What are the alternatives to CalendarLink?

The tools people compare with CalendarLink are AddCal (free plan with unlimited adds, Premium $12/mo billed yearly), AddEvent (free plan capped at 100 clicks a month, Small Business $29/mo), CalGet (free plan capped at 50 adds per event, Starter $16/mo) and SpreadEvent (free plan capped at 100 clicks a month, Pro $27/mo). CalendarLink's own free plan caps adds at 50 per event and Startup at 1,000. AddCal is the only one of the five with no add cap on any plan. Prices checked 1 October 2026.

What's a good add-to-calendar tool that doesn't cap how many clicks I get?

AddCal. Calendar adds and clicks are unlimited on every plan, including the free one, which instead limits you to 10 new events a month. Among the others, CalendarLink lifts its add cap at Business ($39/mo billed yearly) and CalGet at Professional ($32/mo); SpreadEvent lifts its click cap at Pro ($27/mo), and AddEvent caps clicks on every plan, Enterprise included. Checked 1 October 2026.

What is the difference between CalendarLink and AddCal?

Both make add-to-calendar links, subscription calendars and RSVP pages. The difference is where the limits sit. CalendarLink caps how many people can add each event (50 on Free, 1,000 on Startup). AddCal never caps adds on any plan, and instead limits the Free plan to 10 new events a month. AddCal is also cheaper on both paid tiers and includes its REST API and MCP server on the free plan.

Is AddCal's free plan better than CalendarLink's?

It depends on how you publish. If you run a few events a month that lots of people add, AddCal's free plan fits better: unlimited adds, 50 RSVPs and 100 subscribers. If you publish dozens of small events a month that only a handful of people add, CalendarLink's free plan fits better, because it has unlimited events and caps adds at 50 per event instead.

How much does AddCal cost compared with CalendarLink?

Billed yearly, AddCal Premium is $12/mo against CalendarLink Startup at $19/mo, and AddCal Business is $20/mo against CalendarLink Business at $39/mo. Billed monthly it is $15/mo vs $23 and $25/mo vs $47. Adds are unlimited on every AddCal plan.

Can I move my events from CalendarLink to AddCal?

There is no one-click CalendarLink importer. Export any subscription calendar as an .ics file and import it into AddCal, or recreate events through the AddCal API. Your existing CalendarLink links keep working on CalendarLink's side, so you can switch new events over first and move the rest at your own pace.

Does AddCal work with Make?

There is no native Make app. Make can call the AddCal REST API through its HTTP module on any plan, including free, and Business plans can send AddCal webhooks into Make. AddCal has a native Zapier integration on paid plans.

Does AddCal send reminder emails to attendees?

Yes, on the Business plan. You can switch on up to two reminders per event, one a few days before and one a few hours before, and they go automatically to everyone who RSVP'd yes or maybe.

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The CalendarLink alternative with no cap on adds

CalendarLink's free plan stops at 50 calendar adds per event, and Startup at 1,000. AddCal has no add limit on any plan, includes its API on the free plan, and costs less at both paid tiers: Premium $12/mo vs Startup $19/mo, billed yearly. Verified 1 October 2026.

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CalendarLink alternatives: prices and free plans side by side

The tools people weigh against CalendarLink, with the numbers that decide it. Figures are from each vendor's pricing page as of 1 October 2026.

Tool	Free plan	Entry paid price, billed yearly	Add to calendar clicks
AddCal	Unlimited adds and clicks, 10 events a month	$12/mo Premium	Unlimited on every plan
CalendarLink	50 adds per event	$19/mo Startup ($23 monthly)	1,000 per event on Startup, unlimited on Business
AddEvent	100 clicks a month, then links stop	$29/mo Small Business ($36 monthly)	2,500 to 25,000 a month on paid plans
CalGet	50 adds per event, 25 RSVPs per event	$16/mo Starter ($21 monthly)	1,000 to 10,000, unlimited from $32/mo
SpreadEvent	3 events, 100 clicks a month	$27/mo Pro ($33 monthly)	Unlimited on Pro
Trumba	No free plan, free trial on request	$99.95/mo Publisher account, plus $30/mo per extra seat and $50/mo add-ons	Not metered; unlimited calendars and events

Prices and limits verified 1 October 2026 on each vendor's pricing page, linked above. US dollars. CalendarLink and CalGet count adds per event on their free plans. AddCal never counts adds on any plan.

