Comparison

Rallly vs Doodle

Rallly and Doodle both land on Worth it.

Rallly

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy it for quick group polls if you want a free, no-login Doodle alternative, hosted or self-hosted.

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you need free group polls to find a time that works for everyone . that is Doodle's core strength.

Rallly versus Doodle
Compare	Rallly	Doodle
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Community groups picking event dates	Group availability polls
Who it's not for	Anyone needing 1:1 booking or calendar sync . it's polls only	1:1 booking pages . use Calendly instead
Privacy	Multiple CVEs in 2025-2026, including authorization bypass and information disclosure; hosted service ships patches, self-hosters must update promptly.^⁹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁶
Support quality	Priority support is paid; unfunded solo developer	No support evidence in sources
Public sentiment	Users like Rallly as a fast, free, self-hostable Doodle alternative, but some self-hosters are unhappy with the v4 paid-licensing shift.	Users praise Doodle polls for simple, democratic group scheduling; hard complaints are scarce in these sources.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Self-hosted v4 licensing shifted previously free features to paid, angering self-hosters^⁴	Free-tier limits and paid-tier prices unverified in sources; confirm before upgrading¹⁵

Anyone needing 1:1 booking or calendar sync . it's polls only
Enterprises wanting vendor scale, SLAs, or compliance depth . unfunded solo-dev shop
Security-sensitive self-hosters unwilling to patch quickly
Teams needing deep integrations or reporting