Riverli vs Calendly

Group scheduling, without
the per-seat tax

Calendly's collective scheduling requires a Teams-tier paid seat for every host involved. Riverli's co-hosts connect their calendar for free — no seat, no account, no cost to them at all.

Riverli
Calendly
Co-hosts need a paid account
No — free, calendar-only connect
Yes — Teams seat required, ~$16–20/mo each
Group scheduling on the free tier
Yes — 1 collective event, 1 co-host
No — collective scheduling requires Teams
Guest needs an account
No
No
Entry price for multi-host scheduling
$0 to start, $9/mo for up to 3 co-hosts
Teams tier, priced per seat for every host
Pricing model
Flat, per plan tier
Per-seat, scales with headcount
Calendar providers
Google, Microsoft, iCloud
Google, Microsoft, iCloud

Calendly pricing and features shown reflect their publicly published plans as of 2026 and are subject to change — see calendly.com/pricing for current details.

Why the per-seat model breaks down

Calendly's collective events (where multiple people from your side attend the same booking) live on their Teams plan — and that plan is priced per user. If you're bringing three colleagues onto a call with one prospect, that's potentially four paid seats before anyone's had the meeting.

Riverli separates the two roles. The person creating the link pays for their plan. Everyone they add as a co-host connects their calendar with a single click — no signup, no seat, no cost — and the guest never needs an account at all. The whole point of collective booking is getting the right people in a room; it shouldn't cost more per person just to make that possible.

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