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Calendly

Doodle

If you're looking for a Calendly alternative for group scheduling, Doodle might do the trick. Here's how the apps stack up.

Calendly vs. Doodle: Which should you use? | Zapier

I've used both Doodle and Calendly before, but in order to do an in-depth analysis, I spent time testing each app, trying out their comparable features and figuring out where each one shines—and doesn't.

Calendly vs. Doodle: Which should you use?

Best meeting schedulers

When trying to schedule meetings, it's easy to find yourself in an excessively long email chain trying to pinpoint the best time and date for everyone. It's much less of a hassle if you use a dedicated meeting scheduler app to streamline the process.

The 10 best meeting scheduler apps in 2025

Keep your team in the loop about new Doodle events, without spending time on manual messages. When a new Doodle is created, this integration will automatically post a notification about it to a Slack channel.

Doodle is the easiest way to find the right time for anything. Schedule faster, get the right people together, and manage your time at work better.

Booking Page Event Booked

When any booking page event is updated (rescheduled)

Booking Page Event Updated

Triggers when you or someone else books an event using Doodle.

Doodle Event Booked

Triggers when a booked event is updated (rescheduled).

Doodle Event Updated

1:1 Booked

When any 1:1 gets is updated (rescheduled)

1:1 Updated

A specific Booking Page, when an event is booked

Specific Booking Page Gets Booked

A specific Booking Page, when an event is updated (rescheduled).

Specific Booking Page Gets Updated

Specific 1:1 Gets Booked

A specific 1:1, when an event is updated (rescheduled)

Specific 1:1 Gets Updated

Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

Slack

Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.

New Public Message Posted Anywhere

New Channel

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.

New Message Posted to Channel

Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.

New Team Custom Emoji

Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.

New File

Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.

New Mention

Triggers when a new message is found that matches the query.

New Message From Query

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.

New Message Posted to Private Channel

Triggers when a Message is pushed from Slack.

New Pushed Message

Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.

New Reaction Added

New Saved Message

Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.

New User

Finds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature.

Find Message

Finds a user by matching against their email instead of their username.

Find User by Email

Find User by ID

Finds a user by matching against their real name instead of their username.

Find User by Name

Find User by Username

Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the `/remind` slash command.

Add Reminder

Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.

Invite User to Channel

Posts a message to the specific #channel you choose. Message delivery can be scheduled for later.

Send Channel Message

Sends a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.

Send Direct Message

Create Channel

Post a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.

Send Private Channel Message

Set Channel Topic

Update basic profile fields such as name or title

Update Profile

Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.

Set Status

Invite a new User to your Slack workspace. Uses legacy tokens.

Invite New User

Custom Actions (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

API Request (Beta)

Post new Doodle events to Slack channel

This integration automatically creates Google Sheets spreadsheet rows from new bookings in Doodle. Manage your responses without slowing down for manual copy-and-paste tasks.

Create, edit, and share spreadsheets wherever you are with Google Sheets, and get automated insights from your data.

Google Sheets

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a Google Team Drive spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a new spreadsheet is created.

New Spreadsheet

Triggers when a new row is added or an existing row is updated in a spreadsheet. Optimized for Team Drive.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added or modified in a spreadsheet.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a worksheet is created in a spreadsheet.

New Worksheet

Find up to 500 rows based on a column and value as line items.

Lookup Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find Worksheet

Return up to 500 rows as a single JSON value or as line items.

Get Many Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find a specific spreadsheet row based on a column and value. If found, it returns the entire row. Optionally, create a new row if no match is found.

Lookup Spreadsheet Row

Finds or creates a specific find worksheet.

Find or Create Worksheet

Find or Create Row

Create a new column in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Column

Create a new row in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Row

Create one or more new rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Create Multiple Spreadsheet Rows

Creates a new worksheet by copying an existing worksheet.

