Hosted in Europe, GDPR by design
Your calendars, invitee data and payments live on a European VPS in Paris — not a US data centre. For EU teams that's one fewer transfer-impact assessment, and a privacy story you can put in front of a buyer.
Calendly is the category default, and it's good at what it does. Caledee is for people who want the same simplicity with European hosting, payments and deposits from the Pro tier, and developer access that isn't locked behind a sales call.
— Side by side
The honest comparison
| Feature | Caledee | Calendly |
|---|---|---|
| Data hosting | European VPS (Paris) | United States |
| GDPR-native | Compliant (US-hosted) | |
| Free plan | 3 event types, free for life | Limited free plan |
| Paid plan, per host | €7 / mo (annual) | $10 / mo |
| Fee on paid bookings | 0% on paid plans + Stripe fees | None (+ Stripe fees) |
| Public API | Team (€12) | Higher tiers |
| Native AI access (MCP) | Yes | |
| Routing forms | Pro (€7) | Higher tiers |
| Meeting polls | Yes | |
| Waitlist | Pro (€7) | No |
| Lead capture | Pro (€7) | Routing add-on |
| Deposits / partial payment | Pro (€7) | No |
| Custom domain | Pro (€7) | Enterprise |
Competitor details are taken from Calendly's public pricing and documentation, last checked June 2026. Plans and features change — tell us at hello@caledee.com if anything here is out of date and we'll correct it. Caledee rows reflect what ships today; anything in build is marked “soon”.
— Where Caledee pulls ahead
Payments and deposits, 0% commission
Charge invitees at booking with Stripe — full price or a deposit — with 0% Caledee commission on paid plans. Deposits and partial payment are built in, which Calendly doesn't offer at all.
Native AI on every plan, the API without the sales call
Caledee's MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client on every plan — reads free, writes from Pro. The REST API, OAuth 2.0 apps and webhooks come with Team, no enterprise contract. Calendly reserves its API access for higher tiers.
Waitlist, deposits and a built-in poll
When you're full, invitees join a waitlist and get the next opening automatically. Collect a deposit instead of the full fee. Run a group vote-on-a-time poll — all included, no add-on. Calendly has none of the first three.