TL;DR: The quick version

Unlimited adds on every plan, including free. CalendarLink caps adds per event at 50 on Free and 1,000 on Startup.
REST API and MCP server on the free plan. CalendarLink starts its API and integrations at Startup, $19/mo, and only reaches AI assistants through Zapier.
Business for $20/mo vs $39/mo, and Premium for $12/mo vs Startup at $19/mo, both billed yearly.
Honest note: CalendarLink's free plan has unlimited events. Ours has 10 new events a month. If you publish lots of small events, that matters more than the add cap.

How we compared: CalendarLink plans and limits are from calendarlink.com, checked on undefined. AddCal limits are from our current plans.

Why people look for CalendarLink alternatives

All three come straight from CalendarLink's own pricing page.

Adds are capped per event

The free plan takes 50 calendar adds per event and Startup takes 1,000. A webinar that 1,200 people add has outgrown Startup, and the next step up is Business at $39/mo.

No API or integrations on free

Free accounts get no API and no integrations. Zapier, Make and the API all start at Startup, $19/mo billed yearly.

Small RSVP and subscriber caps below Business

Free allows 10 RSVPs per event and 10 subscribers. Startup allows 100 of each. A club night or a community calendar gets past that quickly.

What you get by switching

Three differences do most of the work.

Unlimited adds on every plan, including free

CalendarLink counts adds per event, so the cap lands on the events people want most. AddCal never counts adds on any plan. A free event can be added 10 times or 10,000 times and the link keeps working.

Automation from the free plan up

The AddCal REST API and MCP server are on every plan, including free, so Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can create and manage your events directly. Premium adds Zapier, Zoom and Smart Links, which create an event from a URL and are idempotent, so a trigger that fires twice never makes a duplicate. Business adds webhooks.

Cheaper at both paid tiers

Premium is $12/mo against Startup at $19/mo, and Business is $20/mo against $39/mo, billed yearly. Both Business plans have unlimited adds. At the lower tier, Premium is unlimited where Startup stops at 1,000 per event.

CalendarLink vs AddCal: feature comparison

Free plan

Feature	AddCal	CalendarLink
Events	10 new per month	Unlimited
Calendar adds AddCal Advantage	Unlimited	50 per event
RSVPs per event	50	10
Subscribers	100	10
API AddCal Advantage	REST API included

The two free plans cap opposite things. CalendarLink lets you publish as many events as you like and limits how many people can add each one. AddCal limits new events per month and never limits adds.

Core features

Feature	AddCal	CalendarLink
Add-to-calendar links (Google, Apple, Outlook, Yahoo)
Subscription calendars
RSVP
Calendar on your website	Embed snippet	AI calendar generator
Custom domain AddCal Advantage	Business	Coming soon
Reminder emails to attendees	Business, up to 2 per event
Analytics	Premium and up, with UTM reports	Simple on Startup, advanced on Business

Both cover the everyday work: one link that opens in every calendar app, subscription calendars and RSVP. AddCal branding, templates and appearances are customisable per team and per calendar on paid plans.

Automation and integrations

Feature	AddCal	CalendarLink
REST API AddCal Advantage	Every plan, incl. free	Startup and up
MCP server (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) AddCal Advantage	Every plan, incl. free	Via Zapier MCP, Startup and up
Zapier	Premium and up	Startup and up
Make	Via API or webhooks
Dynamic links	Smart Links, idempotent	Smart calendar links
Webhooks	Business	Not listed
UTM tracking
Meta and Google Ads conversion pixels

The AddCal API and MCP server are free, and Smart Links never create duplicates when a trigger fires twice. CalendarLink has a native Make integration and ad conversion pixels, which AddCal does not.

Limits on paid plans

Feature	AddCal	CalendarLink
Adds per event (Premium vs Startup) AddCal Advantage	Unlimited	1,000
RSVPs per event (Premium vs Startup)	250	100
Subscribers (Premium vs Startup)	2,000	100
RSVPs per event (Business) AddCal Advantage	Unlimited	10,000
Subscribers (Business)	Unlimited	10,000

At the lower paid tier AddCal is unlimited on adds and higher on RSVPs and subscribers. At Business, AddCal has no caps at all.

