# Calendly: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 85 judge labels across 7 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/calendly/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview scheduling | 20% | 1 | 33% | 55 |
| Workforce scheduling | 0% | 17 | 42% | 24 |
| Video interviewing | 0% | 27 | 0% | 2 |
| Coaching platforms | 0% | 100 | 100% | 1 |
| HR AI assistants | 0% | 50 | 0% | 1 |
| Mentoring software | 0% | 39 | 0% | 1 |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 0% | 67 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "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, Interview scheduling)
- "Most companies with limited budgets start with Calendly's free plan and upgrade only when they need team scheduling features" (Kimi K2, Interview scheduling)
- "1. Calendly
- Best for: Sales teams, recruiters, consultants, and anyone needing to schedule 1:1 or team meetings." (Mistral Small, Interview scheduling)
- "Start with Calendly if you're testing or have simple needs—it's the default for most B2B mid-market per reviews." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Interview scheduling)

## And against it

- "Avoid using general-purpose tools (like Doodle or basic free tiers of Calendly) for serious hiring workflows" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Interview scheduling)
- "Closed source - opaque data handling practices... Collects more behavioral data than competitors" (MiniMax M2.5, Workforce scheduling)
- "you should skip it and choose something more modern" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Workforce scheduling)
- "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, Interview scheduling)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Interview scheduling: 21% to 20%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 1 of 75, unchanged.
- Workforce scheduling: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 14 → 17 of 108.
- Video interviewing: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 27 of 66.
- Coaching platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 100 of 128.
- HR AI assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 50 of 142.
- Mentoring software: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 39 of 77.
- Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 67 of 111.

## In its own words

What Calendly's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Meeting Scheduling Software and AI Meeting Tools (https://calendly.com/)
- For: Individuals, small business, large companies, sales, marketing, customer success, recruiting, education, technology, financial services, professional services (https://calendly.com/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://calendly.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://calendly.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Get started for free; No credit card required (https://calendly.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 150 (https://calendly.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 (Type 2), SOC 3, CSA STAR, PCI COMPLIANT, ISO/IEC 27001
- Customers named: Pua Pakele, Elizabeth Saunders, Marques Stewart, Akira Bradley, Lizzie Lewis, Alation, Inc., Virtru, AgriWebb

## What it publishes

Every page calendly.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 5836 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 276 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 60 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-29
- webinar or virtual event: 69 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-11-21
- conference or event: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-01
- report or ebook: 126 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-29
- comparison: 28 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-09
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-11-25
- glossary or explainer: 28 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-18
- news or press: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Company and product https://calendly.com/blog/company-and-product
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Typeform integration https://calendly.com/blog/typeform-integration
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Integrations https://calendly.com/blog/integrations
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Sales and marketing https://calendly.com/blog/sales-and-marketing
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Growth and productivity https://calendly.com/blog/growth-and-productivity
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Social media integrations https://calendly.com/blog/social-media-integrations

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.