Doodle vs Zoho Bookings
Doodle and Zoho Bookings are both scheduling & calendar tools. Doodle is aimed at small businesses and freelancers, while Zoho Bookings is aimed at small businesses. Zoho Bookings costs less, from $8/mo versus $15/mo for Doodle. Both have a free plan.
Group meeting polls, booking pages and sign-up sheets
Appointment scheduling in the Zoho suite
| Pricing | Freemium · $15 | Freemium · $8 |
| Starting price | $15/mo | $8/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | 15 days |
| Built for | Small businesses, Freelancers, Enterprise | Small businesses |
| Platforms | web, ios, android | web, ios, android |
| Country | CH | IN · 2019 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Doodle if
Organizers who regularly coordinate meetings with many external people who should not need an account.
- Simplest group polling on the market
- Participants do not need an account
- SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA options from a Swiss company
Look elsewhere if: Sales teams that need routing and CRM workflows, or budget teams wanting open source (Calendly, Cal.com).
Choose Zoho Bookings if
Zoho users.
- Cheap per staff
- Zoho integration
- Free plan
Look elsewhere if: Non-Zoho teams wanting polish.
Doodle vs Zoho Bookings pricing
Doodle
- Free$01 group poll, 1 booking page, 1 1:1, 3 sign-up sheets; ads
- Pro$15/mo$11/mo billed annually; unlimited polls and pages, no ads
- Team$21/seat/mo$16/seat billed annually; min 2 seats; admin console, Stripe
- EnterpriseFrom $15,000/yrSSO, 99.9% SLA, analytics; for 50+ employees
Zoho Bookings
- Forever Free$01 user, online meetings, calendar sync
- Basic$8/user/mo$6 billed annually; 1 workspace
- Premium$12/user/mo$9 billed annually; 3 workspaces
- FlexCustomTailored requirements
Doodle · Key features
- Group polls where invitees vote on time slots without an account
- Booking pages synced with Google and Microsoft calendars
- 1:1 links that offer a shortlist of times to one person
- Sign-up sheets for workshops, sessions and volunteer shifts
- Deadlines, automatic reminders and hidden participant lists on Pro
- Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex links added automatically
Cons
- Free plan limited to one poll, one booking page and one 1:1
- Ads on the free tier
- Fewer routing and workflow features than Calendly
Zoho Bookings · Key features
- Booking pages
- Staff and resource scheduling
- Payments
- Zoho CRM sync
- Workflows
- Reminders
Cons
- UI busy
- Best within Zoho
- Fewer third-party integrations
Doodle vs Zoho Bookings: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Doodle or Zoho Bookings?
Zoho Bookings starts at $8/mo and Doodle at $15/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Doodle and Zoho Bookings have a free plan?
Yes, both Doodle and Zoho Bookings have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.