Billing

Feature	AddCal	CalendarLink
Lower paid tier, billed yearly AddCal Advantage	$12/mo	$19/mo
Business, billed yearly AddCal Advantage	$20/mo	$39/mo
Trying it out	Free plan	7-day trial
Single-event licence		$99 one-off
Lifetime deal
Nonprofit discount	On request	Up to 50%, on request

CalendarLink has more ways to pay: a one-off licence for a single event, a lifetime deal and Enterprise from $199/mo. AddCal is monthly or yearly, with a free plan that has no trial clock.

AddCal vs CalendarLink: what their comparison page gets wrong

CalendarLink publishes its own CalendarLink vs AddCal page. It has no pricing, no feature table and no screenshots, and it spells our name AddCall. These are its four claims about AddCal, quoted as written.

"AddCal often provides more generic templates that may not align with specific brand guidelines."

What's true

Paid AddCal plans remove AddCal branding and let you set your own logo, colours, font, footer text and email sender name, per team or per calendar. Business adds your own domain. On CalendarLink's own pricing page, a custom calendar URL is still marked "coming soon".

"This reduces manual effort and improves efficiency compared to AddCal's more limited automation options."

What's true

The AddCal REST API and MCP server are on every plan, free included. CalendarLink's API starts at $19/mo. Premium adds Zapier, Zoom and Smart Links; Business adds webhooks and automatic reminder emails to attendees.

"These insights are essential for optimizing future events, a feature often less developed in AddCal."

What's true

AddCal counts every add and click, splits them by calendar app and referrer, and reports UTM source, medium and campaign on paid plans. CalendarLink does offer Meta and Google Ads conversion pixels, which we don't.

"While AddCal provides basic functionality, CalendarLink offers a more advanced and customizable approach to generating these crucial links"

What's true

An AddCal link opens in Google, Apple, Outlook, Office 365 and Yahoo, and it has no add limit on any plan. A CalendarLink link on the free plan stops at 50 adds per event.

To us, CalendarLink's comparison pages read like generic, machine-written copy. When we checked on undefined, the AddCal one used robust 4 times, comprehensive 4 times and streamline or streamlining 5 times, credited an unnamed client with a 25% attendance lift, and had one paragraph drift into comparing CalendarLink with AddEvent instead. Their AddEvent page reads the same way.

CalendarLink vs AddCal pricing

Like for like at each tier, over 12 months.

Plans compared	AddCal	CalendarLink	You save over 12 months
AddCal Premium vs CalendarLink Startup Billed yearly. Adds: unlimited vs 1,000 per event	$12/mo $144 a year	$19/mo $228 a year	$84
AddCal Business vs CalendarLink Business Billed yearly. Adds: unlimited on both	$20/mo $240 a year	$39/mo $468 a year	$228
AddCal Premium vs CalendarLink Startup Billed monthly	$15/mo $180 a year	$23/mo $276 a year	$96
AddCal Business vs CalendarLink Business Billed monthly	$25/mo $300 a year	$47/mo $564 a year	$264

CalendarLink also sells a $99 single-event licence and Enterprise from $199/mo. AddCal has no equivalent to either.

Who should switch (and who should stay)

AddCal is a good fit if you...

Run events that more than 50 people add, and don't want to pay to lift a per-event cap
Want the API and an MCP server on a free plan, or Zapier and Smart Links for less than $19/mo
Need more than 100 RSVPs or subscribers without paying for Business
Want an unlimited Business plan for $20/mo instead of $39/mo

Stay on CalendarLink if you...

Publish more than 10 small events a month and want to stay on a free plan
Would rather pay once for a single event ($99) or buy a lifetime licence
Build your automations in Make and want a native Make app
Rely on Meta or Google Ads conversion pixels on the event page

Moving from CalendarLink

There is no one-click CalendarLink importer, but the move is short.

Export your calendars

Download the .ics feed for any CalendarLink subscription calendar you want to keep.

Import or recreate

Import the .ics under Import, then ICS, or create events through the API. Free accounts can add 10 new events a month.

Swap your links

Replace the add-to-calendar links on your site, in your emails and in your ads with the new AddCal ones.

Good to know: Your existing CalendarLink links keep working on CalendarLink's side, so you can move new events first and leave old ones where they are. Our support team will help with the move for free.