Cadence vs Calendly

Cadence is a web-based interview scheduling tool for small recruiting teams. Candidates use a private link to book, reschedule, or cancel interviews against live interviewer availability in Google Calendar or Microsoft 365, without creating an account. Private status pages show the candidate’s current stage, next step, and expected date. The service sends interview reminders that request confirmation and alerts recruiters when candidates do not reply. It connects to Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Greenhouse, and Lever, with CSV imports available for teams without an ATS. Candidate emails are checked against recorded contact permission, and interviewers can submit structured or free-text scorecards through private links. Cadence says candidate data and integration credentials are encrypted at rest, access is role-scoped, and retention is automated. One-click erasure covers candidate records, unsent email, calendar artifacts, and synced ATS copies, while keeping an audit entry without personal data.

Calendly is a scheduling tool that lets people offer booking pages and coordinate meetings across calendars. It supports one-on-one, group, collective, multi-host, round-robin, and team scheduling, with two-way calendar sync and automated reminders. Users can collect payments through Stripe and PayPal; payment tools also include links, packages, and invoices. The always-free plan allows one event type, one calendar connection, and one-on-one scheduling, and signup does not require a credit card. Standard costs $10 per seat per month billed yearly, while Teams costs $16 per seat per month billed yearly; both list up to six calendars per user. The service is available through mobile apps and a browser extension, and lists more than 150 integrations, including Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Zoom, HubSpot, Mailchimp, and Zapier. Teams adds administration features such as team groups, admins, and centrally managed events. Enterprise lists SSO, SAML, domain control, audit log compliance, a data deletion API, dedicated account support, onboarding, and implementation. Calendly was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Buford, Georgia.