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Should I use Koalendar?

Simplify scheduling with Koalendar. Free forever plan with unlimited meetings, booking pages, and calendar sync—ideal for teachers, coaches, teams, and small businesses. - koalendar.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if you're a tutor, coach, or small business wanting simple booking links — the free tier is genuinely unlimited. Skip it if you need enterprise routing, deep integrations, or big-vendor support.

Confidence

High. Based on 20+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, pricing pages, company pages, and security databases. Some review quotes truncated at source.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
ProFrom $6.99/mo

Best for

  • Tutors and coaches
  • Solo professionals taking client bookings
  • Small teams wanting simple booking links
  • Budget-conscious Calendly switchers

Not for

  • Enterprises needing round-robin routing and admin controls
  • Sales teams wanting CRM pipelines, not just bookings
  • Buyers requiring big-vendor SLAs and support
  • Teams with complex multi-resource scheduling

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

CVE-2024-11855: stored XSS in the WordPress booking widget, fixed in 1.0.3. Update the plugin if you embed it.

low

Free vs. Pro split means some features sit behind the paid plan — check before committing.

low

Bootstrapped vendor without external funding; roadmap depends on a small team.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free plan: unlimited meetings, booking pages, calendar sync
  • 4.8/5 rating; users praise simplicity and ease of use
  • Pro tier starts at just $6.99/month
  • SOC 2 Type II compliant
  • Integrates with Google Workspace, Zoom, and Zapier

Cons

  • Leaner feature set than Calendly or
  • Self-funded small team; no outside funding raised
  • WordPress plugin had stored XSS vulnerability (CVE-2024-11855)

Sources & method

- 14 sources - SOC 2 Type II compliant; one CVE affects the WordPress plugin, not the core scheduling app.

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  • CVE-2024-11855 — stored XSS in WordPress plugin, Koalendar – Events & Appointments Booking Calendar ≤1.0.2 allowed contributor+ stored cross-site scripting via the height parameter (CVSS 6.4). Fixed in 1.0.3. Affects the WordPress widget, not the core app.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free unlimited plan; Pro from $6.99/month
  • Ease of use: 5/5. Reviewers repeatedly cite simplicity and ease
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Lean feature set versus Calendly rivals
  • Support quality. No support evidence found in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. SOC 2 Type II; one fixed plugin CVE
  • 5/5 Trustpilot rating Koalendar reviews
  • 4.8/5 Software Advice rating 153 reviews
  • $6.99/mo Starting price Pro plan
  • Yes Free tier Unlimited meetings and booking pages

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Unlimited meetings
  • Unlimited booking pages
  • Calendar sync

Pro

From $6.99/mo

  • Advanced scheduling features
  • Verify exact inclusions on pricing page

Security

SOC 2 Type II compliant; one CVE affects the WordPress plugin, not the core scheduling app.

  • CVE-2024-11855 — stored XSS in WordPress pluginKoalendar – Events & Appointments Booking Calendar ≤1.0.2 allowed contributor+ stored cross-site scripting via the height parameter (CVSS 6.4). Fixed in 1.0.3. Affects the WordPress widget, not the core app.⁸

Alternatives

Compare Koalendar with each alternative.

  • Microsoft Bookings

    Bundled with Microsoft 365 if you already pay

Companies that use it

  • Muhlenberg College
  • Veebikool
  • Third Scope
  • HabitaMedia
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, pricing pages, company pages, and security databases. Some review quotes truncated at source.

Simple, cheap Calendly alternative: unlimited free bookings, Pro from $6.99/mo, glowing reviews — but light on advanced features.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, pricing pages, company pages, and security databases. Some review quotes truncated at source.

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