# Cal.com: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 46 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/cal-com

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Meeting scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/meeting-scheduling/index.md) | 4% | 4 | 8% | 40 |
| [Sales engagement platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-engagement/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 0% | 3 |
| [Lead routing and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/lead-routing-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Cal.com is the most affordable sales engagement platform because of its robust free tier that's free for individuals forever." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Sales engagement)
- "Cal.com is the strongest starting point among Calendly alternatives for free solo booking and affordable team routing" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Scheduling)
- "tools like Cal.com (open-source, self-hosting available) ... offer stronger privacy-by-design architectures" (Kimi K2, Scheduling)
- "High-rated options balancing privacy and functionality include Cal.com (open-source)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Scheduling)

## And against it

- "Included in "avoid" lists alongside Calendly and Doodle on privacy sites" (Grok 4.20, Scheduling)
- "Tools such as Cal.com can provide control and customization, but self-hosting leaves your team responsible for uptime, security patches, backups, and scaling." (Perplexity Sonar, Scheduling)
- "the recent broken access control history means you should verify patch status, version, and access controls before using it for sensitive data" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Scheduling)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cal.com, from 133 of the 138 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cal.com: 87 (its own site)
- calendly.com: 59
- albato.com: 58
- blog.hubspot.com: 58
- guideflow.com: 37
- usemotion.com: 36
- youcanbook.me: 33
- default.com: 28
- capterra.com: 27
- gane.ai/index: 24

### Pages cited

- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-appointment-scheduling-software-sales-pipeline: 58
- https://cal.com/blog/best-ai-scheduling-tools: 25
- https://default.com/post/best-sales-scheduling-software: 22
- https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/meeting-productivity-software: 19
- https://cal.com/blog/enterprise-scheduling-software: 19
- https://usemotion.com/blog/scheduling-tools: 19
- https://usemotion.com/blog/sales-scheduling: 18
- https://guideflow.com/blog/business-scheduling-software-tools: 16

## What it publishes

Every page cal.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 8280 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 650 pages, 95 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 13 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- conference or event: 30 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- report or ebook: 32 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- comparison: 40 pages, 33 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- glossary or explainer: 7 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-29 comparison: Calcom vs calendly https://cal.com/calcom-vs-calendly
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Custom domain email waitlist https://cal.com/custom-domain-email-waitlist
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Migrate from nylas to calcom https://cal.com/migrate-from-nylas-to-calcom
- Recent: 2026-09-29 comparison: Workflows for alternative medicine https://cal.com/workflows/workflows-for-alternative-medicine
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Workflows for conference centers https://cal.com/workflows/workflows-for-conference-centers
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Workflows for trade show expo organizers https://cal.com/workflows/workflows-for-trade-show-expo-organizers

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.