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title: "Cal.com vs Calendly: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cal.com or Calendly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appointment booking platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Cal.com vs Calendly: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cal.com or Calendly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appointment booking platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Cal.com and Calendly
- **Competitive set**: Appointment booking platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cal.com Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Calendly Share of Search**: 80.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Cal.com or Calendly?

- In August 2026, Calendly had more branded searches than Cal.com among appointment booking platforms worldwide. Calendly was estimated to have 827K branded searches compared to Cal.com’s 18.1K, and held an 80.2% Share of Search versus Cal.com’s 1.8%.
- Calendly was ahead of Cal.com in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cal.com’s estimated Share of Search among appointment booking platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 18.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Calendly’s estimated Share of Search among appointment booking platforms worldwide moved from 80.5% to 80.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 827K.

## How did search popularity change for appointment booking platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cal.com worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 14.8K to 18.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Calendly worldwide fell 17.9% over 11 measured months, from 1M to 827K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cal.com estimated searches | Cal.com Share of Search | Cal.com rank | Calendly estimated searches | Calendly Share of Search | Calendly rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 1.2% | 5 | 1M | 80.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 1.2% | 5 | 1M | 80.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 830K | 78.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 1.1% | 5 | 1M | 78.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 1.2% | 5 | 1M | 80.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 5 | 1M | 80.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 1.8% | 5 | 1M | 80% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 830K | 78.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 830K | 80.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 830K | 80.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 827K | 80.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cal.com’s and Calendly’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Cal.com**: Measured on the search terms “cal com” and “cal.com”, summed into one figure.
- **Calendly**: Measured on the search terms “calendly” and “calendly scheduling app”, summed into one figure.

- [Cal.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cal-com)
- [Calendly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/calendly)
- [All appointment booking platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/appointment-booking-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Cal.com or Calendly?

In August 2026, Calendly had more branded searches than Cal.com among appointment booking platforms worldwide. Calendly was estimated to have 827K branded searches compared to Cal.com’s 18.1K, and held an 80.2% Share of Search versus Cal.com’s 1.8%.

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