Availo vs Calendly
Both help you schedule appointments. But they solve different problems.
The short version
Choose Availo if:
- You run a service business (salon, spa, wellness, coaching)
- You want booking, client profiles, and messaging in one tool
- You value direct support from someone who knows the product
Choose Calendly if:
- You mainly need meeting scheduling (sales calls, interviews)
- You need deep integrations with 100+ apps
- You're already using it and it works for you
Feature comparison
Different tools for different jobs
Calendly is a meeting scheduler. It's designed to help you find a time to meet — usually for sales calls, interviews, or consultations. It's excellent at that, and integrates with practically everything.
Availo is a business platform. It's designed to run your appointment-based business — with client profiles, text and email messaging, automatic reminders, and follow-ups. It replaces the 3-4 tools service businesses usually juggle.
When you need help
Calendly
Help center, ticket system, support team. Solid documentation, but you're one of millions of users.
Availo
You email me. I built the product, I know every line of code, and I reply personally — usually same day.
My honest take
Calendly is a great product. They've been around since 2013, they're backed by serious funding, and they've built integrations with everything.
I didn't build Availo to compete with Calendly on meeting scheduling. I built it because I saw service businesses — salons, spas, wellness practitioners — paying for Calendly plus a client tracker plus a texting tool plus a reminder system. Four tools that don't talk to each other.
Availo puts all of that in one place. It's purpose-built for appointment-based service businesses, not generic scheduling.
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