Copy Worksheet

Creates a new spreadsheet. Choose from a blank spreadsheet, a copy of an existing one, or one with headers.

Create Spreadsheet

Creates a new worksheet in a Google Sheet.

Create Worksheet

Clears the contents of the selected row(s) while keeping the row(s) intact in the spreadsheet.

Clear Spreadsheet Row(s)

Deletes the selected row(s) from the spreadsheet. This action removes the row(s) and all associated data.

Delete Spreadsheet Row(s)

Format Spreadsheet Row

Update Spreadsheet Row

Update one or more rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Update Spreadsheet Row(s)

Create Google Sheets spreadsheet rows from new bookings in Doodle

Stay organized and never miss an appointment when you schedule your Doodle events directly to Microsoft Outlook. With this workflow, every time a Doodle event is booked, an event will be created in your Microsoft Outlook calendar. No more manual entries, just seamless integration between Doodle and Outlook for a well-organized schedule.

Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

Microsoft Outlook

Triggers at a specified time before an event in your calendar starts.

Calendar Event Start

Cancelled Calendar Event

New Attachment

Triggers when a new event is created in your calendar.

New Calendar Event

Triggers when a new contact is added to your account

New Contact

Triggers when a new e-mail is received in your inbox.

New Email

Triggers when a new e-mail is received in your inbox that matches a search.

New Email Matching Search

New Flagged Email

Triggers when a new new message in folder is created.

New Message in Folder

Updated Calendar Event

Find Calendar Event

Find a Contact

Find Email

Find or Create Contact

Add Attendees to Calendar Event

Create an event in the calendar of your choice.

Create Event

Create Contact

Creates a draft of an email that can then be reviewed and sent out.

Create Draft Email

Create Draft Reply

Delete Event

Creates a new reply to email, probably with input from previous steps.

Reply to Email

Send Email

Update Calendar Event

Update Contact

Create Microsoft Outlook events for new Doodle bookings

You've had a good week of meetings, time to report back to your team about it! You could go back and try to remember them all, or you could let Zapier do all of that work for you. Once an event is scheduled with Calendly, a new row in a Google Sheets spreadsheet will be created automatically to easily store those details.

Calendly is an elegant and simple scheduling tool for businesses that eliminates email back and forth. It helps save time so that businesses can provide great service and increase sales.

Triggers when an invitee cancels a scheduled event.

Invitee Canceled

Triggers when an invitee schedules an event

Invitee Created

Triggers when an invitee is marked as a no-show.

Invitee No Show Created

Find User

Creates a new one-off meeting in Calendly.

Create One-Off Meeting

Create Google Sheets rows from new scheduled Calendly events

You're trying to score a big meeting, and send out an invite for someone to accept. Wouldn't it be nice to know that they have while you're chatting with other teammates? Use this integration to automatically send a Slack message for each new Calendly invite.

Send Slack messages for new Calendly invites

After an invitee schedules a meeting, you often want to add or update a contact in different apps to easily stay in touch with them. With a little help from this Zapier integration, you can automatically send new Calendly invitees right over to ActiveCampaign without having to do any manual work yourself. 

ActiveCampaign is a customer experience automation (CXA) platform that helps businesses meaningfully engage customers. Access pre-built automations that combine transactional email and email marketing, marketing automation, ecommerce marketing, and CRM for powerful segmentation and personalization across social, email, messaging, chat, and text.

ActiveCampaign

Triggers when a Custom Object record is created or updated.

New or Updated Custom Object Record

Triggers when a custom object record is deleted in ActiveCampaign

Custom Object Record Deleted

Triggers when a deal task has been completed.

Deal Task Completed

Triggers when a new account is added or an existing account's details are updated.

New or Updated Account

Triggers when an automation sends out webhook data. To add a webhook in ActiveCampaign, navigate to your Automations section, add or edit an automation, and create a new "Webhook" action.

Calendly vs. Doodle: Which should you use?

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