# Interview scheduling for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, September 2026

Gane Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "interview scheduling software" and as "recruiting coordination tool", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/interview-scheduling/2026-09/smb

This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 17, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/interview-scheduling/smb/index.md

**Standing:** Calendly leads with 62% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 47 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Calendly](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/calendly/index.md) | 62% | 7% | 59 |
| 2 | [Koalendar](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/koalendar/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 22 |
| 3 | [Breezy HR](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/breezy-hr/index.md) | 11% | 5% | 19 |
| 4 | [JazzHR](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/jazzhr/index.md) | 6% | 8% | 12 |
| 5 | [YouCanBookMe](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/youcanbookme/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 31 |
| 6 | [Setmore](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/setmore/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 14 |
| 7 | [Lever](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/lever/index.md) | 2% | 27% | 22 |
| 14 | [Greenhouse](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/greenhouse/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 69 | [Google Calendar](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/google-calendar/index.md) | 0% | 67% | 15 |
| 70 | [GoodTime](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/goodtime/index.md) | 0% | 62% | 29 |
| 71 | [ModernLoop](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/modernloop/index.md) | 0% | 76% | 17 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 71 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Calendly; alternatives GoodTime
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Calendly; alternatives Ashby, Breezy HR, Google Workspace, Microsoft Bookings
- Perplexity Sonar: Calendly; alternatives Koalendar, YouCanBookMe
- Grok 4.20: Calendly; alternatives Doodle, Koalendar, YouCanBookMe
- Mistral Small: Calendly; alternatives Deputy, Homebase, When I Work
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Calendly; alternatives Cal.com, Greenhouse, HireMike, Lever
- Llama 4 Maverick: Calendly; alternatives Deputy, Homebase, When I Work
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Calendly; alternatives Greenhouse, HubSpot Meetings, Lever, WhenMeet
- Kimi K2: Calendly; alternatives Greenhouse, JazzHR, Lever
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Calendly; alternatives Cal.com, Greenhouse, Lever, SavvyCal
- MiniMax M2.5: Calendly; alternatives Cal.com, Lever

## Sources the answers cite

63 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- lever.co: 46 answers, 47 citations
- hiretruffle.com: 45 answers, 59 citations
- candidate.fyi: 36 answers, 44 citations
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 34 answers, 37 citations
- youcanbook.me: 32 answers, 37 citations
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 31 answers, 33 citations
- metaview.ai: 21 answers, 22 citations
- calendly.com: 18 answers, 30 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://lever.co/insights/best-interview-scheduling-software (45 answers)
- https://hiretruffle.com/blog/interview-scheduling-tools (37 answers)
- https://youcanbook.me/blog/free-interview-schedulers (32 answers)
- https://candidate.fyi/interview-scheduling-software (30 answers)
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/interview-scheduling-software (30 answers)
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-interview-scheduling-software (25 answers)
- https://metaview.ai/resources/blog/automated-interview-scheduling-tools (20 answers)
- https://firsthr.app/compare/time-tracking/interview-scheduling-software (14 answers)
- https://bestrecruitingtools.com/blog/interview-scheduling-software-comparison (13 answers)
- https://cal.com/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software (13 answers)

## Warned against

- GoodTime: 18 of 29 labels negative. "Some tools, such as GoodTime, are feature-rich but require significant setup time and may be overwhelming for small teams." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- ModernLoop: 13 of 17 labels negative. "Quote-based/enterprise-only (no free tiers), often $10K+ annually... small businesses face long onboarding and poor value." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- Google Calendar: 10 of 15 labels negative. "Overly basic calendar tools like Google Calendar if you need self-scheduling, ATS integration, or automated coordination, because they are described as manual and lacking those features." (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- Paradox: 5 of 8 labels negative. "Small organizations may find Paradox too much for their needs" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt)

## Record

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