| Zapier Integration | ||
| One-Click Import Tool AddCal Advantage | ||
| Real-time Sync | ||
| Multiple Calendar Support |
This is where the platforms diverge most. AddCal's Smart Links are idempotent — a webhook or automation firing twice never creates a duplicate event, so you can wire them straight into a CRM or form without cleanup. AddCal also ships real-time webhooks (AddEvent has none — you have to poll the API), a built-in Zoom integration, and API access on every plan including free. On AddEvent, the API is paid-only.
Usage Limits
| Feature | AddCal | AddEvent |
|---|---|---|
| Event Adds/Clicks AddCal Advantage | Unlimited | 2,500 (Small Business) / 25,000 (Professional) |
| RSVPs per Event AddCal Advantage | 250 (Premium) / Unlimited (Business) | 1,000 per period (Small Business) |
| Team Members AddCal Advantage | 5 (Premium) / Unlimited (Business) | 3 (Small Business) |
| Calendar Subscribers AddCal Advantage | 2,000 (Premium) / Unlimited (Business) | 1,000 (Small Business) |
| Custom Designs | 2 (Premium) / Unlimited (Business) | 5 (Small Business) |
On paid plans AddEvent caps calendar adds at 2,500-25,000 depending on your plan, which means a successful campaign can get throttled mid-flight. AddCal offers unlimited calendar adds on every plan, free included, so you never have to worry about hitting a wall.
Billing & Migration
| Feature | AddCal | AddEvent |
|---|---|---|
| One-Click AddEvent Migration AddCal Advantage | ||
| Existing links keep working AddCal Advantage | ||
| Proration preview on upgrade | ||
| Invoice PDFs on every plan AddCal Advantage | Enterprise only | |
| Mobile Optimized |
AddCal is fully self-serve: proration previews when you upgrade, downloadable invoice PDFs on every plan, and a one-click import tool that keeps your existing AddEvent links working. AddEvent doesn't issue invoices on Small Business or Professional plans.
How AddCal, AddEvent and CalGet stack up
Weighing a few add-to-calendar tools at once? CalGet is the other name that comes up most. Here's where the three land on the points that decide it.
| AddCal | AddEvent | CalGet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free-plan adds | Unlimited | 25 / month, then off | 50 / month |
| Paid adds cap | Unlimited | 2,500 – 25,000 | 1,000 – 10,000 |
| Entry paid price | $12/mo | $29/mo | $16/mo |
| Smart Links (idempotent) | Yes | No | No |
| Real-time webhooks | Yes | No | No |
| One-click AddEvent import | Yes | — | No |
AddEvent caps free adds; CalGet caps paid adds. AddCal stays unlimited on adds across every plan and is the only one here with idempotent Smart Links, webhooks and a one-click AddEvent import. Verified July 2026.
Who should switch (and who shouldn't)
AddCal isn't the right call for everyone, and we'd rather tell you than sell you. Here's the honest cut.
AddCal is a good fit if you...
- Are hitting calendar add or RSVP limits
- Want unlimited usage without worrying about caps
- Are paying $29-99/mo and want to cut costs significantly
- Got cut off by AddEvent's free-plan cap and want unlimited
- Need Smart Links, webhooks, or Zoom to automate event creation
AddEvent might still be right if you...
- Need a native WordPress, Webflow, or Wix plugin today (we ship a one-line embed instead — plugins are on our roadmap)
- Want a drag-and-drop, no-code design editor for landing pages (we offer branding controls, not a full WYSIWYG builder yet)
- Have a legacy plan with pricing you're happy with and usage well within limits
Built for how you run events
Teams switch from AddEvent for different reasons. Here's what AddCal does for each.
Track every add, automate every campaign
Smart Links pass UTM and custom parameters through your calendar links, so every add is attributed to the right campaign. Wire them into your CRM, forms, or email tool via webhooks and Zapier — AddEvent gates its API behind paid plans and has no webhooks at all.
- Per-campaign add and click attribution
- Idempotent Smart Links — no duplicate events from automations
- Unlimited adds so a viral launch never gets throttled
RSVPs, subscriptions, and embeds without caps
Collect RSVPs with custom forms and waitlists, let people subscribe to an auto-updating calendar, and embed a live calendar on any site with one snippet. Built-in Zoom means webinar links attach and sync automatically.
- Unlimited RSVPs per event on Business
- Subscription calendars that keep themselves up to date
- One-snippet embeddable calendar widget
Unlimited on a budget, free forever on the basics
Share recurring community, class, and fundraiser events without hitting a wall. Core add-to-calendar usage is genuinely unlimited on the free plan, and paid tiers stay affordable when you need branding, analytics, and team seats.
- Unlimited calendar adds on the free plan
- Affordable paid tiers vs AddEvent's $29–99/mo
- Human support on every plan
Switch in minutes with our import tool
Our dedicated AddEvent import tool makes migration effortless. Import all your events, calendars, and settings with zero data loss.
Connect Your Account
Enter your AddEvent API key to connect your account
Review & Confirm
Preview what will be imported and confirm the migration
Start Using AddCal
Your events are imported and ready to use immediately
Your AddEvent dynamic links keep working — and start reporting
Already generate add-to-calendar links on the fly with AddEvent's direct add-to-calendar URLs? AddCal ships a compatibility endpoint that speaks the same URL format, so you can switch the domain and your existing links keep working — except now every click is tracked.
- AddEvent's parameter names, including
clientfor your link key - AddEvent service values like
outlookcomandstreamare mapped automatically - Recurrence, reminders, timezones and all-day events, exactly as before
addevent.com/dir?client=...
addcal.co/api/dyn_ade?client=...
And you finally see who's clicking
AddEvent's direct add-to-calendar links are fire-and-forget, you send them and never find out what happened. On AddCal, every dynamic link click is tracked. See total and unique clicks over time, which calendar apps your audience uses, top referrers and countries, and a breakdown by the specific event each link describes, all on the Business plan.
- Total & unique clicks over any date range
- Split by calendar app — Google, Apple, Outlook and more
- Referrers, countries, and devices for every link
- Grouped by the event each link describes
What our customers say
"AddCal saved me $70/month compared to AddEvent and the unlimited RSVPs feature is amazing. The migration took literally 5 minutes!"
"Was paying $99/month for AddEvent Professional. Now I get the same features with AddCal Business for $20/month. No-brainer switch."
"The import tool brought over all our calendars and events perfectly. We were up and running on AddCal the same day without missing a beat."
Explore what AddCal does
One universal link that works in Google, Apple, Outlook and more.
A feed people subscribe to once that keeps itself up to date.
Drop a live calendar on any site with one snippet.
Create events straight from a URL for automation and integrations.
See how AddCal compares to CalGet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about switching from AddEvent to AddCal
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