Doodle
The original group-poll scheduler, now also offering booking pages and sign-up sheets.
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About Doodle
Doodle became a household name for one job: sending a poll with a few candidate dates and letting a group vote on the one that suits most people. That Group Poll is still its core, and it now sits alongside booking pages for clients, one-to-one meeting proposals and sign-up sheets for workshops or volunteer slots. Doodle connects to Google, Outlook and other calendars to avoid double bookings, and paid plans add video links for Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex, reminders, deadlines and the ability to hide participants from each other. The free plan is limited to one poll, one booking page and one 1:1 at a time and shows ads, so frequent users pay per seat, with yearly billing cheaper than monthly. It runs in the browser and has mobile apps. It remains a good fit for coordinating committees, classes and cross-company meetings, but for pure one-person booking links there are cheaper options.
Best for: Organisers who need a group to vote on a meeting date, plus occasional booking pages.
Pros and cons
What works
- Group polls are familiar to almost everyone
- Sign-up sheets for workshops and volunteer slots
- Participants can vote without creating an account
Why people leave
- Free plan allows only one poll and one booking page and shows ads
- Booking-page features trail dedicated schedulers
- Per-seat pricing for something many users need only occasionally
Top Doodle alternatives
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Rallly66.5Open-source group polls with a free plan and no ads, and you can self-host it.
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Crab Fit62.6Free availability heat-map for groups, without accounts or ads.
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Calendly59.6Stronger for one-to-one booking links and team scheduling.
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Cal.com57.2Free unlimited booking pages if you mostly use Doodle for 1:1 bookings.
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zcal55.3Free booking links that also include meeting polls.
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Doodle: common questions
Is Doodle free?
Doodle has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: One group poll, one booking page, one 1:1 (checked on Doodle's own site).
Is Doodle open source?
No, Doodle is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Rallly, Crab Fit and Cal.com.
What platforms does Doodle run on?
Doodle is available for Web, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Doodle?
The highest-ranked Doodle alternatives right now are Rallly, Crab Fit and Calendly. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.