TidyCal vs Xoyondo

TidyCal is a web app for creating booking types and shareable pages where clients can book time on connected calendars. Pages need no separate domain, hosting, or design skills. Calendar connections can use Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, or Apple Calendar, with two-way sync. The service supports group bookings, round-robin scheduling, automated reminders, and payments through Stripe or PayPal, including recurring subscriptions and session packages. Every plan includes a storefront for selling digital products through Stripe checkout. The Free plan costs nothing, billed Forever free, and includes unlimited bookings and booking types, one calendar connection, and a 1% platform fee on paid Stripe bookings in addition to Stripe fees. Individual Lifetime is $29 a month, billed as a one-time payment; Agency Lifetime is $79 a month, also billed as a one-time payment. Pro costs $12 a month, or $8.25 per month billed annually at $99. Paid plans add options including video meeting integrations, automation, and team booking features. TidyCal lists email support with a typical eight-hour response time.

Xoyondo helps groups arrange meetings and events through polls where participants mark their availability. It also offers opinion polls, anonymous polls, and Sign Up sheets. People can create or participate in polls and Sign Up sheets without an account, and participation does not require personal information. Polls are private by default and accessible to people with the direct link; the FAQ says there is currently no practical limit on participants. Sign Up sheets come in four types, including single-date RSVP, and creators can limit participants per slot or slots per participant. Results can be exported to Excel or CSV. Creators may import Google or Yahoo address books to invite participants; Xoyondo says it neither accesses those account passwords nor stores the address books on its servers. Polls and message boards are deleted after two years without a vote, comment, or other modification. The service uses Mailgun for notifications, which temporarily retains transmitted email addresses for up to 30 days for delivery. The Standard plan lists unlimited polls and participants; Premium and Business add further scheduling and administration options.