Doodle is a scheduling & calendar tool for Small businesses and Freelancers, offered as freemium ($15/mo). Founded in in .
About Doodle
Doodle is a Swiss scheduling tool from Zurich, created by Michael Näf and Paul Sevinç and fully acquired by media group Tamedia, now TX Group, in 2014. It is best known for the group poll: the organizer proposes time slots, participants vote without needing an account, and the most popular slot becomes the meeting. It later added booking pages, 1:1 links and sign-up sheets.
The four meeting types are Group Poll, Booking Page, 1:1 and Sign-up Sheet, all synced with Google or Microsoft calendars to avoid double booking. Free includes one of each and three basic sign-up sheets, with ads. Pro costs $15 per month or $11 billed annually and unlocks unlimited polls and pages, deadlines, reminders, hidden participants, video links and no ads. Team is $21 per seat ($16 annually) from two seats and adds an admin console, booking on behalf of others, branding and Stripe payments. Enterprise starts at $15,000 per year.
Doodle is strongest for finding a time across many external people, such as committees, academic groups or multi-company workshops, where participants should not need an account. For sales and customer booking, Calendly has deeper routing, workflows and CRM integrations, Cal.com offers an open-source option, and YouCanBookMe is simpler for single booking pages. The free plan is now quite limited.
Doodle lists SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA (with a BAA) compliance, which helps regulated and European buyers. Tip: occasional pollers can stay on Free; anyone scheduling weekly should take Pro annually, which Doodle prices about 26% below monthly billing.
Key features of Doodle
- 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
- Admin console, booking on behalf of others and Stripe payments on Team
- SSO, MFA, 99.9% SLA and engagement analytics on Enterprise
Pros and cons
Pros
- Simplest group polling on the market
- Participants do not need an account
- SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA options from a Swiss company
- Clear public pricing for Pro and Team
- Familiar to most external participants
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
- Team plan requires at least two seats
- Enterprise starts at $15,000 a year
Doodle pricing
Doodle uses a freemium model.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 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 |
| Enterprise | From $15,000 / yr | SSO, 99.9% SLA, analytics; for 50+ employees |
Source: doodle.com · checked on Oct 20, 2026
How Doodle compares in Scheduling & calendar
- Rank by votes
- #1 / 16
- Starting price
- $15
- Free alternatives
- 2
0 votes from members
25% above the category median ($12/mo)
Free or open-source tools in Scheduling & calendar
Doodle ranks #1 of 16 scheduling & calendar tools by community votes and is priced above most tools in the category.
Common use cases
- 1Finding a meeting time across a board or committee
- 2Scheduling thesis defenses and research group meetings
- 3Volunteer shift and workshop sign-ups
- 4Client booking pages for consultants and coaches
- 5Coordinating kickoffs across several partner companies
Best for
Organizers who regularly coordinate meetings with many external people who should not need an account.
Not ideal for
Sales teams that need routing and CRM workflows, or budget teams wanting open source (Calendly, Cal.com).
Integrations
- Google Calendar
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft 365
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Webex
- Stripe
Our take
Doodle is still the quickest way to agree a time with a group, and Pro on annual billing is fair if you poll every week. For revenue-facing booking flows, Calendly or Cal.com give more depth for similar money.
FAQ
- What is Doodle?
- Doodle is a Scheduling & calendar tool: Group meeting polls, booking pages and sign-up sheets.
- How much does Doodle cost?
- Doodle uses a Freemium model; paid plans start at $15 per month.
- What does Doodle integrate with?
- Doodle integrates with Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex and more.
- Which platforms does Doodle support?
- Doodle is available on web, ios, android.
- Who is Doodle for?
- Organizers who regularly coordinate meetings with many external people who should not need an account.
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