FreeBusy vs Meet-O-Matic
FreeBusy
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| Figure | FreeBusy | Meet-O-Matic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.42/mo | $1.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Meeting Scheduling Software | 9.3 (#3) | 8.1 (#13) |
| Founded | LinkedIn lists FreeBusy as founded in 2015. | 1998 |
| Headquarters | United States | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Security | FreeBusy says calendar credentials are encrypted with AES 256-bit keys wrapped by RSA 4096-bit keys, and data is encrypted in transit and at rest. | The FAQ says each meeting has a unique six-character invite link and the organizer’s results link uses a 12-character random string; it also says secure-server availability can be requested. |
Plans
FreeBusy
- PersonalFree
- Professional$5 a year
- Professional$5 a month
- Business$10 a year
- Business$10 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Meet-O-Matic
- Meet-O-Matic FreeFree
- Meet-O-Matic Pro$19.99 a year
- Meet-O-Matic EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
FreeBusy
FreeBusy automates meeting scheduling by sharing availability and helping participants find meeting times. It can combine availability from work, personal, and school calendars while keeping calendar data separate. Users can set preferences to avoid back-to-back meetings and meetings that are too soon or too far in the future. Teams can share pooled availability, find available teammates, assign delegates, and add co-organizers. Calendar connections include Google Calendar, Office 365 and Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Salesforce Calendar, Yahoo, Zimbra, Zoho, and Amazon WorkMail. It also connects with conferencing services including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Webex, and Google Meet. For websites, FreeBusy offers embeddable scheduling widgets, a Pick-a-Time button, and webhooks for scheduling changes. The company says it does not store calendar data, while noting that it stores credentials for some password-based calendar connections. It describes encryption for calendar credentials and data, and states that it is GDPR compliant. Personal is free; Professional is listed at $5/mo (annual), and a 14-day trial is available.
Meet-O-Matic
Meet-O-Matic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.