Interview scheduling · October 2026 Edition
Calendly vs Koalendar
Three of fourteen models named Calendly first on the direct prompt; zero named Koalendar. Calendly was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Koalendar by seven and Calendly carries 55 labels and Koalendar 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share20%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate33%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5510A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Calendly reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Greenhouse was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Calendly vs GoodTime · Calendly vs Lever · Calendly vs ModernLoop
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the interview scheduling page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CalendlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsKoalendar
Direct302 against Calendly
Paraphrase101 against Calendly
Comparative30
Budget-constrained94
Scale-constrained005 against Calendly
Negative0010 against Calendly
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Calendly and Koalendar stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Calendly Koalendar first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Calendly on the left and Koalendar on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Calendly and Koalendar stood in it.
Calendly first, Koalendar not the choice
3 of 14 modelsKoalendar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastCalendly alternatives: Chili Piper, Greenhouse, Lever
DeepSeek V4 FlashCal.com, Calendly alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
GLM 4.7 FlashXCalendly alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Kimi K2ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly, GoodTime, Greenhouse, Lever
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5ModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, GoodTime, Greenhouse
GPT-5.4 miniAshby alternatives: Calendly Sales, GoodTime, Prelude
Gemini 3.5 FlashModernLoop alternatives: Ashby, Calendly’s Prelude, GoodTime
Perplexity SonarGoodTime alternatives: Calendly Sales, Greenhouse, ModernLoop
Mistral SmallGreenhouse, Lever alternatives: Cal.com
Llama 4 MaverickLever alternatives: Cal.com, Greenhouse, Joveo, Workforce Now
Qwen 3.7 FlashGoodTime alternatives: Ashby, Lever
MiniMax M2.5Lever alternatives: Cal.com, Chili Piper, Greenhouse
GPT-6 LunaModernLoop alternatives: GoodTime, Greenhouse
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse, Jobvite alternatives: GoodTime, candidate.fyi
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Calendly leads by twenty-seven points.
Calendly41%#1 of 15Koalendar14%#2 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
Calendly leads by fourteen points.
Calendly20%#1 of 12Koalendar6%#7 of 12Enterprise
What the models said about Calendly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid using general-purpose tools (like Doodle or basic free tiers of Calendly) for serious hiring workflows” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Calendly (Specifically for large Enterprise/Tech sectors): ... it is notably banned by Amazon for employee use. This is due to concerns over data leakage” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Calendly - Very popular and widely used. Has a free tier for basic use... For very small teams (1-5 people): Calendly's free plan or BizBot's free tier should suffice” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Most companies with limited budgets start with Calendly's free plan and upgrade only when they need team scheduling features” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“1. Calendly - Best for: Sales teams, recruiters, consultants, and anyone needing to schedule 1:1 or team meetings.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Koalendar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“It's the top pick for simple automated interview scheduling, especially for small and mid-sized recruiting teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Koalendar or Calendly's free plan to get basic functionality without cost.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Cal.com free tier or Koalendar free forever give the most features without cost” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Calendly vs GoodTimeCalendly vs LeverCalendly vs ModernLoopCalendly vs GreenhouseCalendly vs Cal.comCalendly vs AshbyGoodTime vs KoalendarLever vs KoalendarModernLoop vs KoalendarGreenhouse vs KoalendarCal.com vs KoalendarKoalendar vs AshbyAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full interview scheduling standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.