I Built a Free Calendly Alternative (Because $12/mo is Insane)

If you're a freelancer, coach, or tutor who books calls with clients, you've probably hit the Calendly wall. The free tier slaps a watermark on your booking page and limits you to one calendar. The paid plans start at $12/month per host. For someone who books maybe 10 calls a month, that's $144 a year for something you could build yourself.

So I built one.

What It Is

A free, browser-based appointment booking and scheduling platform. No signup. No credit card. No data sent to any third-party server. It just works.

Target audience: freelancers, life/business coaches, and tutors who need a simple way to let clients pick a time slot without paying monthly fees.

What You Get

• Multi-service management — set up a 30-min discovery call, a 60-min coaching session, and a 45-min tutoring slot, each with its own duration and buffer time
• Timezone-aware scheduling — pick your timezone, your clients see slots in their own timezone
• Buffer time — automatically insert gaps between bookings so you're not back-to-back
• Embeddable — copy a one-line iframe code and paste it onto any website
• No account, no password, no email — works right in the browser

How It Compares to Calendly

Feature	This Tool	Calendly
Price	Free	$12–20/mo
Signup	Not required	Required
Multi-service	Unlimited	Paid plans only
Buffer time	Configurable	Not available
Data privacy	100% local	Stored on their servers
Watermark	None	Yes (free tier)
Self-hosted	Yes	No

No buy button. No upsell. No “Start Free Trial” that asks for your credit card. Just open the tool and start scheduling.

Who Is This For?

Freelancers — manage proposal calls, project kickoffs, and follow-ups with different durations.

Coaches — offer discovery calls and longer session blocks with automatic buffer time between clients.

Tutors — set up different session lengths for different subjects. Let parents book across timezones.

The Link

Try it here: https://tools.jackgreen.top/appointment-booking-scheduling-platform-targeting/

No signup. No trial. Just free.